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      Sia
      1969
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Health...
      What's
      it
      worth?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Health
      Centre
      at
      Risk
      of
      Closing
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      CINDY
      VENEMA
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      latest
      budget
      victim
     
     
      to
      come
      under
      the
      microscope
     
     
      at
      UPEI
      is
      the
      Health
      Centre.
     
    

    
     
      As
      the
      expected
      budget
      cuts
     
     
      are
      slashing
      all
      the
      corners
      of
     
     
      UPEI’s
      institutional
      structure
     
     
      it
      is
      no
      suprise
      to
      see
      the
      ad-
     
     
      ministrative
      scapel
      move
      to-
     
     
      wards
      the
      very
      well
      being
      of
     
     
      its
      students
     
     
      Sharon
      Zimmerman,
      a
     
     
      _
      nurse
      who
      has
      worked
      at
      the
     
     
      Health
      Centre
      for
      16
      years,
     
     
      feels
      that
      the
      university
      is
      hit-
     
     
      ting
      a
      very
      essential
      service.
     
     
      She
      emphasized
      this
      point
      by
     
     
      stating,
      “The
      university
      has
      a
     
     
      moral
      obligation,
      ifnot,
      a
      legal
     
     
      obligation
      to
      provide
      health
     
     
      services
      to
      the
      students”.
     
     
      The
      Health
      Centre
      is
      in
     
     
      jeopardy
      because
      Student
     
     
      Developmenthas
      been
      told
      that
     
     
      they
      have
      to
      cut
      $110,000
      from
     
     
      their
      budget.
      Since
      most
      of
     
     
      their
      budget
      goes
      towards
      sala-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ries,
      they
      are
      looking
      at
      saving
     
     
      this
      money
      by
      not
      replacing
     
     
      Jack
      Blanchard
      who
      is
      retiring
     
     
      from
      counselling,
      and
      by
      cut-
     
     
      ting
      the
      approximate
      $50
      000
     
     
      in
      funding
      the
      Health
      Centre
     
     
      currently
      receives.
     
    

    
     
      Located
      inthe
      basement
     
     
      of
      Marion
      Hall,
      the
      Health
     
     
      Centre
      treats
      students,
      fac-
     
     
      ulty,
      and
      staff.
      Lastyear,
      1995/
     
     
      96,
      the
      Centre
      saw
      5431
      pa-
     
     
      tients.
      About
      3124
      or
      58%
      of
     
     
      the
      patients
      were
      students;
      1
      83
     
     
      were
      faculty;
      820
      were
      staff;
     
     
      and
      199
      were
      “other”,
      such
      as
     
     
      daycare.
      These
      numbers,
      com-
     
     
      pared
      to
      the
      1989/90
      school
     
     
      year
      when
      2470
      patients
      vis-
     
     
      ited
      the
      Health
      Centre
      show
     
     
      that
      the
      Centre
      is
      becoming
     
     
      increasingly
      popular.
     
    

    
     
      Health
      Care
      is
      impor-
     
     
      tant,
      and
      having
      access
      to
      this
     
     
      service
      is
      essential.
      The
      prob-
     
     
      lem
      for
      students
      that
      are
      living
     
     
      far
      from
      home,
      is
      thatno
      Medi-
     
     
      cal
      Clinic
      in
      Charlottetown
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      accepting
      new
      patients
      be-
     
     
      cause
      of
      a
      ceiling
      placed
      by
     
     
      the
      government
      and
      no
      new
     
     
      doctors
      are
      allowed
      to
      prac-
     
     
      tice
      in
      the
      province.
     
    

    
     
      Student
      Development
      is
     
     
      looking
      atother
      possibilities
      in
     
     
      keeping
      the
      Centre
      alive.
     
     
      Blane
      Jenson,
      Director
      of
      Stu-
     
     
      dent
      Services,
      stated,
      “My
     
     
      opinion
      is
      that
      we
      have
      to
      save
     
     
      this
      service”,
      agreeing
      with
      the
     
     
      importance
      of
      Health
      Care
      for
     
     
      students.
     
    

    
     
      Jenson
      also
      stated,
      “We
     
     
      are
      working
      very
      hard
      to
      main-
     
     
      tain
      the
      Health
      Centre,
      not
      to
     
     
      close
      but
      move
      cost
      off
      the
     
     
      main
      operating
      budget”.
     
    

    
     
      Which
      means
      that
      the
     
     
      Health
      Centre
      would
      have
      to
     
     
      start
      supporting
      itself.
     
    

    
     
      Currently
      Student
      De-
     
     
      velopment
      is
      paying
      for
      the
     
     
      nurse,
      the
      building,
      and
      utilities
     
     
      at
      the
      Health
      Centre,
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cont'd
      p.4,
      see
      "Health"
     
    
   
   
    
     
      February
      18,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SEX:
      it's
      back...
      see
      Page
      17
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Government
      Helps
      Deaf
      Students
     
     
      Study
      Abroad
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      AMANDA
      LABONTE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ST.
      JOHN’S,
      Nfld.
      (CUP)
      —
     
     
      The
      department
      of
      Social
      Serv-
     
     
      ices
      is
      helping
      deaf
      students
      in
     
     
      this
      province
      attend
      other
      post-
     
     
      secondary
      institutions
      as
      far
     
     
      away
      as
      the
      U.S.
      because
     
     
      Newfoundland
      schools
      can
      not
     
     
      meet
      their
      special
      needs.
     
    

    
     
      A
      person
      is
      considered
     
     
      deaf
      when
      their
      only
      method
     
     
      of
      communicating
      is
      through
     
     
      the
      use
      of
      American
      Sign
      Lan-
     
     
      guage
      and
      they
      need
      to
      be
     
     
      provided
      with
      interpreters
      to
     
     
      understand
      what
      is
      being
      taught
     
     
      in
      a
      classroom.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Buta
      lack
      of
      money
      pre-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      vents
      deaf
      students
      from
      func-
     
     
      tioning
      to
      their
      full
      potential
      in
     
     
      an
      environment
      like
      New-
     
     
      foundland’s
      Memorial
      Univer-
     
     
      sity
      because
      the
      school
      can’t
     
     
      afford
      to
      provide
      interpreters
     
     
      for
      them.
     
    

    
     
      “Interpreters
      are
      really
     
     
      hard
      to
      get,”
      said
      Kelly
     
     
      Gillingham,
      a
      hard
      of
      hearing
     
     
      student
      from
      Memorial
      who
     
     
      has
      seen
      the
      complications
     
     
      many
      deaf
      students
      have
      to
      go
     
     
      through.
      -
     
    

    
     
      Students
      who
      are
      hard
     
     
      of
      hearing
      don’t
      have
      the
      same
     
     
      problems
      as
      deaf
      students.
      In
     
     
      many
      cases,
      hard
      of
      hearing
     
     
      students
      can
      use
      electronic
     
    
   
   
    
     
      devices
      or
      are
      able
      to
      read
      lips
     
     
      and
      so
      don’t
      require
      the
      many
     
     
      services
      deaf
      students
      need.
     
    

    
     
      But
      the
      Family
      and
      Re-
     
     
      habilitative
      division
      of
      Social
     
     
      Services
      has
      set
      up
      the
      Train-
     
     
      ing
      Services
      Program
      so
      any
     
     
      disabled
      student
      who
      wants
      to
     
     
      attend
      a
      postsecondary
      insti-
     
     
      tution
      able
      to
      meet
      their
      spe-
     
     
      cific
      needs
      can
      apply
      to
      re-
     
     
      ceive
      funding.
     
    

    
     
      “Individuals
      who
      are
     
     
      deaf
      cannot
      obtain
      the
      serv-
     
     
      ices
      they
      need
      (ina
      university)
     
     
      inthis
      province,”
      Ken
      O’Brien
     
     
      of
      Social
      Services
      said.
     
    

    
     
      The
      program
      has
      ena-
     
     
      bled
      deaf
      students
      to
      attend
     
    
   
   
    
     
      liberal
      arts
      universities
      such
      as
     
     
      Galidette
      in
      Washington
      D.C.
     
     
      or
      technical
      colleges
      like
      St.
     
     
      Paul
      in
      Minnesota,
      which
      spe-
     
     
      cifically
      aid
      deaf
      students.
     
    

    
     
      O’Brien
      said
      itis
      cheaper
     
     
      to
      help
      pay
      for
      students
      to
      goto
     
     
      these
      universities
      than
      totry
      to
     
     
      provide
      the
      same
      quality
      of
     
     
      services
      locally.
     
    

    
     
      Jeanne
      Cranford
      of
      the
     
     
      Newfoundland
      Co-ordinating
     
     
      Council
      on
      Deafness
      says
      that
     
     
      attending
      a
      postsecondary
      in-
     
     
      stitution
      primarily
      for
      deaf
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      has
      other
      benefits
      that
     
     
      Memorial
      can’t
      provide.
      She
     
     
      said
      it
      encourages
      social
      inter-
     
     
      action
      with
      peers,
      who
      are
      also
     
    
   
   
    
     
      deaf,
      which
      is
      an
      important
     
     
      part
      of
      going
      to
      university,
      par-
     
     
      ticularly
      in
      the
      early
      years.
     
     
      The
      main
      drawback
      is
     
     
      that
      students
      have
      to
      go
      away
     
     
      to
      further
      their
      education.
     
     
      However,
      it
      is
      the
      intent
      of
      the
     
     
      Training
      Services
      Program,
     
     
      O’Brien
      says,
      to
      provide
      the
     
     
      best
      possible
      opportunities
      to
     
     
      all
      disabled
      students.
     
     
      “Theunderlying
      function
     
     
      of
      the
      program
      is
      to
      provide
     
     
      (all)
      individuals
      with
      an
      equal
      ~
     
    
   
   
    
     
      opportunity.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
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