NOVEMBER
      8,
      2006
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      @e
      19
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LOCAL
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      aking
      control
      of
      Brown’s
      Court
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Katie
      Smith
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Brown’s
      court
      is
      getting
      much
      better
     
     
      in
      terms
      of
      parties
      and
      damage,
      says
     
     
      the
      director
      of
      property
      management
     
     
      for
      one
      of
      the
      properties
      in
      the
      area.
     
     
      Dan
      Sampson
      of
      Killam
      Properties
     
     
      said
      the
      company
      has
      taken
      a
      number
     
     
      of
      steps
      to
      “calm
      the
      place
      down”
      and
     
     
      has
      been
      fairly
      successful
      thus
      far.
     
     
      “We’ve
      installed
      surveillance
     
     
      cameras
      around
      the
      parking
      lot
     
    
   
   
    
     
      because
      we’ve
      had
      a
      lot
      of
      vandalism
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      as
      a
      result
      of
      the
      parties,
      people
     
     
      breaking
      into
      cars
      and
      smashing
      beer
     
     
      bottles
      and
      stuff
      like
      that.
      We’ve
      also
     
     
      educated
      our
      tenants
      that
      we
      don’t
      put
     
     
      up
      with
      that
      kind
      of
      stuff.”
     
    

    
     
      Brown’s
      Court,
      across
      from
     
     
      UPEI,
      is
      home
      to
      many
      students.
     
     
      Earlier
      this
      fall
      there
      was
      a
      number
      of
     
     
      complaints
      and
      police
      visits
      to
      the
      area
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kent
      Aitken
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      ideally
      it
      will
      rarely
      need
      to
      be
     
     
      used,
      knowing
      about
      Plan
      B
      can’t
      hurt.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ruth
      Freeman
      at
      the
      Women’s
      Centre,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      located
      in
      the
      Student
      Services
      offices
     
     
      in
      the
      Student
      Union
      Building,
      says
     
     
      that
      she
      gets
      “five
      or
      six
      requests
      for
     
     
      information
      a
      week.
      Not
      that
      many
     
     
      people
      want
      it
      -
      they’re
      just
      looking
     
     
      for
     
    

    
     
      Plan
      B
      is
      the
      brand
      name
      in
     
     
      Canada
      of
      a
      common
      form
      of
     
     
      emergency
      contraceptive,
      also
      known
     
     
      as
      the
      morning-after
      pill.
      That
      name
     
     
      is
      misleading;
      ‘emergency
     
     
      contraceptives
      were
      intended
      for
      use
     
     
      up
      to
      72
      hours
      after
      intercourse
      —
      the
     
     
      sooner
      the
      better
      though.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      information.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      due
      to
      excessive
      noise,
      damage
      and
     
     
      partying.
     
    

    
     
      It’s
      not
      a
      matter
      of
      stopping
     
     
      parties
      altogether,
      Sampson
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      to
      “step.
      .
      the
     
     
      congregation
      of
      crowds
      in
      the
     
     
      common
      areas
      and
      the
      parking
      lots.
     
     
      If
      students
      have
      a
      party,
      keep
      it
      in
      the
     
     
      apartment.
      If
      you
      bring
      it
      out
      onto
      the
     
     
      street
      and
      the
      crowds
      start
      to
     
     
      congregate,
      we
      will
      stop
      it.”
     
    

    
     
      After
      Killam
      took
      over
      the
     
     
      properties
      in
      the
      spring,
      there
      were
     
     
      problems
      throughout
      the
      summer
      and
     
     
      early
      into
      the
      school
      year.
      It
      was
     
     
      getting
      out
      of
      control,
      so
      the
     
     
      occupants
      of
      10
      units
      were
      evicted,
     
     
      he
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “Unfortunately,
      not
      every
     
     
      landlord
      in
      that
      immediate
      area
      is
      that
     
     
      diligent,
      so
      a
      lot
      of
      these
      people
      just
     
     
      moved
      into
      the
      buildings
      next
      door
     
     
      to
      us.
      That
      happened
      and
      the
      parties
     
     
      continue.”
     
    

    
     
      Although
      Killam
      can
      only
     
     
      control
      the
      properties
      it
      owns,
     
     
      Sampson
      encourages
      other
      landlords
     
     
      to
      do
      the
      same.
     
    

    
     
      Caitlin
      Brown,
      a
      second-year
     
     
      arts
      student
      who
      lives
      in
      Brown’s
     
     
      court,
      said
      it’s
      been
      much
      quieter
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Photo:
      Killam
      Properties
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Browns
      Court
      now
      known
      as
      Island
      Dale
      Estates
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      around
      there
      these
      days,
      with
      the
     
     
      exception
      of
      Halloween.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      think
      the
      newness
      of
      it
      has
     
     
      worn
      off
      and
      everyone’s
      calmed
      down.
     
     
      Halloween
      weekend
      was
      a
      little
      bit
     
     
      loud,
      but
      other
      than
      that,
      it’s
      pretty
     
     
      good
      now.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Brown
      said
      she
      feels
      safer
     
     
      walking
      around
      the
      area
      now
      than
      she
     
     
      did
      at
      the
      beginning
      of
      the
      year.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      not
      that
      bad
      on
      weekends
     
     
      anymore.
      People
      just
      need
      to
      be
      a
      little
     
     
      smarter
      sometimes.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There’s
      Still
      Hope:
     
     
      The
      Morning-After
      Pills
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      Essentially,
      Plan
      B
      is
      a
      spiked
     
     
      dosage
      of
      the
      same
      hormones
      that
     
     
      work
      in
      standard
      birth
      control
      pills.
     
     
      Both.use
      a
      synthetic
      hormone
      known
     
     
      as
      progestin
      that
      suppresses
     
     
      ovulation,
      with
      a
      50%-80%
     
     
      prevention
      rate.
      However,
      in
      some
     
     
      cases
      ovulation
      may
      still
      occur,
      and
     
     
      it
      is
      possible
      but
      unproven
      that
      the
     
     
      hormonal
      effects
      of
      the
      pill
      can
      also
     
     
      prevent
      pregnancy
      by
      stopping
     
     
      embryos
      from
      implanting
      in
      the
     
    

    
     
      -uterus.
      This
      has
      created
      some
     
     
      controversy
      over
      the
      pills,
      as
      some
     
     
      people
      believe
      that
      life
      starts
      with
      the
     
     
      embryonic
      stage
      and
      that
      a
      form
      of
     
     
      abortion
      may
      take
      place.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Emergency
      contraceptives
      are
     
     
      hot
      suggested
      to
      be
      a
      primary
      method
     
     
      of
      birth
      control
      as
      they
      are
      less
     
     
      effective
      than
      any
      other
      mainstream
     
     
      contraceptive.
      They
      also
      produce
     
     
      heightened
      versions
      of
      the
      side
      effects
     
     
      some
      women
      feel
      from
      standard
      birth
     
     
      control
      pills
      -
      nausea,
      abdominal
      pain,
     
     
      fatigue,
      headache,
      dizziness,
      vomiting,
     
     
      and
      breast
      tenderness,
      as
      well
      as
     
     
      disruptions
      in
      menstrual
      cycles.
     
     
      Regardless,
      they
      are
      very
      useful
      as
      a
     
     
      backup
      plan
      (hence
      “Plan
      B,”
      of
     
     
      coutse)
      to
      broken
      condoms
      or
     
     
      forgotten
      birth
      control
      pills.
     
    

    
     
      Before
      April,
      2005,
      Plan
      B
      was
     
     
      covered
      by
      UPEI’s
      student
      health
     
     
      plan.
      For
      better
      or
      for
      worse,
      the
      drug
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
      changed
      from
      a
      prescription
      to
      an
     
     
      over-the-counter
      drug
      which
      meant
     
     
      obtaining
      it
      in
      time
      became
      easier,
      but
     
     
      it
      couldn’t
      be
      covered.
      Prescriptions
     
     
      didn’t
      exactly
      make
      sense
      —
      there
      was
     
     
      no
      way
      to
      tell
      if
      someone
      would
      be
     
     
      pregnant
      in
      the
      drug’s
      effective
     
     
      timeframe
      anyway,
      so
      it
      just
      meant
      a
     
     
      time-consuming
      and
      effectively
      useless
     
     
      trip
      to
      a
      doctor’s
      office.
     
    

    
     
      Currently
      the
      treatment
      (two
     
     
      pills
      are
      taken
      twelve
      hours
      apart)
     
     
      costs
      about
      $38
      and
      the
      price
      includes
     
     
      a
      brief
      consultation
      with
      the
     
     
      pharmacist
      about
      maximizing
     
     
      efficiency.
      Plan
      B
      is
      available
      at
      any
     
     
      pharmacy,
      including
      those
      in
      the
     
     
      Atlantic
      Superstore.