FRCHES

UPEISU Barn goes wet/dry

by Chris Vessey

A NEW SYSTEM IS on trial at the Barn this year — the “wet/dry” con- cept. Our beloved build- ing now caters to both le- gal AND under-age pa- trons. The first floor is, as always, occupied by the Panther Lounge which will retain its “wet” sta- tus, but the third floor will now be classified as a wet area for all Student Union- sponsored events. The sec- ond floor (which now con- tains amusement machines as well) will be the “dry” area for under age students.

This means that under age students will not be permitted in the lounge or on the third floor. Of-age students will not be per- mitted on the second floor with drinks. | Since most bands are sponsored by the UPEISU, this means that drinking while dancing will end.

“The Freshmen, about half of them, I believe, are under the legal drink- ing age”, says Darren Ford, Assistant Campus Police Chief. The students will be able “to come down and experience the pub atmo- sphere, that’s the best way to go about it... the Third and Fourth year students will come down, hopefully, and support the cause.”

THE ANNUAL SHIN- ERAMA campaign for Cys- tic Fibrosis was given a boost this year by a barber- ous promise. Campaign Chair Mark Griffith and SU President Steven Wynne pledged to undergo brush cuts if the Shinerama cam- Paign reached $6000.

“It was called six-for- six,” says Wynne, “they raise $6000 and take six inches (of our hair) off.”

The two made the promise dur- ing the Shimerama open- ing ceremony. The Shin- erama campaign, in which students take to the streets

According to Ford, a special licence is required from the PEI Liquor Com- mission to have this type of pub, and this licence cov- ers only Thursday nights. Other special licenses will be requested for special events, such as the Win- ter Carnival. Ford’s re- sponse was generally opti- mistic, saying “I think that the benefits will be posi- tive.”

The decision to im- plement the wet/dry sys- tem was made by UPEISU President Steven Wynne, and was announced to the other executives in mid July.

In previous years ap- proximately 8 Campus Po- lice officers were needed at a Main Event, but now this number will increase to 12. All floors will be patrolled by officers, and ID’s will be checked more thoroughly. All persons under 19 that were born after July 1, 1969 will not be permitted into the wet areas. As well, surprise guest appearances by the PEI LC will bring a tighter sense of security to the Barn. According to Ford, “it’s pretty well mandatory that we check everybody’s ID, unless we know them, like a friend or someone that we know.”

shining shoes to raise dona- tions, raised approximately $4620. The following day saw further donations raised through the efforts of upperclassmen, a bike lot- tery, and general contribu- tions quickly take that fig- ure to just over the $6000 mark.

Wynne and Griffith were shaved in the UPEI cafeteria Thursday during the Frosh Banquet. Shimerama top fundraiser Spenser Macpherson, who brought in around $367.13 was allowed to take the first cuts of Griffith’s mane. John Lecky of John Lecky

Wet/Dry stamps will also be used as a security pre- caution; red and blue cups will be used on the second floor to denote soft drinks, while yellow cups on the third will be used for all beverages. No transport of drinks from either floor is permitted, and possession

of a yellow cup on the sec- ond floor is considered an offense. As always, drinks

& Co. graciously donated his skills to finish the job. “I’m willing to lose my hair for a good cause.” says Wynne. The president also

says that he would like to see a challenge like this be- come tradition among fu- ture SU presidents. While female presidents may not agree to have their hair removed, Wynne says he would like to presidents

see future take on some

form of challenge.

“I think it worked well, for Mark and I both,” says Wynne. , =

may not leave the lounge area on the first floor.

While the wet/dry con- cept will be in effect at all SU events (to accomo- date the Frosh class), this may not be the case for other events, such as the

Engineers’ Pub. Accord-

ing to Judy Meyer, Panther .

Lounge Manager, ‘“(they) have the option of going to- tally wet or wet/dry, that’s

their option.” Meyer hopes that the wet/dry system will promote better uni- versity spirit, and assist Freshman integration. As Meyer says, they will be able to come here “when they couldn’t go any place else.” The main idea of the program is to acco- modate our new Freshmen,

although the system may