Marcu
      8,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      @
      5
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LETTERS
      TO
      THE
      EDITOR
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    

    
     
      -This
      is
      in
      response
      to
      the
     
     
      numerous
      letters
      that
      have
      appeared
      in
     
     
      the
      Cadre
      RE:
      “The
      Centennial
      Scholar
     
     
      Program”.
      MAPUS
      has
      met
      with
      the
     
     
      VP-Academic
      Development
      Dr.
     
     
      Vianne
      Timmons
      and
      Dr.
      Clive
      Keene
     
     
      coordinator
      of
      The
      Centre
      for
      Life
      Long
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Learning
      regarding
      this
      matter,
      in
      order
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      satisfy
      the
      concerns
      of
      Centennial
     
     
      Scholars
      and
      other
      interested
      parties.
     
     
      While
      the
      University
      plans
      on
      changing
     
     
      the
      name
      of
      the
      program
      from
      the
     
     
      current
      Centennial
      Scholarship
      to
      a
     
     
      Seniors
      Bursary
      Program,
      the
      concept
     
     
      of
      encouraging
      seniors
      to
      continue
      with
     
     
      their
      education
      remains.
      Centennial
     
     
      Scholars
      currently
      working
      toward
      a
     
     
      degree
      will
      be
      enabled
      to
      complete
      their
     
     
      degree
      in
      a
      timely
      manner.
      Seniors
     
     
      currently
      auditing
      courses
      or
      those
     
     
      taking
      courses
      for
      interest
      will
      now
      fall
     
     
      under
      the
      new
      “Seniors
      Bursary”
     
     
      guidelines.
      These
      students
      will
      be
     
     
      entitled
      to
      one
      “Tuition
      Free
     
     
      Undergraduate
      Credit
      Course”
      per
     
     
      year,
      but
      may
      apply
      for
      additional
     
     
      courses
      through
      the
      Seniors
      Bursary
     
     
      Program.
      We
      have
      been
      advised
      that
     
     
      the
      Bursary
      Applications
      for
      Seniors
      will
     
     
      be
      made
      available
      through
      the
     
     
      Registrar’s
      Office
      and
      will
      be
      relatively
     
     
      simple,
      straightforward
      and
      based
      on
     
     
      financial
      need.
     
    

    
     
      At
      this,
      time
      MAPUS
      would
     
     
      like
      to
      thank
      all
      of
      those
      who
      have
     
     
      supported
      our
      efforts
      to
      retain
      our
     
     
      “Centennial
      Scholars”
      who
      have
     
     
      proved
      to
      be
      valuable
      and
      contributing
     
     
      members
      of
      the
      Campus
      family.
      In
     
     
      particular
      we
      extend
      our
      thanks
      to
      Dr.
     
     
      Wayne
      Peters
      and
      members
      of
      the
     
     
      Faculty
      Association,
      Leo
      Cheverie
      and
     
     
      members
      of
      CUPE
      Local
      1870,
      Irene
     
     
      Larkin
      &
      Winnie
      MacKay
      of
      the
      P.E.I.
     
     
      Seniors
      Federation,
      Bert
      Tersteeg
      and
     
     
      members
      of
      the
      UPEI
      Retired
      Faculty
     
     
      Association
      and
      all
      those
      who
      wrote
     
     
      letters
      in
      supporting
      our
      efforts.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      grateful
      thanks
      to
      all,
     
     
      Members
      of
      the
      MAPUS
      Executive
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    

    
     
      Iam
      a
      UPEI
      student,
      and
      I
     
     
      swim
      the
      UPEI
      swim
      every
      time
      that
     
     
      my
      schedule
      permits.
      At
      first,
      the
      fact
     
     
      that
      only
      6
      hours
      a
      week
      were
      available
     
     
      to
      UPEI
      students
      upset
      me,
      but
      I
      grew
     
     
      to
      accept
      it.
      |
      went
      swimming
      an
      hour
     
     
      and
      a
      half
      last
      semester
      every
      week
      (as
     
     
      all
      my
      classes
      conflicted
      with
      the
      pool
     
     
      schedule),
      and
      now
      I
      go
      Wednesday’s,
     
     
      Friday’s
      and
      Saturday’s.
     
    

    
     
      However,
      as
      the
      year
     
    
   
   
    
     
      progressed,
      the
      swim
      time
      became
      less
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      less
      enjoyable.
      First
      the
      rope
      was
     
     
      no
      longer
      allowed
      down.
      This
      was
      not
     
     
      a
      huge
      disappointment,
      seeing
      as
      there
     
     
      were
      more
      people
      wishing
      to
      swim
     
     
      Janes.
     
    

    
     
      There
      were
      also
      times
      that
      little
     
     
      children
      were
      learning
      how
      to
      swim
     
     
      during
      the
      UPEI
      swim.
      I
      donot
      see
      how
     
     
      it
      is
      fair
      that
      someone
      can
      use
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      swim
      time
      to
      teach
      a
      child
      how
      to
      swim
     
     
      when
      there
      are
      designated
      times
      for
     
     
      swimming
      lessons
      for
      this
      purpose.
     
    

    
     
      Saturday,
      February
      26th
      was
     
     
      the
      day
      that
      inspired
      me
      to
      write
      this
     
     
      letter.
      Half
      the
      pool
      is
      obviously
     
     
      restricted,
      because
      the
      UPEI
      swim
      team
     
     
      used
      3
      lanes
      of
      the
      pool.
      This
      time
      of
     
     
      the
      day
      is
      designated
      for
      UPEI
      students.
     
     
      Yes,
      the
      swim
      team
      members
      are
      UPEI
     
     
      students,
      and
      they
      do
      need
      a
      time
      to
     
     
      swim.
      However,
      I
      do
      not
      think
      it
      is
      fair
     
     
      that
      they
      use
      OUR
      time
      to
      swim.
      There
     
     
      are
      plenty
      of
      hours
      in
      the
      day.
      I
      could
     
     
      see
      it
      if
      they
      weren’t
      paying
      to
      use
      the
     
     
      pool,
      but
      it
      has
      recently
      come
      to
      my
     
     
      attention
      that
      each
      swimmer
      pays
      a
      fee
     
     
      of
      $175
      to
      cover
      the
      cost
      to
      rent
      the
     
     
      pool
      time,
      and
      registration
      costs.
      If
      they
     
     
      are
      renting
      the
      pool,
      why
      can’t
      they
     
     
      swim
      at
      a
      different
      hour?
     
    

    
     
      Also,
      on
      Saturdays
      I
      like
      to
     
     
      swim
      laps,
      as
      well
      as
      relax
      and
      dive
      off
     
     
      the
      diving
      board,
      go
      down
      the
      slide,
      or
     
     
      play
      a
      harmless
      game
      of
      volleyball.
     
     
      However,
      my
      friend
      and
      I
      were
      lounging
     
     
      in
      the
      corner
      of
      the
      pool
      by
      the
      diving
     
     
      board,
      talking,
      but
      we
      had
      full
      intention
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      using
      the
      board,
      and
      we
      were
      asked
     
     
      to
      move
      away
      from
      this
      area.
      The
     
     
      reason
      was
      because
      the
      board
      was
     
     
      going
      to
      be
      in
      use,
      because
      an
      instructor
     
     
      was
      giving
      lessons.
      Again,
      why
      can’t
      a
     
     
      different
      time
      be
      used
      for
      this
      purpose?
     
     
      Why
      the
      UPEI
      student
      swim
      time?
     
    

    
     
      So,
      because
      of
      this,
      my
      friend
     
     
      and
      I
      migrated
      to
      the
      children’s
      pool
     
     
      with
      a
      ball
      to
      play
      volleyball.
      This
      was
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      most
      nerve
      wracking
      games
     
     
      that
      I
      have
      ever
      played
      because,
      even
     
     
      though
      we
      do
      not
      throw
      the
      ball
      hard,
     
     
      it
      doesn’t
      take
      much
      to
      harm
      anew
      born
     
     
      child.
      There
      was
      a
      family
      with
      anew
     
     
      born
      baby
      in
      the
      mini
      pool
      off
      of
      the
     
     
      children’s
      pool.
      Again,
      I
      do
      not
      see
      how
     
     
      this
      is
      fair,
      since
      UPEI
      students
      are
      only
     
     
      offered
      a
      limited
      amount
      of
      time
      to
      go
     
     
      swimming,
      and
      we
      cannot
      use
      our
      UPEI
     
     
      ID
      cards
      to
      swim
      at
      any
      other
      time,
      yet
     
     
      other
      people
      are
      permitted
      to
      make
      use
     
     
      of
      our
      time.
     
    

    
     
      Iapologize
      if
      this
      sounds
      crude,
     
     
      for
      this
      isnot
      my
      purpose.
      I
      just
      wanted
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      raise
      this
      topic,
      in
      hopes
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      something
      can
      be
      done.
      I
      thank
      you
      for
     
     
      your
      time.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Danielle
      Cull
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    

    
     
      Iam
      writing
      in
      regards
      to
      your
     
     
      paper.
      To
      tell
      you
      the
      truth
      I
      think
      your
     
     
      paper
      sucks.
      At
      one
      point
      the
      Cadre
     
     
      would
      provide
      the
      laughs
      I
      needed
      to
     
     
      get
      through
      a
      hectic
      school
      year.
      Now
     
     
      I
      open
      it
      up
      and
      have
      to
      read
      crap
      that
     
     
      if
      you
      polled
      the
      student
      body
      no
      one
     
     
      reads.
      I
      certainly
      know
      that
      none
      of
      my
     
     
      friends
      read
      it.
      Don’t
      get
      me
      wrong
     
    
   
   
    
     
      there
      are
      some
      funny
      articles
      such
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ryan
      Gallant’s
      Rants
      and
      Mr.
      Advice
     
     
      is
      areal
      good
      laugh.
      I
      know
      in
      past
      there
     
     
      has
      been
      some
      controversy
      about
      the
     
     
      articles
      but
      those
      people
      don’t
      have
      to
     
     
      read
      the
      Cadre,
      do
      they.
      Just
      don’t
      pick
     
     
      itup.
      In
      my
      opinion
      if
      you
      want
      to
      read
     
     
      up
      on
      current
      news
      events
      every
      store
     
     
      in
      Charlottetown
      sells
      the
      Guardian
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Journal
      Pioneer
      go
      pick
      one
      up.
      Bring
     
     
      back
      fact
      and
      opinion
      that
      was
      the
      best
     
     
      thing
      the
      Cadre
      ever
      had
      going
      for
      it.
     
     
      Thanks
      for
      hearing
      my
      concerns.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Slip
      Gaudet
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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