Celebrating
      the
      New
      Year
      at
      The
      Wave
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Matt
      STEWART
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      unexpected
      “Balloon
      Drop”
      resulted
      in
      a
      brief
      The
      Rude
      Mechanicals
      rocked
      UPEI
      into
      the
      new
      mel-
     
     
      panic
      as
      Y2K+3
      fears
      surfaced.
      “Ballons
      a-comin!”
      lenium...
      make
      that
      2003.
     
     
      5...
      4...
      3...
      2...
      1...
      Happy
      New
      _
      though
      it
      may
      have
      added
      severity
      to
      a
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Year!
      Or
      something
      like
      that.
      Perhaps
      few
      incidents
      which
      required
      the
      bar
     
     
      not
      quite
      as
      coherent.
      But,
      you
      get
      the
      _
      staff's
      attention
      (I
      don't
      know
      how
      they
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      point.
      do
      it
      with
      a
      smile,
      but
      the
      washrooms
     
     
      Celebrating
      the
      New
      Year
      at
      were
      repeatedly
      cleaned
      when
      it
      was
     
    

    
     
      UPEI's
      campus
      bar,
      The
      Wave,
      proved
      _
      necessary).
     
    

    
     
      to
      be
      an
      excellent‘alternative
      for
      those
      Overall,
      The
      Wave
      threw
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      who
      were
      looking
      for
      a
      night
      of
      quali-
      great
      party
      —
      the
      band
      was
      superb,
      the
     
     
      ty
      entertainment
      at
      an
      affordable
      price.
      atmosphere
      was
      friendly
      and
      relaxed,
     
    

    
     
      Charlottetown's
      own
      Rude
      and
      the
      night
      was
      relatively
      well-
     
     
      Mechanicals
      returned
      to
      the
      very
      cam-
      _
      priced
      considering
      the
      other
      options
     
     
      pus
      were
      they
      got
      their
      start
      four
      years
      _
      available
      in
      Charlottetown.
     
     
      ago
      and
      supplied
      the
      enthusiastic
     
     
      crowd
      with
      a
      mix
      of
      old
      and
      new
     
     
      Mechanical
      originals.
      Tossed
      into
      the
     
     
      set
      was
      an
      impressive
      variety
      of
      covers
     
     
      which
      left
      everyone
      in
      attendance
      feel-
     
     
      ing
      pretty
      good
      about
      the
      fast
     
     
      approaching
      new
      year.
     
    

    
     
      Kirk
      Dingwell,
      Operations
     
     
      Manager
      of
      The
      Wave,
      said
      he
      was
     
     
      quite
      pleased
      with
      the
      turnout
      and
      felt
     
     
      that
      it
      was
      a
      very
      successful
      first
      New
     
     
      Year
      celebration
      at
      the
      new
      campus
     
     
      lounge.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ¥
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chris
      Power
      stays
      above
      the
      crowd
      to
      keep
      a
      watchful
     
     
      eye
      on
      potential
      troublemakers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      STORM
      WATCH
     
    
   
   
    
     
      TRU
      ETT
      TTT
      TT
     
     
      HE
      CUT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      a
      decision
      is
      made
      bo
      close
      or
      delay
      opening
      the
      UPEI
      campus,
      detiails
      will
      he
      available
      as
      follows:
     
     
      Radio
      Stations:
      Radio
      announcements
      by
      7:00
      am
      if
      possible,
      and
      throughout
      the
      day
      when
     
     
      required:
      CFCY/CHTN/Magic
      93,
      CBC
      Radio,
      and
      C102
      (Summerside).
     
     
      ;
      Cae
      UPEI
      Hotline:
      A
      recorded
      message,
      by
      7:00
      am
      if
      possible,
      on
      the
      UPEI
      hotline
      with
      updates
      as
     
     
      ebration
      very
      satisfying.
      necessary
      throughout
      the
      day
      at
      894-2882
     
     
      Free
      champagne
      was
      provided
      UPEI
      Web
      site:
      An
      urgent
      notice,
      in
      red,
      at
      the
      top
      of
      the
      news
      and
      events
      bar
      of
      the
      UPEI
      website,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      all
      in
      attendance,
      which
      was
      great,
      Frosty
      knows
      how
      to
      party
      www.u
      pei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Wave
      corrected
      many
      of
      —
     
     
      the
      problems
      which
      they
      experienced
     
     
      during
      some
      of
      the
      larger
      pub
      nights
      of
     
     
      the
      first
      semester
      —
      such
      as
      the
      lines
     
     
      around
      the
      bar
      being
      too
      long
      and
      the
     
     
      dance
      floor
      being
      over
      crowded
      —
     
     
      which
      made
      the
      ‘02-'03
      New
      Year
      cel-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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