NOVEMBER
      9,
      2004
     
     
      UPEI
      STUDENTS;
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      My
      name
      is
      Peter
      Grandy
      and
      I
      am
      the
      VP
      of
      activities
      with
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union.
      There
      have
      been
      a
      number
      of
      concerns
      brought
      to
      me
     
     
      concerning
      the
      Halloween
      Pub
      on
      Saturday
      the
      30th
      of
      October.
      First,
     
     
      there
      were
      a
      number
      of
      students
      who
      were
      told
      that
      they
      would
      not
      be
     
     
      able
      to
      get
      into
      the
      pub
      and
      to
      go
      home.
      I
      would
      like
      clarify
      that
      no
      one
     
     
      from
      the
      Wave
      staff
      ever
      said
      to
      anyone
      that
      they
      could
      not
      get
      in
      if
      they
     
     
      had
      a
      real
      ticket.
      There
      were
      people
      refused
      at
      the
      door,
      but
      these
      were
     
     
      for
      reasons
      such
      as
      having
      a
      fake
      ticket
      or
      simply
      being
      too
      drunk.
      The
     
     
      line
      was
      held
      up
      for
      a
      period
      of
      time
      and
      we
      apologize
      for
      any
      inconven-
     
     
      ience
      this
      may
      have
      caused.
      Please
      understand
      this
      took
      place
      for
      a
      num-
     
     
      ber
      of
      reasons,
      such
      as:
      a
      number
      of
      people
      were
      unprepared
      to
      present
     
     
      their
      ID
      and
      tickets
      at
      the
      door,
      everyone
      was
      in
      costume
      making
      it
     
     
      more
      difficult
      to
      identify
      people,
      and
      a
      number
      of
      forged
      tickets
      were
     
     
      presented.
      The
      Student
      Union
      and
      the
      Wave
      staff
      would
      like
      to
      sincerely
     
     
      apologize
      for
      those
      who
      were
      inconvenienced
      and
      didn't
      get
      into
      the
     
     
      event.
      If
      you
      still
      have
      a
      real
      ticket,
      please
      drop
      it
      off
      to
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      for
      a
      full
      refund.
      You
      have
      until
      Friday
      the
      12th
      of
      November
      to
     
     
      claim
      a
      refund.
      I
      hope
      everyone
      understands
      the
      difficulty
      in
      managing
     
     
      an
      event
      of
      this
      magnitude
      and
      steps
      will
      be
      taken
      in
      the
      future
      to
      avoid
     
     
      the
      mentioned
      problems.
      Good
      luck
      with
      your
      midterms
      and
      have
      a
      good
     
     
      day.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sincerely,
     
     
      Peter
      Grandy,
      VP
      Activities
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      +
      17
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Carnival
      Diablo
      Continued
      from
      page
      10
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      established
      -
      that
      no
      one
      would
      be
     
     
      exploited
      for
      their
      unusual
      talents,
     
     
      maladies,
      or
      deformities,
      and
      that
     
     
      they
      would
      be
      hired
      as
      performers,
     
     
      not
      freaks.
      The
      show
      quickly
      grew
     
     
      to
      include
      rides
      and
      museums
      of
     
     
      oddities
      and
      sideshow
      memorabil-
     
     
      ia.
      With
      a
      grin,
      Nikolai
      informed
     
     
      me
      that
      most
      the
      artifacts
      that
      are
     
     
      part
      of
      the
      current
      show
      and
      dis-
     
     
      play
      are
      grand
      antiques,
      and
      that
     
     
      he
      refuses
      to
      sell
      them
      to
      anybody.
     
     
      Carnival
      Diablo
      is
      one
      of
     
     
      the
      last
      shows
      of
      its
      kind,
      and
      one
     
     
      of
      the
      more
      unusual
      forms
      of
     
     
      entertaining
      that
      has
      yet
      to
      grace
     
     
      the
      stage
      of
      the
      Student
      Centre,
      at
     
     
      least
      since
      Vanilla
      Ice.
      It
      is
      odd,
     
     
      and
      perhaps
      a
      little
      morbid,
      but
     
     
      certainly
      an
      excellent
      and
      unique
     
     
      look
      at
      a
      form
      of
      entertainment
     
     
      that
      was
      once
      widespread
      around
     
     
      the
      world.
      Plans
      are
      in
      motion
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      an
      enormous
      museum
      to
      be
      built
     
     
      in
      Niagara
      Falls,
      featuring
      a
      histor-
     
     
      ical
      look
      at
      the
      sideshow
      and
      its
     
     
      unique
      people
      and
      artifacts.
      The
     
     
      group
      will
      continue
      to
      tour
      and
     
     
      promote
      their
      cause
      of
      keeping
      the
     
     
      tradition
      alive
      and
      providing
      audi-
     
     
      ences
      everywhere
      with
      a
      very
      cre-
     
     
      ative
      and
      entertaining
      bang
      for
     
     
      their
      buck.
      They
      definitely
     
     
      achieved
      that
      at
      UPEI,
      and
      hey,
     
     
      where
      else
      can
      you
      see
      a
      guy
     
     
      pound
      a
      nail
      up
      his
      nose
      other
      than
     
     
      at
      that
      drunken
      house
      party
      at
      the
     
     
      end
      of
      the
      semester?
      Be
      sure
      to
     
     
      catch
      them
      in
      the
      future
      if
      they're
     
     
      around
      the
      same
      place
      you
      are,
      and
     
     
      if
      that's
      not
      possible,
      the
      troupe
     
     
      warmly
      invites
      people
      to
      visit
      their
     
     
      creative
      and
      extensive
      web
      page
      at
     
     
      www.carnivaldiablo.com.