The Cadre is the student-run newspaper of University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, by the UPEI Student Union. Their motto is, "We're alright, right guys?". The Cadre is now an online-only publication that publishes three stories a day on average, five days a week when classes at UPEI are in session. The move to the online-only format took place in 2012 and has been very successful.
In December 2002, The Cadre published an article entitled "Christfucking Christmas", a satirical article that was written to address the issue of consumerism during the Christmas season that had references to suicide, murder and rape. The headline offended enough people to have support for The Cadre withdrawn by the UPEI Student Union. The Editor in Chief was replaced, and from that point on the UPEI Student Union took a more active role in the paper, as they were liable for the content printed as publishers of The Cadre.
In Fall 2004, The Cadre's Editor in Chief quit over demands from Student Union executive to not allow The Cadre to accept advertisements from other bars in Charlottetown that would conflict with the operation of the Student Union run bar, The Wave.
The paper drew harsh criticism when it became the first North American publication to print the offensive Muhammad cartoons from the Jyllands-Posten. The administration ordered that copies of the paper be removed from circulation on campus, as "publication of the caricatures represents a reckless invitation to public disorder and humiliation. The University acknowledges the debates about press freedom and responsibility generated by this matter."