Fepruary
      8,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      ©
      19
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Largest
      Ever
      UPEI
      Delegation
      Heading
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ottawa:
     
     
      Organizers
      Putting
      A
      Lot
      Of
      Love
      Heart
      Into
      Luv
      Fest
      ’05
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kimberley
      Johnston
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      love
      and
      politics
      do
      not
     
     
      often.
      go
      hand
      in
      hand,
      this
      year’s
     
     
      LuvFest
      fund-raiser
      for
      the
      Model
      UN
     
     
      and
      NATO
      groups
      promises
      a
      good
     
     
      time
      for
      all.
      The
      party
      will
      be
      great
      for
     
     
      those
      who
      are
      lookin’
      for
      love
      or
      just
     
     
      want
      to
      get
      their
      groove
      on,
      says
      co-
     
     
      organizer
      Shami
      Harihan.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      have
      been
      putting
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      heart
      into
      this
      event,
      and
      we’re
     
     
      guaranteeing
      a
      great
      time
      for
      everyone
     
     
      who
      comes.
      It’s
      going
      to
      be
      mind-
     
     
      blowingly
      HUGE!”
     
    

    
     
      The
      co-organizer,
      who
      minors
      in
     
     
      political
      studies,
      says
      the
      party
      will
      take
     
     
      place
      at
      the
      perfect
      time
      and
      their
      will
     
     
      be
      many
      activities
      to
      take
      part
      in
      .
     
     
      maybe
      even
      a
      kissing
      booth.
     
    

    
     
      “Luv
      Fest
      ’05
      is
      going
      to
      be
      a
     
     
      crazy
      Valentine’s
      day
      theme
      party
      at
     
     
      The
      Wave
      next
      Thursday
      night,
     
     
      (February)
      10th.
      It’s
      right
      on
      time
      for
     
     
      spring
      break
      and
      Valentine’s
      day.
     
     
      There’s
      going
      to
      be
      a
      DJ
      so
      everyone
     
     
      can
      bust
      a
      move
      all
      night
      long.
      There’
      ll
     
     
      bea
      special
      drink
      at
      the
      bar
      called
      Love
     
     
      Potion.
      There’ll
      be
      free
      condoms,
      a
     
     
      dress
      code
      of
      “red-
      for
      love”,
      and
      a
     
     
      date
      auction
      -
      so
      if
      you
      don’t
      have
      a
     
     
      valentine
      yet,
      here’s
      the
      place
      to
      find
     
     
      one!”
     
    

    
     
      She
      added
      all
      the
      profits
      from
      the
     
     
      date
      auction
      will
      go
      directly
      to
      the
     
     
      Model
      UN
      and
      NATO
      funds.
      Dates
      to
     
     
      be
      auctioned
      off
      will
      include
      members
     
     
      of
      the
      UPEI
      Panthers
      mens
      hockey
     
     
      team,
      a
      “twins”
      category,
      and
      “much,
     
     
      much
      more”.
     
    

    
     
      Harihan
      added
      this
      year
      is
      special
     
     
      oe
      oe
      rilbetelee
     
     
      group
      representing
      the
      university
      ever...
     
     
      so
      they
      need
      lots
      of
      money.
     
    

    
     
      “Every
      year,
      we
      attend
      the
     
     
      Canadian
      International
      Model
      United
     
     
      Nations
      conference
      in
      Ottawa,
      which
     
     
      attracts
      students
      from
      over
      15
      countries
     
     
      around
      the
      world
      every
      year.
      This
      year
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      especially
      significant
      for
      us
      UPEI
     
     
      students,
      since
      this
      will
      be
      the
      biggest.
     
     
      group
      of
      students
      we’ve
      ever
      taken
      to
     
     
      the
      conference.
      So
      we’re
      representing
     
     
      UPEL
      as
      strongly
      as
      any
      of
      the
      other
     
     
      bigger
      schools
      in
      Canada
      are!”
     
    

    
     
      “There
      are
      20
      of
      us
      in
      UN,
      and
     
     
      we’re
      from
      all
      kinds
      of
      different
      faculties/
     
     
      departments
      here
      at
      UPEI.
      There
      are
     
     
      also
      seven
      students
      attending
      the
      model
     
     
      NATO
      conference
      in
      Ottawa
      this
      year.”
     
    

    
     
      Harihan
      said
      the
      event
      is
      being
     
     
      promoted
      and
      organized
      by
      the
      Model
     
     
      UN
      and
      NATO
      groups
      whereas
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      and
      the
      Wave
      are
      taking
     
     
      care
      of
      the
      technical
      and
      business
     
     
      issues.
     
    

    
     
      Harihan
      said
      the
      idea
      to
      organize
     
     
      the
      political
      bash
      sounded
      inspired
      form
     
     
      the
      start
      and
      all
      parties
      involved
      have
     
     
      been
      working
      hard
      to
      turn
      it
      into
      reality.
     
    

    
     
      “When
      the
      idea
      of
      “Luv
      Fest
      05"
     
     
      came
      up,
      we
      knew
      it
      would
      be
      an
     
     
      awesome
      project
      to
      take
      on.
      Everyone
     
     
      loves
      a
      good
      time
      at
      the
      Wave,
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      what
      better
      thing
      to
      celebrate
      than
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Valentine’s
      Day?”
      -
     
    

    
     
      ..
      Harihan
      added
      it
      beat
      out
      any
     
     
      other
      fund-raising
      ideas
      by
      far...
      and
      it
     
     
      will
      indirectly
      help
      UPEI
      as
      well.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      true
      that
      this
      is
      a
      fund-raiser
     
     
      for
      us,
      but
      there
      are
      all
      kinds
      of
      ways
     
     
      to
      fund-raise.
      So
      instead
      of
      doing
     
     
      something
      boring,
      we
      thought
      we
      might
     
     
      as
      well
      have
      a
      big
      party.
      In
      terms
      of
     
     
      good
      for
      the
      uni(versity)-
      first
      of
      all,
      it
     
     
      will
      be
      a
      great
      event
      right
      here
      on
     
     
      campus
      for
      all
      the
      students
      (who
      are
      of
     
     
      age)
      to
      come
      out
      and
      have
      an
      awesome
     
     
      time.
      And
      secondly,
      since
      it
      is
      a
      fund-
     
     
      raiser
      for
      model
      UN
      and
      model
      NATO
     
     
      -
      the
      conferences
      we
      attend
      make
      a
     
     
      really
      good
      name
      for
      the
      school,
     
     
      especially
      since
      we
      have
      such
      good
     
     
      representation
      this
      year.”
     
    

    
     
      Advanced
      Tickets
      will
      be
      sold
      at
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      table
      in
      the
      Student
      Centre
      all
      this
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      week
      from
      Monday
      -
      Thursday
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      the
      day
      of
      the
      event.
      Advance
      tickets
     
    
   
   
    
     
      are
      $6
      and
      students
      are
      encouraged
      to.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      buy
      them
      ahead
      of
      time.