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      September
      21,
      2009
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      First
      Wave
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      By_Dylan
      ROSE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Repoter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Wave
      is
      the
      place
      to
      be
      for
     
     
      students
      at
      UPEI.
      Having
      just
     
     
      turned
      nineteen
      years
      old,
      I
      decided
     
     
      that
      I
      should
      try
      out
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      campus’
      most
      well
      known
      locations.
     
     
      The
      experience
      wasn’t
      exactly
      what
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      had
      in
      mind.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      First
      and
      foremost,
      The
      Wave
      isn’t
     
     
      just
      some
      bar
      that
      sits
      on
      campus
     
     
      and
      hosts
      D-List
      entertainment.
      “[It]
     
     
      has
      a
      good
      atmosphere
      and
      good
     
     
      music
      -
      a
      nice
      spot
      where
      anyone
      is
     
     
      welcome,”
      says
      Shawn
      Younis,
      Vice
     
     
      President
      Activities
      in
      the
      student
     
     
      union
      for
      nearly
      four
      years.
      I
      saw
     
     
      this
      promise
      in
      action
      when
      those
      of
     
     
      age
      and
      eighteen-year-old
      UPEI
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      were
      present
      during
      Thursday
      __
      were
      they?
      Third
      year
      UPEI
      His-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      night’s
      Joel
      Plaskett
      event.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Wave
      also
      attracts
      students
     
     
      from
      other
      post-secondary
      in-
     
     
      stitutions
      across
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Island.
      Ryan
      Conway,
      a
      second-
     
     
      year
      student
      studying
      journalism
     
     
      at
      Holland
      College,
      compared
      his
     
     
      experiences
      at
      The
      Wave
      to
      those
     
     
      at
      his
      former
      campus
      bar
      in
      Cape
     
     
      Breton.
      “[The
      Wave]
      is
      twice
      the
     
     
      size
      of
      CBU’s
      bar,
      and
      the
      set-
     
     
      list
      is
      easily
      on
      par.”
      No
      kidding
     
     
      -
      The
      Wave
      has
      hosted
      the
      likes
     
     
      of
      Glass
      Tiger,
      Sam
      Roberts
      and
     
     
      The
      Trews
      in
      the
      past,
      with
      cover
     
     
      charges
      for
      these
      bands
      rang-
     
     
      ing
      from
      $15
      at
      the
      door.
      This
      is
     
     
      a
      steal
      compared
      to
      The
      Guild,
     
     
      whose
      cover
      charge
      was
      $26
      for
     
     
      talent
      like
      Huxley
      Grant.
     
    

    
     
      Speaking
      of
      the
      prices
      -
      how
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “My
      door
      is
      always
      open”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Sebastian
      BAGLOLE
     
     
      Production
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Student
      Union
      web-
     
     
      site
      has
      been
      re-done,
     
     
      making
      it
      easier
      to
      navigate.
     
     
      Three
      post-dated
      yearbooks
     
     
      are
      nearing
      completion
      from
     
     
      the
      hard
      work
      of
      the
      trea-
     
     
      sury
      board
      over
      the
      summer.
     
     
      Shinerama
      and
      the
      Canada
     
     
      Games
      were
      a
      great
      suc-
     
     
      cess
      the
      past
      few
      weeks.
      A
     
     
      specialist
      has
      been
      called
     
     
      in,
      recommended
      from
      St.
     
     
      Francis-Xavier,
      to
      work
      out
     
     
      a
      three-year
      plan
      to
      book
     
     
      bands,
      plan
      events
      and
      holi-
     
     
      day
      activities,
      so
      the
      Union
     
     
      won’t
      have
      to
      waste
      time
     
     
      scrambling
      to
      make
      plans
     
     
      and
      can
      focus
      their
      attention
     
     
      on
      other
      student
      concerns.
     
    

    
     
      These
      are
      the
      issues
      the
     
     
      new
      executive
      staff
      has
     
     
      wrestled
      with
      over
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      summer,
      and
      it
      is
      great
      to
     
     
      keep
      up
      to
      speed.
      However,
     
     
      as
      well-spoken
      as
      the
      new
     
     
      Student
      Union
      President
      is,
     
     
      he
      is
      very
      tight-lipped
      about
     
     
      future
      projects
      in
      develop-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hey
      Tim,
      that’s
      a
      big
      collar.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ment
      by
      the
      Union.
      The
     
     
      outlook
      seems
      to
      be
      opti-
     
     
      mistic,
      but
      it
      was
      difficult
      to
     
     
      get
      a
      specific
      answer
      out
      of
     
     
      him
      relating
      to
      effectuating
     
     
      change
      based
      on
      the
      needs
     
     
      and
      demands
      of
     
     
      UPEI
      students.
     
     
      The
      issue
      that
     
     
      was
      raised
      right
     
     
      off
      the
      bat
      in
      a
     
     
      recent
      interview
     
     
      with
      Cullen
      re-
     
     
      lated
      to
      the
      recent
     
     
      rise
      in
      tuition
     
     
      prices.
     
    

    
     
      The
      President,
     
     
      Timothy
      Cul-
     
     
      len,
      said
      the
      new
     
     
      tuition
      hike
      was
     
     
      brought
      about
     
     
      for
      a
      number
     
     
      of
      reasons,
      the
     
     
      first
      being
      the
     
     
      government.
      The
     
     
      university
      had
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tory
      major
      Emily
      Sentance
      thought
     
     
      that
      they
      could
      be
      lower.
      “It
      has
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      worked
      out
      a
      three-year
      deal
     
     
      with
      the
      federal
      govern-
     
     
      ment
      to
      cap
      tuition
      risings
     
     
      at
      a
      mere
      2%,
      where
      it
      has
     
     
      now
      reached
      a
      ghastly
      3%.
     
     
      However,
      communication
     
     
      with
      the
      government
      is
      in
     
     
      progress
      to
      freeze
      or
      at
      least
     
     
      slow
      further
      increase
      over
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘
      the
      next
      few
      years,
      unfor-
      *
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tunately
      they
      will
      have
      to
     
     
      work
      around
      several
      other
     
     
      factors.
      ;
     
    

    
     
      The
      second
      reason
      for
      the
     
     
      hike
      is
      said
      to
      have
      been
     
     
      caused
      by
      the
      economy,
      ob-
     
     
      viously.
      And
      the
      third
      factor
     
     
      is
      inflation.
     
    

    
     
      “There
      are
      rising
      costs
     
     
      all
      across
      the
      board”,
      says
     
     
      Cullen,
      quickly
      stipulating
     
     
      that
      the
      raise
      was
      in
      place
     
     
      by
      the
      time
      the
      time
      the
      new
     
     
      staff
      came
      into
      office,
      but
     
     
      the
      current
      Union
      strives
      to
     
     
      slow
      tuition.
      increase
      by
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
      good
      sound
      system,
      though,
      and
     
     
      the
      entertainment
      makes
      student
     
     
      more
      willing
      to
      pay,”
      she
      said.
     
     
      From
      what
      I
      heard
      on
      Thursday,
      I
     
     
      would
      have
      to
      agree.
     
    

    
     
      Finally,
      the
      social
      atmosphere
     
     
      of
      The
      Wave
      is
      complemented
      ~
     
     
      by
      the
      aesthetics
      of
      the
      lounge.
     
     
      The
      lights
      are
      dim,
      the
      booths
      are
     
     
      comfy,
      and
      a
      foosball
      table
      pro-
     
     
      vides
      entertainment
      away
      from
     
     
      the
      bar.
      Shawn
      Younis
      stated
      that
     
     
      additional
      structural
      renovations
      _
     
     
      are
      going
      to
      be
      coming
      to
      The
     
     
      Wave
      next
      year
      to
      make
      the
      envi-
     
     
      ronment
      even
      more
      inviting.
     
    

    
     
      For
      more
      information
      on
      The
     
     
      Wave,
      you
      can
      check
      out
      its
      page
     
     
      _
      on
      facebook,
      the
      Student
      Union
     
    

    
     
      website,
      or
      (most
      likely)
      by
      word
     
     
      of
      mouth.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      next
      fiscal
      year
      based
      on
     
     
      economic
      fluctuations.
      This
     
     
      will
      mean
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      along
      with
      the
      Board
      of
     
     
      Governors
      will
      need
      to
      find
     
     
      “tuition
      replacement
      mon-
     
     
      ey”,
      or
      another
      source
      of
     
     
      income
      to
      divert
      the
      fund-
     
     
      ing
      for
      necessary
      student
     
     
      resources
      away
      from
      student
     
     
      pockets,
      which
      is
      good.
     
    

    
     
      But
      like
      all
      tax
      cuts,
      it
      also
     
     
      means
      the
      funds
      will
      have
     
     
      to
      come
      from
      somewhere
     
     
      else,
      from
      any
      number
      of
     
     
      places,
      including
      the
      univer-
     
     
      sity’s
      calendar
      events
      and
     
     
      activities,
      research
      projects,
     
     
      sports
      equipment,
      or
      faculty
     
     
      clubs
      and
      councils.
     
    

    
     
      When
      asked
      about
      how
     
     
      co-operation
      among
      his
      new
     
     
      executive
      staff,
      Cullen
      said,
     
     
      “It’s
      been
      great
      so
      far,
      but
     
     
      we
      have
      not
      had
      a
      chance
      to
     
     
      all
      use
      the
      office
      together.”