THE UPEI SUN,Thursday,April 19,1979apage 10

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think the fact'that over 200 students at UPEI (about 20% of enrolment) were directly involved in Student Union activities this year speaks very well about the students and the Union.

Not many other campuses, I'm sure, could boast such a participation rate. The students who participated knon that a university education involves more than books,papers, and exams. A large part of education at UPEI is centered around the Student Union, its various activities and projects. For those students who have

' not participated other than

by attending Pigs and Winter Carnival, they are mis...lng a great experience, one that they will never ‘ be able to recapture. Everybody should get in- volved to some degree ,- because without personal involvement and personal interaction with others in a cooperative situation, no eduoation can be complete. In the caning years, involvement is going to be necessary from a larger number of students. UPEI is being changed. Decisions are be‘ing‘made in community, government, and university

circles that will "alter the nature and direction of this university in future years. By no means am I warning against such ' diange, but we must ensure that we are included in they decisims that will bring this dlange about. Students at UPEI enjoy a fairly large role in decisicn—making on this Campus-‘ We must work to that role and use it as effectively as possible. If we don't, then we will lose our university, in the sense that it will not be the university we want. Times are changing; it's our responsibilityto

see that they diange as we wish'. I

In closing, my thanks to all who helped in anyway during the year. especially the Executive, Mickey, Pat and Clych. A better btmch of people never assembled in any office. To the graduating seniors, I wish you the best of everything in life as you leave UPEI. I hope your last year has been a memorable one. And to everybody else, thank you for your help and cooperat- icn. I hope next year's Executive is as fortunate as we were in receiving your support. Have a'great sumer‘!

Drysdale and MacDonald Top Athletes a-t UPEI

bszohn Neville For satecne who was new to UPEI the recently ' carpleted ATHLETIC AWARIB nite might have seemed like Wilfred MacDonald night. The hod<ey Panthers defenceman won no less than six awards. Besides

being honored for his selection to the all— conference and all—Canad- ian teams MacDonald was presented with the

Godfrey Award, the Pondor— osa Cup, the team M.V.P. and the top award of the night, the 1978-79 UPEI MALE MEETE OF THE YEAR.

()1 the female side of the slate, Sandra Drysdale was the big winner. In addition to being honored as an all- conference field hockey player, she also won the ladies basketball team M.V.P. and the 1978—79 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.

As was the case with Maclxmald, Drysdale won the top athlete award for the second time in her university career.

Although most of the silverware'went to Drysdale and MacDonald,

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the highlight of the night was the salute to UPEI's three AlerANADIANS.

Mike Lyriotokis, Larry McGhee and Wilfred MacDonald all received thunderous standing ovations when they Were

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presented with a pictured

momentum of their fabulous year.

"It is a rare occasion that any school honours three athletes of this calibre in the same year," commented athletic director Ed Hilton. As a matter of fact, UPEI was the only school in all of Canada that had an all-Canadian in each of the three major sports.

In addition to the all— Canadian honor Lyriotokis won the top lineman award. Although he received plenty of silverware, it is not a true indication of the large contribution that "tokis" had made to the football program here at UPEI.

McGhee also won the team

‘ M.V.P.~ award and was

honored as the top scorer ‘

E ATHLETE OT THE YEAR

in Canada, the first time a Panther has ever done that.

In addition to the All— Canadians, those players who were named to the Atlantic all-conference teams were also honored. 'Ihey included Brian Ostroski (hockey), Heather Maclean and Alyson Maxwell (womens basketball), Socky

‘ MacDonald, Dan Desjardins

and Frank Costa in foot—‘ ball, and Kevin MacCarville '

- for his national title in

harness racing.

In addition, the champion- ship golf team of Lee Brammer, Steve Dcwling,

John Neville and Dave Stephenson were honored for winning the Maritime title.

There were also a number of special awards that were given out. Wendy Birch (women's hockey), Ken. Ozmon, Paul Taylor (intra— murals) , Peter Jenkins (curling) , Mike Kennedy (fan of the year), were all

honored for their contribution this year.

The UPEI hockey team honored its entire manage- ment. Coach Jad< Hynes

ALL CONFERENCE PLAYER

was given a plaque from

the players while managers David Campbell and

Francis MacCarville, trainer Peter Henderson and general manager John Neville all received gifts framthe

Listed belcw are the‘ remaining intercollegiate award winners.

Football: Rookie - 'Ilerry Palmer.

Field Hockey: Andree Campbell & Mary Lbrrison;. M.V.P. Brenda Ccyle. I

Soccer: M.V.P. — David

M's Basketball: Rookie — Jude Kelly; Most Improved- Kevin Hankinson.

Women's'Basketball: Rookie— Alyson Maxwell

Women's Hockey: Rookie- Andree Campbell; M.V.P. —

Janet Beaton. _ . Nen's Hockey: Rookie - Brian Ostroski; Most Improved - Brian Cameron; Most Dedicated - Ken Burton; -_Top Scorer - David Cameron. Our congratulations to

S—WILFRED,‘TOKIS:AND LARRY all the trophy winner's but especially our thanks to all the athletes for providing us with such great excitement this year. Have a good summer...‘...-. .