If
      you
      enjoy
      drinking
      and
     
     
      watching
      athletic
      competition,
      then
     
     
      UPEI
      Panther
      home
      games
      may
      be
     
     
      the
      place
      for
      you
      this
      season.
     
    

    
     
      Through
      a
      joint
      initiative
      of
     
     
      the
      Athletic
      Department,
      Cara
     
     
      foods
      and
      the
      UPEI
      Student
      Union,
     
     
      fans
      will
      be
      able
      to
      drink
      in
      desig-
     
     
      nated
      areas
      at
      most
      UPEI
      games
     
     
      this
      season.
     
    

    
     
      __
      A
      beer
      tent
      with
      an
      orange
     
     
      gated
      area
      surrounding
      it
      is
      being
     
    
   
   
    
     
      used
      to
      serve
      soccer
      fans
      a
      little.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      s
      been
      well-received.
     
     
      -Ron
      Annear
     
    
   
   
    
     
      brew
      as
      they
      watch
      soccer
      players
     
     
      on
      the
      field.
      Drinkers
      are
      able
      to
     
     
      purchase
      beer
      at
      Student
      Union
     
     
      prices
      provided
      they
      remain
      within
     
     
      the
      designated
      boundaries.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Athletic
      Department
     
     
      was
      able
      to
      add
      drinking
      areas
      to
     
     
      its
      on
      campus
      sports
      through
      the
     
     
      Cara
      foods
      who
      has
      a
      liquor
     
     
      license.
      Student
      Union
      employees
     
     
      will
      be
      working
      at
      the
      sites
      as
      Cara
     
     
      foods
      was
      unable
      to
      supply
      the
      per-
     
     
      sonnel
      to
      run
      them.
     
    

    
     
      Traditionally,
      hockey
     
     
      Panther
      games
      were
      the
      only
     
     
      University
      games
      where
      fans
      could
     
     
      drink
      beer
      in
      an
      official
      ‘wet’
      sec-
     
     
      tion
      at
      the
      Civic
      Centre.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      also
      use
      the
      VIP
     
     
      Lounge
      for
      special
      occasions,”
     
     
      commented
      Ron
      Annear
      the
     
     
      Athletic
      Department
      Marketing
     
     
      Director.
     
    

    
     
      For
      the
      winter
      sports
      at
      the
     
     
      Field
      House
      Panther
      enthusiast
      will
     
     
      be
      able
      to
      enjoy
      a
      ‘tasty
      beverage’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      the
      Court
      Club,
      a
      proposed
      bar
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      will
      be
      located
      in
      the
      back
     
     
      hallway
      looking
      down
      on
      the
     
     
      squash
      nets
      on
      one
      side
      and
      basket-
     
     
      ball
      court
      on
      the
      other
      side.
     
     
      Whether
      or
      not
      being
      able
     
     
      to
      drink
      beer
      at
      UPEI
      Panther
     
     
      games
      will
      lead
      to
      any
      English
     
    
   
   
    
     
      football-style
      riots
      or
      vastly
     
     
      increase
      student
      turnout
      remains
     
     
      to
      be
      seen.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      been
      well-received,”
     
     
      said
      Annear
      when
      discussing
      the
     
     
      success
      of
      the
      venture
      so
      far.
      As
     
     
      for
      increased
      verbal
      participation
     
     
      from
      the
      crowd
      in
      the
      positive
      or
     
     
      negative
      form
      directed
      at
      the
      offi-
     
     
      cials
      does
      not
      matter
      said
      Annear.
     
     
      “As
      long
      as
      it
      does
      not
      affect
      the
     
     
      playing
      of
      the
      game,”
      he
      added.
     
    

    
     
      However,
      not
      everybody
      is
     
     
      happy
      to
      see
      beer
      available
      at
     
     
      games.
     
    

    
     
      Panther
      fan
      Kristen
      Little
     
     
      explained,
      “there
      are
      lots
      of
      kids
      at
     
     
      UPEI
      games
      and
      I
      do
      not
      think
      it
     
     
      would
      be
      good
      to
      have
      alcohol
      at
     
     
      the
      games.
      It
      would
      be
      different
      if
     
     
      we
      had
      big
      stadiums
      like
      in
      the
     
     
      United
      States
      and
      other
      parts
      of
     
     
      Canada
      where
      drinking
      could
      be
     
     
      confined
      to
      sections.”
     
    

    
     
      This
      leads
      to
      the
      question:
     
     
      would
      the
      addition
      of
      older
      uni-
     
     
      versity-age
      fans
      because
      of
      the
     
     
      beer
      be
      worth
      the
      loss
      of
      the
     
     
      younger
      fans
      who
      already
      attend
     
     
      the
      games?
     
    

    
     
      When
      asked
      if
      he
      thought
     
     
      beer
      at
      games
      would
      increase
      the
     
     
      number
      of
      adult
      fans,
      first
      year
     
     
      men’s.
      basketball
      player
      Ed
     
     
      Postma
      said,
      “a
      little
      bit,
      but
      not
     
     
      drastically.”
      When
      questioned
      as
     
     
      to
      wether
      he
      believed
      drinking
      at
     
     
      Panther
      games
      was
      a
      good
      idea
     
     
      Postma
      replied,
      “if
      it’s
      done
      right
     
     
      and
      they
      put
      the
      right
      controls
      on
     
     
      it
      then
      its
      fine.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      success
      of
      beer
      at
      home
     
     
      games
      will
      be
      tested
      this
      season
      as
     
     
      the
      Panther
      green
      and
      white
      com-
     
     
      pete
      at
      their
      respective
      venues.
     
     
      Whether
      the
      inclusion
      of
      alcohol
      at
     
     
      university
      competition
      will
      remain
      a
     
     
      permanent
      fixture
      or
      not
      remains
      to
     
     
      be
      seen,
      but
      events
      this
      season
      may
     
     
      very
      well
      answer
      this
      question.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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