Fepruary
      1,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      ©
      17
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Council
      Update
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ryan
      McDermott
     
     
      UPEISU
      Chair
      of
      Council
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      first
      student
      council
      meeting
      of
     
     
      2005
      for
      the
      UPEISU
      was
      held
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      January
      gth,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VP
      Finance-
      Britt
      continues
      to
      work
     
    

    
     
      ~
      with
      Mildred
      Dover
      in
     
     
      regards
      to
      post
     
     
      secondary
      funding.
     
     
      -
      He
      will
      begin
      working
     
     
      on
      bank
      drafts
      for
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      and
      will
     
     
      be
      working
      on
      next
     
     
      year’s
      budget
      with
     
     
      Heather
      Love.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Exec
      VP
      -
      Mark
      mentioned
      the
     
    

    
     
      staged
      accident
      that
     
     
      took
      place
      before
      the
     
     
      break.
      The
      City
      Police
     
     
      and
      Neil’s
      ambulance
     
     
      Services
      were
      both
     
     
      involved.
     
     
      -
      There
      was
      a
     
     
      reception
      held
      in
      the
     
     
      Student
      Centre
      on
      the
     
     
      gand
      of
      December
     
     
      with
      Peter
      Mansbridge
     
     
      and
      Rex
      Murphy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Dismissal
      letters
     
     
      will
      no
      longer
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      given
      out
      at
      the
     
     
      Christmas
      break.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Senate
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      There
      has
      been
      a
      ©
     
     
      steering
      committee
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      created
      to
      monitor
      the
     
     
      efficiency
      of
      Senatorial
     
     
      operations,
      it’s
      goal
     
     
      will
      be
      to
      improve
      the
     
     
      overall
      productivity
      of
     
     
      the
      Senate
      itself.
     
     
      -
      UPEI
      ranked
      3°4
     
     
      overall
      in
      research
      productivity.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _-
      Christmas
      party
      was
     
     
      held
      at
      The
      Wave.
     
     
      -
      Students
      will
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      GSA
     
    
   
   
    
     
      conducting
      research
     
     
      on
      campus
      in
      regards
     
     
      to
      various
      issues
      that
     
     
      the
      GSA
      is
      concerned
     
     
      with,
      and
      a
      report
     
     
      outlining
      the
      results
      of
     
     
      such
      research
      should
     
     
      be
      made
      available
      in
     
     
      March.
     
    

    
     
      -
      The
      GSA
      is
     
     
      encouraging
      students
     
     
      to
      participate
      in
      a
      letter
     
     
      writing
      campaign
      for
     
     
      the
      current
      situation
     
     
      taking
      place
      at
      York
     
     
      University
      and
      in
     
     
      support
      of
      a
      dedicated
     
     
      transfer
      payment
      for
     
     
      education
      and
     
     
      research.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nursing
      =
      -
      Nursing
      society
      were
      to
     
     
      hold
      a
      pub
      crawl
      on
      the
      12™™.
     
     
      Business
      -
      A
      booth
      was
      set
      up
      at
     
     
      the
      Chamber
      Mixer
      by
     
     
      the
      Business
      Society
     
     
      and
      luncheon
      tickets
     
     
      were
      being
      sold.
     
     
      -
      The
      expansion
      of
      the
     
     
      wireless
      network
      on
      campus
     
     
      was
      discussed.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      International
      Students
      -
      Orientation
     
     
      was
      held
      for
     
     
      international
     
    

    
     
      students
      on
      January
      gth.
     
    

    
     
      .
      -
      It
      was
      noted
      that
     
     
      many
      international
     
     
      students
      have
      been
     
     
      affected
      by
      the
      tsunami
     
     
      disaster.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Writing
      Centre
      Starts
      Another
      Fun-Filled
     
     
      Year
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kimberley
      Johnston
     
     
      Reporter
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tired
      of
      having
      your
      modifiers
     
     
      dangling?
      Are
      you
      scared
      the
      grammar
     
     
      gods
      will
      smite
      you
      in
      your
      sleep?
     
     
      Develop
      a
      facial
      tick
      when
      midterm
     
     
      reports
      roll
      around?
      |
     
    

    
     
      Worry
      not,
      my
      friends.
      The
     
     
      Writing
      Centre
      is
      back
      in
      action
      for
     
     
      your
      linguistic
      needs.
     
    

    
     
      While
      it
      is
      not
      the
      duty
      of
      the
     
     
      Writing
      Centre
      staff
      to
      edit
      or
      re
      write
     
     
      your
      paper,
      their
      humble
      purpose
      is
      to
     
     
      make
      better
      writers
      out
      of
      the
      students
     
     
      who
      visit
      the
      centre,
      said
      Prof.
      Linda
     
     
      Meggs,
      the
      writing
      centre
      coordinator.
     
    

    
     
      The
      English
      professor
      stated
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sometimes
      students
      just
      expect
      to
      drop
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      off
      their
      papers,
      get
      lunch
      and
      come
     
     
      back
      with
      a
      revised
      assignment.
      This,
     
     
      says
      Prof.
      Meggs,
      is
      not
      the
      case.
     
    

    
     
      She
      explained
      that
      sessions
      with
     
     
      peer
      tutors
      are
      two-
      fold.
      There
      must
     
     
      be
      give
      and
      take
      on
      both
      sides
      but
      a
     
     
      tutor
      should
      do
      more
      pening
      |
      than
     
     
      talking,
      she
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “That’s
      something
      I
      have
     
     
      problems
      with,”
      she
      admitted,
      adding
     
     
      the
      only
      way
      writing
      centre
      patrons
     
     
      learn
      anything
      about
      the
      writing
      process
     
     
      is
      to
      take
      part
      in
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Fledgling
      writing
      tutors
      were
      told
     
     
      during
      a
      training
      session
      on
      Friday
      to
     
     
      first
      ask
      what
      the
      patron
      needs
      help
      with
     
     
      and
      then
      to
      “trick
      them”
      into
     
     
      participating
      in
      the
      session.
      Tutors
      ask
     
     
      partons
      to
      read
      the
      problematic
     
     
      assignment
      out
      loud
      or
      have
      the
      patron
     
     
      listen
      for
      errors
      while
      the
      tutor
      reads
     
     
      aloud.
     
    

    
     
      Generally,
      tutors
      are
      there
      to
     
     
      spot
      problems
      with
      papers,
      whether
      the
     
     
      problem
      is
      an
      unclear
      thesis
      or
      comma
     
     
      splices.
      She
      added
      it
      is
      not
      the
      duty
      of
     
     
      the
      peer
      tutor
      to
      edit
      the
      entire
      paper,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      but
      to
      pick
      out
      inconsistencies
      and
      ask
     
     
      how
      the
      patron
      can
      apply
      that
     
     
      information
      to
      other
      parts
      of
      the
      paper.
     
     
      “You
      can
      pick
      out
      a
      paragraph
      to
      edit
     
     
      then
      say,
      ‘Now
      try
      this
      in
      the
      rest
      of
     
     
      your
      paper”,
      she
      explained,
      adding
      for
     
     
      the
      most
      part,
      tutors
      are
      not
      expected
     
     
      to
      put
      ink
      to
      paper.
     
    

    
     
      A
      handout
      distributed
      by
      Prof.
     
     
      Meggs
      paraphrased
      Stephen
      Noth’s
     
     
      The
      Idea
      of
      a
      Writing
      Centre
      was
      to
     
     
      “improve
      student
      writers,
      not
      just
     
     
      student’s
      writings.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      Writing
      Centre
      is
      open
     
     
      Monday
      to
      Thursday
      by
      appointment
     
     
      10
      a.m.
      to
      3
      p.m.
      and
      Fridays
      10
      a.m.
     
     
      to
      1
      p.m.
      Drop-in
      sessions
      take
      place
     
     
      at
      “The
      Write
      Place”
      in
      the
      Robertson
     
     
      Library
      Pit
      Mondays
      to
      Thursdays
      and
     
     
      Sundays
      from
      3
      to
      7
      p.m.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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