By
      Marko
      Peric
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Iheard
      astory
      once,
      abouta
      talented
      basketball
      player
      who
      was
     
     
      not
      playing
      anywhere
      near
      his
      potential.
      His
      disgruntled
      coach
     
     
      asked
      him:
      ‘‘What’s
      wrong
      with
      your
      game,
      kid?
      Is
      it
     
     
      ignorance
      or
      apathy?’’
      The
      player
      replied
      ‘‘I
      don’t
      know,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editorial:
     
     
      Ignorance
     
    
   
   
    
     
      i
      amaN
      er
      Latha
     
    
   
   
    
     
      higher
      education,
      and
      there
      wasa
      small
      rally
      at
      the
      Barn.
      The
     
     
      sad
      part
      is
      that
      very
      few
      peoplelifted
      a
      finger
      to
      help
      the
      cause.
     
     
      Other
      universities
      had
      larger
      turnouts,
      some
      as
      high
      as
      five
     
     
      thousand,
      but
      here
      only
      one
      percent
      of
      the
      student
      body
      went
     
     
      to
      the
      rally.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      coach,
      and
      I
      really
      don’t
      care.’’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Here’s
      another
      frightening
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Although
      this
      may
      be
      a
     
     
      humorous
      little
      story,
      it
      has
      a
     
     
      nasty
      note
      of
      truth.
      January
      25,
     
     
      the
      day
      designated
      as
      Strike
      Day,
     
     
      came
      and
      went
      without
      the
      fire-
     
     
      works
      that
      were
      expected.
      I’m
     
     
      not
      pushing
      an
      agenda
      of
      sub-
     
     
      versive
      action
      or
      plotting
      to
      over-
     
     
      throw
      the
      powers
      that
      be,
      and
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Other
      universities
      had
      larger
     
     
      turnouts,
      some
      as
      high
      as
      five
     
     
      thousand,
      but
      here
      only
      one
      per-
     
     
      cent
      of
      the
      student
      body
      went
      to
     
     
      the
      rally.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fact:
      Student
      Union
      was
      pleased
     
     
      with
      the
      turnout
      for
      the
      raliy.
      I
     
     
      don’t
      want
      to
      slam
      SU,
      but
      35
     
     
      people
      at
      a
      rally
      is
      pathetic.
      I
     
     
      wouldn’t
      be
      pleased.
     
    

    
     
      Students
      should
      be
      taking
      a
     
     
      role
      in
      the
      process
      of
      determin-
     
     
      ing
      the
      future
      of
      higher
      educa-
     
     
      tion.
      Instead,
      we
      are
      content
      to
     
     
      stand
      aside
      and
      let
      others
      deter-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      agree
      that
      a
      student
      strike
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      not
      the
      best
      plan
      of
      action.
      We
      have
      to
      pay
      hundreds,
      nay
     
     
      thousands
      of
      dollars
      to
      attend
      classes.
      How
      much
      sense
      does
     
     
      itreally
      make
      to
      walk
      out
      of
      class
      in
      protest?
      Studentshave
      little
     
     
      to
      gain
      by
      such
      action.
     
    

    
     
      Students
      have
      other
      options:
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
     
     
      arranged
      meetings
      with
      local
      politicians
      about
      the
      future
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      mine
      our
      future
      for
      us.
     
    

    
     
      It
      remains
      to
      be
      seen
      what
      will
      become
      of
      our
      govern-
     
     
      ment’s
      plans
      for
      funding
      of
      post-secondary
      education;
      how-
     
     
      ever,
      if
      we
      don’t
      do
      anything,
      we
      won’t
      be
      able
      to
      complain
      if
     
     
      higher
      education
      is
      destroyed,
      because
      we
      will
      be
      guilty
      of
      not
     
     
      trying
      to
      save
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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