Alcohol
     
    

    
     
      policies
     
     
      a
     
    

    
     
      U.P.E.L
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Drinking
      laws
      firmly
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      enforced
      on
      campus
     
    
   
   
    
     
      s
      the
      school
      year
      begins,
      so
      dawns
      another
      year
      of
      waking
     
     
      up
      early
      for
      classes,
      studying
      and,
      of
      course,
      drinking.
      Just
     
     
      what
      are
      we,
      the
      students,
      allowed
      to
      do
      when
      it
      comes
      to
     
     
      drinking
      on
      campus!
      Mr.
      McEntee,
      Director
      of
      Security
      of
     
     
      UPEI,
      states
      that
      the
      university
      must
      comply
      with
      the
      liquor
     
     
      control
      act
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
     
    

    
     
      The
      student
      union
      Panther
      Lounge
      (a.k.a.
      the
      Barn)
      is
      the
      most
     
     
      obvious
      drinking
      establishment
      on
      campus,
      although
      Marriot
      Food
     
     
      Company
      is
      also
      licensed
      to
      sell
      liquor
      at
      specificareas
      on
      campus.
      If
      either
     
     
      of
      these
      companies
      fail
      to
      follow
      the
      Liquor
      Control
      Act,
      they
      maybe
      fined
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and/or
      have
      their
      licenses
      revoked.
     
     
      The
      legal
      drinking
      age
      for
      PEI
      is
      nineteen,
      and
      if
      you
      are
      under
      age,
     
     
      campus
      police
      chief,
      instructs
      ;
     
     
      all
      of
      his
      workers
      to
      check
      If
      you
      re
      under
      age,
     
     
      everyone’s
      identification
      be-
      e
      °
     
    

    
     
      getting
      a
      drink
      at
      the
     
     
      ment.
      Students
      under
      age
      get
      Panther
      Lounge
      Is
     
     
      a
      “dry”
      stampand
      must
      stay
      in
     
     
      the
      designated
      areas
      of
      the
     
     
      pretty
      much
      have
      the
      run
      of
      the
      place.
      If
      any
      |.D.’s
      are
      questionable,
      the
     
     
      person(s)
      to
      whom
      it
      belongs
      are
      not
      permitted
      to
      drink.
      Fake
     
     
      identifications
      are
      tried
      of
      course,
      but
      unless
      it
      is
      an
      exceptional
      work
      of
     
     
      get
      by
      us
      with
      a
      fake
      I.D.,
      it
      won’t
      last
      long.
      We
      usually
      find
      out
      by
      word
     
     
      of
      mouth.”
      Those
      caught
      are
      banned
      from
      the
      Barn
      for
      the
      duration
      of
     
     
      the
      school
      year.
     
     
      more
      liquor
      and
      are
      politely
      asked
      to
      leave
      the
      premises.
      The
      campus
     
     
      police
      try
      to
      find
      friends
      of
      drunk
      persons
      to
      take
      them
      home,
      escort
      them
     
     
      back
      to
      residence,
      or
      be
      send
      them
      home
      in
      a
      taxicab.
     
     
      is
      considered
      to
      be
      private
      property.
      Hallways,
      lounges,
      and
      other
     
     
      common
      areas
      are
      considered
      to
      be
      public
      property
      and,
      if
      a
      person
      is
     
     
      caught
      drinking
      in
      these
      areas,
      they
      may
      face
      charges.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      gettinga
      drinkat
      the
      Panther
      Lounge
      is
      virtually
      impossible.
      Ricky
      Hickox,
     
     
      fore
      they
      enter
      the
      establish-
     
     
      2
      e
      e
     
     
      virtually
      impossible.
     
     
      Barn,
      and
      the
      “wet”
      students
     
     
      art,
      most
      often
      the
      person
      is
      caught.
      Mr.
      Hickox
      does
      state,
      “Even
      if
      they
     
     
      While
      at
      the
      Barn,
      if
      people
      become
      drunk,
      they
      are
      not
      served
      any
     
     
      Drinking
      in
      residence
      is
      only
      allowed
      in
      an
      individual’s
      room,
      which
     
     
      10/X-Press/September
      23,
      1993
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Liquor
      Control
      Act
     
     
      Offence
      Section
      Penalty
      for
      Out
     
     
      of
      Court
      Settlement
     
     
      Unlawfully
      consuming
      liquor
      in
     
     
      a
      public
      place
      39(1)
      $100
     
     
      Being
      intoxicated
      in
      a
      public
      place
      39(2)
      $100
     
     
      Consuming
      liquor
      in
      or
      about
      a
     
     
      motor
      vehicle
      39(3)
      $100
     
     
      Selling,
      giving,
      supplying
      liquor
     
     
      to
      a
      minor
      40(1)
      $200
     
     
      Minor
      illegally
      being
      in
      a
     
     
      licensed
      premises
      40(2)
      $20
     
     
      Permitting
      a
      minor
      to
      enter
      and
     
     
      remain
      on
      a
      licensed
      premises
      40(3)
      $200
     
     
      Minor
      failing
      to
      leave
      a
      licensed
     
     
      premises
      on
      request
      40(4)
      $20
     
     
      Minor
      possessing
      or
      consuming
      liquor
      —_
      40(5)(a)
      $20
     
     
      Minor
      entering
      any
      liquor
      store
      43
      ;
      $20
     
     
      Permitting
      drunkenness
      on
      premises
      47(1)(a)
      $20
     
     
      Supplying
      liquor
      to
      a
      person
      who
      is
     
     
      intoxicated
      47(1)(c)
      $20
     
     
      Illegal
      possession
      of
      liquor
      48(1)
      $100
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Although
      you
      may
      shrug
      this
      off
      because
      you
      haven’t
      been
      caught
     
     
      before,
      just
      remember
      that
      we
      have
      enough
      expenses
      to
      pay
      this
      year
     
     
      without
      having
      fines
      on
      top
      of
      that!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      GRACE
      KIMPINSKI