planting
     
     
      mony
      was
      successfully
      held
      on
      Tuesday,
     
     
      November
      4th
      in
      celebration
      of
      their
      20th
     
     
      anniversary
      on
      Campus.
      Although
      the
     
     
      weather
      was
      cold,
      many
      turned
      out
      to
      cel-
     
     
      ebrate
      with
      the
      planting
      of
      a
      red
      oak
      in
      the
     
     
      quad.
      A
      reception
      followed
      at
      the
      Wave,
     
     
      where
      many
      speakers
      extolled
      upon
      the
     
     
      virtues
      of
      our
      organization.
      MC
      of
      the
     
     
      event,
      and
      MAPUS
      president,
      Wylie
      Hall
     
     
      opened
      the
      festivities
      with
      an
      introduction
     
     
      of
      the
      MAPUS
      executive
      and
      their
      roles
     
     
      within
      the
      university.
      (See
     
     
      www.upei.ca/~mapus)
      Wylie
      then
      intro-
     
     
      duced
      a
      number
      of
      guest
      speakers
      at
      the
     
     
      event.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      MAPUS
      Report
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Gary
      Bradshaw,
      Vice
      President
      of
     
     
      Finance
      and
      Facilities,
      spoke
      first
      upon
     
     
      the
      importance
      of
      MAPUS
      within
      the
     
     
      campus
      community,
      and
      the
      dedication
      of
     
     
      MAPUS
      to
      the
      future
      growth
      of
      the
      uni-
     
     
      versity.
      He
      was
      followed
      by
      Professor
     
     
      Don
      Mazer,
      who
      spoke
      about
      the
      impor-
     
     
      tance
      of
      the
      coordination
      between
      the
     
     
      physical
      and
      social
      environment,
      which
     
     
      MAPUS
      was
      exemplifying
      with
      the
      tree
     
     
      planting
      event.
      Student
      Union
      president
     
     
      Brandon
      Mackenzie
      then
      spoke
      upon
      the
     
     
      historical
      and
      future
      path
      of
      the
      MAPUS
     
     
      organization,
      which
      led
      naturally
      into
      the
     
     
      speech
      of
      Olive
      Bryanton.
     
    

    
     
      Olive
      is
      one
      of
      the
      individuals
     
     
      who
      conceived
      the
      idea
      of
      an
      organization
     
     
      at
      UPEI
      for
      mature
      and
      part-time
      students.
     
     
      Through
      her
      efforts,
      and
      those
      of
      the
      first
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      To
      The
      Readers:
     
    

    
     
      Did
      you
      agree
      with
      anything
      I
     
     
      had
      to
      say?
      Did
      you
      perhaps
      find
     
     
      yourself
      muttering
      "yeah"
      or
      "right
     
     
      on"?
      On
      the
      other
      hand,
      did
      you
      total-
     
     
      ly
      disagree?
      Have
      you
      discussed
      com-
     
     
      plaints
      about
      The
      Cadre
      with
      any
     
     
      friends
      during
      this
      school
      year?
      If
      so,
     
     
      what
      have
      you
      done
      about
      it?
     
    

    
     
      Yesterday
      I
      realized
      that
      my
     
     
      complaining
      wasn't
      going
      to
      help
     
     
      improve
      anything,
      and
      in
      fact,
      making
     
     
      derogatory
      remarks
      about
      The
      Cadre
     
     
      Was
      just
      the
      type
      of
      thing
      I'd
      like
      to
     
     
      see
      stopped.
      What
      occurred
      to
      me
      is
     
     
      that
      the
      sole
      difference
      between
     
     
      defeatist
      type
      complaining
      and
      making
     
     
      4
      positive
      type
      of
      contribution,
      is
      real-
     
     
      lv
      quite
      a
      simple
      one:
      writing
      down
     
     
      points
      of
      view,
      making
      suggestions,
      —
     
     
      and
      taking
      them
      to
      the
      office
      of
      The
     
     
      Cadre.
      My
      letter,
      as
      heavy
      handed
      as
     
     
      it
      may
      be,
      was
      exceptionally
      well
     
     
      received
      and
      sparked
      some
      interesting
     
     
      discussion.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Cadre
      and
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union,
      in
      my
      opinion,
      aren't
      perceived
     
     
      as
      Overly
      strong
      forces
      on
      campus;
      but
     
     
      they
      truly
      should
      be.
      But
      then
      again,
      »
     
     
      how
      can
      I
      expect
      them
      to
      be
      when
      I
     
     
      don't
      support
      them?
      If
      I
      want
      to
      see
     
     
      'epresentatives
      of
      the
      student
      body
     
     
      hold
      the
      UPEI
      Board
      of
      Governors,
     
     
      PEI
      Government
      or
      any
      other
      institu-
     
     
      ‘ion
      for
      that
      matter
      responsible
      for
     
     
      their
      actions,
      I
      must
      make
      my
      con-
     
     
      Cems
      known
      and
      lend
      my
      voice
      in
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cries
      of
      "FOUL!".
      Shame
      on
      me
      for
     
     
      being
      one
      who
      for
      two
      years
      com-
     
     
      plained
      almost
      daily
      about
      the
      lack
      of
     
     
      tuition
      funding,
     
    

    
     
      yet
      never
      actually
      contributed
      to
      the
     
     
      situation.
      If
      I
      had
      marched
      down-
     
     
      town...heck
      if
      everyone
      who
      had
      at
     
     
      least
      once
      in
      their
      university
      life
      felt
     
     
      like
      they
      were
      drowning
      below
      the
     
     
      poverty
      line,
      had
      marched
      and
      lobbied
     
     
      too,
      would
      changes
      have
      come
      soon-
     
     
      er?
     
    

    
     
      As
      students
      at
      the
      major
      cen-
     
     
      tre
      of
      post-secondary
      learning
      we
      have
     
     
      the
      power
      to
      force
      change;
      but
      not
      if
     
     
      everyone
      squanders
      the
      opportunity.
     
     
      For
      the
      university
      private
      (student's
     
     
      rank)
      battling
      in
      the
      trenches
      of
      daily
     
     
      life,
      The
      Cadre
      and
      Student
      Union
     
     
      should
      act
      as
      their
      sword
      and
      shield.
     
     
      This
      can
      only
      happen
      if
      everyone
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘makes
      a
      contribution,
      no
      matter
      how
     
    
   
   
    
     
      small;
      be
      it
      voicing
      a
      concern,
      writing
     
     
      a
      letter,
      participating
      in
      social
      events,
     
     
      or
      just
      helping
      a
      fellow
      student
      get
      by.
     
    

    
     
      So
      I
      urge
      you.
      Don't
      look
      at
     
     
      other
      students
      as
      members
      of
      a
      rival
     
     
      faculty;
      look
      at
      them
      as
      fellow
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      who
      have
      many
      of
      the
      same
     
     
      issues
      as
      you.
      Don't
      wait
      for
      someone
     
     
      else
      to
      take
      the
      lead;
      be
      a
      leader
      your-
     
     
      self
      and
      help
      clear
      the
      way
      for
      others.
     
     
      And
      most
      importantly,
      don't
      complain;
     
     
      contribute.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sean
      Brady,
     
     
      3rd
      year
      Computer
      Science
      Student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      executive
      and
      their
      peers,
      MAPUS
      began
     
     
      as
      a
      fledgeling
      group
      poised
      to
      help
     
     
      mature
      and
      part-time
      students
      find
      their
     
     
      roots
      in
      the
      university
      educational
      system.
     
    

    
     
      Through
      those
      efforts,
      and
      the
     
     
      efforts
      of
      everyone
      that
      has
      followed,
     
     
      MAPUS
      has
      grown
      to
      become
      an
      intricate
     
     
      part
      of
      university
      life
      for
      both
      mature
      and
     
     
      part-time
      students,
      and
      allowing
      them
      to
     
     
      give
      back
      where
      they
      can.
      MAPUS
      mem-
     
     
      bers
      participate
      in
      the
      senate,
      student
     
     
      union,
      fundraising
      activities,
      social
      events,
     
     
      and
      in
      many
      other
      activities
      and
      events
      on
     
     
      campus.
     
    

    
     
      MAPUS
      is
      dedicated
      to
      ensuring
     
     
      that
      mature
      and
      part-time
      students
      at
      UPEI
     
     
      have
      a
      positive
      experience.
      This
      is
     
     
      accomplished
      by
      maintaining
      a
      lounge
     
     
      where
      students
      are
      welcomed
      and
      feel
     
    
   
   
    
     
      comfortable,
      acting
      as
      an
      advocate
      for
      all
     
     
      mature
      and
      part-time
      students
      at
      UPEI,
     
     
      offering
      services
      and
      activities
      specific
      to
     
     
      their
      needs,
      and
      providing
      a
      staff
      resource
     
     
      person
      to
      assist
      students.
      ;
     
    

    
     
      MAPUS
      would
      like
      to
      offer
     
     
      another
      19
      trees
      to
      be
      planted
      at
      various
     
     
      locations
      on
      the
      university
      grounds.
     
     
      These
      additional
      trees
      will
      be
      planted
      in
     
     
      the
      spring.
      The
      donation
      of
      20
      trees
      is
     
     
      provided
      as
      a
      legacy
      to
      mature
      and
      part-
     
     
      time
      students
      from
      the
      past,
      present,
      and
     
     
      future
      at
      UPEI.
      They
      are
      going
      to
      stand
     
     
      as
      a
      symbol
      of
      the
      interconnectedness
     
     
      between
      the
      people
      and
      the
      environment,
     
     
      as
      progress
      continues
      to
      change
      the
      land-
     
     
      scape
      where
      we
      all
      learn.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      November
      24
      2003
      page
      15