Majority of students surveyed condemn fallout shelter
By Jonathan Orlowski Would it be nice to live in a mb shelter under the Vet Some students interviewed '5 week, who had little or . knowledge of the fallout elter thought it would be great idea to have one on ; ipus.
But when they'hear that it ‘11 save only civil servants overnrnent employees, po- icians, doctors, lawyers), ey immediately change sir-minds.
“We the taxpayers will ve to pay‘for it, but we on’t be able to use it. That’s upid,” said one student.
Another one exclaimed, 0 what about ordinary
people like us?! ! ”
Good question. What it boils down to is that the fittest survive.
“If we were going to get bombed, l’d personally blow my brains out,” commented one student.
A discontented one re- acted: “Someone is trying to save his own ass while having little co’ncern about the students.”
More comments? From a determined student, “If I wanted to get in there bad enough I’d get in there pretty quick.” ,
“Ridiculous! It’s a waste of money.”
There are students who have been opposed to it from the start. “Why don’t they
-put the money into some- thing worthwhile? Govern- ment is always bitching about the lack of money for education.”
There are other suggestions about what could be done with the labelled $2 million. “I’d like to see tuition fees go down.”
“The money should go towards a new sports facility, because UPEI is now re- ceiving national recognition as a successful competitor. Maybe more students would
choose to come here "instead
of going elsewhere.”
A concerned student (there are a lot of them out there) said, “They’re cutting out courses here and subtracting departments there. Why are
Constitution nears final
By Carolyn Ryan
The UPEI Student Union ouncil has unanimously pproved a constitution edraft.
“It (the new draft) is a rcmendous improvement,” aid an approving Jack Keefe, U president.
He thinks students will ppreciate the sweeping hanges made to the present atchwork document.
If he’s right, students will We to pass the amended (institution at a general ssembly planned for Mon- ay, April 9, at 12:30 p.m. r the Robertson Library Lounge.
The amendments require a uorum of 10% 0 about 170 students in order to pass legally, so the SU is planning a major campaign to draw tudents to the meeting.
Keefe and former Coun- cillor Ronalda Murphy have been working on the revised constitution since last spring;
Keefe is happy that his “special project” is this near to completion.
Meetings were held over the summer and throughout the. fall with MUrphy, Keefe, and any interested constitution- lovers, and Council has been studying the new package for the last four meetings, making further suggestions and revisions.
One meeting lasted five hours, but on Sunday night. March 25: Council was ready to vote.
Students will notice im-
mediately that the vice- president positions have been radically altered.
Instead of VP’s Internal and External, next spring’s elections will feature contests
_ afternoon,
assent
for the VP Academic and VP Operations spots. Academic will do educa— tion research, sit on Senate, and be responsible for the
organizations.
Class reps on Council will be eliminated (the positions, that is, not the people), and an Ombudman will be elected
Your attendance is requested at the spring general meeting of the UPE/ Student Union. Main order of business will be the ratification of a new constitution for the SU. Executive reports will also be given.
Monday, April 9, 1984, at 12:30 in the Robertson.
Library lounge. .
yearbook, newspaper, and all
' academic issues of the sub-
organizations.
Operations will co-ordinate staff in the SU Barn, be responsible for the radio station, external and internal advertising, the Social Com— "mittee, Orientation, Fall Fest, Winter Carnival, and operational issues of all sub-
to “aid any member of the UPEISU who encounters dif- ficulties with the University and/or with the UPElSU.”
if quorum is not reached at the April 9 meeting, the amendments will probably have to wait until the fall, and many of the new recom— mendations will be unne- cessarily delayed.
Liberation of the Netted Gem
The Netted Gem’s name is alive and well!
The name was rescued from the terrorists who had kidnapped it on Sunday when UPEI Security and Campus Police stormed the mythical fourth
. floor of Blanchard Hall and
retrieved it without a struggle
from its boredomdazed captors. When commended by
grateful Gemmies, CP chief Steven MacDonald said, “no
comment. ” I
UPEI Security Director A.J . MacLeod said, ‘ ‘Ditto. ’ ’
An anonymous caller to CIMN tipped off the forces
of good to the hiding place of the criminals late Saturday evening, and plans were allegedly swiftly made.
The informer would reveal nothing of her relationship to the terrorists; the only clue to her identity we have is that she lives on the fifth floor of Bernardine Hall.
“We’re not pressing
‘ charges,” said a spokes- person from the Netted Gem. “We journalists are above petty vendettas. ’ ’
Everyone on the staff knows - who the dastardly dodos are, though, and maniacal laughter has been reported coming from the fourth floor of Main.
they adding something here that we will have no use for?!”
An ironic twist from one: “So close, yet so far.” Another: “It doesn’t make much sense to build one and have only a handful of civil servants allowed in. There should be a combination
from all walks of life in order to sustain a new balanced society.” .
But who has the final say?
There are some students who agree with the con- struction of the fallout shelter.
“I’m in favour of building the shelter. If we want the
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Vet College badly enough, we should comply with the government’s wishes.’ ’
An “I scratch your back- you scratch mine” type of deal.
A final one added, “We should always be prepared as best as possible in time of war.”
The student newspaper of the University of Prince Edward Island
The Netted Gem
Volume 1, Number 16
Positive site of the new Vet College on MacAdam field, but possible site of the PEI
government’s new fallout shelter? (Photo: Grimmer)
March 29, 1984
Student Confession:
Before I started to buy my own clothing, i thought that ‘washable‘ was something a cowboy did — very carefully.
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