The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Toward
      2000...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      comfortable
      amount
      of
     
     
      students
      didn’t
      hinder
      us
     
     
      any.”
     
    

    
     
      Reasons
      for
      the
      drop
      in
     
     
      registration
      are
      up
      for
     
     
      debate,
      but
      one
      reason
      is
     
     
      surely
      the
      high
      cost
      of
     
     
      attending
      the
      events.
      Each
     
     
      student
      was
      required
      to
      pay
      a
     
     
      forty
      dollar
      fee
      in
      order
      to
     
     
      participate.
      McCrady
      hopes
     
     
      that
      the
      next
      Orientation
     
     
      Committee
      will
      look
      into
      the
     
     
      matter
      seriously
      and
      try
      to
     
     
      decrease
      the
      fee.
     
    

    
     
      “If
      I
      was
      to
      change
     
     
      anything,
      I
      would
      reduce
      the
     
     
      direct
      cost
      to
      the
      student
     
     
      through
      the
      registration
      fee
     
     
      and
      ask
      for
      the
      university
      to
     
     
      contribute
      something
      to
      its
     
     
      own
      future.
      The
      university
     
     
      community
      should
      absorb
     
     
      some
      of
      the
      cost
      because
     
     
      Orientation
      is
      key
      to
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jim
      Hancock
      Named
      to
      Internet
      Hall
      Of
      Fame
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jim
      Hancock,
      Director
     
     
      of
      Computer
      Services
      at
     
     
      UPEI,
      was
      named
      to
      the
     
     
      Canadian
      Internet
      Hall
      of
     
     
      Fame,
      at
      the
      tenth
      annual
     
     
      Canadian
      Networking
      Con-
     
     
      ference,
      Net’
      96
      held
      recently
     
     
      in
      Montreal.
     
    

    
     
      Honoured
      for
      his
     
     
      contribution
      to
      computer
     
     
      networking
      in
      Canada,
     
     
      Hancock
      has
      represented
     
     
      UPEI
      on
      the
      NB/PEI
      Educa-
     
     
      tional
      Computer
      Network
     
     
      since
      1975,
      was
      a
      member
      of
     
     
      the
      executive
      for
      the
      Cana-
     
     
      dian
      university
      computer
     
     
      network,
      NetNorth,
      and
      was
      a
     
     
      founding
      member
      of
      the
     
     
      CA*net
      Board,
      which
      over-
     
     
      saw
      the
      construction
      of
      the
     
     
      Canadian
      Internet.
     
    

    
     
      In
      1989,
      long
      before
      the
     
     
      media
      popularized
      the
     
     
      Internet,
      UPEI
      along
      with
     
     
      other
      universities
      and
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      retention
      of
      students,
      and
     
     
      students
      are
      where
      the
     
     
      university
      derives
      a
      large
     
     
      part
      of
      its
      income
      from.”
     
    

    
     
      Reflection
      and
      pizza
     
     
      now
      finished,
      team
      Uranus
     
     
      was
      ready
      to
      disband.
      But
     
     
      before
      the
      students
      and
     
     
      leaders
      went
      their
      separate
     
     
      ways,
      they
      gave
      one
      more
     
     
      shout
      of
      their
      now
      famous
     
     
      cheer.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      worked
      to
      bring
      the
      Internet
     
     
      to
      Canada.
      UPEI
      hosted
      the
     
     
      node
      which
      linked
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      to
      the
      Internet
     
     
      and
      offered
      service
      across
      the
     
     
      Island
      until
      1994,
      when
      the
     
     
      technology
      was
      transferred
      to
     
     
      PEInet
      as
      a
      commercial
     
     
      service.
     
    

    
     
      Hancock
      points
      to
      “the
     
     
      efforts
      of
      UPEI
      Computer
     
     
      Services
      staff
      and
      especially
     
     
      to
      David
      Cairns,
      who
      pro-
     
     
      vided
      the
      technical
      expertise
     
     
      and
      hours
      of
      effort
      that
      made
     
     
      it
      all
      work.
      This
      was
      new
     
     
      technology
      and
      there
      was
     
     
      much
      for
      all
      of
      us
      to
      learn
      in
     
     
      using
      it.”
     
    

    
     
      ACOA
      and
      the
      PEI
     
     
      Department
      of
      Industry
     
     
      provided
      a
      major
      portion
      of
     
     
      the
      funding
      and
      shared
      the
     
     
      risk
      in
      getting
      PEI
      connected
     
     
      to
      the
      Internet.
      Other
      sup-
     
     
      porters
      included
      Holland
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Go
      Uranus,
      go,
      go,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Uranus!
      GO
      URANUS,
      GO,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      GO
      URANUS!!
      Shake
     
     
      Uranus,
      shake,
      shake,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Uranus!
      SHAKE
      URANUS,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SHAKE,
      SHAKE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      URANUS!!
      Bump
      Uranus,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bump,
      Bump,
      Uranus!
     
     
      BUMP
      URANUS,
      BUMP,
     
     
      BUMP,
      URANUS!!
      GO
     
     
      URANUS,
      GO,
      GO,
     
     
      URANUS!!!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      College,
      the
      Computer
     
     
      Services
      Division
      of
      the
     
     
      Provincial
      Government,
     
     
      the
      National
      Research
     
     
      Council,
      the
      Agriculture
     
     
      Research
      Station
      and
      local
     
     
      businesses.
      Hancock
     
     
      recalls,
      “This
      was
      at
      a
     
     
      time
      when
      few
      understood
     
     
      the
      Internet
      or
      the
      poten-
     
     
      tial
      we
      saw
      in
      wanting
      to
     
     
      be
      connected.
      What
      we
     
     
      did
      was
      to
      ensure
      that
      PEI
     
     
      did
      not
      fall
      behind
      in
      the
     
     
      race
      toward
      the
      informa-
     
     
      tion
      highway
      and
      more
     
     
      importantly,
      we
      were
     
     
      among
      the
      first
      provinces
     
     
      to
      move
      toward
      commer-
     
     
      cialization
      and
      province-
     
     
      wide
      access.
      Seeing
      PEI
     
     
      as
      a
      full
      and
      equal
      partici-
     
     
      pant
      in
      using
      the
      Internet
     
     
      today
      is
      gratifying
      to
      all
      of
     
     
      us
      who
      helped
      make
      it
     
     
      happen.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      10,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Teaching
      Excellence
      Recognized...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sciences
      and
      Ehgineering
     
     
      Research
      Council’s
      under-
     
     
      graduate
      research
      program.
     
     
      During
      the
      Awards
     
     
      ceremony,
      Dr.
      Singh
      was
     
     
      commended
      for
      his
      ability
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      present
      complex
      and
      compli-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cated
      material
      in
      a
      sensible
     
     
      and
      understandable
      manner
     
     
      and
      for
      his
      concern
      for
      the
     
     
      future
      of
      his
      students.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Among
      other
      criteria,
     
     
      recipients
      of
      the
      Excellence
     
     
      in
      Teaching
      Award
      must
     
     
      haveacomprehensive
     
     
      knowledge
      of
      the
      subject
     
     
      area,
      must
      set
      a
      high
      stand-
     
     
      ard
      and
      be
      able
      to
      motivate
     
     
      students
      to
      reach
      that
      stand-
     
     
      ard
      and
      have
      enthusiasm
      for
     
     
      the
      subject
      they
      are
      teaching.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Robb
      Among
      Distinguished...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      acentury.
      An
      outstanding
     
     
      scholar
      who
      has
      distin-
     
     
      guished
      himself
      in
      the
      Cana-
     
     
      dian
      context,
      Robb
      is
      ac-
     
     
      knowledged
      as
      being
      in
      the
     
     
      vanguard
      of
      development
      and
     
     
      of
      research
      in
      courses
      dedi-
     
     
      cated
      to
      improving
      the
      skills
     
     
      of
      first
      year
      students.
     
    

    
     
      Robb
      succeeded
      in
     
     
      promoting
      interdisciplinary
     
    
   
   
    
     
      studies
      long
      before
      the
      idea
     
     
      was
      well
      accepted,
      first
      in
     
     
      Canadian
      Studies,
      then
      in
      the
     
     
      Freshman
      Experience
      course
     
     
      and
      was
      instrumental
      in
      the
     
     
      establishment
      of
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Senate
      Committee
      for
      the
     
     
      Enhancement
      of
      Teaching.
     
     
      He
      continues
      to
      be
      an
      active
     
     
      participant
      in
      regional,
     
     
      national
      and
      international
     
    
   
   
    
     
      National
      Research
      Council,
      conferences.