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      Race
      and
      Beach
      Blast
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ge.
      This
      event
      kept
      the
      groups
     
     
      orking
      together,
      and
      fed
      the
      good-
     
     
      atured
      competition.
     
     
      The
      evening
      performance
      by
     
     
      ydney,
      Nova
      Scotia's
      "Dexter"
      was
     
     
      treat.
      The
      band
      was
      very
      profes-
     
     
      onal,
      and
      put
      on
      a
      great
      show.
      The
     
     
      mosphere
      was
      extremely
      light-
     
     
      parted,
      and
      both
      the
      band
      and
      the
     
     
      owd
      were
      in
      good
      spirits.
      After
      an
     
     
      cellent
      set,
      the
      band
      retired
      for
     
     
      e
      evening
      and
      the
      action
      moved
     
     
      to
      "The
      Wave"
      as
      some
      students
     
     
      ot
      their
      first
      taste
      of
      what
      the
     
     
      enue
      could
      offer,
      complete
      with
     
     
      ocktails".
      It
      was
      an
      entertaining
     
     
      ay
      to
      end
      a
      long
      day.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
           
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tuesday
      was
      "Shinerama"
     
     
      day.
      The
      NSO
      crew
      all
      gathered
      in
     
     
      the
      streets
      of
      Charlottetown,
      doing
     
     
      almost
      anything
      they
      could
      that
     
     
      might
      earn
      them
      some
      money
     
     
      toward
      the
      cause
      of
      raising
      money
     
     
      for
      cystic
      fibrosis
      research.
      It
      was
      a
     
     
      fantastic
      cause,
      and
      a
      good
      time
     
     
      was
      had
      while
      doing
      it.
      At
      last
     
     
      count,
      the
      amount
      raised
      was
      about
     
     
      $6400!
      After
      the
      fund
      raiser
      was
     
     
      completed,
      it
      was
      back
      to
      UPEI
      for
     
     
      the
      murder
      mystery.
      Although
      the
     
     
      ending
      ended
      a
      bit
      off,
      the
      result
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
      just
      as
      entertaining
      as
      what
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      intended,
      and
      the
      performance
     
    
   
   
    
     
      showed
      the
      theatrical
      talent
      on
      cam-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      aehiven
      *
     
     
      NE
     
     
      +
      aged.
      7
      "i
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pus,
      even
      in
      such
      a
      small-scale
      pro-
     
     
      duction.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Wacky
      Olympics
      were
     
     
      the
      big
      event
      of
      Tuesday
      evening,
     
     
      and
      they
      brought
      the
      competition
     
     
      between
      the
      groups
      to
      a
      head.
      After
     
     
      a
      ceremonial
      start,
      the
      games
     
     
      began.
      The
      interaction
      between
     
     
      opposing
      teams
      was
      great,
      and
      the
     
     
      message
      was
      Clear
      -
      "
      It
      doesn't
     
     
      matter
      who
      wins
      or
      loses,
      it's
      all
     
     
      about
      having
      fun".
      After
      a
      few
     
     
      hours
      of
      moving
      from
      station
      to
      sta-
     
     
      tion,
      the
      winning
      team
      was
      finally
     
     
      announced
      to
      be
      the
      Mighty
      Ducks.
     
     
      The
      whole
      event
      was
      hosted
      by
     
     
      Glow
      Promotions,
      a
      company
      based
     
     
      in
      Halifax
      and
      Moncton.
      Having
     
     
      run
      "Wacky
      Olympics"
      for
      almost
     
     
      two
      years
      at
      various
      events,
      they
     
     
      knew
      what
      they
      were
      doing
      and
     
     
      how
      to
      pull
      it
      off.
      The
      extra
      money
     
     
      put
      into
      the
      NSO
      week
      seemed
      to
     
     
      be
      well
      worth
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Wednesday
      was
      the
      first
      day
     
     
      of
      classes
      for
      the
      new
      students,
      but
     
     
      the
      evening
      offered
      the
      final
      two
     
     
      events
      of
      the
      week.
      The
      first
      was
     
     
      the
      movie
      premier,
      in
      which
      all
      the
     
     
      tapes
      that
      had
      been
      recorded
      by
     
     
      each
      team
      throughout
      the
      week
     
     
      were
      shown
      in
      the
      Duffy
     
     
      Amphitheater.
      Following
      the
      films,
     
     
      it
      was
      finally
      time
      to
      give
      out
      the
     
     
      NSO
      awards,
      complete
      with
      golden
     
     
      panther
      trophies.
      The
      male
      spirit
     
    
   
   
    
     
      award
      went
      to
      Lloyd
      of
      the
      Silver
     
     
      Bullets,
      and
      the
      female
      spirit
      award
     
     
      went
      to
      Lauren
      Smith
      of
      the
      Yellow
     
     
      Submarines.
      Brodie
      MacPhee
      was
     
     
      awarded
      a
      participation
      award,
      and
     
     
      was
      recognized
      for
      the
      excellent
     
     
      and
      creative
      sketches
      he
      made
      of
     
     
      many
      of
      the
      NSO
      events.
     
    

    
     
      The
      award
      for
      outstanding
     
     
      spirit
      in
      a
      female
      leader
      went
      to
     
     
      Abby
      Butler,
      and
      the
      male
      leader
     
     
      spirit
      award
      went
      to
      Ryan
     
     
      MacDermott.
      Both
      Josh
      Simon
      and
     
     
      Jeff
      Clow
      were
      recognized
      for
      all
     
     
      their
      help
      organizing
      the
      whole
     
     
      week.
      Kerri
      Shea
      was
      awarded
      a
     
     
      prize
      for
      her
      second
      place
      finish
      in
     
     
      Sunday's
      game
      show,
      and
      Colin
     
     
      was
      awarded
      a
      prize
      for
      the
      huge
     
     
      amount
      of
      spirit
      he
      displayed
      dur-
     
     
      ing
      the
      Amazing
      Race.
      In
      the
      end
      it
     
     
      was
      team
      Sandstorm
      that
      took
      the
     
     
      big
      prize
      (Sandstorm
      ..
      .
      !
     
     
      Sandstorm
      ...!
      Sandstorm...
      !).
     
    

    
     
      All
      in
      all,
      the
      week
      went
     
     
      extremely
      well.
      It
      was
      obvious
      that
     
     
      the
      new
      students
      were
      getting
      along
     
     
      terrifically,
      and
      there
      was
      a
      tremen-
     
     
      dous
      amount
      of
      spirit
      demonstrated
     
     
      by
      all.
      NSO
      2003
      has
      raised
      the
      bar
     
     
      for
      the
      future,
      and
      it
      will
      be
      diffi-
     
     
      cult
      to
      produce
      something
      to
      top
      it.
     
     
      Kudos
      to
      all
      involved,
      and
      if
      the
     
     
      first
      week
      was
      any
      indication,
      the
     
     
      2003-2004
      academic
      year
      should
      be
     
     
      a
      good
      one
      for
      school
      spirit.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Book
      Review:
      Life
      of
      Pi:
      A
      Novel
     
     
      Author:
      Yann
      Martel
     
     
      Review
      by:
      Rebecca
      Shorten
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      book
      is
      not
      a
      newcom-
     
     
      er
      on
      the
      market,
      being
      published
     
     
      in
      2001.
      I
      have
      put
      off
      reading
      it,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      until
      I
      found
      a
      copy
      in
      the
      used
     
     
      bookstore.
      I
      don't
      know
      why
      I
     
     
      waited.,
      this
      book
      is
      great.
      It
      is
     
     
      about
      a
      boy,
      Piscine
      Molitor
      Patel,
     
     
      who's
      father
      is
      a
      zookeeper.
      The
     
     
      family
      decides
      to
      move
      from
      India
     
     
      to
      Canada,
      taking
      some
      of
      the
      zoo's
     
    
   
   
    
     
      animals
      with
      them
      to
      sell
      to
      North
     
     
      American
      zoos.
      The
      boy
      however
     
     
      gets
      shipwrecked
      and
      is
      lost
      at
      sea
     
     
      in
      a
      lifeboat
      alone,
      except
      for
      one
     
     
      companion:
      a
      Bengal
      tiger.
      "Life
      of
     
     
      Pi"
      is
      a
      story
      about
      courage,
      faith,
     
     
      and
      trust.
      This
      story
      will
      make
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      believe
      in
      things
      you
      never
      thought
     
     
      possible,
      and
      make
      you
      question
     
     
      what
      truth
      really
      is.
      If
      you
      haven't
     
     
      already
      read
      this
      book,
      you
      should.
     
     
      It
      is
      great
      and
      you
      won't
      be
      able
      to
     
     
      put
      it
      down.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      [5]
      September
      15
      2003:.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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