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      Smoking
     
     
      Debate...
     
     
      Continued
      From
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      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      part
      of
      the
      university’s
      mandate
      to
     
     
      provide
      convenient
      locations
      for
      the
     
     
      satisfaction
      of
      addictions.
      It
      may
      be
     
     
      beneficial
      for
      the
      university
      to
      pro-
     
     
      vide
      spaces
      for
      smokers
      if
      there
      are
     
     
      others
      like
      yourself
      who
      base
      their
     
     
      choice
      of
      educational
      institution
      on
     
     
      smoking
      policy.
      However,
      if
      the
     
     
      university
      does
      provide
      a
      space
      for
     
     
      smokers
      (i.e.
      the
      Barn),
      it
      would
     
     
      most
      likely
      be
      out
      of
      concern
      for
     
     
      enrollment,
      not
      because
      it
      is
      a
      duty.
     
    

    
     
      I
      realize
      that
      you
      are
      willing
      to
     
     
      “back
      down
      in
      the
      face
      of
      public
     
     
      opinion,”
      but
      you
      seemed
      to
      think
     
     
      that
      it
      was
      an
      “intrusion
      on
      your
     
     
      rights”
      for
      the
      university
      to
      enforce
     
     
      one
      of
      its
      policies.
      As
      a
      non-smoker
     
     
      I
      feel
      that
      it
      is
      an
      intrusion
      on
      my
     
     
      rights
      to
      be
      forced
      to
      walk
      through
     
     
      clouds
      of
      smoke
      (which
      some
      would
     
     
      consider
      a
      health
      risk)
      just
      to
      get
      an
     
     
      education.
      If
      the
      university
      has
      a
     
     
      responsibility
      with
      regard
      to
      smok-
     
     
      ers,
      I
      would
      say
      it
      is
      to
      make
      sure
     
     
      that
      people
      who
      choose
      not
      to
     
     
      damage
      their
      health
      are
      not
      subject
     
     
      to
      the
      toxins
      emitted
      from
      cigarettes.
     
     
      If
      you
      choose
      to
      continue
      a
      habit
     
     
      which
      is
      detrimental
      to
      your
      health,
      I
     
     
      really
      don't
      think
      that
      the
      university
     
     
      has
      a
      responsibility
      to
      help
      you.
     
    

    
     
      As
      for
      the
      money
      spent
      on
     
     
      Kleenex
      and
      Aspirin,
      I
      think
      the
     
     
      price
      of
      dealing
      with
      the
      sniffles
      is
     
     
      nothing
      compared
      to
      the
      medical
     
     
      bills
      which
      are
      brought
      about
      by
     
     
      smoking.
      If
      it
      is
      the
      money
      you
      are
     
     
      concerned
      about,
      quitting
      smoking
     
     
      would
      work
      wonders.
      I
      realize
      that
     
     
      quitting
      is
      not
      for
      everybody,
      but
      if
     
     
      you
      are
      prepared
      to
      spend
      the
      money
     
     
      to
      smoke
      you
      should
      be
      ready
      to
     
     
      take
      on
      all
      of
      the
      expenses,
      yes
      even
     
     
      Kleenex
      and
      Aspirin
      if
      necessary.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      Co
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ers
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sex,
      Lies,
     
     
      and
      Videotape
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We,
      four
      girls
      of
      Bernardine
      Hall
     
     
      are
      very
      perturbed
      with
      a
      recent
      violation
     
     
      of
      our
      rights.
     
    

    
     
      The
      evening
      of
      Monday,
      March
      4,
     
     
      1996,
      we
      were
      imposed
      upon
      and
      coerced
     
     
      (NO
      means
      NO)
      to
      act
      as
      subjects
      of
      a
     
     
      candid
      videotaped
      interview
      fora
      Wom-
     
     
      en's
      Studies
      202
      group
      project,
      designed
      to
     
     
      increase
      awareness
      of
      Women's
      issues.
     
     
      We
      are
      more
      than
      miffed
      as
      we
      feel
      that
     
     
      we
      --
      ironically
      as
      womyn
      [sic]--
      have
     
     
      been
      exploited,
      our
      courtesy
      played
      upon
     
     
      and
      our
      trust
      betrayed.
      We
      had
      been
     
     
      assured
      by
      one
      group
      member
      --
      ironically
     
     
      a
      boy
      --
      that
      the
      footage
      we
      consented
      to
     
     
      providing
      in
      an
      intimate
      and
      interactive
     
     
      setting
      would
      be
      screened
      by
      Prof.
      Jelliffe,
     
     
      who
      would
      be
      the
      sole
      viewer.
     
    

    
     
      Once
      he
      "got
      what
      he
      wanted"
      from
     
     
      us,
      "the
      weaker
      sex",
      the
      cameraboy
     
     
      conveniently
      remembered
      to
      warn
      us
      that
     
     
      the
      best
      presentation
      could
      possibly
      merit
     
     
      special
      feature
      presentation
      before
      a
      class
     
     
      of
      80-90
      students,
      12-14
      of
      which
      have
      a
     
     
      Y
      chromosome.
     
    

    
     
      We
      find
      this
      conscious
      contortion
     
     
      of
      the
      truth
      a
      true
      blasphemic
      action,
      and
     
     
      find
      it
      appalling
      that
      they
      had
      clear
     
     
      consciences
      to
      screen
      this
      documentation
     
     
      and
      wittingly
      commit
      an
      outright
      travesty
     
     
      of
      Justice.
     
    

    
     
      Once
      again,
      this
      is
      a
      blatant
      illus-
     
     
      tration
      that
      men
      manipulate
      womyn
      [sic]
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      get
      what
      they
      want.
      .
      .
      all
      too
      often
     
     
      toting
      video
      camera.
     
     
      TRANSLATION
      FOR
      MALES:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (grunt-ugh-grunt)
      Women
      no
      stupid.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yours
      very
      sincerely,
     
     
      The
      Violent
      Femmes
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Labeling
      Professors...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Conta
      from
     
    
   
   
    
     
      student-professor
      molaticechip.
      The
     
     
      word
      “sexy”
      is
      grey
      in
      itself,
      but
      con-
     
     
      tains
      an
      obvious
      degree
      of
      sexual
     
     
      connotation.
     
    

    
     
      Sexy,
      according
      to
      Aldera
     
     
      Chisholm,
      managing
      editor
      of
      the
     
     
      Panther
      Prints,
      “is
      an
      attitude,”
      it
      is
      the
     
     
      way
      a
      person
      “carries”
      his
      or
      herself.
     
     
      The
      word
      includes
      both
      the
      mind
      and
      the
     
     
      body.
      In
      the
      past,
      the
      X-Press
      had
      asked
     
     
      a
      similar
      type
      of
      question,
      however,
      they
     
     
      asked
      students
      to
      rate
      celebrities
      --
      a
     
     
      question
      that
      was
      becoming
      mundane.
     
     
      Changing
      the
      subjects
      to
      be
      rated
      made
     
     
      the
      question
      more
      original
      and
      captivat-
     
     
      ing.
      The
      sex
      survey,
      in
      general,
      was
     
     
      meant
      to
      be
      entertaining,
      not
      informa-
     
     
      tive.
      The
      cartoons,
      the
      survey,
      the
     
     
      corruption
      quiz
      --
      all
      these
      were
      bait
      to
     
     
      attract
      UPEI
      students
      to
      the
      more
     
     
      informative
      articles,
      such
      as
      tattooing,
     
     
      HPV,
      and
      the
      prices
      of
      condoms
      in
     
     
      Charlottetown.
     
    

    
     
      The
      paper
      argued
      that
      the
      profes-
     
     
      sors
      are
      public
      figures.
      Unlike
      celebri-
     
     
      ties,
      however,
      their
      business
      is
      not
     
     
      entertainment.
      They
      are
      not
      sex
      sym-
     
     
      bols,
      rather
      they
      are
      figures
      of
      intelli-
     
     
      gence
      and
      skill.
      Some
      of
      the
      professors
     
     
      pointed
      out
      that
      they
      are
      continually
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      display
      to
      the
      students,
      and
      even
      after
     
    
   
   
    
     
      years
      of
      teaching
      they
      can
      still
      experi-
     
     
      ence
      “stage
      fright.”
      According
      to
      one
     
     
      professor,
      standing
      in
      front
      of
      a
      class,
     
     
      knowing
      that
      some
      of
      the
      students
      might
     
     
      be
      looking
      at
      you
      to
      see
      if
      you
      are
      sexy
     
     
      is
      rather
      intimidating
      and
      distracting.
     
    

    
     
      There
      is
      also
      an
      element
      of
      danger
     
     
      in
      rating
      individuals
      on
      sexiness.
      There
     
     
      are
      a
      lot
      of
      perverted
      and
      unstable
     
     
      characters
      in
      the
      world,
      and
      labelling
      a
     
     
      professor
      as
      sexy
      may
      encourage
      one
      of
     
     
      these
      individuals
      to
      take
      action
      on
      their
     
     
      desires.
      In
      fact,
      one
      professor
      at
      UPEI
     
     
      was
      a
      victim
      of
      such
      a
      situation.
      It
     
    
   
   
    
     
      occurred
      in
      a
      another
      university
      not
      long
     
     
      after
      the
      Montreal
      massacre.
      A
      student
     
     
      of
      this
      professor
      got
      drunk
      one
      night
      and
     
     
      told
      a
      friend
      that
      if
      his
      professor
      did
      not
     
     
      sleep
      with
      him
      then
      he
      was
      going
      to
      kill
     
     
      her.
      The
      professor
      was
      warned
      and
     
     
      security
      had
      to
      sit
      in
      her
      class
      until
      the
     
     
      situation
      was
      cleared.
      The
      professor’s
     
     
      personal
      life
      was
      invaded
      and
      abused,
     
     
      with
      her
      profession
      supporting
      an
     
     
      environment
      for
      such
      abuse.
     
    

    
     
      Chisholm
      sympathized
      with
      the
     
     
      potential
      danger
      of
      tagging
      sexy
      onto
     
     
      professionals,
      however,
      she
      argued
      that
     
     
      there
      is
      danger
      in
      many
      stories
      that
      the
     
     
      student
      newspaper
      prints,
      and
      if
      the
     
     
      paper
      took
      every
      potential
      danger
      into
     
     
      consideration,
      then
      many
      important
     
     
      issues
      might
      not
      be
      covered.
      You
      can
     
     
      never
      be
      sure
      who
      you
      are
      going
      to
     
     
      offend.
     
    

    
     
      According
      to
      one
      of
      the
      “sexy”
     
     
      professors,
      the
      student
      newspaper
     
     
      represents
      the
      students,
      and
      students
     
     
      should
      be
      represented
      as
      thinkers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Unfortunately,
      the
      survey
      rating
      the
     
     
      sexiest
      professor
      exemplifies
      lack
      of
     
     
      thought
      and
      consequently
      undermines
     
     
      the
      image
      of
      the
      student.
      What
      was
     
     
      gained
      from
      this
      survey?
      The
      paper
     
     
      should
      have
      observed
      that
      there
      is
      a
     
     
      place
      for
      work
      and
      there
      is
      a
      place
      for
     
     
      sex,
      and
      mixing
      the
      two
      is
      inappropriate.
     
    

    
     
      When
      asked
      if
      she
      would
      conduct
     
     
      the
      same
      question
      again
      next
      year,
     
     
      Chisholm
      said
      yes.
      But
      she
      would
     
     
      rephrase
      the
      question,
      and
      give
      a
      list
      of
     
     
      professors
      who
      were
      willing
      to
      be
      a
      part
     
     
      of
      such
      a
      survey.
      Her
      new
      question
     
     
      would
      ask
      which
      of
      these
      professors
      is
     
     
      the
      sexiest,
      and
      what
      makes
      him
      or
      her
     
     
      sexy?
     
    

    
     
      As
      a
      student
      reader,
      what
      do
      you
     
     
      think
      of
      the
      ratings?
      Comments
      to
      the
     
     
      paper
      are
      welcome.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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