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Two Island writers, Steve McOrmond and Chris Bailey, will launch their new books of poetry on Monday, September 17, at 7:00 pm in the Carriage House at Beaconsfield Historic House on Charlottetown鈥檚 waterfront. McOrmond鈥檚 poetry has captivated readers across Canada since his first book, Lean Days, in 2004, while Bailey, from a North Lake fishing family, is a newcomer to the literary scene.

Bailey, a recent 69传媒psychology graduate, has been living in Toronto and Hamilton, earning a master鈥檚 degree in creative writing. He comes home during the summers, working on the family boat. Many of the poems in What Your Hands Have Done (Nightwood Editions) focus on the lives, work, and relationships of fishing families. This is the first major poetry book by an Islander to honour, at length, the realities and lore of PEI鈥檚 fishing community.

Bailey鈥檚 interests also range beyond the traditional land/seascape and livelihoods of PEI. His influences vary from Elmore Leonard, Warren Zevon, and Charles Bukowski鈥攖he 鈥渓aureate of American lowlife鈥� wrote Time鈥攖o Neil Gaiman and Lorna Crozier. Just as the wider culture鈥檚 zeitgeist pervades the Island, Bailey鈥檚 poems take readers on lively trips beyond the decks, wharves, and fishers鈥� homes.

McOrmond鈥檚 imaginative takes on experience, and his satirical wit, are evident in his other book titles: Primer for the Hereafter and The Goods News About Armageddon. With ironic perceptions in 鈥淐ome Play on the Island,鈥� he contrasts touristic summers with our winters, and in 鈥淭he Lobster鈥� he reveals the sardonic 鈥渟econd thoughts鈥� of a PEI restaurant cook. In a bittersweet voice, he evokes Maritime outmigration in 鈥淪o This Is Goodbye鈥�: 鈥淭he story of the Island is the story of paradise: / we have always had to leave.鈥�

A 1995 69传媒graduate, McOrmond has lived in Toronto for two decades, returning yearly to the Island. His metropolitan experiences and computer software business career ingeniously permeate his new book, Reckon (Brick Book): 鈥淎nd we felt fortunate to live in the afterglow of Steve Jobs鈥� and though 鈥渢he air smells like burning tires...I love it here, I really do鈥�.

His new poems reflect and critique the growing domination of our lives and consciousness by digital platforms and realms: 鈥淒eep in an offshore data centre, my vagaries / are tracked, time-stamped, mined / for meaningful adjacencies.鈥�

A special guest poet, Annick MacAskill from Halifax, will give a short reading, followed by McOrmond鈥檚 and Bailey鈥檚 featured readings, a book signing, and a reception. The evening is sponsored by the 69传媒Dean of Arts and Department of English, with generous support from The Canada Council for the Arts.

All are welcome.

The 69传媒 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�69传媒has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 69传媒is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

Journalist, broadcaster, and historian Gwynne Dyer returns to 69传媒for a lecture on the return of nationalism as a movement around the world. Dyer will present 鈥淭he Populist Revolt: its causes and cures鈥� at 7:30 pm, Thursday, September 13 in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at UPEI. The lecture is free and is presented by the SDU Institute for Christianity and Culture.

Nationalism is back, argues Dyer, and it鈥檚 very angry. Populists have already come to power in two major countries, and some people even fear we are seeing a re-run of the 1930s. We all know how that ended. 

In Europe, the populist revolution is mostly driven by immigration. In the larger EU countries, mainstream parties have contained the insurgency so far. In the United States, it鈥檚 more complex: job losses are really the big issue. Even the 鈥渋mmigrant threat鈥� is mostly expressed in terms of lost jobs.

Dyer says Donald Trump can鈥檛 鈥渂ring the jobs back鈥�, because most of them never left the country; they just vanished because of automation. The US official unemployment rate is 4.5 per cent, but almost one-third of American men over 20 years old are not gainfully employed. There is a plausible forecast that automation will destroy 47 per cent of existing American jobs by 2033.

What got Trump elected, says Dyer, more even than racism and immigration, was the anger that comes from the misery and humiliation of joblessness. The key votes that pushed him over the top came from the Rust Belt, where automation started destroying assembly-line jobs 25 years ago. Trump has no solution for automation. More extreme populists may come after him unless the anger is extinguished. But at least his election has focussed our attention on the problem. Automation really will kill the jobs, and not just in the United States.

The main political task for the next generation (post-Trump) will be to ensure that those without work have an income they can live on, and don鈥檛 lose their self-respect. One way that is already being widely considered is a Universal Basic Income (UBI). It would put money in everybody鈥檚 pockets with no strings attached, whether they are working or not鈥攁nd and since everybody gets it, there would be no stigma involved.

The anger that drives the populism comes as much from the humiliation that people feel when they are unemployed as from the actual financial pain they are suffering, so any solution must treat both aspects of the problem. UBI might be the answer, although there is still much research to be done. Various basic income pilot programmes are already running in Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, California, and Ontario.

UBI may turn out to be the least revolutionary answer to the revolutionary change that is coming in the amount of work available. Everybody would be free to top up their UBI with earned income, and half of today鈥檚 jobs will probably still exist in 2033. Indeed, there may be a lot of mix-and-match, with most people working at least part of the time. There would still be millionaires, too; UBI is a floor, not a ceiling. But big change is coming, and big solutions are needed.

Gwynne Dyer has worked as a freelance journalist, columnist, broadcaster, and lecturer on international affairs for more than 20 years, but he was originally trained as a historian. He received degrees from Canadian, American, and British universities, finishing with a PhD in Military and Middle Eastern History from the University of London. He served in three navies and held academic appointments at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Oxford University before launching his twice-weekly column on international affairs, which is published by over 175 papers in some 45 countries.

Gwynne Dyer鈥檚 newest book, Growing Pains: Surviving the Populist Wave, was published in April 2018 by Scribe in Canada, the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand. 

Dr. Dyer lives in London. In 2010, he was made an officer of the Order of Canada.

at 69传媒has been made possible through the cooperation of the SDU Board of Governors and the 69传媒Department of Religious Studies. Working in partnership with the University of Prince Edward Island, the Institute promotes Christian education opportunities and experiences in collaboration with students, scholars, faculty, and the public.

The 69传媒 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�69传媒has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 69传媒is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

Irish Ambassador Jim Kelly visited Prince Edward Island last week including a stop at 69传媒on August 31 where he met with President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, Vice-President Academic and Research Robert Gilmour, Dean of Business Jurgen Krause, and Dean of Arts Neb Kujundzic.

Among the topics of discussion included the many collaborations and partnerships 69传媒has with Irish institutions and scholarship programs. Ambassador Kelly also attended an event later that day with Benevolent Irish Society members to greet this year鈥檚 69传媒Irish Language instructor, Gormlaith Maynes, who provided information on her course, Introduction to Irish Gaelic 1, which can be audited or taken for credit (free for seniors).

Every week, 69传媒Athletics and Recreation recognizes a student-athletes for their hard work and achievements and dedication to their respective sports. Congratulations to Ali Muise and Jake Deighan, the 69传媒Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for September 3鈥�9.

Ali Muise is a second-year science major from Charlottetown and a keeper on the 69传媒Women鈥檚 Soccer team. The Panthers opened their season on the road this past weekend with a 1鈥�1 tie and a 1鈥�0 loss to Memorial University in St. John鈥檚, NL. 鈥淎li had two solid performances in goal and pulled off several outstanding saves to help us come back with a point from MUN,鈥� said coach Graeme McDonald.

Jake Deighan is a fourth- year business administration major from Stratford and a centre-back on the 69传媒Men鈥檚 Soccer team. The Panthers played a pair of scoreless draws with Memorial University over the weekend. 鈥淛ake was strong at the centre-back position to help with two shutouts,鈥� said coach Lewis Page. 鈥淛ake鈥檚 speed and tactical awareness limited MUN to very few goal chances.鈥�

There are just a few days left for our Panther early bird specials!

The Panther Package is on sale now for only $90. The Panther Package gets you into every home game for Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Soccer, Women鈥檚 Rugby, Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball, and Women鈥檚 Hockey! This offer expires Friday, September 14. Buy it now and receive a limited edition Panther ball cap.

Picture yourself at all 48 Panther home games this season! The Panther All-Access Pass gives you everything in the Panther Package, but also includes tickets to every Men鈥檚 Hockey home game. This amazing deal is only $250 and expires Friday, September 14.

Visit  to take advantage of these special offers.

Go Panthers Go!

69传媒will host an evening of Japanese cinema to mark 90 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan. The Japanese Film Festival will be Friday, September 14, beginning at 6:00 pm in room 104 of UPEI鈥檚 K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre.

The evening, presented by the Japanese Consulate, will include two feature films. The screening of 鈥淐hihayafuru: Musubi鈥� will begin at 6:00 pm. 鈥淐lose-Knit鈥� (Karera ga honki de amu toki wa will screen at 8:00 pm. Both will be shown in Japanese with English subtitles.

All are welcome.

The 69传媒 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�69传媒has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 69传媒is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

The Class of 2022 officially started their veterinary education on August 24 at their 2018 AVC-CVMA Blue Coat Ceremony. The new students were presented with blue lab coats, signifying the beginning of their four-year journey toward their doctor of veterinary medicine degrees.

Welcoming them were Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor of UPEI; Dr. Greg Keefe, Dean of AVC; and Dr. Kathleen MacMillan, the CVMA鈥檚 council member for Prince Edward Island and a faculty member at AVC.

"It is really invigorating to see the enthusiasm and passion for the veterinary profession shown by our new students,鈥� says Dr. Keefe. 鈥淚t certainly reminds us of why we are all here!鈥�

He thanked the Class of 2021 for the welcome they gave to the students and their families, particularly orientation organizers Kelly Yoo, Cody Bourque, Liz LeGay, and Emily Rose, as well as staff in the Office of the Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, and the Dean鈥檚 Office.

On Monday, August 27, the new students dove right into their program, attending their first lecture of the year. We thank the CVMA for supporting our incoming students at their Blue Coat Ceremony.

Welcome and congratulations, Class of 2022!

AVC is embarking on an exciting project that will celebrate its long-standing relationship with the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative and recognize the remarkable career of renowned wildlife pathologist Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust, Professor Emeritus, who retired from AVC in 2018.

We plan to have a fully articulated minke whale skeleton installed in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons. The installation will be complemented by artwork with an Indigenous theme, paying tribute to the deep cultural and spiritual connection between Canada鈥檚 Indigenous people and the animals that live in the marine environment.

Artists with an Indigenous background who are interested in submitting a proposal for the art installation should contact Janice MacWilliam, special events coordinator at AVC, at jmacwilliam@upei.ca or (902) 566-0589, by the end of September.

Our goal is to raise a minimum of $25,000 by December 31, 2018, to have the skeleton and the artwork completed and installed in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons. To support this project, please click . Your contribution is greatly appreciated.

The Atlantic Veterinary College鈥檚 2018 Animal Welfare in Practice conference shines a spotlight on the timely topic of whale stranding. The conference will take place at 69传媒and AVC from September 14 to 15.

Keynote speaker Dr. Michael Moore, Director, Marine Mammal Center at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Cape Cod, will give a public lecture called 鈥淔ood for Thought: How we all kill whales鈥� on Friday, September 14, at 7 p.m., in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, UPEI.

Human activity in the marine environment is increasingly having an impact on cetaceans鈥攚hales, dolphins, and porpoises鈥攕ometimes resulting in the unintentional entanglement and death of animals. Dr. Moore will discuss these pressing issues, which concern Canada and other nations that have substantial fishing and shipping industries in marine environments.

There is no charge to attend Dr. Moore鈥檚 lecture. All are welcome to attend.

All presentations on Saturday, September 15, will take place at AVC. Registration is required for these presentations, which are open to veterinarians, veterinary students, animal health technicians, and people involved in marine mammal rescue organizations.

On Saturday, Drs. Pierre-Yves Daoust and Art Ortenburger, Atlantic Veterinary College, will give a session about clinical management of live cetaceans on the beach. Tonya Wimmer, Marine Animal Response Society, will speak about the complexities and logistics of dealing with live cetaceans.

Dr. Moore will give two presentations on the Saturday, one on relatively new information on sedation of whales at sea to enhance disentanglement operations, and the other on trauma in cetaceans caused by human activity, and diagnosis of, and solutions to, this problem.

The conference wraps up with a staged stranded whale response workshop in the AVC Large Animal Hospital arena, using an inflatable whale. Blue tarps will be used to simulate the sea, while the sand in the arena will be the shore.

The Animal Welfare in Practice conference is co-hosted by the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre and the AVC Animal Welfare, Exotics, Lab Animal and Wildlife, and Aquatics Clubs, with support from the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada.

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The Panthers are back for the 2018鈥�2019 season! The 69传媒 has home games aplenty this weekend with three home openers and the first ever 69传媒cross-country invitational meet in Victoria Park.

The weekend starts with the home opener for 69传媒Women鈥檚 Soccer. The Panthers take on Mount Allison at 5:00 pm at the 69传媒turf field. 鈥淲e need to be patient in possession and creative up against an organized Mount A team,鈥� said coach Graeme McDonald.

The men鈥檚 soccer team takes on the Mounties at 7:15 pm. 鈥�69传媒Men鈥檚 Soccer are excited to be hosting Mount Allison, our closest rival on Friday night and the defending national champions Cape Breton Capers on Sunday,鈥� said coach Lewis Page. 鈥淲e have an exciting young team that are eager to show Panthers fans what they can do.鈥�

69传媒Men鈥檚 Hockey hosts the Universit茅 de Moncton for a preseason game at 7:00 pm.

Saturday, 69传媒hosts the first ever 69传媒Cross-Country Invitational Meet. The meet begins at noon at Charlottetown鈥檚 beautiful Victoria Park. 鈥淭he cross country and track and field teams have been somewhat invisible鈥攕trong results, but the home fans never got to see the athletes compete,鈥� said coach Colin MacAdam. 鈥淭he course will be fast and the competition will be strong so we are looking for some good performances.鈥�

69传媒Women鈥檚 Rugby has its home opener Saturday at 2:00 pm against St. Francis Xavier University. 鈥淗ome openers are always a good time,鈥� said coach John LaBoyne. 鈥淕etting the chance to play in front of family, friends and the 69传媒students is special. Playing the multi-time national champions is always a tough row to hoe. St. FX has a great program that has been the epitome of success in the AUS for many years. The Panthers always rise to any challenge and will play their best and hardest no matter who it is.鈥�

After a Saturday鈥檚 rest, both soccer teams return to the 69传媒turf to take on Cape Breton University. The women play at 1:00 pm. The men take to the field at 3:15 pm.

The Panther Package is on sale now for only $90. The Panther Package gets you into every home game for Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Soccer, Women鈥檚 Rugby, Women鈥檚 and Men鈥檚 Basketball, and Women鈥檚 Hockey! This offer expires Friday, September 14. Buy it now and receive a limited edition Panther ball cap.

Picture yourself at all 48 Panther home games this season! The Panther All-Access Pass gives you everything in the Panther Pass, but includes tickets to Men鈥檚 Hockey home games. This amazing deal is just $250 and expires Friday, September 14.

Visit  to grab these specials.

Go Panthers Go!

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The 69传媒Department of Modern Languages is proud to welcome its first ever French Writer-in-Residence Dominic Langlois, poet and young-adult novelist. He will lead a writing workshop on Saturday, September 22 at 1:00 pm (in 69传媒Dawson Lounge, SDMB 520), and give a public reading on Thursday, September 27 at 7:30 pm (in the 69传媒Faculty Lounge, SDMB 201). He will also meet with Dr. Sanda Badescu鈥檚 and Dr. Scott Lee鈥檚 students to discuss various topics related to poetry and the use of slang in French.

Raised in Qu茅bec City, Langlois has been living in the Maritimes for more than 20 years where he is involved in the cultural and artistic scene. Published by Les 脡ditions Perce-Neige, his poetry includes Mener du train (2010), La rue en eaux troubles (2012) and Les sentiments barbares (2016). He is also well known in New Brunswick and in Ontario for his young-adult novel published by Bouton d鈥檕r Acadie, Le Tr茅sor de Memramcook (2014), for which he was a finalist in the Ontario Library Association鈥檚 prize Tamarac and in the Children鈥檚 Choice Book Award Hackmatack. He has also published poems in Ancrages and contributed to the Franco-Ontarian journal Liaisons.

His public workshop on Saturday, September 22 will examine how city streets, their noise, smells, landscape, and sidewalks can open up the imagination and be a source of inspiration. He will also team up with 69传媒Professor Carlo Lavoie as writing coach for any participant aged between 15 and 25 interested in submitting texts in French (poetry or short stories) to the 2019 Prix Volet Jeunesse Richelieu of the Antonine-Maillet-Acadie-Vie Book Award.

The workshop is free but participants should register by emailing Dr. Lavoie at clavoie@upei.ca. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

The public reading on Thursday September 27 will feature poetry from his three books and some unpublished poems. An open mic will also invite the audience to share their favorite poems, either written by themselves or by others. Admission is free.

Dominic Langlois鈥� visit and the 69传媒French Writer-in-Residency program are sponsored by the 69传媒Department of Modern Languages, the Dean of Arts, the Dean of Education, the Vice-President Academic/Research, with generous support from Arts NB.

The 69传媒 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�69传媒has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 69传媒is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.

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Le po猫te et auteur de litt茅rature de jeunesse animera un atelier d鈥櫭ヽriture public, une soir茅e de po茅sie et des ateliers d鈥櫭ヽriture pour les 茅tudiants du Programme de fran莽ais de 69传媒en septembre

Le D茅partement de langues modernes de 69传媒est fier d鈥檃ccueillir son premier auteur en r茅sidence francophone, Dominic Langlois, po猫te et auteur de litt茅rature jeunesse. Il animera un atelier d鈥櫭ヽriture ouvert au public le samedi 22 septembre 脿 13h (Salon Dawson de UPEI, SDMB 520) ainsi qu鈥檜ne soir茅e de po茅sie le jeudi 27 septembre 脿 19h30 (Salon des professeurs de UPEI, SDMB 201). Il rencontrera aussi les 茅tudiantes et les 茅tudiants de la professeure Sanda Badescu et du professeur Scott Lee pour aborder diff茅rents aspects li茅s 脿 l鈥櫭ヽriture de la po茅sie et 脿 l鈥檜tilisation de la langue parl茅e.

N茅 脿 Qu茅bec, Langlois vit dans les provinces maritimes depuis maintenant plus de 20 ans et est un membre tr猫s actif de la sc猫ne artistique et culturelle. Publi茅s aux 脡ditions Perce-Neige, ses recueils de po猫mes incluent Mener du train (2010), La rue en eaux troubles (2012) and Les sentiments barbares (2016). Il est aussi bien connu au Nouveau-Brunswick et en Ontario pour son roman jeunesse publi茅 par les 茅ditions Bouton d鈥檕r Acadie, Le Tr茅sor de Memramcook (2014), pour lequel il a 茅t茅 finaliste au Prix Tamarac de l鈥橝ssociation des biblioth猫ques de l鈥橭ntario ainsi que pour le Prix litt茅raire Le Choix des Jeunes Hackmatack. Il publie aussi des po猫mes dans la revue Ancrages et a activement collabor茅 脿 la d茅funte revue franco-ontarienne Liaisons.

Dans son atelier d鈥櫭ヽriture public (le samedi 22 septembre, 13h), il propose d鈥檜tiliser les rues de la ville, leurs bruits, les odeurs, leurs paysages, leur trottoirs comme source d鈥檌nspiration servant d鈥櫭﹙eil 脿 l鈥檌magination. Il propose aussi pour cet atelier de venir en aide 脿 tout participant 芒g茅 entre 15 et 25 ans qui voudrait soumettre ses textes (po茅sie ou nouvelles) au Prix Volet Jeunesse du Prix litt茅raire Antonine-Maillet-Acadie 2019 en faisant le suivi du processus d鈥櫭ヽriture en compagnie du professeur Carlo Lavoie jusqu鈥櫭� la remise des textes en d茅cembre.

Cet atelier d鈥櫭ヽriture est gratuit mais les participants doivent s鈥檌nscrire 脿 l鈥檃vance en contactant le professeur Carlo Lavoie par courriel 脿 clavoie@upei.ca. Des rafraichissements et une l茅g猫re collation seront servis.

La soir茅e de po茅sie (le jeudi 27 septembre, 19h30) mettra en vedette des po猫mes tir茅s de ses trois recueils ainsi que des po猫mes in茅dits. Nous invitons 茅galement les membres de l鈥檃uditoire 脿 nous faire la lecture de po猫mes qu鈥檌ls ont eux-m锚mes 茅crits ou de po猫mes de leurs auteurs pr茅f茅r茅s. L鈥檈ntr茅e est gratuite.

La visite de Dominic Langlois et le programme d鈥檃uteur en r茅sidence francophone de 69传媒sont rendus possibles gr芒ce 脿 la contribution du D茅partement de langues modernes, du Bureau du Doyen de la Facult茅 des arts, du Bureau du Doyen de la Facult茅 d鈥櫭ヾucation, du Bureau du Vice-Pr茅sident 脿 l鈥檈nseignement et 脿 la recherche de 69传媒ainsi qu鈥櫭� la participation financi猫re de Arts NB.