By John Cairns

A rather amazing thing happened last Friday at UPEI. ‘That, if you » remember, was election day

for several council positons

and one executive position

* ELECTION ‘

might be another tie Mr. Place added that,

‘ "That's a pretty big problem.

‘I think you should ask a math professor that. But if there is another tie it would simply be re—vcted

within the UPEI Student Union: again- I do think that

Union. That fact in itself

man not be astounding,

but what was more surprising

was the result. The ‘ battle for Communications Officer ended in a ' deadlock. Candidates-Alban Gallant and Shelly Pepler each polled 96 votes. As

a result they faced a re-vote oanednesday,_- October 10th. Other candidated fared better.

Elected were Brendon Bolger, Caroline Hill, and Robert O?Hanley as* senators and Jim Costello as arts rep.

Student Union business manager Mickey Place, was

contacted about the Situation

on Tuesday. He advised the SUN that, "I remember

no other ties ever happening,

but the tie doesn‘t concern

is the anal stude ntsgewho T‘go”‘:for"‘ , office, e's’fiéeaisfiy‘ “for y

me. What is more important_,

; Board of Governors and *5 “>-

Senate. Years ago students

worked hard to get represent-

atives in those places, and it is disturbing that more don't try to fill such important‘positions."'

When asked if there

TOUCH-TONE

The telemone'fmg sol}: ' a

the man picked up the receiver. The operator; asked him if he would acoept‘the charge fora" Certain long-distance call. The man knew . that the .call from his wife. Before he 5.33:? answer a voice said, The mam, Whodwaspow ,, angry, shouted "f'Yes’l'"; '

the telephone

The problem was that the FElephone conpany~had Installed a. party-line, * ‘ <flaming that the building he lives in, was conSt’c'uclzed in 1.973, only had the facilities for a £9“? apartments to have anate lines- Thus any SUbsequent phones would 1.3 OOnnect:ed [to the orig- ”?al lilies to form party

" PARTY LINE '

TELEPHONES AT BLANCHA-RD HALL 1'

, télephone Cmpany is " at fault this lad<_cf

r of a hundred and

tto prevent this confusion there should be someone

. who would vote in the case of a tie, someone who would not vote ordinarily, perhaps the speaker of the student'council."

The vote on Wednesday may or may not have been more decisive. Regardless of what the final result

was, however, one thing remains true. That is that

" Although I do not know whether-me building or '

foresight has resulted

the of people's

privacy. -‘ »

An'aparment in his building costs a certain ‘ mount of money fora

five days. If one calculates the amountper day, multiplies it by the four occupants and by the average length of a. Ironth, one arrives at the sum of four hundred and: ninety eight dollars and sixty cents (per month ($498.60).

'Ihe apparent lack of foresight implies that people who can afford to pay this-sum ofn'oney I ' every ninth cannot afford to pay ten dollars a' month for a telephone.

The UBEI SUN, Oct. 11, 1979. Page 3

DRAW 4+

Alban Gallant

Candidates Alban Gallant and Shelly Pepler tied in their bids to become Information Officer of the Student Union. A run—off was held on Wednesday. Results were not available at press time. ~

_n§helley Pepler

both candidates fought a one. good campaign and a close

The loser has no reason to be ashamed.

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