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editorial comment?

Well, once again it's that time of the week and our editorial is needed. Once again we have no ' eidtor to write it. Our EditOr, Assistant Editor and Graphics designer have decided to take a few weeks off. ,

‘Ihe editor and staff have agreed to work on the 3rd next issue. At that time you will be able to read an editorial by the real iditor. For the time being you will have. to put up with my ramblings.

Every week people glance through the Sun, some eve: take time out to read most of it. 'Ihe an— sner, when asked is that "it's pretty good."

‘Jhe reason the Sm is "pretty good" is because it has to be the most conservative paper in the maritimes, if not in all of Canada. 'me SLm‘sim- ply prints ordinary or everyday material. Rarely,

does the Sun print anything that may be deemed . \

radical or controversial.

'Jhe number of calls and letters the Sun staff received this week on "Forget the Seals.. .Save the Babies" (pg‘. 10 ‘.and 11, March 9th issue) would leave one with the impression that "ABORTIQI" shouldn't even be mentioned in a student news-- paper, especially if that paper happeis to be on Prince Edward Island. '

Che would get the impression that if we refuse to recognize abortion that it does not exist, (especially on the Island). If abortion occurs, than it happens to "people from away".

V" Statistics Canada showed that in 1976 sure 57

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"legal" abortions were performed on the Island. This is a small percentage of the 50,000 reported abortions recoded in Canada of that year, but abortions do happen on our lovely little isle.

'Ihis writer is not stating that the Sun wither supports or condems abortion. The article was written about an issue that to be of public in— terest. ' -

People ask "why do you continually put in ar- ticles on merployment, AFS, NUS, etc".

It is both part of our policy and very necessary o to continue what are called news campaigns. Every editor or editorial staff must have an editorial policy to give the newspaper direction so that it will not drift all over the palce. 'Ihis also allows the reader to expect certain articles and ideas to lie in the newspaper each week.

Week after weed ther appears an article on AFS orNUSto showthatthenewspaper is aware of the situation and to allow the readers to watch developments in the issue and what the various factions within the Canadian society say about it and treat it like. '

The Student newspaper is responsible for letting the students know what is happeiing around them. If there is an issue which the editors consider to be important, then the articles will continue to be published until that issue has beeu resolved.

The newspaper is the watchdog of the system. If the system fouls up then newspapers will jump on it until the problem is resolved. The newspaper» is not only a source of information but also a val— uable agent- for the protection of the populace.

The UPEI SUN is a mem- ,ber of the Canadian? , University Press (CUP)"V with exclusive national advertising rights held by Youthstream, 307 Davenport Road, Toronto, Ontario. ‘

The UPEI SUN aims to be an independent neWs- paper published weekly throughout the academicr

I .year by the UPEI Union,

printed by the Journal- Pioneer in Summerside and distributed throughout

the campus and 3 few select

‘spots in Charlottetown. Contents are the responsibility of the editor.0pinionsare those of the perSons‘expreSSing , them. All letters and art- icles must be signed even itrthe mam

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:be withheld. Deadline for all submissions_is Friday noon. Offioe - ., hours are 9:30 to [2:00‘ and 2:30 - 5:00 Monday and Wednesday, |0100 to l2:30 Tuesday and Thurs- day qnd most evenings. The staff meeting is every Monday at 7 PM in The SUN's office, fourth \floor Main, East end., _ This small space is not Sufficient to express our

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worked on this week's \' issue; \' ~

Pat Ingram

Rick Webber

Iaurie Tierney

' Maria Driscoll

Al Ward

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riAssistant Editor {Marsha L.’ Gaudet

' {Lay—mt Manager — J. Gerald MCKerma‘ fPhotographer - lee R. Donnelly LGraPhiC Expert 7.. 1:; Qandler

LETTERS?

Dear Mr' Green’ ‘ ‘ have used no discretion

The Southport Catholic in the selectivity of your Women's League would like éds- SUCh an aﬁi lS 31} to express git-eat lnSUlt to the disappointmnt in the and morals of anyone who latest edition of "The my Choose to read the Sun” , due mainly to a newspaper- _ fill page advertisement. group cannot under_ or; Page 17, describhiq Stand how. you can allow :n Vivid detail the "arts, such trash and trivia to 'e‘x‘CmnlqllOS and uses" (or be a part of your newspaper, should ‘. say abuses) of and may I say once again, prophylacﬂcs. We feel how. extremely disappointed » “PW 3‘31)“le that You we were to see such an ad.

If you cannot supply better ads, then we think it is time ‘to stop publishing the paper al— together. Surely there must‘be better articles to print with much more important messages to convey. Sincerely, Mrs.Barbara

MacDougall Secretary Southport Catholic

Women's league.

\the top 100 students) .

Dear Ed. ,

Just a note concerning a letter which appeared “in last week's issue. ently its author, a senior, is disturbed because he/ she made the Dean's list, - but failed to be invited to the Dean's dinner (since it is now limited to only You had my complete sympathy,- déar senior, right up un-

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