by
      Emilie
      Adams
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      a
      first
      year
      student
     
     
      at
      UPEI,
      I
      would
      like
      to
     
     
      commend
      the
      organizers
      of
     
     
      this
      year's
      New
      Student
     
     
      Orientation
      Week
      for
      doing
     
     
      an
      excellent
      job.
      Everything
     
     
      was
      really
      well
      organized
     
     
      and
      there
      were
      a
      lot
      of
      things
     
     
      to
      do.
      I
      was
      a
      little
      appre-
     
     
      hensive
      at
      first
      about
      going
     
     
      to
      orientation
      because
      I
      did
     
     
      not
      know
      very
      many
      people,
     
     
      but
      now
      I
      am
      glad
      I
      went.
     
    

    
     
      Everyone
      was
      divided
     
     
      into
      teams
      and
      at
      registration
     
     
      our
      team
      leaders
      gave
      us
      our
     
     
      orientation
      packages
      which
     
     
      included
      a
      nice
      UPE]I
      hat
      and
     
     
      avery
      fashionable
      "Toward
     
     
      2000"
      T-shirt.
     
    

    
     
      On
      the
      first
      day
      the
     
     
      team
      leaders
      were
      really
     
     
      great
      and
      they
      immediately
     
     
      began
      getting
      to
      know
      their
     
     
      team
      members
      and
      tried
      to
     
     
      make
      them
      comfortable
      in
     
     
      the
      group.
      We
      played
      some
     
     
      ice-breaker
      games,
      my
     
     
      favourite
      being
      Human
     
     
      Tangle.
      How
      can
      you
      avoid
     
     
      getting
      to
      know
      people
      when
     
     
      you
      are
      in
      a
      huddle
      of
      about
     
     
      20
      strangers?
     
    

    
     
      I
      also
      attended
      two
      very
     
     
      useful
      information
      session
      on
     
     
      Time,
      Stress
      and
      Money
     
     
      management
      and
      Sex,
      Drugs
     
     
      and
      Alcohol.
      The
      sessions
     
     
      were
      interesting
      and
      informa-
     
     
      tive,
      and
      it
      was
      comforting
      to
     
     
      know
      that
      I
      was
      surrounded
     
     
      by
      people
      with
      the
      same
     
     
      concerns
      about
      university.
     
     
      We
      were
      also
      taken
      on
      a
      tour
     
     
      of
      the
      campus
      which
      helped
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      The
      Panther
      Prints
      September
      10,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      me
      familiarize
      myself
      with
     
     
      some
      of
      the
      buildings.
     
    

    
     
      Karaoke
      was
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      evening
      events
      and
      a
      high-
     
     
      light
      of
      the
      week
      for
      me.
     
     
      Everyone
      got
      involved
     
     
      somehow,
      either
      singing
      or
     
     
      dancing,
      even
      those
      who
     
     
      could
      barely
      do
      either.
      My
     
     
      legs
      were
      still
      sore
      a
      couple
     
     
      of
      days
      later
      from
      dancing
      so
     
     
      much.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      was
      lots
      of
      fun,
     
     
      lots
      of
      laughs,
      and
      I'm
      really
     
     
      glad
      I
      participated
      in
      the
     
     
      activities.
      It
      was
      a
      great
      way
     
     
      to
      meet
      people,
      both
      first
     
    
   
   
    
     
      year
      and
      older
      students.
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      best
      part
      was
      when
      I
      walked
     
     
      into
      my
      class
      on
      Wednesday
     
     
      morning
      and
      I
      actually
      knew
     
     
      some
      of
      the
      people.
     
    

    
     
      A
      lot
      of
      my
      friends
      who
     
     
      didn't
      go
      to
      the
      activities
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Getting
      crazy
      with
      The
      Amazing
      Santini
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Casino
      night
      was
     
     
      enjoyable
      even
      though
      I
      think
     
     
      I
      lost
      more
      than
      I
      won
      and
      an
     
     
      auction
      was
      held
      at
      the
      end
     
     
      of
      the
      night
      so
      we
      could
     
     
      spend
      our
      funbucks
      on
     
     
      school
      stuff
      and
      other
      good
     
     
      prizes.
     
    

    
     
      The
      week
      wrapped
      up
     
     
      on
      Wednesday
      night
      as
     
     
      hypnotist
      Steve
      Santini
     
     
      performed
      his
      magic
      for
      a
     
     
      very
      enthusiastic
      crowd.
      If
     
     
      ever
      given
      the
      chance
      to
      see
     
     
      Santini
      or
      another
      hypnotist
     
     
      perform,
      definitely
      go
      see
      it.
     
     
      Some
      of
      the
      things
      the
      people
     
     
      do
      on
      stage
      are
      absolutely
     
     
      hilarious.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sees
      eH
     
    
   
   
    
     
      missed
      the
      benefit
      of
      gradu-
     
     
      ally
      getting
      used
      to
      the
     
     
      university
      and
      they
      also
     
     
      missed
      a
      lot
      of
      fun.
      Now,
     
     
      unfortunately,
      I
      have
      been
     
     
      pumped
      up
      for
      partying,
      but
     
     
      it's
      time
      to
      hit
      the
      books.
     
     
      Maybe
      I
      can
      look
      forward
      to
     
     
      being
      a
      leader
      for
      next
      year's
     
     
      orientation...
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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