Novemser 15, 2005

THE CADRE ¢ 17

History Chair Publishes “Life, Death, God, and

Medicine: A Concise History

of Euthanasia”

As Parliament begins discussing bill C- 407, which calls for the legalization of assisted suicide, a provocative new book by an internationally-acclaimed Canadian historian of medicine is bound to inform the coming debate.

In Life, Death, God, and Medicine: A Concise History of Euthanasia (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005), UPEI history professor Ian Dowbiggin exposes the many disturbing themes that link present and past, and traces the heated international controversy surrounding assisted suicide and other forms of euthanasia. Dowbiggin reminds us that the stakes in the struggle over “the right to die” are enormously high, with the lives of countless vulnerable people hanging in the balance.

Dr. Dowbiggin is Chair of the UPEI History Department. He is the

author of four books on the history of | }

medicine, including A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America (Oxford University Press, 2003). A frequent commentator on current events and medical issues, he has been featured on C-SPAN’s Book TV and National Public Radio.

Student Services

Did You Know

Philip Bryden, Dean of UNB’s Faculty of Law, will be on campus to meet with individuals interested in studying law at the University of New Brunswick. This informal and informative session, an annual event, will take place Wed., Nov. 23, 2005 at 7:00 pm in AVC Lecture Theatre B. There will be lots of opportunity for questions and everyone is welcome. See you on the 23rd!

Student Business Owners -

Win $11,000 anda

Free Trip to Toronto!

Do you own and operate your own business while still maintaining full time status at university or college? If so, and if your business has been in operation for at least six months as of January 2006, you are eligible for the highly prestigious CIBC Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award. This year marks the tenth anniversary of this award, and to commemorate this the prizes are substantial.

What’s up for grabs? $1,000 and a free trip to Toronto to compete for $10,000 and the title of the CIBC Student Entrepreneur of the Year. This is a huge opportunity for all student business owners, as PEI is getting the chance for the first time to guarantee representation at the national level - until now it had been one student business per region.

This award is sponsored by CIBC, and is operated by ACE (Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship). ACE’s mandate is to promote and ignite young Canadians to create brighter futures for themselves and their communities. To do this the 51 ACE teams across Canada run dynamic projects that incorporate different criteria to teach and increase knowledge of entrepreneurship, economics, financial and personal success skills, and ethics. Prince Edward Island is home to ACE PEI, operating on the UPEI campus.

If you are eligible for this award, or have any questions, contact president of ACE PEI Amy McKie at amy.mckie@acepei.ca. Also, feel free to contact if you want any more information about ACE, or how to get involved.

NNUAL GENERAL MEETING

PROGRESSIVE CONSERUATIVEASSOCATION of PRINCE EDVARD ISLAND

suuray November 19, 2005

UPEI Campus 550 University Avenue — Registration {free for youth ages 14-25) : Discussion Sessions 9: fem-Noon

Carmine Starnino: Poet & Critic Unleashed, Nov. 17

Carmine Starnino, a Montreal poet, critic, and editor with trenchant and unabashed views on the craft of poetry and Canadian poets, will give a reading from his new work on Thursday, November 17, at 7:30 in Confederation Centre Library.

Starnino arrived on the literary scene with The New World, which was nominated for the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s A.M. Klein Prize for English-language poetry in Quebec, and the national Lampert Award for best first poetry book. His second poetry collection, Credo (McGill-Queen’s University Press) won the 2000 Canadian Authors’ Association Prize for Poetry. His new collection, With English Subtitles (Gaspereau Press) won the A.M. Klein Prize.

In With English Subtitles, household objects, Italian relatives, Yukon landscapes, charity Since the late 1990s, Starnino has also made his mark, and triggered lively reactions, with book reviews and critical essays on Canadian poetry. His critical writing features exceptional knowledge of poetry and poets, sharp reasoning, and firm judgments. These writings were recently collected in A Lover’s Quarrel (Porcupine’s Quill).

Admirably dedicated to the practice of poetry and other genres, Starnino also serves as poetry editor for Véhicule Press’ distinguished Signal Poetry Editions, as a contributing editor of Maisonneve magazine, and on the editorial board of Canadian Notes & Queries.

Starnino’s reading is sponsored by the UPEI English Department, with generous support from _ the Confederation Centre Library and The Canada Council for the Arts. Admission is free. For further information, phone 566-0389.