End
      to
      Creative
      Writing
      Issue.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thank
      you
      for
      choosing
      The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      has
      arisen
      around
      Wet/Dry
      events
     
     
      at
      The
      Wave
      -
      why
      don't
      we
      have
     
     
      more?
      Why
      are
      some
      events
      wet
     
     
      only?
      Why
      do
      we
      have
      them
      at
      all?
     
     
      Perhaps
      it
      is
      time
      to
      clear
      up
      some
     
     
      confusion.
      The
      Student
      Union,
      in
     
     
      Operation
      of
      The
      Wave
      pub,
      has
     
     
      long
      recognized
      the
      difficulty
      in
     
     
      providing
      entertainment
      at
      our
     
     
      facility
      to
      a
      student
      body
      with
      over
     
     
      800
      members
      under
      the
      legal
      age
     
     
      of
      19
      who
      have
      limited
      access
      to
     
     
      our
      entertainment
      venue.
     
    

    
     
      Our
      Constitution,
      adopted
     
     
      on
      February
      13,
      1986,
      maintains
     
     
      through
      our
      philosophy
      that
      "the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      is
      dedicated
      to
      the
      .
     
     
      betterment
      of
      University
      life
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wet/Dry
     
    
   
   
    
     
      enhancing
      the
      student
      experiences
     
     
      at
      UPEI."
      Since
      that
      time,
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union,
      under
      the
      approval
     
     
      of
      the
      PEILCC,
      has
      provided
      an
     
     
      environment
      whereby
      all
      students,
     
     
      including
      those
      under
      the
      age
      of
     
     
      19,
      have
      the
      opportunity
      to
      partici-
     
     
      pate
      in
      major
      University
      social
     
     
      functions.
      But
      many
      at
      UPEI
      take
     
     
      this
      for
      granted.
     
    

    
     
      At
      present,
      wet/dry
      events
     
     
      are
      prohibited
      under
      the
      law.
     
     
      Rather,
      only
      goodwill
      from
      the
     
     
      PEILCC,
      historical
      precedence
      and
     
     
      efforts
      by
      the
      Student
      Union
      allow
     
     
      for
      the
      opportunity
      for
      Wet/Dry
     
     
      events
      to
      occur.
      The
      option
      is
      never
     
     
      a
      simple
      task,
      nor
      considered
      light-
     
     
      ly,
      but
      when
      the
      PEILCC
      does
     
     
      establish
      that
      a
      Wet/Dry
      event
      can
     
    
   
   
    
     
      take
      place
      the
      actions
      of
      our
     
    

    
     
      patrons,
      in
      particular
      those
      under
     
     
      the
      legal
      drinking
      age,
      determine
     
     
      whether
      another
      will
      be
      possible.
     
    

    
     
      At
      the
      Student
      Union,
      we
     
     
      love
      of
      Wet/Dry
      events.
      _
     
     
      Throughout
      the
      year
      we
      aim
      to
     
     
      include
      everyone
      in
      a
      number
      of
     
     
      functions
      as
      we
      recognize
      the
     
     
      importance
      of
      student
      to
      student
     
     
      social
      contact
      in
      providing
      new
     
     
      students
      with
      a
      sense
      of
      belonging
     
     
      to
      the
      University
      community.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Wave
      pub
      (previously
     
     
      the
      Barn),
      by
      virtue
      of
      the
      PEILCC
     
     
      has,
      since
      1987,
      been
      allowed
      to
     
     
      support
      a
      Wet/Dry
      environment
      for
     
     
      major
      events.
      The
      success
      of
      these
     
     
      events
      can
      easily
      be
      measured
      by
     
     
      the
      overwhelming
      positive
      feed-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      December
      2
      2003
      page
      17
     
    
   
   
    
     
      back
      from
      University
      participants
     
     
      over
      the
      past
      sixteen
      years.
      But
      I
     
     
      caution,
      only
      the
      actions
      of
      those
     
     
      students
      who
      enjoy
      the
      benefits
      of
     
     
      Wet/Dry
      will
      determine
      whether
     
     
      this
      long
      history
      of
      success
      will
     
     
      continue
      and
      that
      the
      actions
      of
     
     
      some
      may
      harm
      this
      tradition
      for-
     
     
      ever.
     
    

    
     
      Just
      something
      to
      ponder.