Halifax
      Invaded
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Gangs
      of
      youths
      invaded
      Halifax
      last
      weekend
      as
      the
     
     
      first
      ARCUP
      conference
      of
      the
      year
      was
      held
      at
     
     
      Dalhousie
      University.
      Many
      of
      the
      newspaper
      staff
     
     
      were
      there.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ARCUP
      isan
      organization
      of
      University
      papers
      from
     
     
      around
      the
      atlantic
      region.
      They
      held
      there
      first
      con-
     
     
      ference
      last
      weekend
      and
      we
      were
      there.
      We
      hada
     
     
      good
      time
      at
      the
      conference
      but
      it
      was
      at
      least
      half
      the
     
     
      fun
      getting
      there.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      were
      seven
      in
      number
      and
      blind
      in
      direction.
      We
     
     
      drove
      two
      cars
      over
      with
      the
      intention
      of
      sticking
     
     
      together.
      That
      idea
      lasted
      until
      we
      left
      the
      parking
      lot
     
     
      and
      then
      we
      drove
      alone.
      We
      did
      meet
      at
      the
      boat
      and
     
     
      we
      once
      again
      said
      that
      we
      were
      going
      to
      stick
      to-
     
     
      gether.
      Neither
      of
      the
      cars
      had
      a
      map
      and
      none
      of
      us
     
     
      knew
      our
      way
      there.
      It
      was
      amazing,
      but
      we
      did
      stick
     
     
      together
      for
      about
      100
      km.
      It
      was
      at
      that
      point
      when
     
     
      we
      lost
      sight
      of
      the
      lead
      car
      as
      it
      wound
      its
      way
      down
     
     
      an
      off
      ramp
      that
      we
      were
      passing
      at
      120
      km/h.
      Now
     
     
      we
      WEFE
      On
      Our
      OWN
      again.
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      still
      boggles
      the
      mind,
      but
      we
      did
      make
      it
      to
      Hali-
     
     
      fax,
      and
      we
      were
      almost
      on
      time.
      It
      was
      at
      that
      point
     
     
      when
      two
      thoughts
      (and
      only
      two)
      were
      in
      our
      minds.
     
     
      “*
      Did
      the
      other
      car
      make
      it?’’
      and
      ‘*
      Where
      in
      this
     
     
      city
      is
      Dalhousie?’’
      I
      realized
      then,
      my
      navigator
      was
     
     
      more
      lost
      then
      I
      was.
      His
      idea
      of
      deciding
      which
      way
     
     
      to
      go
      rested
      on
      the
      decision
      of
      where
      the
      prettiest
     
     
      buildings
      were.
      It
      was
      also
      at
      this
      point
      that
      I
      realized
     
     
      never
      to
      listen
      to
      my
      navigator
      again.
      We
      toured
      the
     
     
      city
      and
      asked
      directions
      to
      a
      few
      people
      must
      have
     
     
      spent
      there
      entire
      lives
      wandering
      that
      city
      because
     
     
      they
      were
      more
      lost
      then
      we
      were.
      We
      did
      finally
     
     
      make
      it
      to
      Dal
      but
      the
      other
      car
      was
      nowhere
      to
      be
     
     
      seem.
      They
      straggled
      in
      abouta
      half
      on
      hour
      latter.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      it
      came
      time
      to
      leave
      that
      first
      evening,
      we
     
     
      were
      one
      person
      short.
      He
      was
      nowhere
      to
      be
      seen,
      so
     
     
      we
      left
      without
      him.
      A
      group
      of
      us
      wandered
      the
      city
     
     
      for
      a
      few
      hours
      then
      went
      back
      to
      the
      apartment
      where
     
     
      we
      were
      Staying.
      Our
      missing
      companion
      still
      was
      not
     
     
      in
      sight.
      We
      had
      all
      his
      luggage
      and
      sleeping
      bag
      but
     
     
      not
      him.
      We
      found
      him
      the
      next
      day.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      second
      day
      was
      filled
      with
      seminars
      and
      sightsee:
     
     
      ing.
      There
      was
      a
      party
      planned
      for
      the
      evening
      and
      we
     
     
      spent
      a
      lot
      of
      time
      preparing
      for
      it.
      The
      party
      lasted
     
     
      until
      the
      wee
      hours
      of
      the
      morning
      (and
      later)
      and
     
     
      when
      we
      arrived
      back
      at
      the
      apartment,
      we
      could
      not
     
     
      find
      a
      place
      to
      park,
      so
      my
      navigator
      said
      ‘‘
      we
      can
     
     
      park
      any
      damn
      place
      we
      want
      to’’,
      and
      we
      did.
      When
     
     
      we
      went
      out
      to
      the
      car
      in
      the
      morning,
      we
      found
      that
     
     
      our
      friends,
      the
      Halifax
      Police
      Department,
      cordially
     
     
      lefta
      parking
      ticket
      on
      our
      windshield.
      We
      went
      to
     
     
      pick
      up
      our
      other
      passenger
      who
      we
      lost
      the
      first
     
     
      night
      and
      again
      we
      could
      not
      find
      him,
      so
      we
      picked
     
     
      up
      some
      others
      instead.
      We
      all
      walked
      around
      the
     
     
      gardens,
      took
      the
      usual
      photos,
      and
      ate
      breakfast.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      we
      returned
      to
      the
      conference
      we
      were
      again
      —
     
     
      very
      late
      and
      we
      again
      found
      our
      missing
      person.
      _
     
     
      Unfortunately,
      we
      had
      to
      leave
      the
      conference
      early
      ©
     
     
      order
      to
      get
      the
      boat.
      Luckily,
      our
      companion,
      who
      )
     
     
      had
      a
      habit
      of
      disappearing,
      was
      stillin
      sightand
      w
     
     
      did
      manage
      to
      drive
      home
      together
      and
      not
      get
      lost,
     
     
      despite
      some
      very
      strong
      criticism
      against
      fellow
      )
     
     
      drivers.
      )
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      were
      changed
      that
      weekend.
      We
      left
      here
      as
      wet
     
     
      nosed
      journalist
      going
      to
      our
      first
      conference
      and
      w
     
     
      returned
      as
      growling
      journalistic
      dogs,
      not
      so
      much
     
     
      from
      what
      we
      learned
      at
      the
      conference
      but
      rathere
     
     
      result
      of
      the
      lack
      of
      sleep
      we
      were
      all
      suffering
      fro
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sleepy
      eyed,
      ZZZZZZZZ
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      WORRY,
      HE’S
      NOT
     
     
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