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      or
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      forms.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Wave
      is
      just
      a
      group
      of
      friends
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Reply
      to
      “The
      Wave
      needs
      new
      and
      better
     
     
      security”
      February
      2009
     
    

    
     
      The
      Editor:
     
    

    
     
      I
      am
      in
      absolute
      and
      total
      agreement
      with
      Mr.
     
     
      MacLeod
      and
      his
      views
      on
      the
      Wave
      security.
     
     
      As
      a
      former
      employee
      of
      the
      Wave
      and
      as
      for-
     
     
      mer
      UPEISU
      Security
      Chief,
      I
      came
      to
      learn
      a
     
     
      few
      things
      about
      the
      Wave.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Wave
      is
      simply
      a
      place
      that
      is
      run
      by
     
     
      friends
      and
      friends
      of
      friends;
      everybody
      else
     
     
      need
      not
      apply.
      The
      things
      that
      staff
      can
      get
     
     
      away
      with
      in
      that
      place
      is
      simply
      unbelieveable
     
     
      and
      they
      should
      be
      watched
      much
      more
      closely
     
     
      by
      the
      real
      authorities
      than
      they
      are.
     
    

    
     
      The
      upper
      management,
      mangement,
      and
      even
     
     
      staff
      members
      are
      all
      a
      tightly
      knit
      group
      of
     
     
      friends
      who,
      by
      times,
      feel
      the
      rules
      do
      not
      ap-
     
     
      ply
      to
      them.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      I
      worked
      at
      the
      Wave,
      I
      tried
      to
      keep
     
     
      in
      touch
      and
      keep
      a
      growing
      relationship
      with
      —
     
     
      UPEI
      Security
      Services
      and
      the
      PEILCC
      so
     
     
      we
      would
      be
      able
      to
      work
      in
      collaboration
      to
     
     
      help
      reinforce
      the
      liquor
      laws
      and
      safety
      of
      the
     
     
      people
      within
      and
      leaving
      the
      bar.
     
     
      However,
      due
      to
      the
      extra
      work
      and
      less
      fun
     
    
   
   
    
     
      this
      created
      for
      the
      seasoned
      staff
      members,
      they
     
    
   
   
    
     
      didn’t
      seem
      to
      enjoy
      the
      “working
      atmosphere”
     
     
      at
      the
      Wave
      anymore.
      r
     
    

    
     
      “You
      mean
      I
      have
      to
      ID
      every
      single
      person
     
     
      that
      comes
      in
      here?”
      were
      some
      common
      com-
     
     
      plaints
      I’d
      hear
      from
      doormen
      since
      this
      task
     
     
      seemed
      to
      be
      a
      little
      too
      strenuous.Stephen
      Ma-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      situation
      really
      doesn’t
      surprise
      me
      at
      all.
     
     
      In
      fact,
      if
      he
      was
      a
      part
      of
      this
      little
      staff
      group,
     
     
      he
      could
      have
      had
      19
      straight
      shots
      of
      rum
      in
      six
     
     
      minutes
      and
      wouldn’t
      even
      be
      spoken
      to.
     
    

    
     
      The
      main
      problem
      I
      believe
      lies
      in
      upper
      man-
     
     
      agement
      and
      the
      inexperienced
      new
      students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      coming
      in
      every
      year
      who
      are
      constantly
      new
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      a
      job.
      Essentially,
      nobody
      has
      the
      years
      of
     
     
      experience
      to
      become
      really
      good
      at
      any
      given
     
    
   
   
    
     
      job
      the
      Wave
      may
      offer.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      a
      place
      I’ve
      really
      never
      felt
      safe
      working
     
     
      in
      and
      have
      constantly
      felt
      that
      people
      (espe-
     
     
      cially
      the
      staff
      members
      and
      mangement)
      were
     
     
      working
      against
      me
      instead
      of
      with
      me
      in
      sup-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cLeod,
      who
      was
      recently
      kicked
      out
      of
      the
      Wave
      _
      port
      of
      their
      own
      fun.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      after
      having
      four
      beers,
      I
      believe
      wouldn’t
      have
     
     
      been
      touched
      if
      he
      was
      part
      of
      the
      inner
      circle
     
     
      that
      consists
      of
      almost
      the
      entire
      Wave
      staff.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sincerely,
     
     
      Jason
      MacDonald
      First
      Year
      Education
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Smokers
      aren’t
      just
      going
      to
      leave
      campus
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Editor:
     
    

    
     
      I
      am
      a
      smoker
      and
      I
      do
      smoke
      on
      campus.
      I
      see
     
     
      the
      obvious
      reasons
      others
      do
      not
      want
      smok-
     
     
      ers
      to
      be
      allowed
      to
      smoke
      on
      campus
      but
      on
     
     
      the
      other
      hand
      students
      are
      only
      here
      for
      four
      to
     
     
      eight
      years
      depending
      on
      their
      major
      and
      other
     
     
      reasons.
     
    

    
     
      I
      have
      talked
      to
      teachers
      that
      smoke
      and
      to
      the
     
     
      Chartwells
      employees
      who
      work
      here,
      and
      have
     
     
      been
      for
      years.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      smoking
      issue
      and
      their
      choices
      are
      also
      to
     
     
      be
      taken
      into
      consideration.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      the
      teachers
      and
      workers
      who
      are
      on
      cam-
     
     
      pus
      day
      in
      day
      out,
      year
      after
      year,
      who
      chose
     
     
      to
      smoke
      and
      they
      would
      not
      and
      will
      not
      leave
     
     
      campus
      simply
      because
      students
      complain.
      Stu-
     
     
      dents
      complain
      about
      everything.
     
    

    
     
      I
      am
      a
      student
      complaining
      about
      students
     
     
      complaining.
     
    

    
     
      The
      only
      thing
      to
      do,
      for
      the
      non-smokers,
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      continue
      to
      not
      smoke.
      We
      have
      a
      right
      to
     
     
      smoke.
      It
      is
      our
      own
      choice.
      For
      the
      students
     
     
      that
      are
      extremely
      upset
      about
      these
      issues,
      you
     
     
      will
      be
      gone
      within
      a
      few
      years,
      but
      think
      about
     
     
      potential
      jobs
      and
      some
      co-workers
      that
      will
     
     
      smoke
      close
      to
      the
      business.
     
    

    
     
      You
      will
      more
      then
      likely
      just
      leave
      them
     
     
      alone.
      ae
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bryce
      Elsley
      Third
      Year
      Business