Survival
      Tips
      for
     
     
      Living
      with
      a
      Stranger
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Laundry:
      Theold
     
     
      faithful
      sniff-and-wash
      test:
     
     
      if
      it
      smells
      really,
      really
      bad
      -
     
     
      -
      wash
      it;
      if
      you
      can
      stomach
     
     
      the
      stench
      --
      wear
      it;
      if
      it
      is
     
     
      discoloured
      --
      you'll
      set
      a
     
     
      new
      trend.
      Having
      to
     
     
      seperate
      whites
      and
      colours
     
     
      is
      just
      a
      myth,
      there's
      nothing
     
     
      wrong
      with
      clothes
      that
      are
     
     
      varying
      shades
      of
      grey
      and
     
     
      pink.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Barn:
      too
      bad,
      you
     
     
      have
      to
      be
      19.
      Or
      creative.
     
    

    
     
      RA's:
      They
      really
      don't
     
     
      care
      about
      your
      petty
      prob-
     
     
      lems
      so
      grow
      up!!
     
    

    
     
      Elections:
      A
      good
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      fully
      appreci-
     
     
      ate
      your
      own
      apathy.
      (Re-
     
     
      member
      how
      to
      do
      the
      eeni-
     
     
      meenie-minie-moe
      thing?
     
     
      Works
      every
      time.)
     
    

    
     
      Upper
      Classmen:
     
    

    
     
      They
      will
      treat
      you
      like
      the
     
     
      dirt
      they
      walk
      on,
      but
      that's
     
     
      okay,
      'cause
      if
      you
      live
     
     
      through
      this
      year
      it'll
      make
     
     
      you
      big
      enough
      and
      strong
     
     
      enough
      to
      do
      the
      very
      same
     
     
      next
      year.
     
    

    
     
      Roommates:
      Getting
     
     
      Along:
      Remember
      when
      your
     
     
      mother
      told
      you
      to
      be
      nice
      to
     
     
      strangers
      and
      make
      sure
      you
     
     
      treat
      them
      like
      you
      wanted
      to
     
     
      be
      treated?
      She
      lied!
      This
      is
     
     
      a
      dog-eat-dog
      world:
      what's
     
     
      yours
      is
      yours
      and
      what's
     
     
      your
      roommates’
      is
      yours
     
     
      too.
      Don't
      bother
      trying
      to
     
     
      like
      each
      other:
      you'll
      be
     
     
      ripping
      each
      other's
      eyes
      out
     
     
      with
      a
      rusty
      fork
      by
      the
      end
     
     
      of
      the
      year
      --
      if
      you're
      lucky.
     
    

    
     
      Toiletries:
      Always
      pick
     
     
      the
      hamburger
      out
      of
      your
     
     
      roommate's
      toothbrush
      after
     
     
      you've
      used
      it.
      Soap,
      sham-
     
     
      poo
      and
      deoderant
      are
      fair
     
     
      game,
      Condoms...well,
      we'll
     
     
      get
      to
      that.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Music:
      Natural
      law
     
     
      dictates
      that
      you
      will
      not
     
     
      have
      similar
      tastes.
      If
      your
     
     
      roommate
      likes
      Stompin’
     
     
      Tom
      and
      you
      like
      Nirvana
     
     
      have
      a
      duel
      --
      it'll
      be
      like
      a
     
     
      game.
     
    

    
     
      Meeting
      your
      future
     
     
      mate:
      It's
      late,
      you
      come
     
     
      back
      from
      the
      drinking
     
     
      establishment
      of
      your
      choice,
     
     
      the
      roomate
      is
      fast
      asleep
      --
     
     
      be
      gentle,
      be
      kind
      --
      boot
      his/
     
     
      her
      sorry
      ass
      out
      of
      there.
     
     
      There
      will
      be
      plenty
      of
      time
     
     
      for
      explanations
      later.
     
     
      Etiquette
      to
      waking
      up
      to
     
     
      squeaky
      noises
      and
      soft
     
     
      moaning:
      just
      lay
      there
      --
     
     
      don't
      be
      afraid,
      it's
      natural,
     
    

    
     
      just
      try
      coughing
      and
      fluffing
     
     
      your
      blankets.
      A
      lot.
     
    

    
     
      Wardrobe:
      Everything
     
     
      is
      fair
      game,
      especially
     
     
      underwear.
     
    

    
     
      Snoring:
      The
      follow-
     
     
      ing
      will
      usually
      do
      the
      trick:
     
     
      pillow
      over
      the
      face
      for
      3-4
     
     
      minutes
      (maximum
      pres-
     
     
      sure);
      large,
      blunt
      objects
     
     
      thrown
      at
      full
      force;
      scream
     
     
      at
      the
      top
      of
      your
      lungs;
      fill
     
     
      the
      mouth
      with
      shaving
     
     
      cream;
      be
      creative
      --
      variety
     
     
      is
      the
      spice
      of
      life.
     
    

    
     
      Registration:
      It's
      really
     
     
      rather
      simple:
      you
      get
      up
      at
     
     
      an
      obscence
      hour,
      you
      wait
     
     
      in
      line
      for
      the
      majority
      of
      the
     
     
      day,
      you
      sweat,
      bleed
      and
     
     
      ooze
      things
      you
      never
      knew
     
     
      you
      had
      in
      you
      --
      and
      what
     
     
      do
      you
      get
      for
      it?
      Not
      one
     
     
      class
      you
      really
      wanted
      and
     
     
      an
      elective
      in
      Norwegian
      -
     
     
      candlemaking
      Mondays
      at
     
     
      8:30
      AM.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Originally
      printed
      in
     
     
      The
      Xaverian
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
      September
      10,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      London
      Theatre
      Tour
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dr.
      Shannon
      Murray
      will
      arrange
      a
      trip
      to
      London,
      England
      for
      the
      University
      February
     
     
      break.
      Included
      in
      the
      package
      will
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -return
      airfare
      from
      Charlottetown
      to
      London
     
    

    
     
      -seven
      nights’
      accommodation
      (breakfast
      inc.)
      in
      a
      central
      hotel
      (probably
      near
     
     
      Russell
      Square)
     
    

    
     
      -transportation
      to
      and
      from
      the
      London
      Airport
     
    

    
     
      -a
      seven
      day
      London
      Transport
      pass
      (good
      for
      travel
      on
      bus
      or
      tube)
     
    

    
     
      -two
      theatre
      tickets
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      inclusive
      price
      is,
      at
      the
      moment,
      $1452,
      but
      we
      expect
      that
      to
      go
      down
      as
      we
      get
      closer
     
     
      to
      the
      deadline.
      Students,
      Faculty,
      community
      members:
      all
      travellers
      are
      welcome.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      more
      information,
      talk
      to
      Dr.
      Murray
      in
      Main
      138:
      566-0404
      or
      email
     
     
      smurray@upei.ca.
      And
      remember,
      “when
      a
      man
      is
      tired
      of
      London,
      he’s
      tired
      of
      life."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ONO
     
    
   
   
    
     
      STUDENT
      HEALTH
     
     
      PLAN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Student
      Health
      Plan
      is
      designed
     
     
      to
      supplement
      existing
      provincial
     
     
      medicare.
      For
      more
      information
     
    

    
     
      regarding
      benefits
      and
      claims
     
     
      procedures,
      contact
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      Office,
      Ist
      floor
      of
      the
      Barn,
     
     
      566-0530,
     
     
      9:00am
      -
      4:00pm,
     
     
      Monday
      through
      Friday.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you
      have
      other
      coverage,
      you
      may
     
     
      apply
      to
      opt
      out
      of
      the
      Student
      Health
     
    
   
   
    
     
      %
      Plan.
      You
      must
      bring
      with
      you
      to
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SU
      office
      on
      Wednesday,
      Thursday,
      or
     
     
      Fridays
      ONLY,
      @)
      proof
      of
      existing
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      !
     
     
      :
     
     
      g
     
     
      g
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      coverage,
      (b)
      proof
      of
      full
      time
      UPEI
     
     
      registration.
      THE
      DEADLINE
      TO
     
     
      OPT
      OUT
      IS
      FRIDAY
      SEPTEMBER
     
     
      27,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
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