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      November
      28
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CIMN
      Pubs
      Under
      Fire
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Amy
      Gallan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CIMN
      radio
      may
      be
      facing
      a
      crisis.
     
     
      A
      bill
      which
      may
      have
      great
      implication
     
     
      for
      the
      radio
      station
      is
      on
      its
      way
      to
      being
     
     
      passed
      by
      the
      Student
      Union.
      This
      is
      being
     
     
      hotly
      debated,
      and
      a
      solution
      where
     
     
      everyone
      comes
      out
      happy
      is
      unlikely.
     
    

    
     
      The
      bill,
      if
      passed,
      will
      limit
      the
     
     
      number
      of
      pubs
      that
      a
      sub-organization
      can
     
     
      hold
      to
      two
      per
      semester.
      This
      means
      that
     
     
      CIMN
      will
      not
      be
      able
      to
      book
      many
      of
      the
     
     
      bands
      that
      are
      available
      for
      the
      university’s
     
     
      entertainment.
      For
      a
      sub-organization
      to
     
     
      be
      allowed
      to
      hold
      more
      than
      their
      allotted
     
     
      two
      pubs,
      their
      proposal
      must
      be
      approved
     
     
      by
      the
      entire
      Student
      Union
      Executive.
     
     
      According
      to
      Finley
      Martin,
      Student
      Union
     
     
      vice
      president
      of
      operations,
      these
      steps
      are
     
     
      a
      necessary
      preventative
      measure,
      to
      ensure
     
     
      that
      there
      will
      not
      be
      a
      monopoly
      of
      pubs
     
     
      by
      one
      organization.
     
    

    
     
      One
      of
      the
      worries
      of
      CIMN,
     
     
      however,
      is
      that
      pubs
      will
      be
      disallowed
      by
     
     
      the
      executive
      council
      for
      invalid
      reasons.
     
     
      They
      believe
      that
      if
      they
      get
      a
      band
      for
      a
     
     
      pub
      that
      none
      of
      the
      executive
      have
      heard
     
     
      of,
      then
      their
      proposal
      for
      the
      pub
      will
      be
     
     
      shot
      down.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      reason
      for
      the
      bill
      to
      be
     
     
      passed
      is
      the
      recent
      profit
      loss
      in
      CIMN’s
     
     
      pub
      featuring
      the
      Pursuit
      of
      Happiness.
     
     
      One
      reason
      for
      this
      loss
      could
      have
      been
     
     
      the
      excess
      of
      pubs
      that
      were
      held
      recently,
     
     
      and
      which
      may
      have
      competed
      with
      each
     
     
      other.
      CIMN,
      however,
      maintains
      that
      they
     
     
      cater
      to
      a
      completely
      different
      audience
     
     
      and
      thus
      it
      was
      not
      the
      excess
      of
      pubs
      that
     
     
      caused
      the
      loss.
     
    

    
     
      CIMN
      says
      that
      they
      would
      prefer
      to
     
     
      be
      allotted
      at
      least
      one
      pub
      a
      month,
      but,
      as
     
     
      Melissa
      Buote,
      music
      director
      at
      CIMN,
     
     
      says,
      “‘I
      guess
      it’s
      basically
      whatever
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      comes
      up
      with,
      we’ll
      have
     
     
      to
      deal
      with.’’
      Also
      because
      CIMN
      is
     
     
      really
      the
      only
      organization
      which
      holds
     
     
      more
      than
      two
      pubs
      a
      semester,
      Buote
      says
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      ‘We
      feel
      as
      though
      we’re
      targeted.
      [The
     
     
      bill]
      applies
      to
      all
      the
      sub-orgs
      in
      theory,
     
     
      but
      not
      really
      in
      practice.
      It’s
      just
      us.”’
     
     
      Martin,
      however,
      maintains
      that
      the
     
     
      bill
      is
      being
      passed
      to
      ensure
      that
      if
      one
     
     
      organization
      wants
      to
      hold
      a
      pub,
      then
     
     
      there
      will
      be
      a
      date
      that
      will
      be
      open.
     
     
      Thus,
      he
      says
      that
      the
      bill
      is
      for
      all
      sub-
     
     
      orgs,
      and
      is
      not
      entirely
      focused
      on
      CIMN.
     
     
      Another
      factor
      in
      the
      argument
      is
     
     
      that
      CIMN
      will
      soon
      become
      an
      open-air
     
     
      FM
      station.
      The
      radio
      station
      says
      that
      if
     
     
      they
      hold
      a
      pub
      for
      the
      event
      then
      they
      will
     
     
      only
      have
      one
      left
      for
      the
      rest
      of
      the
     
     
      semester,
      a
      prospect
      that
      is
      rose
      atau
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      a
     
     
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      paige
      o
      all
      th
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      or
      1S
      In
     
     
      recognition
      they
      get
      from
      theit
      ihe
      will
      be
     
     
      lessened.
      ‘‘[Having
      pubs]
      helps
      us
      with
     
     
      our
      relationships
      with
      listeners
      and
      our
     
     
      relationships
      with
      record
      companies.
      It’s
     
     
      pretty
      valuable,
      promotion
      wise,’’
      explains
     
     
      Buote.
     
    

    
     
      The
      second
      part
      of
      the
      bill
      will
      limit
     
     
      the
      age
      of
      the
      pub
      audience
      to
      at
      least
     
     
      seventeen
      years
      old.
      This
      part
      of
      the
      bill
      is
     
     
      to
      decrease
      the
      risk
      of
      liability
      to
      the
     
     
      student
      Union,
      who
      would
      be
      held
      respon-
     
     
      sible
      if
      an
      underage
      individual
      got
      into
     
     
      trouble
      during
      one
      of
      the
      wet/dry
      pubs.
     
     
      Another
      reason
      for
      this
      that
      the
      campus
     
     
      police
      dislike
      working
      at
      these
      pubs
      --
     
     
      ‘they
      feel
      like
      it’s
      babysitting,’’
      explains
     
     
      Buote.
      However,
      the
      loss
      of
      the
      underage
     
     
      people
      would
      result
      in
      a
      loss
      in
      profit
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      the
      radio
      station,
      mainly
      because
      a
      great
     
     
      percentage
      of
      the
      audience
      at
      CIMN
      pubs
     
     
      are
      17
      and
      younger.
     
    

    
     
      The
      recent
      tensions
      between
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      and
      CIMN
      led
      to
      the
     
     
      cancellation
      of
      the
      radio
      station’s
      next
      pub,
     
     
      which
      was
      to
      feature
      Strawberry,
      a
      popular
     
     
      band
      from
      PEI.
      Diedre
      Smith,
      a
      member
     
     
      of
      Strawberry,
      said
      that
      she
      was
      very
     
     
      disappointed
      with
      the
      show
      being
      cancelled
     
     
      and
      more
      importantly
      with
      the
      possible
     
     
      limit
      to
      the
      number
      of
      pubs.
      She
      explained
     
     
      that
      this
      would
      mean
      that
      many
      of
      the
     
     
      bands
      who
      are
      as
      of
      yet
      unknown
      may
     
     
      remain
      that
      way,
      because
      many
      of
      them
     
     
      depend
      partly
      on
      the
      pubs
      held
      at
      the
      Barn
     
     
      by
      CIMN.
      ‘‘One
      problem
      is
      in
      PEI
     
     
      everyone
      wants
      to
      hear
      top
      40s
      on
      the
     
     
      charts
      .
      .
      .
      that’s
      really
      too
      bad
      because
      by
     
     
      cutting
      down
      on
      the
      names,
      it’s
      cutting
     
     
      down
      on
      the
      music
      seen
      and
      it’s
      a
      really
     
     
      important
      part
      of
      culture
      to
      have
      good
     
     
      music
      seen,
      even
      if
      it’s
      not
      the
      kind
      you
     
     
      like,
      and
      at
      least
      the
      bands
      get
      the
      opportu-
     
     
      nity
      to
      get
      out
      there
      and
      play
      what
      they
     
     
      like,’’
      explained
      Smith.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      is
      no
      known
      solution
      to
      the
     
     
      recent
      tensions,
      and
      although
      CIMN
      is
     
     
      contemplating
      a
      petition,
      they
      say
      ‘“We’d
     
     
      like
      to
      have
      more
      of
      a
      compromise,
     
     
      because
      it’s
      nice
      that
      it
      applies
      to
      all
      the
     
     
      sub-organizations
      and
      it’s
      nice
      that
      it
      takes
     
     
      all
      of
      them
      into
      consideration
      too,
      but
     
     
      really
      we’re
      the
      only
      one
      that
      goes
      above
     
     
      and
      beyond
      two
      [pubs]
      a
      year
      in
      the
      first
     
     
      place,
      so
      we
      feel
      that
      we
      should
      have
      a
     
     
      little
      bit
      more
      to
      say
      about
      it.’’
      The
     
     
      Student
      Union
      says
      that
      they
      are
      open
      to
     
     
      suggestions.
      The
      final
      decision
      is
      to
      occur
     
     
      December
      fourth.
     
    

    
     
      Ed.
      Note:
      Finley
      and
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      are
      considering
      a
      new
      proposal
      for
     
     
      sub-orgs
      that
      wish
      to
      hold
      pubs.
      Check
     
     
      January
      issues
      of
      the
      Prints
      for
      more
     
     
      information.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      the
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