The
      Catire
      goes
      online...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Over
      the
      summer
      the
      staff
      of
     
     
      the
      Cadre
      have
      been
      work-
     
     
      ing
      with
      the
      members
      of
      the
     
     
      BEAT
      program,
      to
      develop
      a
     
     
      rich
      online
      presence
      for
      the
     
     
      Cadre.
      BEAT
      is
      a
      new
      initia-
     
     
      tive
      here
      at
      UPEI
      which
     
     
      gives
      students
      from
      various
     
     
      backgrounds
      an
      opportunity
     
     
      to
      work
      together
      on
      useful
     
     
      projects,
      typically
      web
      appli-
     
     
      cation
      development
      projects,
     
     
      for
      academic
      credit.
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      One
      of
      BEAT's
      current
      proj-
     
     
      ects
      is
      Weblogs@upei
      a
     
     
      service
      which
      will
      be
      offering
     
     
      content
      management
      tools,
     
     
      like
      weblogs,
      to
      anyone
      with
     
     
      a
      valid
      and
      functioning
      UPE|I
     
     
      email
      address.
      There
      is
      no
     
     
      limit
      to
      the
      ways
      in
      which
      we
     
     
      might
      use
      these
      tools
      to
     
     
      enhance
      communication
     
     
      and
      creativity
      on
      campus.
     
     
      Just
      one
      example
      is
      the
      way
     
     
      in
      which
      this
      site
      uses
      them
     
     
      to
      publish
      our
      content
      online.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Over
      the
      coming
      weeks
      and
     
     
      months
      you
      will
      see
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cadre
      Online
      evolve.
      The
     
     
      layout,
      look,
      and
      feel
      will
     
     
      improve.
      In
      addition
      to
      pub-
     
     
      lishing
      our
      regular
      print
      con-
     
     
      tent
      here
      eventually
      we
      will
     
     
      present
      indexed
      and
      aggre-
     
     
      gated
      views
      to
      your
      weblog
     
     
      content,
      and
      the
      online
      dis-
     
     
      cussion
      they
      generate.
      We
     
     
      will
      be
      indexing
      and
      aggre-
     
     
      gating
      outside
      news
      sources
     
     
      as
      well
      and
      exploring
      ways
     
     
      of
      grouping
      the
      information
     
     
      so
      that
      you
      can
      easily
      find
     
     
      what
      you're
      looking
      for
      and
     
     
      engage
      in
      two-way
      convesa-
     
     
      tion
      easier.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      These
      tools
      allow
      us
      to
     
     
      become
      a
      richer,
      more
      rele-
     
     
      vant
      and
      more
      timely
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      source.
      They'll
      allow
     
     
      more
      of
      you
      to
      contribute
      to
     
     
      both
      the
      print
      and
      online
      ver-
     
     
      sions
      of
      the
      Cadre.
      And
     
    
   
   
    
     
      they'll
      allow
      us
      to
      reach
      a
      lot
     
    
   
   
    
     
      more
      people.
      Thank
      you
      for
     
     
      your
      patience
      as
      we
      experi-
     
     
      ment.....and
      stay
      tuned
      to
     
     
      http://cadre.upei.cal
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LC
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      September
      28,
      2004
      page
      9
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Both
      Paratlise
      and
      Purgatory
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      they
      tell
      us
      thisi/~
     
     
      is
      "a
      great
      small}
     
     
      university".
      For
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      never
      take.
      Admittedly,
     
     
      one
      of
      my
      favourite
     
    
   
   
    
     
      jithings
      about
      UPEI
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      most
      part,
      I
      can
      believe
      them
     
     
      based
      on
      my
      personal
      experi-
     
     
      ences
      during
      my
      two
      full
      years
      at
     
     
      UPEI,
      though
      for
      a
      time
      I
      wasn't
     
     
      completely
      sure.
      Last
      spring
      to
      be
     
     
      precise.
      Maybe
      it
      was
      the
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      winter.
      Maybe
      it
     
     
      was
      the
      fact
      that
      I
      was
      experienc-
     
     
      ing
      a
      large
      bout
      of
      wanderlust.
     
     
      Maybe
      I
      was
      feeling
      that
      there
     
     
      wasn't
      enough
      social
      variety
      on
     
     
      the
      island,
      and
      that
      our
      small
     
     
      province
      was
      simply
      too
      conser-
     
     
      vative.
      Or
      maybe
      it
      was
      just
      me.
     
     
      Whatever
      the
      reason,
      despite
      my
     
     
      connections
      with
      UPEI
      profes-
     
     
      sors,
      students
      and
      friends,
      I
     
     
      applied
      to
      and
      was
      accepted
      by
     
     
      both
      King's
      College
      and
     
     
      Dalhousie
      University
      with
      the
     
     
      full
      intent
      of
      taking
      my
      half-fin-
     
     
      ished
      degree
      to
      the
      much
      bigger
     
     
      city
      of
      Halifax.
     
    

    
     
      I
      spent
      a
      week
      at
      Dal
      dur-
     
     
      ing
      the
      spring
      break,
      speaking
     
     
      with
      profs
      and
      sitting
      in
      on
      cours-
     
     
      es
      to
      get
      a
      taste
      of
      how
      their
     
     
      organization
      was
      different
      from
     
     
      UPEI’s.
      Though
      there's
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      exaggeration
      about,
      there
      are
      a
     
     
      number
      of
      larger
      class
      sizes
      at
     
     
      Dal
      (though
      when
      you
      reach
     
     
      fourth-level,
      at
      least
      in
      the
      arts,
     
     
      the
      sizes
      are
      about
      the
      same
      as
     
     
      UPEI
      from
      what
      I've
      experi-
     
     
      enced).
      What
      bothered
      me
      most,
     
     
      however,
      was
      the
      lack
      of
      freedom
     
     
      about
      the
      campus
      and
      that
      one
     
     
      could
      indeed
      feel
      like
      a
      nameless
     
     
      student.
      One
      true
      advantage
      to
     
     
      UPEI
      is
      the
      wonderful
      fact
      that
     
     
      not
      only
      do
      the
      profs
      in
      my
      cho-
     
     
      sen
      subjects
      know
      me
      personally,
     
     
      I‘m
      on
      a
      first
      name
      basis
      with
      a
     
     
      number
      of
      profs
      from
      subjects
     
     
      I've
      never
      studied
      and
      classes
      I'll
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      I
      can
      sit
      in
      a
      lounge
      and
      read
     
     
      (or
      sleep.
      :
      .
      err...
      yeah.
      .
      .)
      long
     
     
      into
      the
      evening,
      whereas
      at
      Dal
     
     
      it
      seemed
      most
      of
      the
      campus
      was
     
     
      locked
      up
      via
      security
      system
      by
     
     
      5
      PM.
     
    

    
     
      Unfortunately,
      despite
      its
     
     
      excellent.
      academic
      qualities,
     
     
      UPE]I
      is
      plagued
      by
      being
      located
     
     
      on
      the
      outside
      of
      Charlottetown.
     
     
      The
      university
      web
      site
      boasts
     
     
      that
      the
      campus
      is
      "minutes
      from
     
     
      sandy
      beaches
      and
      the
      downtown
     
     
      core
      of
      the
      capital
      city
      of
     
     
      Charlottetown".
      This
      isn't
      helpful
     
     
      when
      its
      -
      40
      outside
      and
      there's
     
     
      no
      public
      transportation
      any-
     
     
      where
      except
      pricey
      taxies.
     
     
      Beaches
      are
      out
      3/4
      of
      the
      year
     
     
      anyway,
      so
      why
      harp
      about
      them?
     
     
      Another
      annoying
      feature
      of
      the
     
     
      town
      is
      the
      fact
      that
      most
      things
     
     
      downtown
      close
      around
      5
      PM,
     
     
      and
      even
      the
      bloody
      grocery
     
     
      stores
      call
      it
      a
      night
      at
      10
      PM.
     
     
      This
      leaves
      late
      evening
      food
     
     
      options
      for
      students
      consisting
      of
     
     
      brand-name
      grease
      or
      brand-
     
     
      name
      subs
      with
      supposedly
      six-
     
     
      grams
      of
      fat
      or
      less,
      both
      of
     
     
      which
      take
      a
      huge
      chunk
      out
      of
     
     
      limited
      funds.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      problem
      is
      that
     
     
      both
      the
      city
      and
      an
      extent
      the
     
     
      campus
      don't
      really
      come
      off
      as
      a
     
     
      student-centred
      community
      for
     
     
      varied
      entertainment.
      In
      my
      time
     
     
      at
      UPEI,
      some
      first-year
      students
     
     
      and
      others
      from
      away
      have
      com-
     
     
      plained
      to
      me
      that
      there's
      nothing
     
     
      much
      else
      to
      do
      on
      the
      weekend
     
     
      except
      get
      shit-faced
      in
      the
      resi-
     
     
      dences.
      The
      Student
      Centre
      has
     
    
   
   
    
     
      been
      around
      for
      three
      years
      now
     
     
      and,
      like
      the
      physical
      building