March
      18,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ...letters
      to
      the
      editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      To
      the
      students
      of
      the
      Univer-
     
     
      sity
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I.
      am
      writing
      on
      behalf
     
     
      of
      the
      graduate
      students
      at
      the
     
     
      University
      of
      Guelph,
      Local
      62
     
     
      of
      the
      Canadian
      Federation
      of
     
     
      Students.
      The
      members
      of
     
     
      Local
      62
      urge
      you
      to
      reaffirm
     
     
      your
      membership
      in
      the
      Cana-
     
     
      dian
      Federation
      of
      Students
      by
     
     
      voting
      ‘yes’
      in
      your
      upcoming
     
     
      referendum.
     
    

    
     
      :
      It
      is
      only
      with
      a
      united
     
     
      voice
      that
      the
      issues
      and
      con-
     
     
      cerns
      of
      students
      will
      be
      heard
     
     
      at
      both
      the
      federal
      and
      provin-
     
     
      cial
      levels
      of
      government.
      The
     
     
      continued
      membership
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      voice.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      students
      in
      the
      Federa-
     
     
      tion
      strengthens
      our
      collective
     
     
      It
      is
      crucial
      that
      we
     
     
      remain
      united
      in
      our
      opposition
     
     
      to
      the
      massive
      withdrawal
      of
     
     
      public
      funding
      for
      post-sec-
     
     
      ondary
      education.
      As
      a
      result
     
     
      of
      the
      Federation’s
      lobbying
     
     
      efforts,
      members
      of
      the
      Cana-
     
     
      dian
      Federation
      of
      Students
     
     
      have
      a
      voice
      both
      in
      Ottawa
     
     
      and
      at
      the
      provincial
      level.
     
    

    
     
      At
      the
      local
      level,
      the
     
     
      Federation
      provides
      services
     
     
      which
      benefit
      every
      member
     
     
      of
      our
      student
      associations.
     
     
      The
      Studentsaver
      Card,
      which
     
     
      provides
      discounts
      at
      local
      re-
     
     
      tail
      outlets,
      and
      the
      Interna-
     
     
      tional
      Student
      Identity
      Card,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      which
      provides
      students
      with
     
     
      access
      to
      reduced
      travel
      fares,
     
     
      are
      provided
      to
      all
      members
      of
     
     
      the
      Federation
      without
      charge.
     
     
      Travel
      CUTS,
      which
      is
      owned
     
     
      and
      operated
      by
      the
      Federa-
     
     
      tion,
      specializes
      in
      student
     
     
      travel
      and
      offers
      special
      fares
     
     
      for
      students
      on
      most
      airlines
     
     
      and
      for
      VIA
      Rail.
      The
      Na-
     
     
      tional
      Student
      Health
      Network
     
     
      offers
      members
      the
      most
      com-
     
     
      prehensive
      set
      of
      benefits
     
     
      available
      through
      a
      campus
     
     
      health
      plan.
      In
      September
     
     
      1996,
      University
      of
      Guelph
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      joined
      the
      national
      Stu-
     
     
      dent
      Health
      Network.
      Since
     
     
      Guelph
      students
      are
      now
      ad-
     
     
      ministering
      our
      own
      plan,
      over-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      head
      costs
      have
      decreased.
     
     
      The
      savings
      will
      be
      used
      to
     
     
      improve
      the
      plan,
      ensuring
      bet-
     
     
      ter
      health
      coverage
      for
      our
     
     
      members.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Canadian
      Federa-
     
     
      tion
      of
      Students
      continues
      to
     
     
      work
      towards
      achieving
      a
     
     
      post-secondary
      education
      sys-
     
     
      tem
      that
      is
      of
      high
      quality
      and
     
     
      accessible
      to
      all.
      The
      Federa-
     
     
      tion’s
      work
      on
      tuition
      fees,
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      aid
      programs
      and
      student
     
     
      debt,
      and
      federal
      and
      provin-
     
     
      cial
      funding
      levels,
      has
      forced
     
     
      federal
      and
      provincial
      govern-
     
     
      ments
      to
      address
      students’
     
     
      concerns,
      But
      there
      is
      still
     
     
      much
      to
      be
      done.
      With
      a
     
     
      combined
      membership
      of
      over
     
    
   
   
    
     
      360,000,
      the
      Canadian
      Fed-
     
     
      eration
      of
      Students
      provides
     
     
      students
      with
      a
      strong
      and
     
     
      highly
      effective
      means
      to
      pro-
     
     
      tect
      and
      advance
      student
      in-
     
     
      terests.
      The
      members
      of
      Lo-
     
     
      cal
      62
      look
      forward
      to
      continu-
     
     
      ing
      to
      work
      with
      the
      students
     
     
      of
      UPEI
      as
      members
      of
      the
     
     
      Canadian
      Federation
      of
      Stu-
     
     
      dents.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Insolidarity,
     
    

    
     
      Mark
      Thomas
     
    

    
     
      V.P.Internal,
      University
      of
     
     
      Guelph
      G.S.A.
     
    

    
     
      Local
      62,
      C.F.S.