24 July 2007
Burton Front: While UPEI Flies, Truth Dies
by 1 otherThe decision by the President of the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) to ban from campus all copies of a student newspaper that printed cartoons that depicted Mohammed is, in my opinion, a sign that some leaders can't lead.
.:Private Revolution: Censorship on the Island
by 1 otherFear 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
DontAxe - documents concerning the "cartoon controversy" at UPEI
by 2 othersI 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
Free Speech at Risk at UPEI - Letter, National Post - Lupker
by 1 other, 1 commentWade MacLauchlan tried to defend himself by using the statement of a P.E.I. Muslim woman that the hurt caused by the cartoons was "as if I had been raped out on the street ...."
29 June 2007
Wade MacLauchlan's "Welcome" to UPEI Page
2 commentsHe 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."
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