X-Press
     
     
      office
     
     
      flooded
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Sean
      McQuaid
     
     
      T
      he
      U.P.E.I.
      X-Press
      offices
      were
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      drenched
      by
      amysterious
      accumulation
     
     
      of
      water
      from
      the
      ceiling
      on
      the
      morn-
     
     
      ing
      of
      Friday,
      January
      22.
      The
      problem
      was
     
     
      actually
      discovered
      upstairs
      on
      the
      main
      floor
     
     
      of
      the
      main
      building
      where
      a
      maintenance
      em-
     
     
      ployee
      noticed
      steam
      on
      the
      windows
      of
      the
     
     
      faculty
      lounge
      early
      that
      morning.
      On
      investi-
     
     
      gating
      he
      discovered
      water
      coming
      from
      hot
     
     
      water
      pipes
      that
      had
      frozen
      overnight
      before
     
     
      thawing
      out
      and
      releasing
      a
      good
      deal
      of
      water.
     
     
      The
      employee
      estimated
      that
      the
      leakage
     
     
      had
      only
      been
      in
      progress
      for
      a
      shorttime
      before
     
     
      its
      discovery,
      and
      swift
      clean-up
      minimized
      the
     
     
      damage
      though
      much
      of
      the
      newspaper
      office
     
     
      below
      was
      soaked.
      Much
      of
      the
      water
      was
     
     
      vacuumed
      from
      the
      office
      floors
      that
      morning,
     
     
      though
      the
      carpeting
      in
      the
      editor’s
      office.
      re-
     
     
      mained
      damp
      for
      some
      time
      thereafter,
      contrib-
     
     
      uting
      to
      a
      musty
      atmosphere
      that
      has
      yet
      to
     
     
      dissipate.
     
    

    
     
      Many
      miscellaneous
      papers
      were
      soaked
      by
     
     
      the
      water,
      but
      the
      one
      serious
      concern
      was
      the
     
     
      condition
      of
      the
      office
      computer
      equipment,
     
     
      some
      of
      which
      had
      absorbed
      a
      large
      amount
      of
     
     
      water.
      The
      equipment
      was
      dismantled
      and
      left
     
     
      to
      dry
      over
      the
      week-end,
      and
      when
      it
      was
     
     
      reassembled
      the
      following
      Monday,
      it
      was
      all
     
     
      functional,
      to
      the
      surprise
      of
      computer
      services
     
     
      personnel;
      however,
      it
      was
      by
      then
      too
      late
      to
     
     
      begin
      regular
      Monday
      newspaper
      production,
     
     
      and
      no
      newspaper
      was
      produced
      for
      the
      week
      of
     
     
      January
      28.
      The
      newspaper
      has
      since
      resumed
     
     
      its
      normal
      publication
      schedule,
      and
      mainte-
     
     
      nance
      is
      working
      to
      ensure
      that
      there
      are
      no
     
     
      further
      problems
      with
      the
      pipes.
      @
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What’s
      up
      with
      the
     
     
      theatre
      society
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Stacy
      Dunn
     
     
      he
      U.P.E.I.
      Theatre
      Society
      is
      preparing
     
     
      Tis
      annual
      spring
      production,
      which
      al
     
     
      lows
      a
      professional
      director
      to
      do
      a
      full
     
     
      length
      play
      of
      his
      or
      her
      choice.
     
    

    
     
      This
      time,
      the
      society
      invited
      Laurel
      Smyth
     
     
      to
      direct
      the
      drama
      Quiet
      in
      the
      Land
      by
      Ann
     
     
      Chislett.
      It
      was
      written
      in
      the
      early
      ‘80’s
      and
     
     
      won
      Chislett
      a
      Governor
      General’s
      Award.
      The
     
     
      play
      is
      set
      during
      World
      War
      I
      in
      an
      Amish
     
     
      community
      in
      southern
      Ontario.
      Smyth
      says
      the
     
     
      issue
      that
      the
      drama
      deals
      with
      is
      pacifism,
      the
     
     
      refusal
      to
      go
      to
      war.
      She
      adds
      that
      the
      play
     
     
      confronts
      the
      way
      Canadians
      have
      treated
      mi-
     
     
      norities
      within
      their
      borders,
      has
      a
      conflict
     
     
      between
      the
      generations,
      and
      is
      a
      love
      story.
     
    

    
     
      Laurel
      Smyth,
      who
      has
      had
      a
      productive
     
     
      theatre
      career
      in
      writing,
      directing,
      and
      acting,
     
     
      believes
      a
      play
      should
      examine
      social
      issues
     
     
      and
      explore
      the
      dimension
      of
      people’s
      lives.
      In
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fact,
      one
      play
      she
      wrote
      and
      directed,
      called
     
     
      Typecasting,
      dealt
      with
      racism.
     
    

    
     
      On
      a
      lighter
      note,
      Smyth
      once
      directed
      a
     
     
      UPEI
      Theatre
      Society
      production
      called
      “‘Count
     
     
      Oederland.’’
      Sheis
      looking
      forward
      to
      working
     
     
      with
      the
      society
      again
      in
      Quiet
      in
      the
      Land.
      The
     
     
      play
      consists
      of
      a
      large
      cast,the
      type
      she
      likes
     
     
      to
      direct.
      She
      also
      likes
      to
      create
      a
      positive
     
     
      working
      environment
      and
      thinks
      her
      experience
     
     
      as
      an
      actor
      brings
      to
      her
      directing
      role
      an
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      discover
      various
      imaginative
     
     
      possibilities
      and
      expand
      her
      creativity.
     
    

    
     
      When
      will
      Quiet
      in
      the
      Land
      be
      performed?
     
     
      The
      dates
      are
      March
      19,
      20,
      and
      21.
      The
      19th
     
     
      and
      20th
      are
      evening
      performances,
      and
      the
     
     
      21st
      is
      a
      matinee
      performance.
      The
      play
      will
      be
     
     
      held
      at
      Carrefour
      School
      in
      Hillsborough
      Park.
     
     
      Further
      information
      about
      where
      and
      when
      tick-
     
     
      ets
      will
      be
      sold
      will
      come
      later
      in
      this
      newspa-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      per.
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      Men
      &Women
     
     
      continued
      from
      last
      page...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      position
      to
      share
      the
      published
      questions
      with
     
     
      your
      other
      sex
      friends
      and,
      by
      doing
      so,
      obtain
     
     
      answers
      without
      actually
      having
      to
      ask
      the
     
     
      questions.
      Consider
      the
      pressure
      this
      could
      take
     
     
      off
      of
      your
      relationship(s).
      Do
      you
      know
      if
      she
     
     
      wants
      you
      to
      open
      the
      door
      or
      not?
      Do
      youknow
     
     
      if
      he
      wants
      you
      to
      pay
      your
      own
      way
      (and
      his
     
     
      perhaps)?
      Simple
      questions
      to
      consider,
      but
      not
     
     
      always
      so
      simple
      to
      ask.
     
     
      SO!
      NOW
      IT
      IS
      YOUR
      TURN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jot
      down
      your
      questions
      and
      place
      them
      in
      one
     
     
      of
      the
      pick-up
      boxes
      located
      in
      the
      Pit,
      Cafete-
     
     
      ria,
      Bookstore,
      or
      Your
      Student
      Lounge,
      or
      drop
     
     
      off
      your
      quetions
      to
      the
      Express
      care
      of
      Andrea
     
     
      and
      Tom.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      NOTE:
      THIS
      EXERCISE
      WILL
      BE
      DONE
      IN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      OMP.
      O}
      CE.
      PLEASE
      DO
     
     
      NOT
      INCLUDE
      YOUR
      NAME
      WITH
      YOUR
     
    
   
   
    
     
      QUESTION(S).
      HOWEVER,
      WE
      ARE
      IN-
     
     
      WW.
      YO
      EX
      SO
     
     
      PLEASE
      INCLUDE
      THIS.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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