November 15, 1984
ARCUP conference was a success
by John Pendergast
This past weekend, U.P.E.l.'s Netted Gem hosted the second ARCUP regional conference. The conference was well at- tended by regional papers
and there were many In- teresting seminars. On Saturday, the con-
ference kicked off at 9:00 a.m. with the opening plenary. Reports from the national executive were given. They included such topics as the reduced government funds for uni- versity newpapers and the reduction of liquor adver- tisements because of public pressure.
The first seminar of the conference was one con- ducted by Gary MacDougall of the Guardian. His topic was the covering of politics in the Atlantic region, particularly in P.E.|.
He stated that although Islanders were very con- servative in their thinking and politics, the politicians themselves were very ac- cessible to the public.
Mr. MacDougall also touched on the problems of courtroom reporting and elections for the Island. According to MacDougall, both provincial parties complain about uneven coverage by the three Is- land papers.
In the afternoon and early evening, three speakers appeared before the delegates. Dr. Leo Killorn of the Queens County Addiction Services Centre gave a lecture on the increasing abuse of alcohol and drugs on uni-
versity campuses. David Jonah of Co—op Atlantic conducted a lecture on student newspapers as vehicles of social change (apparently he considered them to be very conser- vatlve).
The final seminar of the day was given by Don Cayo, instructor from the Holland College School of Journalism.
Jonah is a former editor of the Brunswickan at UNB. He described his years with the Brunswickan as
“one big law suit after another. " He advised student
newspapers to be as auto- nomous as possible. in his opinion, it was impossible for student journalists to serve two distinct entities: the public and a student government. ‘
Futhermore, he encour- aged papers to prepared the way for social change. He used computers and the rapid increase in tech- nology as examples because they have already altered the path of human societies.
In conclusion, he warned ARCUP delegates that lack of information hurts demo- cratic nations.
Don Cayo, of Holland College School of Journal- ism, advised conference goers on the present op- portunities of getting into a journalistic career. At present, Cayo said, the career opportunities were not bountiful but were there for people who didn't mind travelling and work-
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He stressed the six main qualifications for journalists today which Included knowledge of a particular field, grammar, interview- Ing skills, dedication and motivation, ethics, and comprehension.
Saturday evening, after a newswriting seminar conducted by ARCUP field- worker Joan Sullivan, the joint men’s and women caucus session was under-
way.
It turned into one of the most controversial ses- sion at the conference because of Its subject of sexism in advertising.
Much opposition by th ARCUP executive was given to the SMU Journal and Its unclassified ads (ex- ample: Wanted-Woman to share a totally meaningless relationship based only on sex).
Staffer Kevin Blggs ex-
plained It was nothing more than humour, which was not meant to be tasteless.
However, one delegate from the Dal Gazette it
the equivalent of "writing anti-semltic jokes in Iowa."
Another explosive issue at the conference was the treatment of ARCUP dele-
gates by Marlan Hall residents.
On Friday night, dele- gates were abused by
Marlan Hallers because residents alleged the visi- tors had turned off the TV set and Insulted the building itself. According to the residence staff, the hostility "worked both ways.”
On Sunday, issues such as the addition of another ARCUP fieldworker was discussed. Papers voted to move the regional bureau to Fredericton for a month next spring.
Summer Works well to dry up for PEI students
OTTAWA (CUP) — The Federal government is slash- ing its Summer Works stud— ent job creation program by $85 million this year and freezing the amount of money set aside for student loans, according to finance minister Michael Wilson.
The cut in Summer Works will severely hamper acces— sibility to education, wiping out 20,000 to 30,000 summer jobs for students, says Beth Olley, Canadian Federation of Students chair.
“With one fifth of stud- ents unemployed last sum- mer, the government doesn’t seem to be addressing the mounting crisis in youth un- employment," she says. “Students need those jobs to return to school,”
The Netted Gem tried to get some figures on the num- bers of students this will leave in the cold this summer in P.E.l., but Carol Chap- man, Public Affairs Officer with the Department and Employment and Immigra- tion in Charlottetown, said She’s “been instructed not to comment on the cuts”.
She directed us to the of- fice ot Yvon Charlebois in Ottawa, and a spokesman there, Ron Stewart, said since no specific regional al- location of funding had been set up for 1985, he doesn’t know the figures for PEI.
Stats Canada in Halifax said it doesn’t record the in- formation, and has no way of knowing the figures from last year.
Chapman said all media questions were to be dir- ected to Charlebois’ office, even on the figures for last year.
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Wilson said the Tory gov- ernment plans to push down the unemployment rate by one per cent this year by lowering the deficit and encouraging economic re- covery.
He announced a $1 billion job creation program, but refused to give details, only saying the government is opposed to the former Lib-
eral government’s ‘ ‘Tem- porary make-work pro- grams. ’ ’
Opposition Liberal MP Lloyd Axworthy called the mini-budget night “a terrible night for Canadians, partic- ularly young people.
Olley says the federation was not consulted at all about the drastic cut to the
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Ironically, the announce— ment was made the same day Olley and about 100 other student politicians had spent lobbying federal politicians about student issues.
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