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      Decembér
      3,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Union
      Executive
      Favours
      Casa
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Kent
      Driscoll
     
    
   
   
    
     
      According
      to
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Student
      Union
      Executive,
      the
     
     
      needs
      of
      UPEI
      students
      would
     
     
      be
      better
      served
      in
      CASA,
      as
     
     
      opposed
      to
      CFS.
      CFS
      (
      the
     
     
      Canadian
      Federation
      of
      Stu-
     
     
      dents)
      is
      our
      current
      lobbying
     
     
      voice
      onanational
      level,
      while
     
     
      CASA
      (
      Canadian
      Alliance
      of
     
     
      Student
      Associations)
      is
      a
      na-
     
     
      tional
      lobbying
      group
      who
      was
     
     
      formed
      from
      student
      unions
     
     
      who
      were
      displeased
      with
      the
     
     
      performance
      of
      CFS.
     
    

    
     
      The
      major
      concern
      that
     
     
      the
      executive
      of
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      have
      with
      CFS
      is
      their
     
     
      tendency
      to
      puta
      high
      priority
     
     
      onlarge
      socialissues,
      and
      their
     
     
      belief
      that
      all
      issues
      are
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      issues.
      This
      is
      readily
     
     
      evidenced
      by
      the
      recent
      na-
     
     
      tional
      meeting
      of
      CFS.
      A
     
     
      number
      of
      issues
      that
      CFS
     
     
      believes
      to
      be
      related
      to
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      include
      the
      death
      pen-
     
     
      alty,
      the
      war
      in
      Sierra
      Leone,
     
     
      abortion,
      Quebec’s
      and
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Happy
     
     
      Holidays
     
     
      from
      the
     
     
      staff
      and
     
    

    
     
      volunteers
      of
     
     
      the
      Panther
     
     
      ale
     
    

    
     
      VAY
     
    

    
     
      its
     
    

    
     
      publishing
     
     
      January
      14,
     
     
      1997.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tosa
      OLE
     
     
      atsab
     
    
   
   
    
     
      First
      Nations’
      right
      to
      self-
     
     
      determination,
      and
      the
      “fear
     
     
      mongering
      hate
      tactics”
      of
      the
     
     
      Reform
      Party.
     
    

    
     
      According
      to
      Student
     
     
      Union
      Vice-President
      Exter-
     
     
      nal
      Chris
      Grey,
      the
      executive
     
     
      member
      who
      is
      responsible
     
     
      for
      dealing
      with
      CFS,
      a
      large
     
     
      number
      of
      issues
      that
      CFS
     
     
      spend
      time
      and
      money
      dis-
     
     
      cussing
      are,
      “not
      related
      to
     
     
      students”,
      and
      ourneeds
      would
     
     
      be
      better
      served
      by
      joining
      a
     
     
      group
      like
      CASA,
      who
      only
     
     
      consider
      education
      issues
      to
     
     
      be
      student
      issues.
     
    

    
     
      Former
      Student
      Union
     
     
      President,
      and
      current
      CFS
     
     
      National
      Executive
     
     
      Representive,
      Amber
      Allin,
     
     
      believes
      CFS
      to
      be
      a
      superior
     
     
      organization
      to
      CASA,
      for
      a
     
     
      number
      of
      reasons.
      She
      be-
     
     
      lieves
      CASA
      to
      have
      “under-
     
     
      currents
      of
      elitism”,
      and
      be-
     
     
      lieves
      that
      UPEI
      will
      have
      a
     
     
      stronger
      voice
      on
      a
      national
     
     
      level
      if
      they
      remain
      in
      CFS.
     
     
      As
      well,
      when
      questioned
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      whether
      education
      is
      a
      right,
     
     
      as
      opposed
      to
      a
      privilege,
     
     
      CASA
      has
      refused
      to
      come
     
     
      out
      with
      a
      clear
      stance.
      They
     
     
      will
      not
      say
      education
      is
      aright
     
     
      (which
      is
      one
      of
      the
      rallying
     
     
      calls
      of
      CFS),
      butthey
      will
      not
     
     
      say
      itisaprivilege
      either.
      They
     
     
      fall
      between,
      with
      the
      ambigu-
     
     
      ous
      statement
      that
      education
     
     
      is
      “a
      necessity”.
      This
      offends
     
     
      many
      CFS
      loyalists
      who
     
     
      strongly
      believe
      that
      a
      post-
     
     
      secondary
      education
      is
      the
     
     
      right
      of
      all.
     
    

    
     
      A
      further
      concern
      that
     
     
      CFS
      National
      Executive
      Rep.
     
     
      Amber
      Allin
      has
      is
      with
      a
     
     
      motion
      that
      was
      nearly
      passed
     
     
      by
      CASA,
      making
      voting
     
     
      power
      in
      their
      national
      meet-
     
     
      ings
      determined
      by
      the
      amount
     
     
      of
      students
      that
      attend
      each
     
     
      university.
      If
      this
      “
      represen-
     
     
      tation
      by
      population”
      motion
     
     
      had
      passed,
      a
      university
      like
     
     
      Dalhousie
      would
      have
      amuch
     
     
      larger
      say
      then
      a
      university
     
     
      with
      asmallerpopulation,
      such
     
     
      as
      UPEL.
      In
      CFS,
      each
      mem-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      aw
      ae
     
     
      oe
     
    
   
   
    
     
      os
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ber
      campus
      receives
      one
      vote,
     
     
      regardless
      of
      size.
     
    

    
     
      As
      well,
      Allin
      is
      con-
     
     
      cerned
      with
      the
      tactics
      of
     
     
      CASA.
      She
      alleges
      that
      mem-
     
     
      bers
      of
      CASA
      have
      been
      lob-
     
     
      bying
      PEI
      MLA’s
      and
      MP’s,
     
     
      while
      UPEI
      isnotamember
      of
     
     
      CASA.
      She
      believes
      the
      or-
     
     
      ganizationto
      be
      “overstepping
     
     
      its
      bounds”
      in
      this
      manner.
     
     
      She
      is
      worried
      that
      CASA
      is
     
     
      speaking
      for
      the
      students
      of
     
     
      UPEI,
      while
      UPEI
      is
      not
      a
     
     
      member
      of
      CASA,
      and
      there-
     
     
      fore,
      doesn’t
      vote
      in
      the
      body.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      major
      concern
     
     
      that
      has
      been
      expressed
      about
     
     
      CASA
      is
      the
      criminal
      allega-
     
     
      tions
      against
      it’s
      former
      act-
     
     
      ing
      president,
      who
      was
      ac-
     
     
      cused
      ofembezzlement.
      While
     
     
      CFS
      N.E.
      Rep.
      Amber
      Allin
     
     
      believes
      this
      to
      be
      a
      matter
      of
     
     
      concern,
      Student
      Union
      Presi-
     
     
      dent
      Chris
      Burns
      believes
      this
     
     
      matter
      to
      closed.
      “
      They
      dealt
     
     
      with
      it
      properly,
      and
      the
      mat-
     
     
      ter
      was
      taken
      care
      of.
      Since
     
     
      they
      got
      a
      scare
      very
      early
      on,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      i
     
    
   
   
    
     
      they
      are
      now
      very
      concemed
     
     
      about
      being
      honest.
      [CASA]
     
     
      has
      opened
      all
      their
      financial
     
     
      records
      to
      all
      universities,
     
     
      members
      and
      non-members
     
     
      alike.
      This
      is
      more
      then
      CFS
     
     
      has
      done
      for
      us,
      and
      we
      aren't
     
     
      evenamemberof
      CASA.
      You
     
     
      couldn’t
      steal
      a
      rubber
      band
     
     
      from
      CASA
      now.”
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      discussed
      this
      is-
     
     
      sue
      last
      year,
      with
      a
      referen-
     
     
      dum
      on
      membership
      in
      CFS,
     
     
      asking
      students
      their
      opinion
     
     
      on
      membership.
      According
      to
     
     
      CFS
      bylaws,
      the
      only
      way
      for
     
     
      acampus
      to
      leave
      is
      through
      a
     
     
      referendum.
      While
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      voted
      to
      leave
      CFS,
      the
     
     
      results
      were
      not
      accepted
      due
     
     
      to
      voting
      irregularities.
      The
     
     
      Student
      Union
      plans
      to
      open
     
     
      the
      issue
      to
      students
      again,
     
     
      with
      a
      referendum
      on
      CFS
     
     
      membership,
      which
      is
      to
      be
     
     
      held
      at
      the
      same
      time
      as
      the
     
     
      general
      election.
      With
      the
      two
     
     
      occurring
      at
      the
      same,
      this
      is
     
     
      sure
      to
      be
      a
      hot
      campaign
      is-
     
     
      sue
      in
      the
      spring
      election.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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