Should
      |
      pay
      Tuition?
      Students
      can
      now
      rest
      assured
      that
     
     
      itis
      safe
      to
      do
      so
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Public
      attention
      to
      this
     
     
      issue,
      raised
      by
      the
      Student
      Union,
     
     
      has
      led
      to
      a
      promising
      develop-
     
     
      ment.
      In
      response
      to
      concerns
      from
     
     
      both
      students
      and
      the
      public,
      the
     
     
      university
      has
      indicated
      that
      every
     
     
      effort
      will
      be
      made
      to
      make
      up
      for
     
     
      time
      lost
      in
      order
      to
      complete
      the
     
     
      academic
      term
      in
      the
      event
      of
      a
     
     
      strike.
      More
      importantly
      though,
     
     
      they
      have
      also
      indicated
      that
     
     
      refunds
      would
      be
      available
      for
     
     
      those
      students
      who
      are
      inconve-
     
     
      nienced
      to
      the
      point
      where
      they
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Travel
      The
      Worid
      &
      Get
      Paid
      to:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      teed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Call
      for
      Nearest
      Location
     
     
      globaltesol.com
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      would
      be
      unable
      to
      finish
      their
     
     
      term.
     
    

    
     
      Understandably,
      I
      am
     
     
      relieved
      to
      have
      received
      this
     
     
      assurance
      and
      now
      rest
      comfort-
     
     
      ably
      with
      the
      understanding
      that
     
     
      those
      words
      have
      been
      put
      to
      paper
     
     
      and
      made
      public
      by
      the
      university
     
     
      President.
     
    

    
     
      I
      initially
      stated
      that
      many
     
     
      students
      would
      be
      hesitant
      about
     
     
      paying
      for
      their
      tuition
      during
     
     
      uncertain
      times.
      We
      now
      know
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      will
      not
      loose
      their
      money,
      in
     
     
      fact
      could
      even
      be
      refunded
      if
     
     
      required.
      To
      that
      point,
      I
      am
      now
     
     
      comfortable
      in
      paying
      my
      student
     
     
      fees
      and
      I
      hope
      many
      others
      will
     
     
      be
      comforted
      by
      the
      same
      develop-
     
     
      ments.
      Incurring
      late
      penalties
      and
     
     
      interest
      charges
      would
      be
      unwar-
     
     
      ranted
      at
      such
      times
      as
      this
      one
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      concern
      has
      now
      been
      alleviated.
     
     
      A
      great
      deal
      of
      anxiety
      still
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hangs
      in
      the
      air.
      A
      large
      majority
      of
     
     
      professors
      on
      campus
      seem
      to
      sup-
     
     
      port
      their
      union
      and
      its
      discussions
     
    
   
   
    
     
      concerning
      a
      strike.
      However,
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      face
      of
      this
      overwhelming
     
     
      threat,
      I
      believe
      we
      should
      all
      take
     
     
      the
      high
      road
      and
      go
      about
      busi-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      www.upei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      STORM
      WATCH
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LeU
      EEE
     
     
      HSE!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fa
      decision
      is
      made
      bo
      close
      or
      delay
      opening
      be
      UPEI
      campus,
      details
      wil
      be
      avaiable
      as
      follows:
     
    

    
     
      Radio
      Stations:
      Radio
      announcements
      by
      7:00
      am
      if
      possible,
      and
      throughout
      the
      day
      when
     
     
      required:
      CFCY/CHTN/Magic
      93,
      (BC
      Radio,
      and
      C102
      (Summerside).
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      Hotline:
      A
      recorded
      message,
      by
      7:00
      am
      if
      possible,
      on
      the
      UPE!
      hotline
      with
      updates
      as
     
     
      necessary
      throughout
      the
      day
      at
      894-2882
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      Web
      site:
      An
      urgent
      notice,
      in
      ed,
      at
      the
      top
      ofthe
      news
      and
      events
      bar
      of
      the
      UPE!
      website,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ness
      as
      usual.
      We
      need
      not
      add
      fuel
     
     
      to
      the
      fire
      nor
      beat
      the
      drums
      of
     
     
      civil
      disobedience
      -
      at
      least
      not
      yet.
     
     
      Instead,
      lets
      encourage
      our
      profes-
     
     
      sors
      and
      the
      university
      Board
      of
     
     
      Governors
      to
      return
      to
      the
      table
     
     
      and
      work
      towards
      a
      solution.
      Lets
     
     
      follow
      their
      actions
      closely,
      and
     
     
      respond
      only
      in
      the
      eventuality
      that
     
     
      our
      union,
      the
      students
      of
      UPEI,
     
     
      are
      negatively
      impacted
      by
      the
     
     
      actions
      from
      either
      side.
     
    

    
     
      I
      leave
      you
      with
      the
      assur-
     
     
      ance
      that
      everyone
      at
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      is
      deeply
      concerned
      with
      the
     
     
      recent
      events
      and
      the
      breakdown
      of
     
     
      conciliation.
      In
      this
      case,
      our
     
     
      futures
      are
      tied
      to
      the
      outcomes
      of
     
     
      the
      faculty
      negotiations
      just
      as
     
     
      much
      as
      yours
      and
      we
      will
      acting
     
     
      with
      the
      best
      interest
      of
      all
      students
     
     
      at
      mind
      over
      the
      coming
      weeks.
      If
     
     
      push
      came
      to
      shove,
      public
      support
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      all
      students
      at
      UPEI
      could
      be
     
     
      enough
      to
      tip
      the
      scales
      for
      either
     
     
      side.
      In
      recent
      days
      it
      has
      been
      sug-
     
     
      gested
      to
      me
      that
      perhaps
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      should
      remove
     
     
      themselves
      from
      the
      situation.
      To
     
     
      those
      people
      I
      counter
      with,
      "Are
     
     
      you
      crazy?".
      Any
      decisions
      in
      this
     
     
      process
      will
      effect
      every
      single
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      on
      campus.
      I
      can
      guarantee
     
     
      you
      that
      while
      both
      parties
      are
     
     
      looking
      out
      for
      their
      best
      interests,
     
     
      so
      will
      we.
     
    

    
     
      Indeed
      there
      remains
      many
     
     
      uncertainties
      in
      this
      process
      and
     
     
      only
      time
      will
      provide
      the
      answers;
     
     
      however,
      in
      the
      meantime
      I
      encour-
     
     
      age
      everyone
      to
      follow
      very
      close-
     
     
      ly
      yet
      remember
      what
      we
      are
      here
     
     
      to
      do
      -
      to
      advance
      our
      education.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MEMO:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      DATE:
      _
      January
      6,
      2004
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      TO
      ALL
      UPEI
      STUDENTS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘|In
      light
      of
      recent
      media
      attention
      regarding
      the
      state
      of
      negotiations
     
     
      between
      UPEI
      and
      its
      Faculty
      Association,
      we
      have
      been
      receiving
     
     
      juiries
      from
      concerned’students.
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      making
      every
      effort
      to
     
     
      via
      the
      resumption
      of
      ami-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ersity
      is
      placitig
      the
      interests
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      January
      8,
      2004
      page
      3