Anyone
      fortunate
      enough
      to
      have
      had
      the
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      rip
      open
      a
      fish
      for
      a
      biology
     
     
      course
      may
      have
      wondered
      exactly
      what
     
     
      happens
      to
      those
      fine
      aquatic
      beasts
      once
     
     
      they
      are
      through
      being
      poked
      and
      prodded.
     
     
      Well,
      the
      answer
      might
      surprise
      you.
      Con-
     
     
      trary
      to
      popular
      belief,
      they
      are
      not
      sent
      to
     
     
      Captain
      Highliner,
      butrather,
      they
      are
      placed
     
     
      in
      large
      barrels--
      and
      sometimes
      Rubbermaid
      garbage
      contain-
     
     
      ers--
      for
      storage.
      Storage
      for
      what?
      Those
      of
      us
      enrolled
      in
      Arts
     
     
      and
      Business
      may
      not
      be
      able
      to
      fully
      appreciate
      the
      value
      of
     
     
      these
      deceased
      fish.
      Could
      it
      be
      for
      sentimental
      reasons,
      or
     
     
      could
      it
      be
      that
      there’s
      really
      no
      place
      to
      put
      them?
      Enquiring
     
     
      minds
      want
      to
      know.
      Now
      these
      fish
      obviously
      have
      to
      be
      stored
     
     
      in
      a
      formaldehyde
      solution,
      known
      as
      formalin,
      to
      preserve
     
     
      them.
      The
      last
      time
      I
      cut
      open
      a
      frog,
      I
      noticed
      a
      slight...odour.
     
     
      And,
      I
      don’t
      think
      you
      could
      easily
      mistake
      this
      odour
      for
     
     
      Calvin
      Klein’s
      Obsession.
      In
      fact,
      I
      think
      formalin
      has
      a
      smell
     
     
      all
      its
      own.
      So,
      seeing
      as
      these
      dead
      preserved
      fish
      stink
      so
     
     
      much,
      call
      me
      crazy,
      but
      I
      would
      assume
      that
      you
      would
      want
     
     
      to
      keep
      these
      barrels
      of
      dead
      fish
      away
      from
      people.
      There’s
     
     
      one
      more
      point
      worth
      noting
      as
      well:
      some
      people
      are
      allergic
     
     
      to
      formalin
      and
      can
      have
      a
      nasty
      reaction
      when
      they
      come
      in
     
     
      contact
      with
      it.
      So,
      with
      this
      in
      mind,
      one
      would
      definitely
     
     
      assume
      that
      you
      would
      want
      to
      keep
      these
      precious
      buckets
      0’
     
     
      fish
      far
      away
      from
      the
      general
      public.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pee
      lim
      er
      least
     
     
      and
      other
      beautiful
      things
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      However,
      this
      isn’t
      what
      has
      happened.
      For
      beneath
      the
     
     
      first
      floor
      of
      the
      old
      Alumni
      gymnasium,
      in
      a
      room
      normally
     
     
      used
      for
      audio/visual
      equipment
      storage,
      are
      approximately
     
     
      fifty
      containers
      filled
      with
      all
      kinds
      of
      former
      aquatic
      life,
     
     
      including
      wolf
      fish,
      flat
      fish,
      cod,
      lamprey,
      bullfrogs,
      and
      as
      an
     
     
      added
      bonus
      to
      you
      at
      no
      extra
      charge,
      fetal
      pigs.
      There
      was
     
     
      even
      a
      couple
      of
      ominous-looking
      containers
      simply
      labelled
     
     
      ‘‘liquid’’,
      whatever
      that
      means.
     
    

    
     
      When
      I
      first
      entered
      this
      room,
      the
      smell
      was
      over-
     
     
      whelming.
      My
      mind
      was
      immediately
      flooded
      with
      childhood
     
     
      memories
      of
      family
      picnics.
      My
      eighteen
      brothers
      and
      sisters
     
     
      would
      be
      huddled
      around
      a
      camp
      fire,
      waiting
      eagerly
      for
     
     
      dinner
      as
      we
      watched
      Grandma
      stirring
      a
      huge
      kettle
      of
      boiling
     
     
      garbage.
      In
      other
      words,
      it
      smelled
      bad.
      From
      what
      I
      have
     
     
      gathered
      from
      nose-witness
      accounts,
      there
      was
      only
      a
      mild
     
     
      smell
      outside
      of
      the
      room
      onthe
      day
      the
      fish
      were
      discovered.
     
     
      That
      was
      on
      Monday,
      the
      thirteenth
      of
      February.
      I
      went
      to
      see
     
     
      the
      fishies
      on
      Thursday
      thesixteenth
      and
      the
      formalin
      could
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      workhorse
      on
      and
      off
      the
      court
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI's
      Angela
      MacIntyre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      playing
      in
      grade
      nine.
      Unlike
      teammates
      Eireann
      Rigby
      and
     
     
      Charlene
      Woolaver
      who
      botl
      went
      to
      Fredericton
      High,
      which
     
     
      has
      3,000
      students,
      Angelawent
      to
      Morell
      Regional
      High,
      a
     
     
      school
      with
      approximately300.
      Playing
      for
      Morell,
      she
      was
     
     
      twice
      named
      a
      provincial
      All-Star,
      and
      played
      at
      the
      1993
     
     
      Canada
      Games
      and
      theJunior
      National
      tournament.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Scott
      MacDonald
     
    

    
     
      Ah,
      summertime.
      The
      perfect
      opportunity
      for
      university
     
     
      students
      to
      improve
      their
      game,
      work
      at
      asummer
      job
      to
      pay
      off
     
     
      student
      loans,
      and
      relax
      by
      doing
      various
      leisure
      activities.
     
     
      What
      better
      way
      to
      spend
      time
      than
      by
      playing
      golf,
      going
     
     
      swimming,
      or
      raising
      horse?
      That’s
      right,
      raising
      horses.
     
    

    
     
      Angela
      Maclntyre
      of
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island’s
      Lady
      Panthers
      basketball
     
     
      team
      raises
      Belgian
      show
      horses
      with
      her
      father
      in
     
     
      her
      off
      season.
      She
      currently
      has
      ten
      horses,
      and
     
     
      they
      take
      care
      of
      and
      eventually
      sell
      them.
     
     
      MacIntyre
      is
      a
      third
      year
      Business
      student
      who
     
     
      starts
      up
      front
      for
      the
      Panthers,
      who
      finished
     
     
      second
      in
      the
      AUAA
      with
      a
      14-6
      record
      one
      game
     
     
      back
      of
      the
      front
      running
      Dal
      Tigers.
     
    

    
     
      Angela,
      from
      Savage
      Harbour,
      PEI,
      grew
     
     
      up
      ona
      farm
      and
      has
      been
      around
      horses
      for
      as
      long
     
     
      as
      she
      can
      remember.
      ‘‘I’ve
      been
      working
      with
     
     
      horses
      and
      going
      to
      shows
      on
      PEI
      and
      in
      the
     
     
      Maritimes
      since
      I
      was
      six
      or
      seven
      years
      old.
      The
     
     
      shows
      are
      nice,
      you
      keep
      in
      touch
      with
      the
      same
     
     
      people
      every
      year,
      and
      all
      your
      life,’’
      she
      remem-
     
     
      bers.
     
    

    
     
      Basketball
      takes
      up
      alot
      of
      her
      schedule
      and
     
     
      she
      finds
      it
      difficult
      to
      be
      with
      her
      horses
      for
      a
      long
     
     
      duration.
      ‘‘Being
      around
      the
      horses
      takes
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      time
      (out
      of
      your
      schedule).
      I
      try
      to
      spend
      at
      least
      three
      to
      four
     
     
      hours
      a
      week
      with
      them,
      but
      it’s
      hard
      as
      I
      have
      too
      many
     
     
      commitments,’’
      she
      says.
      Basketball
      and
      raising
      horses
      are
     
     
      more
      similar
      than
      one
      would
      think
      at
      first;
      the
      two
      demand
      a
     
     
      great
      deal
      of
      time
      and
      effort,
      and
      one
      becomes
      close
      to
      the
     
     
      teammates
      and
      animals
      that
      one
      works
      with.
      ‘‘Both
      require
     
     
      (you
      to
      spend)
      a
      lot
      of
      time.
      You’re
      committed
      to
      a
      team,
      and
     
     
      you
      get
      close
      to
      them
      (the
      horses)
      like
      they’re
      teammates.
      The
     
     
      horses
      become
      like
      a
      pet,
      which
      is
      what
      they
      are.”’
     
    

    
     
      If
      horses
      were
      her
      first
      love,
      basketball
      has
      quickly
     
     
      become
      her
      second.
      While
      most
      of
      her
      Panther
      teammates
      can
     
     
      boast
      lengthy
      careers
      playing
      basketball,
      Angela
      only
      began
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      During
      her
      freshman
      year,
      Angela
      played
      Junior
      Var-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sity,
      but
      believes
      that
      she
      probably
      learned
      the
      most
      from
      her
     
     
      experience
      at
      the
      Summer
      Games.
      During
      her
      sophmore
      year,
     
     
      she
      not
      only
      made
      the
      Varsity
      Panthers,
      but
      was
      an
      integral
      part
     
     
      of
      the
      team,
      being
      thrust
      into
      the
      starting
      lineup.
     
    

    
     
      ”*T
      was
      putin
      a
      situation
      where
      I
      started
      right
      away.
      That
     
     
      gave
      me
      alot
      more
      confidence
      than
      other
      first
      year
      players.
      The
     
     
      players
      (at
      the
      university
      level)
      were
      so
      much
      faster,
      their
      speed
     
     
      was
      a
      big
      thing
      (to
      get
      used
      to).
      Players
      are
      stronger
      and
      a
      lot
     
     
      more
      intense,’’
      she
      says.
     
    

    
     
      The
      1993-94
      team
      was
      going
      through
      a
      rebuilding
     
     
      campaign,
      but
      head
      coach
      Tracey
      MacEachern
      found
      a
      build-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      smelled
      at
      the
      top
      of
      the
      stairs.
      Pretty
     
     
      soon,
      the
      whole
      gym
      will
      smell
      of
      pre-
     
     
      served
      dead
      things.
      Furthermore,
      the
     
     
      room
      where
      these
      dead
      things
      are
      stored
      in
     
     
      is
      alsoa
      furnace
      room,
      making
      it
      stiflingly
     
     
      hot,
      and
      thus
      speeding
      up
      the
      evaporation
     
     
      process.
      On
      the
      door
      to
      this
      room
      there
      is
     
     
      no
      indication
      of
      what
      lies
      beyond,
      and,
      of
     
     
      the
      two
      doors
      leading
      into
      the
      room,
      only
      one
      of
      them
      is
      locked
     
     
      all
      of
      the
      time.
      In
      addition
      to
      that,
      the
      door
      at
      the
      top
      of
      the
      stairs
     
     
      is
      almost
      always
      unlocked.
      Add
      all
      of
      this
      to
      the
      fact
      that
      the
     
     
      room
      has
      absolutely
      no
      ventilation,
      and
      you
      have
      a
      really
     
     
      pleasant
      scenario.
     
    

    
     
      Here
      is
      where
      the
      unanswered
      questions
      start.
      What
      are
     
     
      these
      dead
      things
      doing
      in
      this
      room?
      Where
      did
      they
      come
     
     
      from?
      One
      can
      only
      assume
      they
      arrived
      from
      Duffy
      shortly
     
     
      after
      the
      fire,
      but
      everything
      is
      repaired
      now:
      why
      aren’t
      they
     
     
      back?
      Who
      put
      these
      things
      there?
      Why
      was
      this
      site
      chosen?
     
     
      Surely
      a
      more
      appropriate
      storage
      facility
      could
      be
      found.
      And
     
     
      lastly,
      why
      do
      we
      keep
      dead
      fish?
      These
      fish
      were
      supposed
      to
     
     
      be
      incinerated.
      I
      could
      understand
      having
      a
      few
      barrels
      kicking
     
     
      around,
      but
      FIFTY?
      These
      fish
      should
      have
      been
      disposed
      of.
     
     
      I'd
      like
      to
      senda
      plea
      out
      toall
      the
      maintenance
      people
      who
      may
     
     
      have
      some
      knowledge
      about
      this
      to
      please
      do
      something
      to
      take
     
     
      these
      beautiful
      creatures
      of
      the
      sea
      and
      onward
      to
      their
      eternal
     
     
      resting
      place--
      outside
      Alumni
      Gym.
     
    

    
     
      --
      By
      Sean
      Steele
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      block
      for
      the
      future
      with
      the
      play
      and
      rapid
      improvement
     
     
      that
      Angela
      showed
      throughout
      the
      year.
     
    

    
     
      From
      the
      outset
      of
      this
      season,
      the
      Lady
      Panthers
      have
     
     
      shown
      improvement
      from
      last
      year,
      as
      they
      have
      proved
      to
      be
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      top
      teams
      in
      the
      AUAA.
      Angela
      spent
      the
      majority
     
     
      of
      this
      season
      among
      the
      league
      leaders
      in
      both
      field
      goal
     
     
      percentage
      and
      rebounding,
      taking
      advantage
      of
      her
      athletic
     
     
      ability,
      and
      a
      variety
      of
      face
      up
      and
      back
      to
      the
      basket
      moves.
     
     
      She
      has
      probably
      the
      best
      jumping
      skills
      on
      the
      team.
     
    

    
     
      Besides
      her
      work
      on
      the
      boards,
      Angela
      is
      known
      for
     
     
      having
      a
      cool
      demeanour
      on
      the
      court,
      and
      has
      excellent
     
     
      defensive
      skills
      according
      to
      team
      captain,
      Hillary
      Watson.
     
    

    
     
      ”’One
      thing
      about
      Angela
      is
      her
      calmness;
     
     
      she
      doesn’t
      get
      hyper
      in
      games.
      She’s
      very
      soft-
     
     
      spoken.
      You
      can
      tell
      her
      things
      on
      the
      court
      and
     
     
      it
      doesn’t
      faze
      her,
      she
      chalks
      it
      up
      to
      a
      learning
     
     
      experience.”’
     
    

    
     
      She’s
      one
      of
      our
      twin
      towers.
      With
      her
     
     
      and
      Kara
      (Saunders)
      inside,
      they
      (opposing
     
     
      posts)
      can’t
      bring
      the
      ball
      inside
      as
      they’ll
      swat
     
     
      everything.
      If
      there
      was
      a
      blocked
      shot
      stat
      in
     
     
      the
      AUAA,
      she
      would
      lead
      it.
      She
      gets
      about
     
     
      three
      a
      game,’’
      Watson
      says.
     
    

    
     
      Chemistry
      is
      one
      of
      the
      most
      important
     
     
      aspects
      to
      winning
      basketball,
      and
      MacIntyre
     
     
      says
      this
      team
      is
      rich
      in
      that
      area.
      ‘‘The
      attitude
     
     
      of
      the
      team
      is
      a
      lot
      better
      than
      last
      year.
      Every-
     
     
      one
      on
      the
      team
      is
      close.
      I’ve
      never
      been
      on
      a
     
     
      team
      where
      everyone
      got
      along
      so
      well,
      there’s
     
     
      a
      lot
      of
      team
      support
      and
      good
      attitudes.’’
     
    

    
     
      Going
      into
      this
      past
      weekend’s
      AUAA
     
     
      playoffs
      in
      Halifax,
      the
      Lady
      Panthers
      hope
      to
     
    

    
     
      ay
      on
      that
      cohesiveness
      to
      win
      them
      an
      AUAA
      title,
      and
      their
     
     
      second
      in
      the
      past
      three
      years.
      A
      lot
      of
      the
      load
      will
      have
      been
     
     
      placed
      on
      the
      shoulders
      of
      Angela,
      and
      her
      front
      line
      teammates
     
     
      Kara
      Saunders
      (who
      hasn’t
      played
      since
      dislocating
      her
      knee-
     
     
      cap
      in
      early
      January),
      Woolaver,
      and
      Watson.
      Watson
      was
     
     
      named
      an
      AUAA
      second
      team
      All-Star
      in
      Halifax
      this
      past
     
     
      weekend,
      as
      she
      led
      the
      Panthers
      in
      scoring
      and
      rebounding
      and
     
     
      seta
      conference
      record
      with
      63
      steals
      ina
      season,
      shattering
      the
     
     
      previous
      mark
      of
      48.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      Angela
      MacIntyre
      is
      #9,
      located
      fourth
     
     
      woman
      from
      the
      left
      in
      the
      picture.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      =March
      7,
      1995