[\s
      per
      annual
      tradition
      at
      UPEI,
      the
     
     
      week
      of
      September
      5-10
      was
      dedicated
      to
      the
     
     
      series
      of
      events
      that
      made
      up
      New
      Student
     
     
      Orientation
      2004,
      also
      warmly
      known
      as
     
     
      "Frosh
      Week
      ‘04"
      or
      “NSO2K4.”
     
    

    
     
      Led
      by
      NSO
      Coordinator
      Ryan
     
     
      McDermott
      and
      a
      team
      of
      between
      70
      and
      80
     
     
      volunteer
      student
      leaders,
      the
      week
      was
      pulled
     
     
      off
      for
      the
      most
      part
      without
      a
      hitch,
      with
     
     
      highlights
      that
      exceeded
      anyone's
      expecta-
     
     
      tions
      and
      record-breaking
      achievements.
      The
     
     
      number
      of
      incoming
      students
      was
      thought
      to
     
     
      exceed
      370,
      and
      was
      the
      biggest
      crowd
      ever
      to
     
     
      form
      the
      NSO
      teams
      at
      UPEI.
      The
      numbers
     
     
      are
      thought
      to
      be
      the
      result
      of
      successful
     
     
      +
      advertising
      and
      good
      old
      fashioned
      word
      of
     
     
      -
      mouth.
     
    

    
     
      Early
      on
      the
      morning
      of
      the
      Sth,
      the
     
     
      new
      students
      began
      to
      arrive
      and
      register
      for
     
     
      the
      week's
      activities.
      After
      the
      frantic
      and
     
     
      energizing
      opening
      ceremony,
      the
      afternoon
     
     
      was
      taken
      up
      by
      a
      trip
      to
      Brackley
      Beach
      that,
     
     
      despite
      the
      cold
      wind,
      was
      an
      entertaining
      way
     
     
      to
      allow
      the
      new
      students
      a
      chance
      to
      interact
     
     
      and
      get
      to
      know
      each
      other.
      Early
      Sunday
     
     
      evening
      was
      dedicated
      to
      Playfair,
      one
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      September
      14,
      2004
      page
      10
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      NSO
      2K4
      SETS
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      RECORDS
     
    

    
     
      AFTER
      ACTIVE
     
     
      WEEK
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      most
      unique
      and
      entertaining
      ice-breaking
      ses-
     
     
      sions
      to
      take
      place
      on
      campus.
      The
      evening
     
     
      came
      to
      a
      close
      with
      a
      disco
      dance
      party
      at
     
     
      "The
      Wave",
      which
      afforded
      the
      first
      real
     
     
      chance
      for
      frosh
      to
      hang
      out
      with
      their
      fellow
     
     
      new
      students
      and
      begin
      to
      forge
      friendships
     
     
      that
      would
      solidify
      throughout
      the
      week.
     
    

    
     
      Monday
      morning,
      the
      6th,
      was
      tame
     
     
      compared
      to
      the
      first
      day,
      but
      the
      information
     
     
      sessions
      offered
      were
      hopefully
      a
      good
      start
      to
     
     
      getting
      the
      frosh
      oriented
      to
      their
      new
      sur-
     
     
      roundings
      and
      their
      future
      faculties.
      The
      after-
     
     
      noon
      was
      dedicated
      to
      one
      of
      the
      most
      cost-
     
     
      efficient,
      yet
      most
      entertaining,
      scavenger
     
     
      hunts
      in
      a
      while.
      It
      was
      at
      the
      dry
      trivia
      in
      "The
     
     
      Wave",
      humourously
      and
      excellently
      hosted
     
     
      by
      Matt
      Stewart
      and
      Lennie
      MacPherson,
      that
     
     
      McDermott
      revealed
      his
      promise
      to
      shave
      his
     
     
      head
      if
      the
      teams
      reached
      his
      set
      goal
      for
      the
     
     
      next
      morning's
      massive
      cystic
      fibrosis
     
     
      fundraiser.
      The
      evening
      was
      capped
      off
      by
     
     
      NSO's
      version
      of
      ever-popular
      TV
      game
      show
     
     
      "The
      Price
      Is
      Right",
      featuring
      the
      infamous
     
     
      Wendy's
      Combo
      #1
      blended
      shake
      as
      one
      of
     
     
      the
      many
      daunting
      challenges.