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By KAREN RAWLINES

A final list of four can- didates for the position of UPEI President has been identified by the presidential search committee.

Committee co-chairs Debbie MacLellan and Bob Gray announced the names of the short-listed candidates on March 2. As part of the se- lection process, each will par- ticipate in meetings on cam- pus, and will also make a public presentation at UPEI over the next few weeks.

The short-listed candi- dates are Dr. Dianne Com- mon of the University of Regina, Dr. Lawrence Heider, current Acting Presi-

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dent of UPEI, Wade MacLauchlan of UNB, and Dr. Deborah Poff of the Uni- versity of Northern British Columbia. The committee says it received approxi- mately 50 nominations and applications from candidates across Canada and interna- tionally.

The presidential selec- tion committee consists of ten members, representing faculty, alumni, students and community members. It was assigned the task of recom- mending a candidate for the

sition in October, follow- ing the leave of former presi- dent Dr. Elizabeth Epperly, who resigned due to health reasons.

The candidates’ public presentations have been scheduled (see sidebar). MacLellan strongly urges the community at large — and es- pecially students — to attend these presentations.

“The last time there was a presidential search, a meeting was held in the Pit, but it wasn’t well attended,” she says.

The presentations will consist of a 30 to 45 minute speech discussing the chal- lenges and ities fac- ing UPEI as it moves into the 21* century, a topic previ- ously issued to the idates by the search committee. The speeches will be fol- lowed by a question and an-

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Students encouraged to participate in selection process

swer period.

Individuals who attend the presentations are invited to submit responses to the candidates’ presentations. These will play a large role in the final selection according to MacLellan. “It’s really important for the

er campus to have input

in this decision,” she says. The candidates’ cur- riculum vitae are on reserve in the Robertson Library for those interested in research- ing the finalists prior to their

presentations.

MacLellan is pleased with the of the se- lections thus far.

“Everything's moving along great,” she says. “We

hope to make the decision early in April.” The position is expected to begin as of July 1, with the aah of the term to be negotiated.

*See The finalists in Brief on page 4

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Good times at this year’s Winter Carnival

By CYNTHIA DENNIS

a UPEI’s Winter Carnival is supposed to involve :

tures and plenty of snow. This carnival, however, did not.

This year’s organizers were forced to improvise with unfortunate weather conditions, and thankfully came through to deliver an excellent concert and 820 li- tres of Jell-O.

When Matt McQuaid and Tyler sat down to help plan this event, one of their main objectives was to make sure they came up with activities that were suit- able for students under 19 (the legal drinking age).

Fortunately for the 60 per cent of UPEI’s la- tion that falls under this cat- egory, this was an area where they were successful.

“It’s im to have year students can get in- volved in and get excited about, mainly because they are the ones who will be building the school spirit in years to come,” explains Dougan. “Everyone worked really hard at trying to make this successful. This year was the best planned we’ve seen it in a while; we just hope it keeps up.” ;

Jell-O wrestling kicked off the week, an event that started out as a joke but was transformed into reality. Organizers soon found them-

selves making garbage cans full of the special ordered — treat so they could ul it upstairs at the Barn to put in their makeshift ring, constructed from hay bails, tarp and crash mats. This was a huge crowd pleaser. According to McQuaid, between about 115 people showed up to watch the three different matches. Some of the com- petitors even had choreo- graphed routines and theme music.

Tuesday night’s Tal- ent show was a replacement for “Sex with Sue,” Matt explains in a rather disap- pointed tone. “Even thou there wasn’t a big crowd, the 40 people that showed up had *Continued on page 4