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      12
      December
      2008
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      the
      Menu
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Paige
      Matthie
      takes
      us
      with
      her
      as
      she
     
     
      samples
      the
      best
      Charlottetown
      has
     
     
      to
      offer,
      and
      at
      prices
      acceptable
      for
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      average
      student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      They
      say
      nothing
      compares
     
     
      to
      good,
      old
      fashioned,
      home
     
     
      cooking.
      While
      this
      may
      be
     
     
      true,
      I’d
      like
      to
      offer
      a
      dif-
     
     
      ferent
      perspective.
      I
      propose
     
     
      that,
      while
      it’s
      pretty
      hard
      to
     
     
      live
      up
      to
      mom’s
      homemade
     
     
      mac’n’cheese,
      or
      dad’s
      bar-
     
     
      becued
      ribs,
      the
      true
      secret
     
     
      of
      homestyle
      cooking
      is
      the
     
     
      love
      and
      care
      that
      goes
      into
     
     
      making
      it.
      Meals
      at
      home
     
     
      are
      simple,
      fulfilling,
      and
      ex-
     
     
      ecuted
      to
      perfection
      and,
      all
     
     
      of
      these
      qualities
      are
      appar-
     
     
      ent
      at
      my
      latest
      discovery,
     
     
      Casa
      Mia.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Located
      on
      Queen
      Street
      »
     
    
   
   
    
     
      across
      from
      the
      Confedera-
     
     
      tion
      Centre,
      Casa
      Mia
      pro-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ——.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      vides
      a
      culinary
      experience
     
     
      much
      like
      that
      of
      eating
      at
     
     
      home,
      when
      your
      parents
     
     
      just
      happen
      to
      be
      fantastic
     
     
      chefs.
      Nothing
      on
      the
      menu
     
     
      is
      fussy
      or
      overdone,
      and
      the
     
     
      excellence
      of
      the
      food
      speaks
     
     
      for
      itself.
     
    

    
     
      Eating
      at
      Casa
      Mia
      is
      like
     
     
      being
      in
      a
      chic,
      urban
      café
     
     
      somewhere
      in
      Italy.
      The
     
     
      design
      is
      completely
      Euro-
     
     
      modern,
      while
      somehow
     
     
      managing
      to
      hold
      on
      to
     
     
      some
      old-world
      charm
      that
     
     
      Charlottetown
      is
      famous
      for.
     
     
      The
      soft
      samba
      music
      play-
     
     
      ing
      in
      the
      background
      only
     
     
      ads
      to
      the
      feeling
      that
      you
     
     
      are
      somewhere
      else,
      but
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      ——_
      —
     
     
      _——
      ——
      SS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      OPEN
      DOOR
      THRIFT
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Here
      for
      you
      at
     
     
      |
      18
      Allen
      Street
     
     
      |
      Charlottetown,
      PEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (corner
      of
      Allen
      St.
      &
      University
      Ave.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      -
      9-5
      Monday
      to
      Saturday
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Carefully
      selected
      clothing,
      bedding,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      small
      appliances
      (inc.
      TV’s)
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      computers,
      kitchen
      wares,
      household
     
     
      |
      needs,
      shoes
      and
      boots...a
      must
      see!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Donations
      accepted
     
     
      |
      Wednesdays
      &
      Thursdays
     
     
      50%
      off
      selected
      clothing
      and
     
     
      bedding
      every
      Sat.
      &
      Mon.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
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      this
      Ad
      for
      20
      %
      off
     
     
      8
      before
      January
      31,
      2009
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      stuff
      on
      the
      menu,
      now
      that
     
     
      is
      familiar.
      Fish-and-Chips,
     
     
      a
      smoked
      salmon
      bagel,
      and
     
     
      various
      pastas
      are
      features
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      the
      small
      but
      thorough
      menu.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Also
      important
      to
      note
      is
      the
     
     
      extensive
      and
      authentic
      cof-
     
     
      fee
      menu,
      offering
      a
      potent
     
     
      and
      smooth
      cup
      of
      espresso,
     
     
      a
      frothy
      cappuccino,
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      a
      standard
      cup-a-joe.
     
    

    
     
      Not
      feeling
      in
      the
      mood
      for
     
     
      anything
      particularly
      heavy,
     
     
      I
      settled
      on
      the
      smoked
     
     
      salmon
      bagel,
      accompanied
     
     
      by
      a
      simple
      salad
      with
      ma-
     
     
      ple-balsamic
      vinaigrette.
      I
     
     
      wasn’t
      particularly
      excited
     
    
   
   
    
     
      about
      the
      prospect
      of
      a
      salad
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      balsamic,
      as
      it’s
      not
      one
     
     
      of
      my
      favourite
      ways
      to
      top
     
     
      a
      bunch
      of
      mixed
      greens,
      but
     
     
      the
      combination
      of
      the
      sweet
     
     
      maple
      syrup
      and
      the
      tartness
     
     
      of
      the
      balsamic
      was
      a
      fan-
     
     
      tastic
      surprise.
      For
      someone
     
     
      who
      generally
      doesn’t
      enjoy
     
     
      salads
      as
      a
      side
      dish
      (except
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      last
      issue’s
      Caesar
      salad
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      I
      gushed
      about),
      this
      one
     
     
      was
      remarkably
      ideal
      for
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      menu
      and
      was
      a
      nice
      contrast
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      the
      oils
      of
      the
      salmon.
     
    

    
     
      The
      bagel
      itself
      was
      toasted
     
     
      to
      a
      medium
      brown,
      but
      only
     
     
      to
      the
      point
      that
      it
      gave
      some
     
     
      crunch
      when
      you
      take
      a
      bite,
     
     
      and
      the
      inside
      was
      still
      nice
     
     
      and
      doughy.
      I
      find
      that
      the
     
     
      more
      a
      bagel
      is
      toasted,
      the
     
     
      more
      it
      distracts
      from
      the
     
     
      salmon,
      so
      this
      was
      perfec-
     
     
      tion.
      The
      salmon
      came
      with
     
     
      the
      traditional
      red
      onion
      and
     
     
      capers,
      and
      was
      an
      intrigu-
     
     
      ing
      mix
      between
      the
      typical
     
     
      characteristics
      of
      Atlantic
     
     
      and
      Pacific
      salmon,
      and
      still
     
     
      leaves
      me
      guessing
      as
      to
     
     
      which
      it
      was.
      The
      colour
      of
     
     
      it
      was
      pinker
      than
      the
      tradi-
     
     
      tional
      Atlantic
      smoked
      that
     
     
      we
      often
      see,
      yet
      it
      was
      not
     
     
      nearly
      as
      bright
      as
      its
      Pacific
     
     
      cousin.
      The
      flavour
      itself
     
     
      was
      not
      quite
      as
      strong
      as
     
     
      the
      Pacific,
      and
      it
      wasn’t
      as
     
     
      fatty
      as
      the
      Atlantic
      salmon
     
     
      tends
      to
      be.
      It
      was
      great,
      and
     
     
      my
      only
      complaint
      was
      that
     
     
      it
      might
      have
      been
      a
      bit
      too
     
     
      oily
      for
      my
      taste,
      although
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
      not
      exceptionally
      so.
     
    

    
     
      I
      also
      have
      to
      mention
      the
     
     
      fish-and-chips.
      Both
      my
      par-
     
     
      ents
      ordered
      this
      pub
      classic,
     
     
      and
      somehow
      they
      managed
     
     
      to
      take
      what
      was
      tradition-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ally
      stodgy
      and
      dripping
      in-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oil
      and
      turn
      it
      into
      something
     
     
      truly
      gourmet.
      From
      my
     
     
      sample
      bites
      off
      my
      dad’s
     
     
      plate,
      it
      was
      just
      like
      home-
     
     
      made,
      in
      the
      sense
      that
      the
     
     
      fries
      were
      cut
      and
      made
      on
     
     
      site
      (and
      not
      simply
      dropped
     
     
      into
      a
      deep-fryer
      with
      week
     
     
      old
      oil)
      and
      the
      fish
      was
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nice,
      thick
      piece
      of
      haddock
     
    
   
   
    
     
      which
      was
      only
      lightly
      coat-
     
     
      ed
      with
      a
      crispy
      (as
      opposed
     
     
      to
      drenched
      and
      soggy)
      bat-
     
     
      ter.
      It
      was
      a
      pub-fare
      mar-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      vel.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Casa
      Mia
      is
      the
      perfect
      spot
     
     
      to
      sit
      down,
      and
      mull
      over
      an
     
     
      Italian-style
      coffee
      and
      lunch
     
     
      for
      hours
      and
      hours.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      the
      perfect
      place
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      spend
      a
      lazy
      weekend
      af-
     
     
      ternoon
      with
      fun
      friends,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      good
      food,
      and
      it
      truly
      is
      like
     
    
   
   
    
     
      home.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Union
      remains
      supportive
      of
      Wave
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bouncers
      after
      Halloween
      injury
      rumours
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rumours
      have
      been
      circulating
     
     
      UPEI
      since
      the
      Halloween
      Pub
      at
     
     
      the
      énd
      of
      October,
      but
      they
      don’t
     
    

    
     
      involve
      headlining
      band
      Stars
      or
      the
     
     
      array
      of
      costumes.
     
    

    
     
      The
      word
      in
      the
      halls
      say
      that
      a
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      was
      hurt
      amongst
      the
      mass
      of
     
    

    
     
      costumed
      students
      by
      the
      bouncers
     
    

    
     
      in
      charge
      of
      keeping
      order,
      and
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      are
      wondering
      what
      the
      facts
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      are.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ——
      ——
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Union
      President
      Justin
     
     
      Douglas
      attended
      the
      annual
      event,
     
     
      helped
      organize
      and
      spent
      his
      night
     
    

    
     
      mingling
      with
      the
      patrons
      and
      he
     
     
      states
      he
      was
      aware
      of
      people
      being.
     
     
      escorted
      out
      of
      the
      Wave,
      but
      says
     
     
      there
      has
      not
      been
      a
      report
      filed
      stat-
     
     
      ing
      an
      individual
      was
      injured
      by
      any
     
     
      |
      Wave
      staff
      at
      the
      Halloween
      Pub.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “There’s
      certainly
      talk.
      ...If
      some-
     
     
      one
      were
      to
      come
      in
      and
      formally
     
     
      state
      that
      a
      security
      official
      had
      in-
     
     
      jured
      them
      exiting
      them
      from
      the
     
     
      building
      they’d
      write
      a
      report.”
     
    

    
     
      Of
      the
      specific
      issue
      in
      question,
     
     
      as
      there
      has
      been
      no
      report
      filed,
     
     
      Douglas
      says
      there
      is
      little
      that
      can
     
     
      be
      done.
      —
     
    

    
     
      “I’m
      informed
      of
      any
      sort
      of
      com-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oe.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      plaints
      with
      regards
      to
      the
      handling
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      any
      individuals
      with
      security.”
     
     
      The
      President
      maintains
      that
      while
     
    

    
     
      he
      has
      heard
      talk
      of
      rumors,
      they
      re-
     
     
      main
      just
      that
      until
      there
      is
      a
      viable
     
     
      complaint
      brought
      forward
      to
      the
     
     
      Student
      body.
      He
      also
      maintains
      that
     
     
      the
      Wave
      is
      run
      well
      by
      its
      bouncers,
     
     
      but
      if
      such
      a
      complaint
      was
      brought
     
     
      forward
      it
      would
      be
      investigated.