Fepruary
      8,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Mr.
      Editor,
     
    

    
     
      This
      letter
      is
      in
      response
      to
      the
     
     
      despicable
      actions
      taken
      by
      the
      Board
     
     
      of
      Governors
      of
      the
      University
      of
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      in
      regards
      to
      the
     
     
      Centennial
      Scholarship.
      Their
     
     
      reprehensible
      and
      negative
      actions
      have
     
     
      to
      be
      examined
      in
      not
      the
      mean
      spirited
     
     
      manner
      in
      which
      it
      was,
      but
      in
      the
     
     
      realization
      of
      today’s
      realities.
     
    

    
     
      In
      my
      opinion
      I
      believe
      all
      seniors
     
     
      should
      be
      given
      the
      means
      and
     
     
      opportunity
      not
      only
      to
      go
      to
      school,
     
     
      but
      to
      contribute
      to
      their
      community.
      I
     
     
      have
      talked
      to
      several
      of
      them
      and
      my
     
     
      conclusion
      is
      that
      is
      there
      were
      no
     
     
      centennial
      scholarships
      they
      would
      not
     
     
      be
      able
      to
      come
      to
      UPEL,
      they
      just
      can’t
     
     
      afford
      it.
      If
      you’re
      over
      sixty
      why
     
     
      would
      you
      want
      to
      take
      out
      a
      loan
      that
     
     
      would
      put
      you
      into
      debt
      for
      the
      rest
      of
     
     
      your
      life?
      They
      have
      already
      done
      that,
     
     
      paid
      taxes,
      raised
      children,
      and
      put
     
     
      those
      children
      through
      educational
     
     
      establishments.
      I
      just
      don’t
      understand
     
     
      why
      Wade
      MacLaughlin
      wants
      to
      do
     
     
      this
      to
      the
      seniors,
      I
      thought
      that
      we
     
     
      were
      a
      great
      small
      University,
      how
      can
     
     
      we
      be
      great
      if
      we
      don’t
      assist
      people
     
     
      to
      attend
      here.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Centennial
      Scholars
      are
     
     
      coming
      here
      for
      their
      own
      achievement,
     
     
      to
      provide
      a
      sense
      of
      well-being,
      and
     
     
      to
      challenge
      themselves.
      They
      offer
     
     
      insight
      to
      younger
      students
      and
      offer
     
     
      opportunity
      for
      mentoring.
      I
      find
      them
     
     
      to
      be
      a
      valuable
      part
      of
      my
      education,
     
     
      especially
      in
      class.
      They
      have
      so
      much
     
     
      more
      experience
      then
      myself,
      and
      they
     
     
      are
      not
      afraid
      to
      say
      things
      and
      ask
     
     
      questions
      in
      classes
      because
      they
      have
     
     
      already
      been
      through
      a
      variety
      of
     
     
      experiences.
     
    

    
     
      I
      did
      some
      research
      on
      the
     
     
      Centennial
      scholarships
      and
      I
      found
      out
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      things
      said
      in
      the
      local
      paper
      were
     
     
      wrong.
      They
      erroneously
      reported
      that
     
     
      the
      number
      of
      the
      seniors
      coming
      to
     
     
      UPElis
      rising.
      Inall
      reality
      the
      numbers
     
     
      of
      Centennial
      Scholars
      are
      dropping
     
     
      from
      over
      a
      hundred
      in
      1994
      to
      now
     
     
      under
      fifty.
      Another
      thing
      in
      the
      paper
     
     
      said
      that
      students
      were
      upset
      about
      the
     
     
      seniors
      taking
      up
      room
      in
      the
     
     
      University.
      I
      am
      not
      upset
      at
      all
      that
     
     
      the
      Centennial
      Scholars
      are
      in
      my
     
     
      classes,
      I
      think
      that
      the
      people
      writing
     
     
      these
      things
      are
      childish
      and
      immature
     
     
      and
      are
      trying
      to
      turn
      the
      students
     
     
      against
      the
      seniors.
      The
      papers
      are
      also
     
     
      saying
      that
      they
      are
      a
      loss
      of
      equity
      to
     
     
      the
      University,
      when
      in
      actuality
      no
      one
     
     
      is
      paying
      for
      anyone,
      the
      seniors
      or
      the
     
     
      school.
      The
      seniors
      still
      get
      charged
      for.
     
     
      everything
      else
      however
      like
      books,
     
     
      parking,
      and
      food.
      The
      Centennial
     
     
      Scholars
      are
      getting
      kicked
      out
      of
      this
     
     
      school
      because
      of
      greedy
      people.
      In
     
     
      their
      opinion
      Centennial
      Scholars
      can
     
     
      have
      one
      class
      per
      year
      paid
      for
      and
     
     
      they
      should
      be
      happy
      for
      that.
      Now
      if
     
     
      you
      do
      the
      math,
      the
      seniors
      that
      want
     
     
      a
      degree
      are
      never
      going
      to
      get
      it
     
     
      because
      it
      would
      take
      40
      years,
      but
     
     
      would
      be
      impossible,
      as
      in
      10
      years
      the
     
     
      course
      credits
      would
      be
      void
      and
      they
     
     
      would
      lose
      them.
      The
      administrators
     
     
      want
      the
      seniors
      go
      to
      Seniors
      College
     
     
      instead,
      now
      if
      you
      look
      at
      the
      programs
     
     
      that
      they
      offer
      some
      are
      okay
      but
      others
     
     
      are
      like
      kindergarten
      for
      seniors.
      There
     
     
      are
      ways
      to
      make
      it
      work
      for
      both
      sides
     
     
      but
      the
      President
      doesn’t
      want
      to
      listen.
     
     
      He
      wants
      to
      continue
      to
      leave
      a
      legacy
     
     
      of
      destruction.
      He
      has
      been
      quoted
     
     
      twice
      so
      far
      that
      he
      wants
      the
      Centennial
     
     
      Scholars
      gone,
      and
      he
      won’t
      respond
     
     
      to
      any
      letters.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AlysiaAngus
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Mr.
      Editor,
     
    

    
     
      First
      of
      all,
      I
      would
      like
      to
      say
     
     
      that
      I
      am
      a
      big
      fan
      of
      The
      Cadre.
      Well,
     
     
      maybe
      nota
      big
      fan,
      but
      I
      do
      like
      enjoy
     
     
      reading
      it.
      I
      like
      seeing
      what
      other
     
     
      students
      have
      to
      say
      and
      I
      usually
      get
      a
     
     
      good
      chuckle
      from
      it,
      but-
      and
      you
      had
     
     
      to
      see
      that
      coming-
      I
      do
      have
      one
      little
     
     
      pet
      peeve
      with
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Like
      reporter
      Julie
      Bull,
      [too
      am
     
     
      a
      Newfoundlander.
      (Key
      word
      there,
     
     
      Newfoundlander
      not
      “Newfie”).
      And
     
     
      let
      me
      tell
      you,
      I
      am
      one
      proud
     
     
      Newfoundlander.
      I
      hang
      the
      flag
      inmy
     
     
      room
      and
      window,
      still
      walk
      around
     
     
      campus
      with
      my
      Memorial
      University
     
     
      backpack
      and
      when
      I
      say
      “Hello”
      you
     
     
      can
      tell
      from
      my
      accent
      that
      I
      am
      from
     
     
      Newfoundland.
      While
      my
      friends
      listen
     
     
      to
      Britney
      Spears
      or
      some
      other
      “pop”
     
     
      group,
      I
      turn
      on
      The
      Punters,
      Irish
     
     
      Descendants
      or
      The
      Fables
      and
     
     
      “ROCK”
      to
      my
      Newfoundland
      music.
     
     
      (No
      pun
      intended)
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      last
      issue
      of
      The
      Cadre,
     
     
      Julie
      states
      “I
      may
      be
      Newfie,
      but
      even
     
     
      in
      my
      warped
      sense
      of
      reality...”
      Yes,
     
     
      you
      are
      a
      Newfoundlander
      and
      you
     
     
      should
      be
      proud!
      I
      have
      a
      huge
      problem
     
     
      with
      the
      word
      “Newfie”
      because
      I
      feel
     
     
      that
      far
      too
      many
      people
      use
      this
      term
     
     
      in
      a
      derogatory
      manner.
      Many
      have
     
     
      heard
      the
      “Stupid
      Newfie”
      jokes
      and
     
     
      they
      insult
      me
      to
      no
      end-
      slap
      me
      across
     
     
      the
      face
      instead.
      I
      felt
      that
      this
      quote
     
     
      from
      Julie
      made
      her
      sound
      that
      she
      was
     
     
      less
      of
      a
      person
      because
      she
      was
      from
     
     
      Newfoundland.
      Perhaps
      I
      am
      taking
      this
     
     
      to
      the
      extreme,
      but
      that
      is
      what
      happens
     
     
      when
      one
      proud
      Newfoundlander
      gets
     
     
      fired
      up!
      .
     
    

    
     
      I
      think
      Julie’s
      articles
      are
      great
     
     
      and
      a
      nice
      reminder
      of
      home,
      but
     
     
      perhaps
      in
      future
      stories
      the
      word
     
     
      Newfoundlander
      could
      be
      used
      a
      little
     
     
      more
      frequently
      than
      “Newfie”-
      so
      we
     
     
      don’t
      have
      the
      whole
      campus
      running
     
     
      around
      saying
      “Those
      Newfies-
      they’
      re
     
     
      so
      darn
      cute!”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Andrea
      Devine
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      @
      6
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PRES
      hits
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Transit
      Survey
     
     
      January,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      of
      Charlottetown
      is
     
     
      conducting
      a
      survey
      about
      a
      possible
     
     
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      transit
      system
      for
      the
      city.
      City
     
     
      residents
      are
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      in
     
    

    
     
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      survey
      as
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      is
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      important
      to
     
     
      learn
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      will
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      collected
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