By Ruth Edgett going to take more the cheapest liquor 35 in the province to make Panther Lounge as .uar among UPEI stu_- »; :is some of Charlotte- , a other night spots. says Liter Love, busutess wager for the Student » told the SU Council bi-monthly meeting any night that ~even .gh the lounge on the ind floor of the Barn has holding its own, it ainly isn’t living up to its ntial in sales. She pro- \d the hiring of a full-
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time manager-social director and improvements to the Lounge in an effort to turn the‘sales picture around.
Each year. the SU under- takes one large project. and Love said since other suggestions have Eben put forward, she wants hers con- sidered. The changes in the management of the lounge would increase fitudent Union revenues which could be put toward other services and eliminate the need to raise student fees, she said. As well, a full-time staff person in charge of the bar and scheduling main events would leave council members free
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for Other projects more closely related to representing their constituents.
Love’s proposal seeks $9,000 ,from this year’s Student Union budget to «upply a full—service bar with a dish washer, ice machine and glassware instead of the plastic cups that are currently in use. That intuit-y wouiti also take care of thanges in
lighting, tables and decora-
tion. She stipulated that the money be appropriated only if the year-end budget balance can accommodate it.
Following budgets would include salary allocations for a 36—week position. Love
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said she estimated the salary and benefits at between $9,000 and $10,000 for an employee who would either take summers off Or find alternative employment in that period.
The proposal was well- received by council members, but a motion to allocate
immediately $9.000 of the
budget balance after March 31 was defeated by coun- cillors who said theyiwanted more time to gather informa- tion and consider the project.
Love told the council she can see the potential for sales. She cited sales figures for the past six years which fluctuated between $40,000 and $70,000 until 1981-82. But when the Lounge was renovated after a fire in the
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summer of 1982, liquor sales jumped to $117,000. Love said the only logical reason she can see for the astronOmL cal boost in sales is that the renovations made the lounge more attractive. If that is the case, a few more improve- ments could improve sales even more, she said.
business manager said the new full—time posi- tion would pay for itself if sales Increased by $23,000 or $140 a night, next year. With physical improvements and a person to devote full~time efforts to booking bands and main events. such an increase is possible.
Jim Mutter, vice-president internal, who is currently in charge of booking bands, said he would welcome the
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By Carolyn Ryan
Big brother will soon be watching us —- that is, if a computer controlling room temperatures all over the university can be said to be -'anyone’s brother.
The $235,000 computer control centre is the main product in a half-million dollar energy—saving package meant to make UPEI a “showcase ’ ’ of energy enlightenment, according to Jacques Michaud, president of Canertech Conservation (NB-PEI) Inc.
Last Wednesday, univer- sity president Peter Meincke signed an agreement with the crown corporation whereby Canertech supplies the capital for nine energy- conserving measures and the university pays the bill over five years at prime interest rates, out of the savings accrued from those measures.
As'Meincke puts it, “It almost sounds too good to-be true.” _
The process started last August with a complete
, energy audit of the campus,
including looks at lighting, heating, and ventilation systems. Then the consulting
consortium, which includes
two Island firms, made
twelve recommendations to
the university administration.
The university had three choices, according to Meincke. It ignored the report, it could
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Needless to say, the last choice was taken, Officials hope the whole system, including :the computer monitor, the installation of weatherstripping and storm windows in needed areas, the modification of venti- lation equipment and the central steam boilers, and the replacement of some lighting elements with more economic ones, will be in operation by October or November, 1984.
Canertech is what Michaud calls a “unique corporation with a mandate to offer professional energy management services. “It has existed for only a few years, so UPEI will be the first institution in the region to
assess -its promise of “bringing entire energy systems . up to optimal
operation.” The company is presently doing a study at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown. Michaud thinks Caner- tech’s program can save the university $160,000 a year, and is quick to note that once the savings havepaid
7 off the initial investment of
$500,000, all future savings belong to the university.
In the event that the university does not save the half-million in the scheduled five years, he says, the remainder of the debt is cancelled.
Also, because of Caner-
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be better than UPEI could have negotiated itself.
The computer control centre is something Don Coles, director of the
Physical Plant at UPEl, has been wanting for a long time. Besides maintaining tempera— tures, the microprocessor unit could be the “first step in a more comprehensive unit at a later date” which could incorporate security control, entrance, and fire alarms, as well as ventilation and air conditioning. .
The local consultants, Coles Associates Ltd., and Richardson Associates, Ltd. of Charlottetown, used the latest in known technology to design their system, but were hampered by the layout of the UPEl campus. “There are only 65 things you can do to a building,” said one spokesperson. “The problem is you‘ve got a lot of smaller buildings.”
The work, expected to start soon, will proceed by tender. and any Charlottetown firms with the proper capabilities will be given consideration.
But will this mean that traditionally cold places, such as the main study carrel area on the second floor of Robertson Library, will have their temperatures increased to acceptable levels?
No, says consultant Doug ' Coles.
“We can’t guarantee an
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