|
      The
      curse
      of
      the
      number.
     
     
      13
      took
      its
      toll
      at
      a
      recent
      concert.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      held
      at
      the
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
     
     
      building.
     
     
      On
      Friday,
      October
      13th,
     
     
      The
      Cadre,
      UPEI’s
      student
      news-
     
     
      paper,
      put
      on
      a
      fund-raising
      con-
     
     
      cert,
      called
      Triskaidekaphobia,
      in
     
     
      order
      to
      raise
      funds
      to
      send
      mem-
     
     
      bers
      of
      its
      staff
      to
      a
      conference
      in
     
     
      Vancouver
      next
      January.
      The
      con-
     
     
      cert
      featured
      sets
      from
      10
      musical
     
     
      groups
      such
      as
      Buck
      65
      and
     
     
      Negative
      J.
     
     
      Beginning
      at
      6:30
      PM
      with
     
     
      a
      forty-minute
      set
      from
      the
      Rude
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mechanicals_
      featuring
      many
     
     
      songs
      from
      their
      soon-to-be-
     
     
      released
      sophomore
      album,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Triskaidekaphobia
      ran
      smoothly
     
    

    
     
      until
      the
      last
      act
      took
      the
      stage.
     
     
      The
      final
      performance
      of
     
    

    
     
      the
      evening
      was
      Bucket
      Truck,
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Newfoundland
      -
      band
      that
      has
     
     
      shared
      the
      ticket
      with
      such
      distin-
     
     
      guished
      Canadian,
      bands
      as
      |
     
     
      Mother
      Earth.
      The
      band’s
      aggres-
     
     
      sive
      and
      heavy
      rock
      stylings
     
     
      encouraged
      the
      crowd
      in
      the
     
     
      upstairs
      portion
      of
      the
      Barn
      to
     
     
      begin
      moshing
      (
      a
      form
      of
      dance
     
     
      that
      involves
      pushing
      and
      other
     
     
      violent
      behaviour).
     
    

    
     
      “The
      moshing
      just
      got
      out
     
     
      of
      hand,”
      said
      Aaron
      Carr,
      the
     
     
      Panther
      Lounge’s
      operations
      man-
     
     
      ager.
      “People
      started
      throwing
     
     
      each
      other
      to
      the
      floor
      and
      jump-
     
     
      ing
      on
      top
      of
      each
      other,”
      he
     
     
      added.
     
    

    
     
      As
      the
      violence
      of
      the
     
     
      moshing
      got
      increasingly
      violent,
     
     
      Campus
      Security
      decided
      to
      get
     
     
      involved.
      “We
      hate
      to
      watch
      that
     
     
      sort
      of
      thing
      happening,”
      said
     
     
      Fred
      James,
      a
      Campus
      Security
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Concert
      for
      student
      newspaper
      -_
      in
      disaster
     
    
   
   
    
     
      officer,
      “so
      we
      decided
      to
      join
      in
     
     
      the
      fun.”
     
    

    
     
      Soon,
      close
      to
      two
      hundred
     
     
      people,
      concert-goers
      and
      campus
     
     
      security
      officers
      alike,
      were
      jump-
     
     
      ing
      up
      and
      down
      in
      unison.
      The
     
     
      jumping
      was
      so
      well
      choreo-
     
     
      graphed
      that
      it
      caused
      the
      floor
     
     
      beneath
      them
      to
      vibrate
      with
      such
     
     
      a
      force
      that
      it
      broke
      and
      dozens
      of
     
     
      people
      fell
      through
      to
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      offices.
     
    

    
     
      Luckily,
      only
      27
      peopte
     
     
      were
      severely
      injured
      and
      sent
      to
     
     
      the
      nearby
      Queen
      Elizabeth
     
     
      Hospital.
      But
      unfortunately,
     
     
      because
      of
      the
      damage
      done
      to
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      offices,
      the
      Union
     
     
      will
      have
      to
      set
      up
      in
      the
      Panther
     
     
      Lounge
      portion
      of
      the
      Barn
      until
     
     
      repairs
      to
      the
      offices
      have
      been
     
     
      completed.
     
    

    
     
      When
      asked
      for
      comment,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eae
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
      President
     
     
      B.J.
      McCarville
      said,
      “This
      is
      not
     
     
      awesome.
      I’m
      going
      to
      have
      to
      do
     
     
      all
      my
      important
      paperwork
      on
      a
     
     
      pool
      table
      for
      the
      next
      couple
      of
     
     
      weeks.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      other
      drawback
      to
      the
     
     
      damage
      done
      to
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      offices
      is
      that
      it
      will
      push
      back
      the
      ~
     
     
      construction
      of
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      building
      for
      another
      six
      months.
     
    

    
     
      “We'll
      be
      lucky
      if
      we
      see
     
     
      this
      puppy
      before
      2003,”
      said
     
     
      Heather
      Love,
      project
      co-ordina-
     
     
      tor
      for
      the
      new
      Student
      Union
     
     
      building.
     
    

    
     
      Despite
      the
      aedaee
      and
     
     
      injuries,
      Triskaidekaphobia
      was
      a
     
     
      great
      success,
      says
      Cadre,
      editor
     
     
      Kent
      Brownell.
      “I’ve
      never
      had
      so
     
     
      many
      people
      buy
      me
      beer
      in
      all
     
     
      my
      life,”
      Brownell
      said.
      “And
      we.
     
     
      raised
      a
      lot
      of
      money
      too.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Just
      because
      you
      love
      someone
     
     
      doesn't
      mean
      that
      they
      can't
      give
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      GENITAL
      WARTS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      thought
      of
      them
      might
      make
      you
      laugh,
      but
      HPV
      -
      the
      virus
     
     
      responsible
      for
      genital
      warts
      -
      is
      the
      most
      common
      viral
      sexually
     
     
      transmitted
      disease
      today.
      Genital
      warts
      are
      a
      serious
      problem
     
     
      with
      serious
      consequences
      -
      not
      only
      for
      you,
      but
      for
      your
      partner,
     
     
      your
      best
      friend,
      your
      children,
      and
      your
      dog.
      If
      you
      think
      you
     
     
      have
      a
      problem
      with
      genital
      warts,
      contact
      your
      physician,
      faith
     
     
      healer,
      or
      school
      registrar
      immediately.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Un
      we
      BP
      ww
      ft
     
    
   
   
    
     
      app
      BU
      4s
      ad
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      think
      students
      should
      take
      a
      stand,
      and
     
     
      just
      say
      no
      to
      alternative
      music.
     
    

    
     
      I
      don’t
      want
      any
      doped
      up,
     
     
      hippy,
      rock
      musicians
      desecrating
      our
     
     
      fair
      campus.
      I
      think
      the
      Barn
      would
      be
     
     
      better
      used
      if
      it
      stopped
      hosting
      such
     
     
      sock
      hops
      as
      Arachnophobia,
      and
      started
     
     
      all-night
      studying
      parties,
      or
      Catholic
     
     
      church
      services
      instead.
     
    

    
     
      Bands
      with
      (pardon
      my
      french)
     
     
      sexually
      explicit
      names
      like
      Our
      Libido,
     
     
      The
      Flushers,
      Buck
      69,
      The
      Flashing
     
     
      Flashers,
      Windumb
      Urkel
      and
      Negative
     
     
      J
      are
      turning
      a
      semi-respectable
      univer-
     
     
      sity
      environment
      into
      Lollapalooka.
     
    

    
     
      This
      rock
      music
      attracts
      degen-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fo
      EW
      HM
      Pe
      ATR
      ee
      Sm
      ETE
      oy
      aur
      i
     
    
   
   
    
     
      erates
      who
      don’t
      bathe,
      and
      I’ve
      heard
     
     
      rumors
      that
      there’s
      even
      drinking
      at
     
     
      these
      concerts.
     
    

    
     
      Back
      when
      I
      went
      to
      St
     
     
      Dunston’s,
      I
      thought
      the
      school
      would
     
     
      turn
      into
      a
      brothel
      when
      the
      Glenn
     
     
      Miller
      Band
      played
      a
      dance
      marathon
     
     
      on
      campus.
      I
      could
      not
      believe
      the
      way
     
     
      the
      girls,
      who
      only
      recently
      were
      per-
     
     
      mitted
      to
      attend
      classes
      wearing
      dresses
     
     
      that
      came
      up
      to
      their
      ankles,
      wore
      make
     
     
      up
      that
      made
      them
      look
      like
      harlots,
      and
     
     
      danced
      as
      if
      they
      were
      trying
      to
      put
      out
      a
     
     
      fire.
      |
      thought
      for
      sure
      that
      swing
      music
     
     
      was
      going
      to
      be
      the
      ruin
      of
      our
      culture.
      I
     
     
      didn’t
      think
      music
      could
      get
      much
      more
     
     
      taboo
      than
      Lawerence
      Welk,
      then
      along
     
     
      came
      Paul
      Anka
      with
      his
      new
      invention
     
     
      of
      rock
      and
      roll
      and
      I
      knew
      for
      sure
      that
     
     
      we
      were
      all
      going
      to
      burn
      in
      hell.
     
    

    
     
      I
      don’t
      mind
      cutting
      the
      rug
     
     
      every
      once
      in
      a
      while
      in
      the
      privacy
      of
     
     
      my
      own
      home
      and
      with
      my
      wife,
      but
     
     
      unmarried
      couples
      dancing
      in
      public
      is
     
     
      sickening,
      and
      unnatural.
      -
     
    

    
     
      And
      I
      pray
      to
      God
      that
      UPEI
     
     
      does
      not
      get
      a
      campus
      radio
      station
     
     
      because
      a
      place
      of
      learning
      is
      sacred,
     
     
      and
      students
      should
      NOT
      have
      fun.
      Put
     
     
      that
      in
      your
      pipe
      and
      smoke
      it,
      Ed
     
     
      Sullivan.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      a