PUBLIC MARKS from McDonna with tag UPEI_Censorship

Fear of possible "mob action" must not be allowed to dictate to UPEI or any other Canadian university what ideas its students and faculty may express, disseminate and debate. By censoring this debate at your campus rather than taking the necessary steps t

I found it difficult to believe that the president of a Canadian university would come out so strongly against freedom of the press -- or as Wade MacLauchlan refers to it, "reckless free speech." What I found most offensive, however, was the way he tried

He says: "At UPEI you will find the highest-quality people and programs. And a calibre of student and university life that is second to none. We are proud of UPEI's hallmark as a student-centred university. Students are at the heart of everything we do."

According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, "staff at the Cadre, the UPEI student newspaper, are fighting a plan to be taken over by a campus group, the Independent Student Media Society." The story, dated March 22, 2007 is available here. The plan involves cutting the number of staff at the Cadre from twelve to six, and reducing frequency of publication from twice a month to once a month. Cadre Editor Rob Walker remarks, "They're going to essentially just take the Cadre name and the money."