The
      Panther
      Prints
      March
      5,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fair
      Thee
      Well:
      UPEI
      Holds
      Health
      Fair
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Amy
      Gallan
     
    

    
     
      UPEI's
      third
      annual
      Health
      Fair
     
     
      was
      a
      success.
      The
      extravaganza
      at
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Sports
      Centre
      was
      held
      on
     
     
      Wednesday
      and
      Thursday,
      February
      28
     
     
      and
      29,
      and
      featured
      a
      variety
      of
      health
     
     
      related
      exhibits.
     
    

    
     
      Upon
      entering
      the
      second
      floor
     
     
      lobby
      of
      the
      Sports
      Centre
      those
      attend-
     
     
      ing
      were
      entered
      into
      a
      draw
      for
      one
      of
     
     
      seventeen
      generous
      door
      prizes,
      includ-
     
     
      ing
      one
      free
      credit-course
      at
      UPEI.
     
     
      Other
      prizes
      were
      donated
      by
      such
     
     
      organizations
      or
      businesses
      as
      the
      Heart
     
     
      and
      Stroke
      Foundation,
      the
      Bank
      of
     
     
      Nova
      Scotia,
      CBC,
      and
      Pizza
      Delight.
     
    

    
     
      Approximately
      300
      people
      came
     
     
      to
      see
      a
      total
      of
      14
      exhibits
      displaying
      a
     
     
      variety
      of
      topics.
      These
      included
      mental
      ,
     
     
      health,
      alternative
      therapies,
      stress
      and
     
    

    
     
      relaxation,
      AIDS,
      nutrition
      and
      stress,
     
    

    
     
      fitness,
      risk
      factors
      for
      heart
      disease,
     
     
      daily
      physical
      activity
      (active
      living),
     
     
      healthy
      lifestyles,
      sun
      awareness,
      smok-
     
     
      ing,
      date
      rape,
      food
      budgeting,
      and
     
     
      finances
      (student
      services).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Many
      of
      the
      participants
      under-
     
     
      took
      the
      project
      as
      a
      part
      of
      a
      health
     
     
      program.
      The
      Health
      Fair,
      and
      these
     
     
      students’
      part
      in
      it,
      was
      worth
      20%
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      the
      students’
      mark.
      This
      caused
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students
      to
      work
      hard
      to
      make
      their
     
     
      booths
      appealing
      and
      informative
      to
      the
     
     
      public.
      One
      student
      admitted
      that
      the
     
     
      actual
      assembly
      of
      the
      booth
      took
      her
     
     
      group
      four
      days
      to
      complete.
     
    

    
     
      Local
      organizations
      and
      busi-
     
     
      nesses
      also
      cooperated
      greatly
      with
      the
     
     
      organizers,
      donating
      goods
      and
      products
     
     
      to
      be
      prizes
      for
      the
      booths.
      In
      fact,
      the
     
     
      organizers
      and
      students
      exercised
      so
     
     
      much
      ”go-getting”
      that
      all
      booths
      had
     
     
      draws
      with
      prizes
      to
      be
      won.
      Others
     
     
      donated
      money
      for
      the
      exhibits,
      such
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ’
      the
      Rotary
      Club,
      who
      donated
      money
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      an
      exhibit
      from
      Partners
      For
      Living.
     
     
      The
      PEI
      Lung
      Association
      placed
      an
     
     
      exhibit
      in
      the
      fair,
      saying
      "We
      are
      very
     
     
      pleased
      to
      be
      invited
      to
      the
      Health
      Fair
     
     
      because
      it's
      and
      opportunity
      for
      us
      to
     
     
      speak
      with
      university
      students."
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      The
      organizers
      of
      the
      event
     
     
      worried
      that
      perhaps
      the
      Sports
      Centre
     
     
      was
      not
      the
      best
      place
      to
      hold
      the
      Fair,
     
     
      because
      students
      would
      have
      to
      go
      out
     
     
      of
      their
      way
      to
      visit
      the
      event.
      However,
     
     
      this
      did
      not
      seem
      to
      be
      the
      case.
      Stu-
     
     
      dents
      did
      come
      to
      see
      the
      ehibits,
      and
      in
     
     
      return
      they
      were
      treated
      with
      donuts
      and
     
     
      other
      “goodies”.
     
    

    
     
      Organizers
      said
      that
      not
      only
      the
     
     
      student
      turn-out
      but
      also
      the
      interest
      of
     
     
      the
      students
      in
      the
      topics
      was
      a
      success.
     
     
      "It's
      very
      interesting
      to
      see
      fields
      that
     
     
      don't
      usually
      get
      alot
      of
      exposure,"
      said
     
     
      one
      UPEI
      student
      after
      handing
      in
      a
     
     
      survey
      judging
      the
      Fair,
      the
      booths,
      and
     
     
      the
      marketing.
     
    

    
     
      This
      survey
      was
      of
      great
      interest
     
     
      to
      the
      organizers
      of
      the
      Health
      Fair.
     
     
      They
      wish
      to
      use
      the
      information
      to
      find
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      out
      who
      attends
      the
      Fairs,
      and
      to
      dis-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cover
      which
      of
      their
      marketing
      tech-
     
     
      niques
      worked
      best.
      The
      organizers
      will
     
     
      then
      use
      their
      feedback
      to
      work
      on
      next
     
     
      years
      Health
      Fair
      in
      the
      hope
      that
      it
      will
     
     
      be
      an
      even
      greater
      success.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
     
     
      Smoker's
     
     
      View
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Alice
      L.
      Gallant
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      several
      years
      now,
      I
      have
     
     
      gradually
      been
      forced
      to
      accept
      that
      as
      a
     
     
      smoker
      I
      was
      being
      pushed
      further
      and
     
     
      further
      aside
      by
      changing
      attitudes.
      Also
     
     
      as
      a
      smoker,
      I
      have
      accepted
      that
      I
      have
     
     
      a
      responsibility
      to
      show
      a
      certain
     
     
      amount
      of
      consideration
      for
      others
      who
     
     
      do
      not
      smoke.
      What
      I
      was
      not
      aware
      of
     
     
      until
      recently
      was
      that
      no
      matter
      how
     
     
      much
      consideration
      I
      am
      prepared
      to
     
     
      show,
      I
      will
      receive
      absolutely
      none
      in
     
     
      return.
     
    

    
     
      The
      university's
      decision
      to
     
     
      increase
      enforcement
      of
      their
      smoking
     
     
      policy
      in
      the
      middle
      of
      a
      semester
      has
     
     
      stripped
      me
      of
      the
      right
      to
      decide
      for
     
     
      myself
      if
      I
      am
      prepared
      to
      continue
      as
      a
     
     
      student
      at
      UPEI
      under
      these
      circum-
     
     
      stances.
      I
      have
      put
      too
      much
      money,
     
     
      time,
      and
      effort
      into
      my
      current
      studies
     
     
      to
      simply
      walk
      away
      in
      mid-semester.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      5
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      Like
      the
      other
      students
      on
      campus
     
     
      who
      smoke.
      I
      will
      once
      again
      back
      down
     
     
      in
      the
      face
      of
      public
      opinion,
      and
      the
     
     
      threat
      of
      a
      $100
      fine,
      and
      step
      outside
      to
     
     
      smoke.
      But,
      I
      will
      no
      longer
      do
      so
     
     
      without
      expressing
      my
      bitterness
      and
      my
     
     
      resentment
      over
      this
      intrusion
      into
      my
     
     
      rights.
      UPEI
      exists
      because
      of
      students
     
     
      like
      myself,
      and
      I
      do
      not
      believe
      it
      will
     
     
      continue
      to
      function
      as
      effectively
      in
      the
     
     
      future
      if
      students
      cannot
      be
      certain
      that
     
     
      their
      right
      to
      know
      what
      to
      expect
      will
     
     
      not
      be
      violated.
     
    

    
     
      If
      the
      areas
      which
      were
      used
     
     
      previously
      as
      smoking
      areas
      are
      no
     
     
      longer
      suitable
      for
      whatever
      reason,
      then
     
     
      change
      the
      location
      of
      those
      areas.
      The
     
     
      areas
      cannot
      simply
      be
      removed
      on
      less
     
     
      than
      twenty-four
      hours
      notice,
      and
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Smoking
     
     
      Policy
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
        
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Unfair?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students
      cannot
      be
      expected
      to
      accept
     
     
      such
      a
      serious
      lack
      of
      consideration.
     
     
      Furthermore,
      it
      is
      inconceivable
      that
      on
     
     
      a
      campus
      the
      size
      of
      this
      one
      that
      three
     
     
      or
      four
      indoor
      areas
      could
      not
      be
      set
     
     
      aside
      for
      the
      great
      many
      smokers
      who
     
     
      attend
      classes
      at
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      No,
      I
      do
      not
      expect
      that
      my
      bad
     
     
      habit
      will
      ever
      again
      be
      as
      acceptable
      as
     
     
      it
      once
      was,
      but
      I
      do
      expect
      some
     
     
      consideration
      from
      others.
      I
      expect
     
     
      others
      to
      appreciate
      that
      I
      have
      spent
     
     
      almost
      as
      much
      money
      on
      Kleenex
      and
     
     
      Aspirin
      this
      winter
      as
      I
      have
      on
      gasoline
     
     
      due
      to
      the
      amount
      of
      time
      I
      have
      spent
     
     
      outdoors
      in
      poor
      weather
      conditions.
      I
     
     
      expect
      others
      to
      understand
      that
      I
      am
     
     
      quite
      willing
      to
      continue
      to
      smoke
     
     
      outdoors
      because
      I
      am
      aware
      of
      how
     
     
      others
      feel.
      And
      I
      most
      certainly
      expect
     
     
      others
      to
      realize
      that
      I
      am
      still
      human
     
     
      even
      if
      I
      do
      persist
      in
      smoking.