Dear readers, at the UPEISU’s Council meeting on Nov. 29th 2015, both Alex Heighington, the VP Communications, and Ellen Boyd, the AVC Rep, resigned from council. Printed here in full is the letter that Heighington read to Council to announce […]
Dear readers, at the UPEISU’s Council meeting on Nov. 29th 2015, both Alex Heighington, the VP Communications, and Ellen Boyd, the AVC Rep, resigned from council. Printed here in full is the letter that Heighington read to Council to announce […]
By: Mark Currie Was that my phone buzzing?  I should check.  So are those refugees still coming?  Are they here? I should find out.  I haven’t talked to Mom lately.  I should call her.  It’s about time for my annual […]
By: Nick Scott The Annual General Meeting for covered what UPEI’s student union has accomplished so far into the year, and furthermore on what they plan on tackling in the following semester. The executives were impressive, providing a concise, detailed […]
By: Fallon Mawhinney On November 18th, four El Camino de Santiago pilgrims James Montgomery, Nicole Dupuis, The Cadre’s own Daniel Brown and Nick Pierlot put on the first ever “Camino on Tap†presentation at the Pourhouse in Charlottetown. The event […]
By Lindsay Strout It all started two years ago. Who would have thought I’d be living and teaching in South Korea?! Not me! While pushing through my final year at UPEI, I met Jim Pellegrini from Global TESOL (Teaching English […]
By: William Beall (Manhattan, New York City, USA) Donald Trump wants a database of Muslims in the United States. He does not “rule out” them being required to carry identification cards. (Yellow stars ring a bell anyone?) He and other […]
By: Sarah Crosby Youth voter-turnout was a prevalent issue in the recent federal election. Thanks to awareness campaigns and media outreach we saw a huge jump in political engagement among young voters. The election may be over, but we here […]
“It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I’ve gone and come back, I’ll find it at home.†-Rumi The years of our lives that we spend on trying to educate ourselves, […]
By: Drew MacEachern Hello and welcome to the first edition of the Cadre’s podcast, “The Ten-Foot Pole”. In this first edition, we will be discussing the issue of white privilege with Dante Bazard, a Psychology Honours student. Over the summer, […]
Question: There is a chance that I have an STI; is it the end of the world? What do I do now? Answer:Â In short, the best thing you can do right now is get STI screening done. This can be […]
By: Taya Nabuurs Call to Order The Student Council Meeting was promptly called to order at 6:01. Reports President: Dana Kenny After the agenda and last meeting’s minutes were approved, UPEISU President Dana Kenny began the meeting with his report. […]
This is a recent press release from the UPEI Student Union. We are publishing this on request. The University of Prince Edward Island Student Union (UPEISU) is pleased to announce the launch of the #OurUPEICommunity poster gallery. “Each poster features […]
By: Nick Scott By now, most, if not all of you, are aware of the organized terrorist attacks on Paris that have resulted in the deaths of at least 129 people, and which have injured 300 more. The organization and […]
By: Jing Zhao On the 9th November 2015, Society of International Students (SIS) held their first event- International Kick-off Trivia in the W.A. Murphy Student Center. International students gathered together to make friends with each other as well as relax […]
By: Megan Votour A Cast Member is Disney’s word for an employee, but it becomes so much more than that from the second you receive that job offer. In the summer of 2015, I was fortunate enough to experience just […]
By: Elizabeth Iwunwa Sexual assault can be defined as a physical attack of a sexual nature that violates the consent of the victim. It may be accompanied by remarks and gestures. In a study published by CBC, the number of […]
And last but definitely not the least, to conclude The Cadre’s Exec Profile series we present to you Dana Kenny, your UPEI Student Union President! We at the Cadre hope you know a little more about your student union executives and what they do […]
I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend so far! Now for something to definitely brighten up your day, here is the profile we produced for the very pleasant VP Academic & External, John Rix. Get to know a little […]
Next on our exec profile series is the newest member of the executive team: the money man himself, Zach Tweel! Watch our video to see how he’s getting along as VP Finance. Every day this week, The Cadre will be releasing another executive […]
By: Banky Lumor My name is Oluwabamikoéléyi (Don’t even try pronouncing it, shortened to Bankolé) Gamaliel Lumor. I go by one of the nicknames I got from my Dad “Bankyâ€. I graduated from UPEI in May 2014; with a Bachelor […]
By: Anonymous I am almost positive that about half of the people reading this article right now have been in at least one, of what I like to call, “non-relationship relationshipsâ€. These are situations in which you’ve been seeing someone […]
Hello UPEI Students and Cadre Readers, Are you curious as to what exactly goes on at the Student Union? Have you ever wondered what exactly the Student Union executives do? Are you trying to remember who the Student Union Executives are? We at The […]
By: Drew MacEachern Finding new ways to encourage active student participation is always a struggle for student societies and programs. For many, the pub crawl has become the go-to activities for societies to default to when they want to encourage […]
By: William Beall Hey there. My name is William Beall, and I’m an international Student from Manhattan, New York City. (Morningside Heights.) I’m now in my third year at UPEI, and I have something to tell you. I love and […]
By: Drew MacEachern and Brenna Doucette At 6:02pm, the Student Union Council meeting was called to order by Chair Bob Deziel. VP Academic & External, John Rix, made a motion to amend the evening’s agenda to include discussion on an […]
By: Elizabeth Iwunwa I was elated when I discovered that I would be going to University in a land far away. That might not have been the case for some of you but as one of three children of over-protective […]