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      I've
      put
      myself
      in
      harm's
      way
     
     
      before
      for
      a
      story.
      But
      never
      before
     
     
      have
      I
      been
      hospitalized.
      With
      some-
     
     
      thing
      as
      intense
      as
      NSO
      it
      was
      bound
     
     
      to
      happen.
      NSO
      wasn't
      neck-breaking
     
     
      intense;
      it
      was
      more
      like
      groin-pulling
     
     
      intense
      spread
      over
      five
      days.
      But
      in
     
     
      the
      end,
      something
      had
      to
      break.
     
    

    
     
      Both
      my
      neck
      and
      groin
      are
     
     
      okay.
      The
      bungee
      log-run
      did
      manage
     
     
      to
      eventually
      rip
      my
      shoulder
      out
      of
      its
     
     
      socket.
      But
      like
      the
      old
      saying
      goes:
     
     
      "What
      you
      take
      on
      the
      hits
      you
      miss
     
     
      on
      the
      misses."
      You
      can
      quote
      me
      on
     
     
      i.
     
    

    
     
      My
      accident
      unfortunately
     
     
      ended
      my
      NSO
      leadership
      for
      the
      year,
     
     
      but
      I
      got
      to
      partake
      in
      some
      really
      fun
     
     
      events
      before
      the
      said
      accident.
      And
     
     
      most
      of
      it
      is
      due
      to
      the
      efforts
      of
     
     
      Brandy
      MacLellan
      and
      Alex
      (Chester)
     
     
      Field,
      co-organizers
      of
      the
      NSO
     
     
      events.
      The
      two
      of
      them
      were
      great,
     
     
      even
      when,working
      in
      a
      state
      of
      deliri-
     
     
      um
      caused
      by
      sleep
      deprivation.
      Matt
     
     
      MacCarville
      and
      Chris
      Power
      also
     
     
      worked
      their
      asses
      of
      during
      the
      week.
     
     
      Thanks
      a
      lot,
      guys.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      And
      then
      there
      is
      all
      the
      work
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Anyone
      who
     
     
      makes
      fun
      of
     
     
      Scottish
      men
      and
     
     
      women
      is
      funny.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      done
      by
      the
      leaders.
      If
      you
      ask
      me
     
     
      they're
      the
      real
      heroes
      of
      NSO.
      A
      lot
      of
     
     
      time
      and
      energy
      was
      spent
      in
      the
      last
     
     
      days
      of
      summer,
      but
      I
      can't
      think
      of
      a
     
     
      better
      note
      to
      end
      summer
      on
      then
     
     
      meeting
      new
      students
      and
      having
      a
     
     
      whole
      shit-load
      of
      fun.
      Maybe
      golfing
     
     
      on
      the
      moon
      would
      be
      more
      fun,
      but
     
     
      only
      if
      you
      could
      find
      a
      spot
      without
      a
     
     
      lot
      of
      goo
      and
      slime.
     
    

    
     
      The
      day
      before
      registration
      a
     
     
      lot
      of
      work
      was
      done,
      thanks
      to
      dozens
     
     
      of
      leaders;.
      all
      of
      whom
      volunteered.
     
     
      On
      Sunday
      all
      was
      in
      place
      (for
      the
     
     
      most
      part)
      and
      registration
      was
      ready.
     
     
      All
      the
      students
      were
      soon
      placed
      into
     
     
      groups
      depending
      on
      the
      colour
      of
     
     
      their
      headbands,
      and
      some
      frisbees
     
     
      were
      handed
      out.
      Chants
      and
      yells
     
    
   
   
    
     
      were
      soon
      heard,
      and
      once
      everyone
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Thomas
      LLOYD
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bungee
      log-run:
      1
      Thomas
      Lloyd:
      0
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
      in
      place
      the
      students
      moved
      into
     
     
      Duffy
      for
      a
      light
      show.
      It
      was
      the
      first
     
     
      time
      I've
      seen
      dancing
      in
      that
      room.
      I
     
     
      wish
      we
      danced
      more
      in
      biology.
      With
     
     
      panthers.
     
    

    
     
      a
      Then
      to
      the
      beach.
      Brackley
     
     
      Beach.
      It
      was
      a
      blast,
      who
      doesn't
      like
     
     
      playing
      on
      the
      beach.
      Some
      people
     
     
      went
      in
      the
      water,
      and
      a
      lot
      of
      Red
     
     
      Rover
      was
      played.
      But
      the
      most
      funny
     
     
      thing
      was
      that
      a
      lot
      of
      people
      had
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘headbands
      on,
      and
      a
      day
      in
      the
      sun
     
    
   
   
    
     
      gave
      people
      a
      really
      red
      face,
      except
     
     
      for
      a
      white
      line
      on
      the
      head.
      _
      :
     
    

    
     
      _
      Then
      after
      a
      break
      Mr.
      Playfair
     
     
      taught
      us
      how
      to
      make
      friends.
      He
      was
     
     
      from
      America.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Both
      my
      neck
      and
     
     
      groin
      are
      okay.
      The
     
     
      bungee
      log-run
      did
     
     
      manage
      to
      eventu-
     
     
      ally
      rip
      my
      shoulder
     
    

    
     
      out
      of
      its
      socket.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Then
      Panther
      Ponder.
      It
      was
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      long
      enough
      day,
      and
      this
      made
      me
     
    
   
   
    
     
      want
      to
      go
      postal.
      Based
      on
      Family
     
     
      Feud,
      this
      game
      dragged
      on
      and
      on.
     
     
      There
      were
      a
      few
      glitches
      in
      the
      game
     
     
      which
      were
      funny,
      such
      as
      the
      answer
     
     
      "ugly"
      appearing
      randomly.
      But
      there
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
      no
      fucking
      skill
      involved....
      the
     
     
      winner
      was
      almost
      always
      the
      person
     
     
      who
      wanted
      to
      touch
      Jeremy
      first.
      Too
     
     
      many
      people
      refused
      to
      "take
      one
      for
     
     
      the
      team."
     
    

    
     
      The
      next
      day
      was
      orientation.
     
     
      Which
      involved
      going
      to
      four
      stations
     
     
      and
      learning
      about
      money,
      computers,
     
     
      campus,
      and
      sex.
      I
      hope
      some
      students
     
     
      got
      something
      out
      of
      it.
      Even
      I
      learned
     
     
      something,
      but
      I
      can't
      think
      of
      it
      right
     
     
      now.
      It
      was
      actually
      good
      because
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      information
      given
      out
      was
      very
      infor-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      mal,
      such
      as
      how
      to
      avoid
      parking
     
     
      tickets,
      how
      to
      get
      free
      food,
      and
      how
     
     
      to
      get
      free
      condoms.
     
    

    
     
      Then
      after
      a
      break
      (fifteen
     
     
      fucking
      short
      fucking
      minutes),
      the
     
     
      scavenger
      hunt
      was
      readied,
      and
      I
     
     
      missed
      most
      of
      it
      since
      I
      was
      stuck
      at
      a
     
     
      station.
      I
      hear
      the
      Duffy
      station
      was
      a
     
     
      real
      ball-buster.
      Teams
      ran
      to
      Duffy
     
     
      only
      to
      find
      they
      had
      to
      run
      and
      down
     
     
      the
      stairs.
      And
      there
      were
      two
      teams
      in
     
     
      the
      rugby
      field
      and
      after
      all
      the
      teams
     
     
      had
      finished
      no
      one
      told
      them,
      so
      after
     
     
      everyone
      had
      eaten
      they
      were
      just
      get-
     
     
      ting
      back
      saying:
      "No
      one
      came
      and
     
     
      told
      us
      it
      was
      over."
     
    

    
     
      The
      comedian
      was
      next.
      He
     
     
      was
      funny.
      Anyone
      who
      makes
      fun
      of
     
     
      Scottish
      men
      and
      women
      is
      funny.
      And
     
     
      he
      poked
      fun
      at
      Lloyd
      from
      America,
     
     
      who
      is
      big.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      “Where’s
      the
      Beef?”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      broke
      in
      The
      Wave
      next,
     
     
      and
      drank
      "mocktails."
      Most
      of
      the
     
     
      new
      students
      were
      underage
      so
      they
     
     
      were
      not
      exactly
      sure
      how
      the
      dance
     
     
      floor
      works.
      A
      big
      complaint
      was
      that
     
     
      they
      tried
      to
      turn
      it
      into
      a
      high
      school
     
     
      dance,
      and
      friends
      formed
      impregnable
     
     
      circles
      of
      dancing.
     
    

    
     
      The
      dance
      ended
      late,
      around
     
     
      lam,
      and
      they
      wanted
      us
      back
      at
      Uni
     
     
      at
      7am.
      Bullshit.
      I
      got
      to
      school
      at
     
     
      7am,
      ready
      to
      see
      Patty
      B
      and
      other
     
     
      famous
      people,
      but
      The
      Barn
      was
      just
     
     
      starting
      to
      be
      torn
      down
      so
      I
      missed
     
     
      breakfast
      and
      Shinerama.
      |
      got
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      good
      photos,
      though.
     
    

    
     
      Then
      Adventure
      Explosion.
     
     
      Fifteen
      hundred
      dollars
      worth
      of
      food.
     
     
      One
      hill.
      Two
      kiddie
      pools.
      And
     
     
      enough
      energy
      to
      power
      a
      small
      train.
      I
     
     
      have
      photos.
      It
      was
      gross.
     
    

    
     
      No
      Talent
      Show.
      No
      time
      to
     
     
      prepare.
      Well,
      there
      was
      time
      to
      pre-
     
     
      pare.
      Guys
      dressed
      in
      dresses.
      I
     
     
      thought
      some
      of
      them
      were
      really
     
     
      good.
      The
      improv
      ones
      were
      good,
      and
     
     
      the
      Spice
      Girl
      one
      was
      really
      good.
     
     
      Big
      guys
      in
      tiny
      skirts,
      trying
      to
      be
     
     
      girls.
      My
      kind
      of
      fun.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fifteen
      hundred
      dol-
     
     
      lars
      worth
      of
      food.
     
     
      One
      hill.
      Two
      kiddie
     
     
      pools.
      And
      enough
     
     
      energy
      to
      power
      a
     
     
      small
      train.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Then
      the
      next
      day
      there
      was
     
     
      the
      Big
      Island
      House
      Party.
      This
      is
     
     
      where
      I
      got
      hurt.
      I
      don't
      know
      what
     
     
      happened
      after
      went
      to
      the
      Q.E.H.
     
    

    
     
      Then
      the
      award
      ceremonies
     
     
      and
      Founders'
      Day.
      The
      last
      two
     
     
      events.
      Of
      course
      they're
      not
      going
      to
     
     
      be
      as
      exciting
      as
      other
      events,
      but
      it
     
     
      was
      a
      good
      was
      to
      wind
      down
      after
     
     
      such
      a
      fun
      week.
      In
      the
      end
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      new
      friends
      were
      made,
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      screaming
      was
      screamed,
      and
      most
     
     
      importantly,
      many
      new
      students
      were
     
     
      successfully
      indoctrinated
      into
      the
     
     
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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