SEPTEMBER
      13,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Summer
      Rundown
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jamie
      McGuigan
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you
      are
      in
      the
      minority
      of
     
     
      students
      who
      have
      recently
      returned
      to
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      from
      a
      summer
     
     
      off-Island
      you
      may
      feel
      as
      though
      you’re
     
     
      living
      the
      script
      of
      the
      movie
      Groundhog
     
     
      Day.
      Although
      not
      one
      person
      in
      the
     
     
      entire
      population
      has
      changed
      a
      single
     
     
      iota
      (and
      probably
      never
      will),
      quite
      a
     
     
      lot
      has
      happened
      here
      on
      little
      PEI.
      Not
     
     
      knowing
      about
      all
      of
      these
      events
      can
     
     
      make
      you
      look
      like
      a
      major
      dork
      in
      front
     
     
      _
      of
      everyone
      in
      your
      2™
      year
      drama
     
     
      course.
      However,
      luckily
      for
      you,
      your
     
     
      friends
      at
      the
      Cadre
      are
      here
      to
      fill
      you
     
     
      in
      on
      what
      you
      may
      have
      missed,
      in
      the
     
     
      style
      you’ve
      come
      to
      love
      and
      respect.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      JR’s
      (a
      re-creation
      of
      Patrick
     
     
      Swayze’s
      Road
      House),
      closed
      down
     
     
      after
      taking
      management
      lessons
      from
     
     
      Myron’s
      and
      stopped
      paying
      taxes.
      The
     
     
      closure
      caused
      owners
      of
      Z24
     
     
      Cavaliers
      to
      return
      to
      their
      original
     
     
      Friday
      night
      hang
      out
      -
      the
      Burger
      King
     
     
      parking
      lot.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Canada
      Day
      weekend
      brought
      its
     
     
      share
      of
      celebrities
      to
      the
      Island
      with
     
     
      Bruce
      Willis,
      John
      Travolta,
      and
      Keith
     
     
      Richards.
      No
      one
      went
      to
      the
      concerts,
     
     
      but
      97%
      of
      the
      population
      saw
      Luke
     
     
      from
      the
      OC.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Amusement
      park
      fanatics
      and
      talking
     
     
      owl
      fans
      petitioned
      to
      save
      Rainbow
     
     
      Valley
      from
      closure.
      They
      failed.
      It
      will
     
     
      make
      a
      glorious
      parking
      lot.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      After
      the
      musical
      ride
      of
      their
      lives
     
     
      many
      people
      left
      Canada
      Rocks
     
     
      scratching
      their
      heads,
      confused
      about
     
    
   
   
    
     
      how
      the
      Beach
      Boys
      are
      considered
     
     
      Canadian.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Things
      got
      ugly
      as
      competition
      heated
     
     
      up
      between
      merchants
      selling
      PEI
      Dirt
     
     
      Shirts,
      and
      Island
      Clay
      Co.
      garment
     
     
      makers.
      Middle
      ground
      was
      reached
     
     
      when
      both
      venders
      agreed
      socks
      could
     
     
      be
      worn
      with
      sandals.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      The
      new
      Racino
      burst
      out
      of
      the
      gates,
     
     
      prompting
      a
      record
      number
      of
      welfare
     
     
      cheques
      to
      be
      cashed
      at
      the
      lavish
      new
     
     
      facility.
      Charlottetown
      Driving
      Park
     
     
      Loyalists
      feel
      alienated
      by
      the
      attempt
     
     
      at
      classy
      surroundings.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      The
      exhibition
      cleaned
      up
      its
      acta
      little
     
     
      bit
      this
      year,
      but
      only
      because
      the
      CDP
     
     
      parking
      lot
      is
      now
      paved.
      Onlookers
     
     
      of
      the
      Zipper
      ride
      were
      left
      feeling
      like
     
     
      Chicken
      Little
      after
      being
      hit
      with
     
     
      change
      falling
      from
      the
      sky.
      Carnies
     
     
      claim
      they
      are
      not
      responsible,
      as
      they
     
     
      gave
      up
      any
      ethics
      when
      dedicating
      their
     
     
      lives
      to
      the
      carnival.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Myron’s
      re-opened,
      preventing
      a
      slew
     
     
      of
      18-year-old
      girls
      from
      continuing
      to
     
     
      embarrass
      themselves
      by
      scaling
      the
     
     
      fence
      at
      Peakes.
      Foam
      parties
      return,
     
     
      much
      to
      the
      disgust
      of
      persons
      with
      any
     
     
      moral
      fiber.
      Mysterious
      gropers
      and
     
     
      perverts
      rejoice.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Finally
      UPEI
      completed
      its
      brand
      new
     
     
      residence
      on
      time,
      avoiding
      an
     
     
      embarassing
      situation
      that
      would’ve
     
     
      surely
      arisen
      had
      they
      lagged
      behind
      in
     
     
      production.
      Wait
      a
      minute....
     
    
   
   
    
     
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