An evening with Indigenous poets from Epekwitk

The UPEI Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies (IKERAS), the Faculty of Arts, and the English department, in collaboration with the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, are sponsoring an evening of Indigenous poets from Epekwitk (PEI) reading selections from their poetry and conversing about their work as Indigenous writers. The event will take place at the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre on Queen Street at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 22.

Canadian author, journalist, and historian Gwynne Dyer to speak at UPEI on November 3

Canadian author, journalist, and historian Gwynne Dyer will give a public lecture titled “Planetary Maintenance Engineers: A Last-Ditch Climate Rescue Strategy,” on November 3 at 7 pm in the Duffy Science Centre Amphitheatre (Room 135) at UPEI. 

Dyer will discuss challenges facing the world because of climate change and explore the concept of “geoengineering,” or cooling the planet by artificial means. He has interviewed over 50 climate scientists “who must be our reluctant guides in this crisis.” 

UPEI Panthers this Week (October 31–November 6)

Here is a look at the UPEI Panthers schedule for the week of October 31–November 6.

Wednesday, November 2:

9:00 pm (AST)/5:00 pm (PST): The UPEI Women’s Rugby Panthers will play the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the U SPORTS quarter-final at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. If they win this game, the Panthers will play for a national medal. The game will be available to watch on CBC Gem. 

Friday, November 4:

UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week (October 24–30)

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for October 24–30 are Katie Richard (women’s cross country) and Kamari Scott (men’s basketball).

Richard, a second-year kinesiology student from Charlottetown, finished eighth overall at the AUS Cross Country Championship on Saturday, October 29. She finished the 8km race with a time of 31:10 and was named a second team all-star. The event was hosted by UPEI at Fox Meadow Golf Course.