UPEI
      Student
      Union
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      Student
      Union
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SU
      President’s
      Message
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      the
      school
      year
      comes
      to
      a
      close,
      it
     
     
      feels
      as
      if
      it
      was
      only
      a
      couple
      of
      months
     
     
      ago
      that
      I
      began
      my
      term
      as
      president.
      As
     
     
      things
      wind
      up,
      it
      is
      evident
      that
     
     
      2002/2003
      was
      a
      very
      exciting
      year
      here
      at
     
     
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      I
      would
      like
      to
      thank
     
    

    
     
      everyone
      who
      has
      been
      involved
      in
      our
     
     
      activities
      throughout
      the
      year.
      There
      is
      def-
     
     
      initely
     
    

    
     
      a
      new
      sense
      of
      spirit
      and
      Panther
      Pride
      vis-
     
     
      ‘ible
      on
      campus.
      The
     
    

    
     
      year
      has
      been
      great
      in
      both
      our
      on
      campus
     
     
      and
      off
      campus
     
    

    
     
      activities.
      This
      year
      we
      had
      the
      opportuni-
     
     
      ty
      to
      meet
      with
      :
     
     
      government
      on
      a
      number
      of
      ocassions,
     
     
      bringing
      to
      the
      table
      a
     
    

    
     
      number
      of
      issues
      from
      Student
      Loans
      to
     
     
      providing
      a
      fully
      funded
     
    

    
     
      tuition
      freeze
      for
      the
      upcoming
      year.
      These
     
     
      are
      major
      issues,
      ones
     
    

    
     
      that
      the
      Student
      Union
      will
      continue
      in
     
     
      their
      mandate
      in
      the
      year
      to
      come.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      new
      W.A.
      Murphy
      Student
      Centre
      has
     
     
      been
      well
      utilized
      by
      ;
     
    

    
     
      students.
      It
      has
      met
      our
      expectations,
      and
     
     
      has
      truly
      become
      the
     
    

    
     
      hub
      of
      campus,
      providing
      a
      much
      needed
     
     
      social
      spot
      for
      students
     
    

    
     
      to
      call
      their
      own.
      It
      has
      also
      provided
      us
     
     
      with
      a
      new
      means
      of
     
     
      communication
      with
      students,
      which
      has
     
     
      had
      an
      impact
      on
      many
     
    

    
     
      different
      areas
      in
      our
      campus
      community.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      the
      year
      winds
      down,
      and
      my
      time
      with
     
     
      the
      Student
      Union
      is
      quickly
     
    

    
     
      running
      out,
      I
      would
      like
      to
      thank
      each
      and
     
     
      every
      one
      of
      you
      for
      the
     
    

    
     
      support
      you've
      given
      me
      during
      my
      term
     
     
      as
      President.
      It
      has
      truly
     
    

    
     
      been
      an
      honour
      to
      serve
      you.
      The
      experi-
     
     
      ence
      I
      have
      had
      over
      the
     
    

    
     
      past
      few
      years
      at
      the
      Student
      Union
      will
     
     
      never
      be
      forgotten.
      To
      the
      graduating
      class,
     
     
      I
      with
      you
      success
      in
      your
      future
      ende-
     
     
      vours.
      To
      returning
      students,
      best
      of
      luck
     
     
      on
      your
      exams,
      enjoy
      the
      summer,
      and
      be
     
     
      ready
      to
      start
      another
      exciting
      year
      in
     
     
      September!
      oe
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chris
      Power
     
     
      SU
      President
     
    
   
   
    
     
      suprez@upei.ca
     
     
      566-0398
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VP
      Finance
      Message
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      would
      to
      begin
      by
      wishing
      all
     
     
      students
      the
      very
      best
      as
      they
      complete
     
     
      their
      academic
      studies
      in
      the
      coming
     
     
      weeks.
      Before
      moving
      on
      to
      the
      task
      at
     
     
      hand,
      I
      wish
      to
      pause
      for
      a
      moment
      of
     
     
      reflection
      and
      take
      time
      to
      thank
      my
      col-
     
     
      leagues.
      It
      has
      been
      pleasure
      working
      with
     
     
      this
      executive,
      and
      with
      this
      council
      over
     
     
      the
      past
      year,
      and
      I
      look
      to
      forward
      to
     
     
      completing
      my
      term
      in
      office.
     
    

    
     
      Over
      the
      past
      year,
      within
      the
     
     
      capacity
      of
      my
      role,
      I
      believe
      I
      have
     
     
      helped
      the
      Student
      Union
      move
      forward
      in
     
     
      number
      of
      areas.
      As
      VP
      Finance,
      I
      had
      the
     
     
      pleasure
      of
      sitting
      on
      the
      Hiring
      Board,
      the
     
     
      Budget
      Committee,
      The
      Wave
     
     
      Management
      Committee,
      and
      The
      Cadre
     
     
      Board
      of
      Directors.
      During
      the
      course
      of
     
     
      the
      year,
      there
      were
      many
      issues
      and
      con-
     
     
      cerns
      raised
      at
      these
      various
      levels
      that
     
     
      were
      brought
      to
      our
      attention
      by
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      —
      from
      all
      walks
      of
      life.
      As
      we
     
     
      promised
      at
      the
      start
      of
      the
      year,
      we
      did
     
     
      our
      best
      to
      ensure
      that
      these
      issues
      had
      our
     
     
      full
      attention,
      and
      that
      appropriate
      reme-
     
     
      dies
      were
      put
      in
      place.
     
    

    
     
      But
      the
      central
      tenet
      of
      my
      role
     
     
      within
      the
      organization
      is
      to
      provide
      a
     
     
      proper
      accounting
      of
      the
      financial
      activi-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      ties
      of
      the
      student
      union,
      a
      task
      that
      con-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sumes
      significant
      resources
      but
      provides
     
     
      the
      necessary
      accountable
      that
      our
      mem-
     
     
      bers
      deserve.
      My
      job
      is
      also
      about
      plan-
     
     
      ning
      for
      the
      future.
      Right
      now
      our
      budget
     
     
      committee
      is
      meeting
      regularly
      in
      the
      aim
     
     
      of
      preparing
      a
      budget
      for
      next
      year
      that
     
     
      accurately
      reflects
      the
      wishes
      of
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dents.
      It
      is
      your
      money,
      and
      it
      is
      important
     
     
      that
      we
      develop
      a
      sound
      framework
      that
     
     
      incorporates
      the
      divergent
      needs
      and
      prior-
     
     
      ities
      of
      the
      ever-enlarging
      student
      popula-
     
     
      tion.
      Gone
      are
      the
      days
      of
      Student
      Union
     
     
      running
      fiscal
      deficits.
      Students
      recognize
     
     
      that
      this
      is
      not
      a
      prudent
      course
      of
      action
     
     
      to
      promote
      long-term
      prosperity,
      and
      I
      can
     
     
      assure
      you
      that
      our
      budget
      committee
      rec-
     
     
      ognizes
      this
      as
      well.
      We
      will
      never
      allow
     
     
      the
      agenda
      of
      today
      trump
      the
      financial
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      security
      and
      prosperity
      of
      tomorrow.
     
     
      Vice
      Presidents'
      of
      Finance
      come
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      go.
      I
      leave
      knowing
      that
      the
      Union
      is
     
     
      in
      strong
      financial
      condition.
      I
      would
      like
     
     
      to
      thank
      my
      fellow
      executive
      and
      council
     
     
      members
      for
      making
      this
      past
      year
      both
     
     
      enjoyable
      and
      productive.
      I
      would
      also
     
     
      like
      to
      wish
      the
      incoming
      executive
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      council
      members
      all
      the
      best
      in
      the
      upcom-
     
     
      ing
      year.
     
    

    
     
      Paul
      Murphy
     
    

    
     
      VP
      Finance
     
    

    
     
      suvpf@upei.ca
     
    

    
     
      (902)566-0648
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VP
      Activities
      Message
     
    
   
   
    
     
      To
      those
      who
      attended
      our
      Swollen
     
     
      Members
      Concert,
      you
      are
      likely
      aware
     
     
      that
      great
      things
      really
      are
      happening
      on
     
     
      campus.
      The
      concert
      for
      example,
      which
     
     
      also
      featured
      a
      wizard-like
      performance
      by
     
     
      Scratch
      Bastard,
      proved
      that
      Atlantic
     
     
      Canadian
      talent
      is
      comparable.to
      any.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I'm
      pleased
      to
      have
      been
      part
      of
      UPEI's
     
     
      diverse
      campus.
      Working
      to
      provide
      a
     
     
      suitable
      environment
      for
      the
      student
      body
     
     
      has
      been
      both
      a
      challenge,
      and
      a
      blessing
     
     
      in
      disguise.
      I
      have
      learned
      just
      how
      much
     
     
      a
      person's
      eyes
      may
      light
      up,
      if
      one
      can
     
     
      actually
      reach
      out
      and
      make
      that
      all-impor-
     
     
      tant,
      real
      connection.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Throughout
      the
      year,
      countless
      students
     
     
      have
      contacted
      me.
      I
      hope
      I've
      been
      of
     
     
      assistance
      in
      helping
      create
      a
      more
      positive
     
     
      university
      life
      experience
      to
      some.
      If
      this
     
    
   
   
    
     
      has
      happened,
      my
      term
      as
      VP
      Activities
     
    
   
   
    
     
      has
      been
      more
      than
      successful.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Enjoy
      the
      remainder
      of
      your
      semester,
      and
     
     
      best
      of
      luck
      &
      success
      in
      exams,
      and
      in
      all
     
     
      your
      endeavors...
      whatever
      you
      may
     
     
      choose.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Matthew
      McCarville
     
     
      VP
      Activities
     
     
      suvpa@upei.ca
     
     
      566-0670
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2nd
      floor
      south
     
     
      W.A.
      Murphy
      Student
      Centre
     
     
      (902)
      566-0530
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SU
      Election
      Results
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Union
      Election
      was
      held
      March
     
     
      13,
      2003.
      We
      would
      like
      to
      welcome
      our
     
     
      new
      members.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      President
      Brandon
      MacKenzie
     
     
      Executive
      VP
      _—
      Patricia
      MacPhail
     
    

    
     
      -
      VP
      Activities
      Shelley
      MacNeil
     
     
      VP
      Finance
      Jared
      Hogg
     
    
   
   
    
     
      April
      2003
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SU
      Hiring
      Board
      Results
     
    
   
   
    
     
      t
      nt
      Union
      i
      t
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VP
      Finance
      Jared
      Hogg
     
     
      Receptionist
      Laura
      Gallant
     
     
      Deputy
      CRO
      =
      Olayemi
      Adedoja
     
     
      Prom.
      Coord.
      John
      Cusack
     
     
      Office
      Asst.
      Ellen
      Klein
     
    

    
     
      Th
      re
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editor-in-Chief
      Thomas
      Lloyd
     
     
      Prod,
      Manager
      Natalie
      King
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Copy
      Editor
      William
      Pate
     
     
      Ad
      Manager
      Matthew
      O'Hallaran
     
     
      Sports
      Editor
      Steve
      McManus
     
     
      A&E
      Editor
      Marieve
      MacGregor
     
     
      Reporters
      Jonathan
      Smith
     
     
      Robert
      MacPherson
     
     
      Th
      v
     
     
      Asst.
      Manager
      Chris
      Power
     
     
      Bartender
      Jaquelyn
      Harlow
     
     
      Servers
      Lindsay
      MacDonald
     
     
      Natasha
      Doiron
     
     
      Door/Coatchk
      Aleeyia
      Scope
     
     
      ’
      Mark
      O'Hallaran
     
     
      SUS
      Chief
      Ryan
      Power
     
     
      Security
      Jon
      Matters
     
     
      A.J.
      MacFarlane
     
     
      Bogonko
      Migiro
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Justin
      Ellis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SU
      Appreciation
      Banquet
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Our
      annual
      Student
      Union
      Banquet
      was
     
     
      held
      Saturday,
      April
      5th
      at
      the
     
     
      Charlottetown
      Hotel.
      The
      following
     
     
      awards
      were
      given:
     
     
      Head
      Bartender
     
     
      Eddie
      Francis
     
    

    
     
      Server
      of
      the
      Year
     
    

    
     
      Kim
      Walsh
     
     
      Yearbook
      Appreciation
     
    

    
     
      Brandy
      MacLellan
     
     
      Cadre
      Volunteer
      of
      the
      Year
     
    

    
     
      Jonathan
      Smith
     
    

    
     
      Wil
      Pate
     
     
      SUS
      Officers
      of
      the
      Year
     
    

    
     
      Karen
      Aucoin
     
    

    
     
      Nick
      Mosher
     
     
      Councillor
      of
      the
      Year
     
    

    
     
      Jared
      Hogg
     
     
      Faculty
      of
      the
      Year
     
    

    
     
      Dr.
      Doreley
      C.
      Coll
     
    
   
   
    
     
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