rage
      10
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      arrived
      at
      the
      Wave
      a
      little
      after
     
     
      11
      p.m.
      I
      usually
      don’t
      head
      to
      the
     
     
      bars
      on
      Thursday
      night
      on
      account
     
     
      of
      having
      class
      at
      8:30
      a.m.
      the
     
     
      following
      morning,
      but
      in
      this
     
     
      case,
      I
      made
      an
      exception.
     
    

    
     
      Why,
      you
      ask?
      Because
      this
     
     
      marks
      the
      first
      time
      I’ve
      done
      a
     
     
      story
      about
      a
      pillow
      fight.
     
    

    
     
      As
      lightweight
      as
      that
      sounds,
      it
     
     
      looked
      like
      something
      a
      little
      dif-
     
     
      ferent
      for
      a
      change
      -
      this
      pillow
     
     
      fight
      was
      being
      sponsored
      by
      the
     
     
      Coors
      Light
      Mystery
      Mansion,
     
     
      with
      a
      participant
      winning
      an
     
     
      invite
      to
      the
      mansion.
     
    

    
     
      When
      J
      arrived
      at
      the
      Wave,
      I
     
     
      realized
      I
      arrived
      way
      too
      early.
     
     
      Everyone
      in
      the
      Wave
      was
      just
     
     
      enjoying
      their
      time
      while
      pounding
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ANMIP
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Feathers
      fly
      in
      Coors-sponsored
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pillow
      fight
     
     
      UPEI]!
      students
      take
      part
      in
      an
      attempt
      to
      make
      it
      into
      the
      record
      books
      by
     
     
      contributing
      their
      time
      in
      a
      pillow
      fight
     
    
   
   
    
     
      back
      their
      drinks.
     
    

    
     
      Because
      of
      the
      minimal
      lighting
     
     
      in
      the
      Wave,
      I
      had
      to
      step
      outside
     
     
      to
      see
      what
      I’m
      actually
      writing
     
     
      down.
     
    

    
     
      For.a
      while,
      it
      seemed
      time
      was
     
     
      moving
      so
      slowly,
      it
      was
      going
     
     
      backwards
      (Ed’s
      note:
      He
      should
     
     
      have
      indulged
      in
      a
      drink!).
     
    

    
     
      1
      owe
      a
      genuine
      thanks
      to
      Shawn
     
     
      Younis,
      who
      assisted
      me
      with
      find-
     
     
      ing
      who
      was
      organizing
      this
      event.
     
    

    
     
      Ryan
      Ramsay,
      a
      UPEI
      student
     
     
      studying
      arts,
      was
      said
      organizer.
     
    

    
     
      The
      pillow
      fight
      was
      being
      held
     
     
      across
      Maritime
      campuses,
      said
     
     
      Ramsay.
     
    

    
     
      “It
      lasts
      for
      just
      a
      minute,
      but
      it’s
     
     
      total
      free-for-all.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      pillow
      fight
      was
      meant
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      make
      it
      into
      the
      Guinness
      Book
      of
     
     
      World
      Records
      as
      the
      largest
     
     
      simultaneous
      pillow
      fight.
     
     
      Apparently,
      two
      police
      officers
     
     
      were
      on
      hand
      to
      ensure
      the
      fight
     
     
      actually
      took
      place
      at
      1
      a.m.,
      the
     
     
      exact
      time
      for
      the
      fight
      across
      the
     
     
      Maritimes.
     
    

    
     
      After
      much
      waiting
      around,
      it
     
     
      was
      time
      for
      the
      students
      to
      gather
     
     
      in
      the
      theatre
      room
      directly
      next
      to
     
     
      The
      Wave.
     
    

    
     
      This
      was
      not
      before
      I
      noticed
     
     
      another
      photographer
      taking
      pho-
     
     
      tos
      of
      two
      women
      dressed
      as
      cops
     
     
      posing
      with
      pillows.
     
    

    
     
      My
      first
      thought?
      “Nice,
      man.”
     
     
      When
      I
      approached
      them
      to:get
      a
     
     
      picture
      for
      the
      Cadre,
      they
      were
     
     
      hesitant
      because
      they
      didn’t
      want
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      JU
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      these
      appearing
      in
      the
      paper.
     
    

    
     
      When
      it
      came
      time
      to
      the
      actual
     
     
      pillow
      fight,
      it’s
      exactly
      what
      I
     
     
      expected:
      people
      hitting
      each
      other
     
     
      with
      pillows
      for
      a
      minute.
     
    

    
     
      Before
      the
      fight,
      however,
      it
      was
     
     
      made
      clear
      that
      there
      would
      be
      no
     
     
      head
      shots.
     
    

    
     
      But
      nothing
      was
      said
      about
      not
     
     
      being
      able
      to
      fill
      the
      pillow
      case
     
     
      with
      a
      sack
      of
      pennies,
      which
      is
     
     
      why
      the
      pillows
      were
      provided
     
     
      sans
      cases.
     
    

    
     
      Once
      the
      minute
      passed,
      the
      area
     
     
      was
      filled
      with
      fluff
      and
      feathers.
     
    

    
     
      Courtney
      Arsenault,
      a
      Ist
      year
     
     
      psychology
      student,
      was
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      participants.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt
      was
      hilarious,
      and
      was
      a
      blast.
     
     
      I
      really
      enjoyed
      it.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Students
      arm
      themselves
      with
      pillows
      as
      they
      attempt
      to
      smash
      and
      throw
      their
      way
      into
      the
      record
      books.
      Morrison
      photo