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MONTREAL (CUP) — lFormaldehyde fumes in the ‘ music building at the Univer- site de Montreal are causing widespread illness among the faculty’s students, staff and employees.
Employees of the faculty complain of eye irritations,
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sore throats, and vomitting which “miraculously dis-. appear” when the employees get home. One worker said in some rooms, the odour of the gas prompts some people to leave the windows wide open despite the cold.
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six out of 12 students have mononucleosis. The Quebec health and occupational safety commission says for- maldehyde is not the direct of mono, but weakens human resistance to the illness.
Russell Adams of the university’s building depart- ment said the school is following government norms, and those rooms still in use have an “acceptable” for- maldehyde content in the air. Current federal norms say 0.1 parts per million is acceptable.
Adams said all rooms with 0.06 PPM or more of formal- dehyde in the air have been closed.
But the students are not satisfied. In a recent general assembly, they voted to ask the university to, as soon as possible, “do the work neces- sary to detoxify all the
Students are angry that the university did not inform them sooner about the eye and throat irritation and other symptoms which they think are caused by the for- maldehyde gas. While the
student: September, the university waited until December to being in a private firm to examine the problem.
Francois Lantier, president of the faculty’s student association, said:‘ “It’s be- cause Isit on the faculty council that I found out about the formaldehyde.”
The university employees union has launched a com- plaint against the school with the occupational health and safety commission. The em- ployees claim they surprised workers from a firm hired to monitor formaldehyde fumes, taking an air sample in a room with the window wide
office, or speak to any of the executive members (Michelle Dorsey, Howard Beattie, Les Smith, Kenny Mutter) for details.
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Business Society Dinner
The U.P.E.l. Business Society, in conjunction with the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce, is holdings its Ninth Annual Business Society Dinner, Wednes- day, March 6, 1985, at the Sheraton Prince Edward Hotel and
Forms are available at the Student Union office and more information can be gained from CIMN, at extension 377. Deadline for applications is February 15/22, 1985.
Convention Centre.
A reception will be held at 7:00 p.m. with dinner following
at 8:00 p.m.
. MacDonald to speak
The only Islander on the short list of candidates for President of UPEI, David MacDonald, will speak to the public in a lecture this Mon- day night in Duffy Amphi- theatre at 8 p.m.
MacDonald holds an LLD from UPEI, and served in the House of Commons from 1965 to 1980 as a member for
By Jonathan Orlowski Winter blues.
Hold it! I thought snow is always white? -
The expression describes the state of mind a person is in when feeling down. The season seems to prolong the. state.
There are days when a person looks out the windows and sees nothing but dull. Dull white, dull gray, and dull grey-blue scenery.
The question that keeps running through one's mind IS, “When will'the sun shine again?”
This has a traumatic effect. Everything becomes a tedious task, like trying to get up in the morning (or afternoon), trudging to classes, trucking
.OVer. to the cafeteria, or making your own meals.
Then the uphill batte of settling down to homework and assignments.
_ (1 when the sun does slune on those precious few airs in the wintertime, it Sparks life in you. But soon that Spark of energy goes out' “Elise “MEN-between ,°°0ker- .5
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Egmont. In 1979-89 he was Secretary of State, Minister of Communications, and Minister responsible for the Status of Women.
Since then his activities have included the establishing of an interfaith television net- work for Canada. He is now Canadian Emergency Co- ordinator African Famine.
you want, and the temptation of going out and having fun in the snow.
This has an even more traumatic effect. You walk to classes with your head down because you don’t want to see a happy person.
Tension builds up with friends and fights will occur over simple little things, which may seem funny and insignificant but are used to take out frustrations.
If you have a stereo you put the headphones on, crank it up full blast, close your eyes, and drift awary.
Or you can isolate yourself from the whole word, wish- ing you could be left alone, forever.
Some drown their sorrow in wine or beer. Coming down ‘ from that tranquil
high, you hit a new low. This is when people have thoughts of suicide, of
leaving life quickly, with its mounting problems and responsibility. ' The easy wayout.
But again the student is afraid of the effect a death
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This is the story of three young men at a typical Midwestern University One night tney went to a bar. They had a few drinks, Then he walked in
Sure, they all had big dreams, but never in their wildest fantasies did they ever think they‘d actuallv scend
I‘AN EVENING WITH THE GOVERNOR”
STARRING
TIM HUTTON MATT DILLON ROB LOWE
IAND LLOYD BRIDGES AS “THE GOVERNOR”
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Records and Tapes.
The guest speaker will be Dr. Charles McMillan, Senior
Policy Advisor to the Prime Ministers of Canada.
Dr. McMillan is a graduate of St. Dunstan’s University, where he was President of the Student Union.
He received his MBA from the University of Alberta and his Ph.D. from Bradford University in England.
Dr. McMillan has been Professor of Management at Yor University and is an internationally recognized author or’iI
Japanese Management.
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Shocking —
(Like, these are i“e politicians we’re electing)
Tickets are $25.00 for business persons and $12.00 for students. Tickets can be obtained from the Business Society at 892-4121, Ext. 373, or from the Charlottetown Chamber of Commence by calling 892-3424. -
The dinner is a great opportunity for students to get out and mingle with the local business community.
Dealing with depression, 2
You may think, “My suicide won’t affect Dad. Real men don’t cry or get upset when these things happen. But what about Mom? It would tear her to pieces. What am I going to do?”
Which way to take now?
There is no other way but up!
Take a long walk on one of those sunny days.
Sounds depressing, does
it? , OK, take the walk on a cloudy, gloomy day to sort out your thoughts and problems.
Cry is you want or pound the soft snow hard during your walk. It’s goo to get rid of some of that bottled-up emotion.
If you keep them inside, you might start hurting your- self and others you are close to.
“Real men” do have emotions. It’s just that society has painted the male as strong, powerful and dominant. Showing emotions is “weak” and “timid”.
The first and foremost problln'is that you'retrying to nit-me too manv neonle
all at the same time.
What about you? Nobody is living your life but your- self. (Though you sometimes wonder.)
Splurge a little!
Try a daily work schedule for homework and assign- ments and throw in a little time for self-indulgence.
If you feel guilty about it, Work for it so that you know you’ve earned it.
Now over-indulgence can slip you back into that rut of yours very quickly.
A little discipline will get you out of that rut and back onto firm ground.
Easy, eh?
Well, it’s not.‘You have to fight for every inch of ground, but for every inch, ' you also gain a little self- assurance.
This eventually helps you develop a firm base of self- confidence.
When and if you do have some free time (between classes or something), hum or sing your favourite song.
It will help you face life’s problems a little easier.
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wouldn’t hurt either.
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