If
      Books
      Grew
      on
      Trees
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      isn't
      hard
      to
      see
      that
      there
     
     
      is
      a
      problem
      with
      continuing
      educa-
     
     
      tion
      beyond
      high
      school:
      The
      gov-
     
     
      ernment
      will
      respond
      in
      their
      usual
     
     
      way
      to
      the
      actions
      taken
      by
      a
      modest
     
     
      amount
      of
      UPEI's
      students
      who
     
     
      protested
      and
      caused
      headaches
      for
     
     
      those
      in
      the
      downtown
      government
     
     
      buildings
      two
      weeks
      ago.
      I
      often
     
     
      wonder
      if
      that
      is
      all
      that
      can
      be
     
     
      offered
      towards
      furthering
      educa-
     
     
      tion.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      understandable
      that
      not
     
     
      everyone
      is
      into
      activism,
      but
      with
      a
     
     
      topic
      that
      is
      so
      closely
      related
      to
     
     
      acquiring
      higher
      education,
      you
     
     
      would
      think
      that
      there
      would
      be
     
     
      more
      interest.
      My
      proverbial
      hat
     
     
      goes
      off
      to
      those
      who
      took
      time
      out
     
     
      of
      their
      busy
      schedules
      to
      participate
     
     
      and
      voice
      the
      mounting
      student
      con-
     
     
      cerns
      --
      especially
      to
      those
      with
     
     
      Twisted
      Sister
      solos.
     
    

    
     
      Even
      though
      the
      meeting
     
     
      with
      the
      Minister
      of
      Education
      was
     
     
      abrupt
      due
      to
      her
      prior
      commit-
     
     
      ments,
      there
      were
      many
      student
     
     
      opinions
      put
      forth
      about
      possible
     
     
      ways
      to
      ease
      our
      burdens.
      One
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      raised
      the
      point
      that
      he
      has
     
     
      accumulated
      a
      huge
      list
      of
      jobs
      on
     
     
      his
      resume
      in
      order
      to
      afford
      the
     
     
      increased
      tuition
      fees,
      while
      the
     
     
      response
      was
      that
      you
      have
      to
     
     
      devote
      a
      lot
      more
      than
      just
      the
     
     
      knowledge
      you
      receive
      to
      complete
     
     
      university.
      I
      personally
      was
     
     
      appalled;
      with
      such
      reliance
      on
      the
     
     
      farming,
      fishing
      and
      tourism
      indus-
     
    

    
     
      _tries
      on
      Prince
      Edward
      Island,
      any-
     
     
      one
      who
      has
      searched
      for
      a
      job
      over
     
     
      the
      winter
      months
      understands
      that
     
     
      finding
      one
      is
      not
      an
      easy
      task.
     
     
      Personally
      speaking,
      the
      ability
      to
     
     
      obtain
      a
      job
      that
      pays
      well
      enough
     
     
      while
      still
      being
      fulfilling
      to
      the
     
     
      employee
      is
      a
      rarity
      in
      the
      summer,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      let
      alone
      during
      the
      snow-stricken
     
     
      months
      of
      winter.
     
    

    
     
      I
      may
      be
      sympathetic
     
     
      towards
      those
      who
      have
      to
      support
     
     
      themselves
      while
      attending
      universi-
     
     
      ty
      only
      because
      I
      personally
      know
     
     
      the
      feeling
      all
      too
      well.
      Being
      an
     
     
      independent
      student
      who
      only
      has
      a
     
     
      fixed
      income
      based
      on
      the
      farming
     
     
      season
      has
      caused
      many
      obstacles
     
     
      during
      my
      quest
      for
      post-secondary
     
     
      education.
      Since
      the
      beginning
      of
     
     
      this
      semester
      I
     
     
      have
      been
      wait-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      aspirations
      --
      I
      did
      not
      want
      to
     
     
      extend
      my
      hands
      again
      only
      to
      feel
     
     
      the
      harsh
      reality
      that
      was
      placed
      in
     
     
      them
      a
      few
      days
      prior.
     
    

    
     
      So,
      like
      any
      logical
      person
     
     
      bursting
      at
      the
      seams
      with
      stress,
      I
     
     
      sought
      currency
      from
      a
      line.
      Since
     
     
      university
      doesn't
      mix
      well
      with
     
     
      unemployment,
      my
      only
      option
      was
     
     
      a
      line
      of
      credit
      to
      fill
      the
      space
     
     
      between.
      While
      it
      was
      a
      minor
      prob-
     
     
      lem
      for
      myself
      to
      obtain
      the
      credit,
      I
     
    

    
     
      think
      of
      those
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “With
      the
      relief
      from
      who
      do
      not
      have
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      on
      a
      littlemidterms
      flowing
      over
      me
      the
      credit
      rating
     
     
      bundle
      of
      joy,
      jike
      a
      euphoric
      drug
      I
      to
      allow
      for
      this,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      although
      to
      my
     
     
      recollection
      I
     
     
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      could
      now
      finally
      relax
     
     
      not
      and
      check
      up
      on
      the
      sta-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      those
      attend-
     
     
      ing
      school
      from
     
     
      other
      provinces
     
    
   
   
    
     
      informed
      that
      ittus
      of
      my
      student
      loan.”
      who
      have
      to
      trav-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      needed
      this
     
     
      much
      time
      to
      develop.
     
    

    
     
      Any
      university
      student
     
     
      around
      knows
      the
      hassles
      and
     
     
      headaches
      that
      sprout
      from
      student
     
     
      loans.
      Everyone
      has
      heard
      a
      student
     
     
      loan
      horror
      story
      or
      two,
      but
      I
      have
     
     
      had
      the
      intimate
      privilege
      of
      living
     
     
      one.
      It
      all
      began
      with
      the
      release
      of
     
     
      the
      same
      information
      in
      triplicate,
     
     
      and
      continued
      on
      to
      the
      allotment
      of
     
     
      a
      semester’s
      travel
      allowance
      sub-
     
     
      stantial
      enough
      only
      for
      a
      moped.
      It
     
     
      then
      progressed
      to
      the
      stressful
      wait-
     
     
      ing
      for
      when
      my
      loan
      papers
      would
     
     
      arrive
      at
      UPEI,
      to
      their
      eventual
      dis-
     
     
      appearance
      into
      the
      Bermuda
     
     
      Triangle
      --
      or
      so
      it
      seemed.
      It
      is
     
     
      understandable
      that
      paper
      work
      does
     
     
      take
      some
      time,
      I
      am
      not
      here
      to
     
     
      argue
      that,
      but
      I
      wish
      to
      bring
      to
     
     
      light
      the
      question
      of
      how
      someone
      is
     
     
      expected
      to
      survive
      during
      this
      wait-
     
     
      ing
      period.
      No
      more
      than
      a
      week
      and
     
     
      a
      half
      ago
      I
      took
      the
      incentive
      to
     
     
      swallow
      my
      pride
      (instead
      of
      drop-
     
     
      ping
      out
      of
      my
      courses
      due
      to
      my
     
     
      lack
      of
      resources)
      and
      fall
      back
      onto
     
     
      the
      government
      to
      be
      my
      savior.
     
     
      Since
      then
      I
      have
      been
      having
      major
     
     
      issues
      with
      the
      relation
      of
      my
      future
     
    
   
   
    
     
      el
      home
      to
      obtain
     
     
      forms
      of
      credit
      for
      their
      education.
     
     
      With
      the
      weight
      of
      the
      financial
      bur-
     
     
      dens
      lifted
      off
      of
      my
      shoulders
      I
      was
     
     
      able
      to
      focus
      on
      the
      reason
      for
      all
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘this
      extra
      stress:
      my
      courses.
      With
     
    
   
   
    
     
      midterms
      only
      a
      few
      days
      away
      I
     
     
      spent
      a
      bulk
      of
      my
      time
      reading
     
     
      from
      books
      that
      were
      at
      least
      four
     
     
      editions
      out
      of
      date,
      but
      were
      my
     
    
   
   
    
     
      only
      chance
      of
      grasping
      the
      material
     
     
      covered
      on
      the
      upcoming
      tests.
     
     
      Although
      I
      haven't
      received
      any
     
     
      marks
      back,
      I
      have
      a
      greater
      appreci-
     
     
      ation
      of
      the
      early
      1990's
      university
     
     
      student
      and
      their
      infatuation
      with
     
     
      Ace
      of
      Base,
      which
      was
      well
      docu-
     
     
      mented
      throughout
      my
      study
      materi-
     
     
      al.
     
    

    
     
      With
      the
      relief
      from
     
     
      midterms
      flowing
      over
      me
      like
      a
     
     
      euphoric
      drug
      I
      could
      now
      finally
     
     
      relax
      and
      check
      up
      on
      the
      status
      of
     
     
      my
      student
      loan.
      With
      a
      quick
      call
      |
     
     
      found
      out
      that
      my
      loan
      papers
      were
     
     
      send
      out
      on
      December
      26th,
      but
      did
     
     
      not
      arrive
      at
      UPEI
      until
      recently.
      |
     
     
      imagined
      my
      loan
      papers
      travelling
     
     
      to
      the
      places
      I
      wish
      I
      had
      been
      able
     
     
      to
      visit
      over
      spring
      break,
      but
      awoke
     
     
      from
      my
      daydream
      to
      the
      reality
      of
     
     
      grading
      potatoes
      in
      order
      to
      afford
     
     
      food
      and
      oil.
      Not
      every
      university
     
     
      experience
      is
      similar
      to
      mine,
      but
      |
     
     
      know
      that
      there
      are
      those
      who
      also
     
     
      understand
      that
      you
      can
      end
      up
      with
     
     
      the
      same
      education
      with
      a
      few
      cents
     
     
      in
      late
      fees
      from
      the
      library
      instead
     
     
      of
      $XX,XXX
      for
      a
      framed
      piece
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      paper.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      UPEI
      Cadre
      February
      24,
      2004
      page
      10