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      How
      did
      most
      UPEI
      students
      spend
      their
      spring
      break?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Post
      contributor
      Shavado
      Gibson
      tells
      us
      what
      UPEI
      students
      kept
      busy
      with
      over
      Reading
      Week
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Shavado
      Gibson
     
     
      Post
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      At
      many
      Canadian
      universi-—
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ties,
      the
      spring
      break
      in
      late
     
    
   
   
    
     
      February
      or
      early
      March
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      called
      “reading
      week”,
      and
     
     
      ostensibly
      is
      intended
      to
      al-
     
     
      low
      students
      to
      catch
      up
      on
     
     
      their
      studies.
     
    

    
     
      However,
      during
      spring
     
     
      break,
      students
      eagerly
     
     
      spread
      out
      across
      the
      country
     
     
      and
      indeed
      the
      world,
      head-
     
     
      ing
      for
      new
      destinations
      and
     
     
      new
      experiences.
      Students
     
     
      travel
      to
      areas
      of
      tropical
      cli-
     
     
      mate,
      to
      get
      away
      from
      the
     
     
      cold
      weather.
      They
      want
      to
     
     
      enjoy
      the
      exquisite
      sun,
      sand
     
     
      and
      sea
      in
      places
      like
      The
     
     
      Bahamas
      (where
      I
      am
      from),
     
     
      Cuba,
      Jamaica
      and
      Florida.
     
    

    
     
      Here
      at
      UPEI,
      many
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      took
      advantage
      of
      the
     
     
      spring
      break
      and
      travelled
     
     
      back
      to
      their
      home
      province,
     
     
      or
      country,
      to
      have
      a
      fun
      and
     
     
      an
      exciting
      time
      with
      friends
     
     
      and
      family
      especially
      who
     
     
      they
      haven’t
      seen
      in
      a
      while.
     
     
      When
      asked
      Lily
      Ann
      Max-
     
     
      ham,
      a
      first
      year
      Biology
     
     
      student
      what
      she
      did
      for
      the
     
     
      spring
      break
      she
      replied,
      “I
     
     
      went
      to
      Montreal
      for
      a
      few
     
     
      days,
      to
      have
      some
      fun
      with
     
     
      friends
      and
      then
      I
      went
      home
     
     
      to
      Vermont
      to
      visit
      my
      fami-
     
     
      ly
      and
      friends.”
      Also,
      Hanna
     
     
      Waxer
      a
      second
      year
      nurs-
     
     
      ing
      student
      stated
      that
      she
     
     
      went
      to
      Winnipeg
      to
      visit
      her
     
     
      grandmother
      who
      she
      hasn’t
     
     
      seen
      in
      two
      years.
      She
      men-
     
     
      tioned
      that
      she
      had
      a
      really
     
     
      great
      time
      with
      her
      grand-
     
     
      mother.
      I
      thought
      that
      was
     
     
      really
      nice!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Some
      students
      __
      travelled
     
     
      to
      warmer
      countries
      to
      get
     
     
      away
      from
      the
      cold
      weather
     
     
      for
      a
      while.
     
    

    
     
      Vanessa
      Driscoll,
      a
      first
      year
     
     
      Arts
      student
      stated,
      “I
      went
     
     
      to
      the
      Dominican
      Republic
     
     
      just
      to
      get
      away
      from
      the
     
     
      cold.”
      She
      strongly
      added,
     
     
      “T
      am
      so
      sick
      of
      the
      cold.”
     
     
      Subsequently,
      she
      enjoyed
     
     
      the
      beautiful
      sun,
      sand
      and
     
     
      sea
      and
      relaxed
      on
      the
      beach
     
     
      drinking
      cocktails.
     
    

    
     
      On
      the
      other
      hand,
      quite
      a
     
     
      few
      students
      remained
      here
     
     
      on
      P.E.I.
      mostly
      because
      it
     
     
      was
      too
      expensive
      to
      travel
      or
     
     
      students
      just
      wanted
      to
      stay
     
     
      and
      study
      or
      they
      were
      ob-
     
     
      ligated
      to
      work.
      While
      here,
     
     
      some
      students
      took
      the
      time
     
     
      from
      their
      busy
      schedules
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I’m
      pretty
      excited
      for
     
     
      it...
      I
      think
      it’s
      a
      great
     
     
      chance
      to
      bring
     
     
      theists
      and
      atheists
     
     
      together
      to
      see:
     
     
      different
      points.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      don’t
      want
      to
      get
     
     
      involved
      in
      that.
      It’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      pretty
      sensitive
     
     
      topic.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      visit
      the
      spa
      for
      a
      little
      relax-
     
     
      ation
      or
      the
      night
      clubs
      with
     
     
      friends
      to
      “spring
      up”
      some
     
     
      fun
      and
      experience
      a
      differ-
     
     
      ent
      type
      of
      spring
      break.
     
    

    
     
      As
      for
      me,
      I
      stayed
      on
      PEI.
     
     
      I
      occupied
      myself
      with
      a
     
     
      few
      winter
      sports.
      I
      went
      ice
     
     
      skating,
      skiing,
      tubing
      and
     
     
      curling.
      :
     
    

    
     
      As
      a
      novice
      to
      all
      of
      these
     
     
      winter
      sports,
      I
      found
      them
     
     
      quite
      exciting
      and
      a
      fun
      ex-
     
     
      perience.
     
    

    
     
      However,
      I
      am
      sure
      that
     
     
      many
      students
      enjoyed
      their
     
     
      spring
      break
      whatever
      they
     
     
      decided
      do.
      By
      the
      enthusi-
     
     
      astic
      stories
      that
      some
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      shared
      with
      me,
      it
      was
     
     
      evident
      that
      many
      had
      quite
     
     
      an
      adventure
      and
      indeed
      a
     
     
      wonderful
      spring
      break.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Asher
      Fredricks
      :
     
     
      4th
      year
      Business
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Joe
      Lamarsh
     
     
      Ist
      year
      Computer
     
     
      Science
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oe
      ot
      atenies
     
     
      _
      Dominican
      Republic
     
     
      DUN
      aconce
      Mena
      aKene
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      cold.....am
      so
      sick
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      the
      cold.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      do
      you
      think
      about
      the
      ‘Does
      God
      Exist’
      debate
      on
      Feb.
      27?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yes,
      God
      exists!
      I
     
     
      don’t
      have
      much
     
     
      more
      to
      say.
      I
      don’t
     
     
      know
      why
      you
     
     
      wouldn’t.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jessica
      Flemming
     
     
      2nd
      year
      Business
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      gives
      me
      an
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      view
     
     
      Canadian
      religious
     
     
      culture
      and
      to
     
     
      compare
      Muslim
      and
     
     
      Christian
      religions.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      var
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ashraf
      Lafi
     
     
      Ist
      year
      Biology