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      UPEI
      CADR
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI’S
      STUDENT
      VOICE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fesruary
      22,
      2006
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sports:
      Page
      11
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VoLuME
      36,
      Issue
      11
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Letters
      to
      the
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Page
      14
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cadre
      Ba
     
     
      on
      C
      ampus
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cartoons
      Cause
      Media
     
     
      Frenzy
      -
      Censorship
      Ensues
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stacey
      Murray
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      made
      national
      headlines
      again
     
     
      last
      week
      after
      The
      Cadre
      became
      the
     
     
      first
      publication
      in
      Canada
      to
      reprint
     
     
      12
      cartoons
      depicting
      the
      Muslim
     
     
      prophet
      Muhammad.
      The
      cartoons,
     
     
      which
      have
      surfaced
      internationally,
     
     
      have
      increased
      Muslim
      tensions,
      and
     
     
      sparked
      violent
      protests.
      They
      have
     
     
      also
      opened
      up
      a
      debate
      concerning
     
     
      freedom
      of
      speech
      and
      freedom
      of
     
     
      expression,
      and
      have
      left
      many
      people
     
     
      divided
      on
      the
      issue
     
    

    
     
      CBC
      caught
      wind
      of
      the
      story
     
     
      after
      The
      Cadre
      online
      released
      editorial
     
     
      content
      before
      the
      print
      version
      was
     
     
      put
      into
      circulation
      on
      February
      8th.
     
     
      When
      questioned
      by
      CBC
      about
      the
     
     
      re-printing
      of
      the
      cartoons,
      UPEI
     
     
      President
      Wade
      MacLauchlan
     
     
      immediately
      banned
      The
      Cadre
      from
     
     
      being
      distributed
      on
      campus,
      without
     
     
      reading
      any
      of
      the
      offending
      issue.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      initially
      supportive
      of
     
     
      The
      Cadre’s
      right
      to
      print
      the
      cartoons,
     
     
      the
      Student
      Union,
      who
      is
      also
      The
     
     
      Cadre’s
      publisher,
      revoked
      their
     
     
      support
      within
      the
      day.
     
    

    
     
      Initially
      Ryan
      Gallant,
      Student
     
     
      Union
      President,
      didn’t
      see
      The
      Cadre’s
     
     
      decision
      as
      a
      major
      issue.
      After
     
     
      speaking
      to
      students,
      faculty
      members,
     
     
      and
      administration,
      he
      decided
      to
      take
     
     
      action.
      “Our
      [the
      SU]
      first
      instinct
      was
     
     
      to
      make
      sure
      that
      we
      had
      all
      the
      copies
     
     
      of
      The
      Cadre
      so
      that
      the
      SU
      would
      have
     
    
   
   
    
     
      control
      of
      what
      would
      happen
      to
      them
     
     
      instead
      of
      the
      administration
      or
      an
     
     
      outside
      party.
      Personally,
      I
      worked
      for
     
     
      The
      Cadre
      for
      two
      and
      a
      half
      years,
      and
     
     
      with
      my
      first
      instinct
      being
      about
     
     
      freedom
      of
      the
      press,
      the
      idea
      was
      that
     
     
      the
      SU
      was
      the
      publisher
      and
      should
     
     
      have
      control
      of
      what
      happens.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      Cadre
      maintained
      possession
     
     
      of
      copies
      of
      the
      newspaper,
      and
     
     
      considered
      distributing
      them
      off-
     
     
      campus.
      After
      meetings
      on
      the
      matter,
     
     
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      threatened
      legal
      action
      unless
      the
     
     
      copies
      were
      handed
      over.
      The
      Cadre
     
     
      considered
      its
      options,
      but
      did
      in
      the
     
     
      end
      agree
      to
      return
      the
      papers.
     
    

    
     
      Gallant
      said
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      has
      decided
      not
      to
      take
      any
      further
     
     
      action
      against
      editorial
      staff
      at
      The
     
     
      Cadre.
      “The
      issue
      has
      come
      to
      a
     
     
      reasonable
      solution.
      The
      Student
     
     
      Union’s
      two
      requests
      of
      returning
      the
     
     
      papers,
      and
      having
      a
      statement
      made
     
     
      to
      the
      public
      from
      The
      Cadre
      staff,
      were
     
     
      both
      fulfilled.”
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      end,
      Gallant
      believes
      they
     
     
      made
      the
      right
      decision.
      “We
      made
      the
     
     
      decision
      that
      we
      thought
      was
      best
      for
     
     
      the
      students
      we
      represent
      on
      campus.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      1700
      undistributed
      copies
     
     
      of
      the
      Cadre
      will
      be
      recycled.
     
    

    
     
      University
      administration
      also
     
     
      took
      a
      stance
      against
      the
      newspaper.
     
     
      President
      Wade
      MacLauchlan’s
      initial
     
     
      reaction
      to
      the
      issue
      was
      that
      The
      Cadre
     
     
      was
      “jumping
      on
      a
      bandwagon
      that
     
     
      has
      already
      gone
      over
      the
      cliff.”
      He
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      also
      said,
      “one
      has
      to
      act
      very
      quickly
     
     
      [in
      matters
      like
      this],
      and
      I
      felt
      very
     
     
      strongly
      that
      this
      was
      not
      our
      place.”
     
    

    
     
      He
      understands
      why
      this
      is
      such
     
     
      an
      important
      issue.
      “TI
      think
      journalists
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      world
      over
      are
      struggling
      with
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      this.”
      He
      doesn’t
      believe
      his
      actions
     
     
      will
      reflect
      badly
      on
      the
      University’s
     
     
      Journalism
      Program.
     
    

    
     
      The
      cartoons
      were
      first
      printed
     
     
      in
      a
      Danish
      newspaper
      last
      September,
     
     
      and
      since
      then
      many
      European
     
     
      newspapers
      have
      reprinted
      them,
      each
     
     
      defending
      their
      freedom
      of
      speech
      and
     
     
      freedom
      of
      the
      press.
      Muslims
      have
     
     
      held
      protests,
      both
      peaceful
      and
     
     
      violent,
      as
      many
      Muslims
      view
      the
     
     
      cartoons
      as
      an
      attack
      on
      their
      religion.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Over
      20
      deaths
      and
      the
      burning
      of
      a
     
     
      Danish
      and
      Norwegian
      Embassy,
      have
     
     
      followed.
     
     
      In
      the
      days
      following
      the
     
     
      banning
      of
      the
      issues
      many
      have
     
     
      accused
      The
      Cadre
      staff
      of
      trying
      to
     
     
      stir
      up
      the
      controversy
      in
      Canada.
     
     
      Editor
      in
      Chief,
      Ray
      Keating,
     
     
      defended
      his
      position.
      “The
     
     
      motivation
      really
      was,
      in
      essence,
      to
     
     
      share
      the
      information.
      It
      wasn’t
      to
      be
     
     
      offensive
      or
      to
      be
      agitators.”
      Keating
     
     
      felt
      that
      although
      the
      story
      had
      been
     
     
      heavily
      covered,
      few
      had
      actually
      seen
     
     
      the
      images
      that
      have
      had
      such
      a
     
     
      negative
      impact
      around
      the
      world.
      The
     
     
      images
      wete
      meant
      to
      give
      context
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      continued
      on
      page
      9