Sympathetic
     
     
      Vibrations
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      )
     
     
      By
      A.
      Chisholm
      &
      J.
      Case
      fey
     
    
   
   
    
     
      <*A
      number
      of
      years
      ago
      a
      suspension
     
     
      ridge
      of
      Manchester
      in
      England
      was
      destroyed
     
     
      y
      its
      vibrations
      reaching
      an
      amplitude
      beyond
     
     
      1e
      limit
      of
      safety.
      The
      cause
      was
      the
      regular
     
     
      ead
      of
      troops
      keeping
      time
      with
      what
      proved
     
     
      )
      be
      the
      natural
      rate
      of
      vibration
      of
      the
      bridge.
     
     
      ince
      then
      the
      custom
      has
      always
      been
     
     
      bserved
      of
      breaking
      step
      when
      bodies
      of
     
     
      oops
      cross
      a
      bridge.”’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ed
      note:
      taken
      from
      Practical
      Physics
      by
     
     
      lenry
      Carhart
      and
      Horatio
      Chute.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      the
      QUACK
      are
      they
      talking
     
     
      bout???
      Why,
      the
      Irish
      Descendants
      concert,
     
     
      f
      course.
      On
      September
      7
      at
      the
      Barn,
      Finley
     
     
      Aartin,
      VPO
      hosted
      his
      first
      Pub
      of
      the
      year.
     
     
      \long
      with
      being
      the
      first
      pub
      of
      the
      year
      it
     
     
      vas
      also
      the
      first
      exposure
      for
      Frosh,
      aka
      new
     
     
      tudents,
      to
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      student
      body.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      what
      did
      this
      auspicious
      event
      have
     
     
      oing
      for
      it
      other
      than
      hordes
      of
      ahem...
      happy
     
     
      yeople?
      For
      those
      of
      you
      that
      have
      not
      heard
     
     
      he
      Descendants
      yet,
      they
      are
      a
      group
      of
      party
     
    

    
     
      imals
      from
      Newfoundland
      who
      play
      a
      mix
      of
     
     
      ionaliantine
      music.
      An
      unnamed
      man
     
    

    
     
      ith
      a
      guitar
      opened
      the
      evening
      with
      the
     
     
      ‘Unicorn
      Song”’
      and
      lots
      of
      other
      old
      favour-
     
     
      tes.
      The
      Descendants
      came
      on
      stage
      a
      bit
      after
     
     
      0:30
      and
      literally
      brought
      the
      crowd
      to
      a
     
     
      renzy.
      People
      were
      singing,
      people
      were
     
     
      umping,
      people
      were
      doing
      jigs.
      Special
     
     
      hanks
      go
      to
      Rebecca
      for
      her
      entertaining
      dance
     
     
      ‘outines
      mid-show,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Newspaper
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      You
      may
      be
      wondering
      what
      our
     
     
      introductory
      paragraph
      has
      to
      do
      with
      the
      rest
     
     
      of
      this
      article.
      At
      several
      points
      in
      the
      evening,
     
     
      noticeably
      during
      ‘‘Barrett’s
      Privateers’’,
      the
     
     
      floor
      was
      moving.
      One
      student
      was
      noted
      as
     
     
      saying:
      ‘‘I
      thought
      the
      world
      was
      coming
      to
     
     
      end.
      There
      I
      was
      in
      the
      bathroom,
      looking
      at
     
     
      the
      ceiling,
      and
      it
      was
      moving.
      After
      Barn
     
     
      events
      I
      have
      seen
      the
      room
      spin,
      but
      never
     
     
      during.”’
      While
      the
      engineers
      haven’t
     
     
      said
      for
      sure,
      there
      must
      have
      been
      at
      least
     
     
      some
      structural
      damage
      done
      that
      night
      because
     
     
      light
      fixture
      covers
      were
      found
      on
      the
      floor
      of
     
     
      the
      SU
      offices
      the
      next
      day.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      have
      three
      complaints
      about
      the
     
     
      evening.
      first
      it
      was
      too
      short.
      The
      band
     
     
      started
      after
      10:30
      and
      finished
      before
      12.
     
     
      Also,
      the
      band
      kept
      offering
      ‘‘sociables’’
      to
      a
     
     
      dry
      audience.
      It
      is
      really
      hard
      to
      have
      a
     
     
      sociable
      (a
      drink,
      for
      you
      socially
      inept)
      when
     
     
      you
      don’t
      have
      a
      drink.
      Not
      even
      pop.
      The
     
     
      third
      complaint
      (maybe
      grievance
      is
      a
      better
     
     
      word)
      is
      Country
      Line
      Dancing,
      we
      personally
     
     
      hate
      it
      and
      would
      like
      to
      see
      it
      banned
      at
      the
     
     
      Barn.
      Just
      a
      personal
      pet
      peeve.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      However,
      those
      are
      minor
      complaints
     
     
      when
      compared
      to
      the
      whole
      evening.
      Overall,
     
     
      it
      was
      good
      semi-wholesome
      fun.
      It
      was
      great
     
     
      to
      see
      the
      Barn
      with
      a
      sold-out
      crowd.
      Many
     
     
      UPEI
      students
      underestimate
      the
      ‘‘fun
      factor’’
     
     
      of
      going
      to
      the
      Barn
      and
      head
      for
      the
      bright
     
     
      lights
      of
      downtown.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PARKING
      FEES
      HERE
     
     
      TO
      STAY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Lorne
      Caborn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      new
      year
      has
      begun
      at
      UPEI
      bringing
     
     
      many
      changes
      along
      with
      it.
      Of
      course
      the
     
     
      hottest
      topic
      among
      campus
      goers,
      or
      at
      least
     
     
      the
      ones
      that
      drove
      here,
      is
      the
      newly-imposed
     
     
      fee
      for
      parking.
      The
      University
      took
      a
      step
     
     
      into
      the
      nineties,
      leaving
      only
      two
      Universities
     
     
      (St.F.X.
      and
      Moncton)
      without
      parking
      fees.
     
     
      Many
      students
      believe,
      however,
      this
      is
      just
     
     
      adding
      further
      costs
      to
      an
      already
      expensive
     
     
      education.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Don
      Coles,
      a
      member
      on
      the
      board
     
     
      lementing
      parking,
      sees
      the
      fees
      as
      address-
     
     
      ng
      the
      current
      needs.
      Last
      spring
      the
      Board
      of
     
     
      overnors
      instituted
      a
      fifty
      thousand
      dollar
     
     
      udget
      cut
      and
      the
      loss
      had
      to
      be
      recovered
     
     
      omewhere
      without
      passing
      too
      much
      of
      an
     
     
      osition
      on
      the
      students.
      “It
      is
      not
      being
     
     
      nstituted
      to
      generate
      extra
      income”
      insists
     
     
      oles.
      He
      also
      pointed
      out
      that
      the
      fee
      is
     
     
      harged
      to
      users
      only,
      unlike
      some
      current
      fees
     
     
      uch
      as
      the
      $32
      athletic
      fee
      which
      everyone
     
     
      st
      pay.
      Such
      a
      fee
      could
      easily
      be
      put
      in
     
     
      lace
      for
      parking,
      but
      rather
      than
      another
     
     
      increase
      in
      tuition
      the
      Board
      chose
      the
      user
     
     
      ee.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Expenses
      for
      parking
      maintenance
      alone
     
     
      would
      necessitate
      the
      need
      for
      the
      new
      fee.
     
     
      Last
      year
      alone
      the
      University
      spent
      forty
     
     
      thousand
      dollars
      on
      asphalt
      for
      one
      of
      the
      lots.
     
     
      This
      figure
      didn’t
      even
      include
      the
      painting
      of
     
     
      lines,
      snow
      removal
      and
      other
      year
      round
     
     
      expenses
      of
      maintaining
      the
      lots.
      Fifty
      dollars
      is
     
     
      low
      compared
      to
      other
      universities
      such
      as
     
     
      Dalhousie,
      where
      off-campus
      students
      pay
     
     
      twice
      as
      much
      for
      facilities
      roughly
      the
      same
     
     
      size
      as
      at
      UPEI,
      with
      three
      times
      the
      number
      of
     
     
      students
      using
      them.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Part
      of
      the
      money
      will
      also
      go
      to
     
     
      generating
      jobs
      for
      the
      student
      body
      who
      will
     
     
      be
      used
      as
      student
      police
      patrol
      the
      lots.
      Very
     
     
      few,
      if
      any,
      of
      the
      fees
      placed
      on
      the
      students
     
     
      are
      actually
      reverted
      back
      to
      the
      main
      popu-
     
     
      lous.
      In
      today’s
      economy
      any
      job
      created
      for
     
     
      students
      is
      definitely
      welcome.
      While
      the
     
     
      student
      body
      and
      staff
      alike
      continue
      to
      gripe
     
     
      about
      the
      fees,
      like
      it
      or
      love
      it,
      it’s
      going
      to
     
     
      remain.
      Chances
      are,
      if
      you
      can’t
      afford
      to
     
     
      drive,
      you
      can
      afford
      to
      walk.
      If
      this
      thought
     
     
      doesn’t
      make
      you
      sleep
      any
      easier,
      remember,
     
     
      any
      fee
      still
      beats
      walking
      to
      class.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      narnia
      il
      is
      eas
      i
      ii
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Every
      one
      has
      a
      dream,
      and
     
     
      for
      some
      people,
      it
      is
      to
      got
      to
     
     
      go
      to
      University,
      graduate
      and
     
     
      get
      ialjob.
      For
      the’
      “’
      First
      Year
     
     
      Students’’,
      this
      dream
      is
      about
     
     
      to
      become
      a
      reality.
     
    

    
     
      As
      I
      walked
      around
      campus
     
     
      and
      introduced
      myself
      to
      my
     
     
      fellow
      frosh
      ‘(i'm
      sorry,,
      ELRST
     
     
      YEAR
      STUDENTS),
      I
      watched
      others
     
     
      talk
      of
      where
      they’re
      from,
     
     
      who’s
      hot
      and
      who’s
      not,
      and
     
     
      what
      their
      faculty
      is.
      I
      no-
     
     
      ticed
      one
      thing:
      I
      along
      with
     
     
      everyone
      else,
      was
      home.
      That’s
     
     
      right
      my
      fellow
      ‘’first
      year
     
     
      students’’
      this
      is
      our
      new
      home.
     
     
      As
      I
      entered
      the
      campus,
      which
     
     
      is
      home
      to
      the
      Panthers,
      every-
     
     
      one
      from
      Bernardine
      president
     
     
      Jenn
      Matchett
      to
      Marian
      RA
      Chris
     
     
      Ferguson
      made
      me
      feel
      a
      welcome
     
     
      part
      of
      our
      new
      home.
     
    

    
     
      Residence
      frosh
      activities
     
     
      started
      out
      with
      a
      bang.
      Or
      was
     
     
      a
      it
      a
      song?
      The
      Lady
      Panthers
     
     
      of
      Benardine
      serenaded
      Marian
     
     
      with
      a
      house
      song,
      albeit
      at
     
     
      3:30
      in
      the
      morning.
      It
      woke
      up
     
     
      the
      house
      and
      welcomed
      us
      to
     
     
      visit
      Benardine
      anytime
      soon.
     
     
      After
      the
      show
      was
      over,
      the
      men
     
     
      of
      Marian
      gathered
      to
      discuss
      a
     
     
      way
      to
      exact
      revenge.
      ‘*How
      do
     
     
      we
      get
      back
      at
      them?’’,
      house
     
     
      President
      Ross
      Williams
      asked.
     
     
      After
      long
      discussion
      we
      thought
     
     
      of
      something,
      so
      our
      neighbours
     
     
      better
      be
      ready.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      an
      8:00
      am
      wake-up
     
     
      call
      to
      commence
      our
      last
      guided
     
     
      tour
      of
      the
      campus,
      Sunday
      was
      a
     
     
      long
      and:
      exciting
      day.
      After
     
     
      lunch
      the
      residences
      joined
      as
     
     
      one,
      and
      broke
      the
      ice
      with
     
     
      games,
      water
      fights,
      huckle
     
     
      buckle
      and
      the
      infamous
      Red
     
     
      Rover.
      The
      day
      carried
      on
      with
     
     
      freshman
      feeling
      as
      though
      we
     
     
      were
      the
      big
      fish
      in
      the
      sea.
     
    

    
     
      No
      one
      on
      campus
      was
      bigger
      than
     
     
      we
      were.
      Marian
      hall
      ended
     
     
      Sunday
      night
      with
      a
      traditional
     
     
      party.
      As
      the
      night
      went
      on
      new
     
     
      friendships
      were
      cemented
      as
      all
     
     
      prepared
      for
      a
      color
      war
      which
     
     
      would
      bring
      an
      8:00
      am
      wake
      up
     
     
      call,
      again.
     
    

    
     
      Monday
      brought
      the
      begin-
     
     
      ning
      of
      a
      new
      day
      with
      a
      start
     
     
      of
      relationships
      and
      the
      end
      of
     
     
      friendships,
      temporarily
      at
     
     
      least.
     
    

    
     
      from
      green
      to
      yellow,
      blue
     
     
      to
      white,
      teams
      were
      out
      to
      win,
     
     
      and
      they
      would
      do
      anything
      to
     
     
      accomplish
      this
      goal.
      If
      you
     
     
      didn’t
      win
      at
      soccer
      baseball
      --
     
     
      which
      wasn’t
      often
      for
      blue
      --
     
     
      or
      if
      you
      couldn’t
      find
      every-
     
     
      thing
      on
      the
      scavenger
      hunt,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Frosh
     
     
      room
      Waeak
     
    
   
   
    
     
           
     
     
           
     
     
        
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      is
      too
      bad
      because
      blue
     
     
      did.
      Notice
      a
      pattern
      here.
      At
     
     
      the
      day’s
      end,
      the
      mike
      was
     
     
      turned
      on
      and
      lights
      were
      out
     
     
      for
      an
      outstanding
      display
      of
     
     
      harmony.
      From
      ‘’Girl
      You
      Know
     
     
      tote
      ee’
      hstora..solo-
      act
      by
     
     
      Ajirivof.
      4*Water
      Runs-Dry’”,
     
     
      things
      could
      not
      have
      been
      done
     
     
      better.
      There
      were
      people
     
     
      dancing
      on
      chairs
      while
      others
     
     
      swayed
      arm
      in
      arm,
      singing
     
     
      along.
      We
      had
      the
      Karaoke
     
     
      slamming
      and
      let
      everyone
      know
     
     
      the
      class
      of
      '99
      was
      here
      to
     
     
      stay.
     
    

    
     
      On
      Tuesday,
      the
      last
      day
     
     
      before
      classes,
      the
      wake
      up
     
     
      calls
      were
      over
      and
      the
      alarm
     
     
      clocks
      were
      set.
      And
      yes,
      the
     
     
      food
      was
      already
      tasting
      bad.
     
     
      With
      people
      becoming
      friends,
     
     
      Tuesday
      was
      a
      day
      of
      relaxing,
     
     
      hanging
      with
      the
      boyz,
      and
      girl
     
     
      talk
      for
      the
      ladies,
      while
     
     
      casino
      night
      was
      just
      around
      the
     
     
      corner.
      This
      brought
      ‘the
      Pan-
     
     
      thers
      out
      of
      their
      dens,
      and
     
     
      into
      the
      barn
      for
      an
      evening
      of
     
     
      fun.
      With
      thousands
      of
      dollars
     
     
      going
      through
      people’s
      hands,
      we
     
     
      were
      generous
      enough
      to
      spend/
     
     
      donate
      it
      on
      some
      really
      nice
     
     
      beer
      kits.
      The
      night
      was
      great,
     
     
      but
      Wednesday
      had
      Santini
      and
      we
     
     
      were
      ready.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Undoubtably
      the
      greatest
     
     
      event
      of
      the
      week
      was
      ‘’The
     
     
      Amazing
      Santini’’.
      He
      used
     
     
      Brother
      Love
      to
      heal
      his
      follow-
     
     
      ers,
      and
      the
      guys
      lost,
      their,
     
     
      well...you
      know.
      The
      ladies
     
     
      enjoyed
      Tom
      Cruise’s
      greatest
     
     
      dramatic
      presentation.
      Santini
     
     
      hypnotized
      us
      all
      with
      his
     
     
      magic,
      and
      we
      would
      like
      to
     
     
      thank
      him.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Irish
      Descedents
      got
     
     
      the
      Barn
      jumping
      with
      tradi-
     
     
      tional
      Maritime
      music
      as
      the
      wet
     
     
      and
      the
      dry,
      along
      with
      the
      new
     
     
      and
      the
      old,
      enjoyed
      a
      social
     
     
      with
      each
      other.
     
    

    
     
      From
      the
      frosh
      perspective
     
     
      ‘'New
      Student
      Orientation’’
      just
     
     
      does
      not
      sound
      right.
      We
      should
     
     
      stick
      to
      the
      terminology
      of
     
     
      frosh
      and
      be
      part
      of
      the
      tradi-
     
     
      tion
      that
      goes
      with
      it.
      The
     
     
      week
      went
      over
      rather
      well
      and
     
     
      we,
      the
      frosh,
      were
      glad
      to
      part
     
     
      et
      Sh:
     
    

    
     
      The
      Sons
      Of
      Maxwell
      fin-
     
     
      ished
      the
      week
      with
      outstanding
     
     
      songs
      that
      we
      all
      knew
      and
     
     
      loved.
      The
      frosh
      almost
     
     
      outdanced
      the
      wet,
      (not
      like
      the
     
     
      frosh
      were
      wet),
      but
      we
      did
      our
     
     
      best.
      We
      have
      a
      lot
      of
      spirit
     
     
      Baby
      Panthers,
      let’s
      keep
      it
      up.