NovemBer
      19,
      2004
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      @
      9
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Halo
      2
      Hits
      Stores
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Matt
      Campbell
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Halo
      2,
      the
      much-hyped
      video
     
     
      game
      for
      Xbox
      reports
      $125
      Million
      in
     
     
      sales
      in
      its
      first
      day
      of
      release
      on
     
     
      November
      9".
      This
      first
      person
      shooter
     
     
      drew
      inrave
      reviews
      and
      pre-orders
      of
     
     
      the
      game
      topped
      1.5
      million
      units.
     
    

    
     
      In
      efforts
      to
      determine
      the
     
     
      game’s
      impact
      in
      Charlottetown
      I
     
     
      reached
      UPEI
      student,
      Nathan
      Gill.
     
    

    
     
      “Well,
      as
      far
      as
      the
      single
      player
     
     
      is
      concerned,
      you
      reprise
      your
      role
      as
     
     
      the
      bad
      ass
      Spartan
      super
      soldier
     
     
      Master
      Chief,”
      said
      Gill.
     
    

    
     
      In
      response
      to
      why
      ,
     
     
      Halo
      has
      achieved
      astro-
     
     
      nomical
      success,
      Gill
      ex-
     
     
      plains,
      “Well,
      it’s
      more
     
     
      accessible,
      to
      be
      honest.
      For
     
     
      PC
      games,
      to
      play
      the
      good
     
     
      ones,
      you
      need
      to
      shell
      outa
     
     
      bunch
      of
      cash
      ona
      top
      of
      the
     
     
      line
      PC
      and
      be
      really
      into
     
     
      games.
      Not
      everyone
      gets
      }
     
     
      into
      games
      ona
      PC.”
     
    

    
     
      To
      which
      he
      raises
     
     
      several
      excellent
      points.
      Most
     
     
      computers
      are
      either
      out-
     
     
      dated
      or
      ridden
      with
      spy-ware
      and
     
     
      viruses,
      thus
      making
      it
      difficult
      for
      the
     
     
      computer
      game
      industry
      to
      land
      a
      best-
     
     
      seller.
     
    

    
     
      “With
      an
      Xbox,
      any
      console
     
     
      actually,
      it’s
      all
      about
      games.
      And
      Halo
     
     
      is
      probably
      one
      of
      the
      most
      well
     
     
      designed
      games
      on
      any
      console.”
     
    

    
     
      Anonline
      advertisement
      of
      the
     
     
      game
      read,
      “Pushing
      the
      Xbox
     
     
      hardware
      to
      its
      very
      limits,
      Halo
      2
      will
     
     
      expand
      on
      everything
      that
      made
      the
     
     
      original
      game
      great,
      plus
      adda
      wealth
      of
     
     
      technological
      and
      gameplay
      advances.
     
     
      Significantly
      improved
      graphics,
      en-
     
     
      hanced
      AI,
      destructible
      and
      interactive
     
     
      environments,
      and
      an
      advanced
      real-
     
     
      time
      lighting
      engine
      are
      just
      a
      small
      part
     
     
      of
      Halo
      2’s
      evolution
      of
      ree
      and
     
     
      technology.
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Also,
      last
      month,
      a
      pirated,
     
     
      French-language
      version
      of
      “Halo
      2”
     
     
      appeared
      on
      file-sharing
      networks
      and
     
     
      news
      groups.
      Microsoft
      said
      is
     
     
      continuing
      to
      investigate
      that
      case
      and
      is
     
     
      working
      with
      authorities
      to
      track
      down
     
     
      those
      responsible.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      comparable
      to
      anything
     
     
      you’
      ve
      waited
      three
      years
      for.”
     
    

    
     
      No
      connections
      have
      been
     
    
   
   
    
     
      confirmed
      or
      denied
      between
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      release
      of
      Halo
      2
      and
      its
      affect
      on
     
     
      increased
      absences
      in
      class.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      416-675-6622,
      ext.
      3207
      or
      email
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Musical
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      Hits
      The
      Wave
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Adam
      Gauthier
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Two
      of
      PEI’s
      hottest
      young
     
     
      acts,
      The
      Chucky
      Danger
      Band
      and
      4
     
     
      Skit’s
      Sake,
      will
      be
      teaming
      up
      to
      put
     
     
      on
      a
      show
      in
      support
      of
      UPEI
     
     
      Specialization
      in
      International
      Educa-
     
     
      tion,
      a
      program
      that
      allows
      a
      select
     
     
      group
      of
      Bachelor
      of
      Education
      student
     
     
      teachers
      to
      do
      an
      international
      teaching
     
     
      placement
      anywhere
      in
      the
      world.
     
     
      Thirteen
      students
      will
      be
      split
      up
     
     
      travelling
      to
      Kenya,
      Germany,
      Spain,
     
     
      Australia,
      and
      New
      Zealand
      in
      March
     
     
      2005
      to
      teach
      for
      6
      weeks.
      All
     
     
      proceeds
      from
      the
      concert
      go
      towards
     
     
      covering
      their
      very
      expensive
      costs.
     
     
      The
      concert
      takes
      place
      Thursday,
     
     
      November
      18"
      at
      The
      Wave
      in
      the
      WA
     
     
      Murphy
      Student
      Union
      Building.
      The
     
     
      evening
      begins
      at
      7:30PM
      with
      4
      Skit's
     
     
      Sake
      hitting
      the
      stage
      with
      their
      hilarious
     
     
      brand
      of
      improv
      comedy
      followed
      by
     
     
      the
      rocking
      tunes
      of
      The
      Chucky
     
     
      Danger
      Band.
      Tickets
      are
      $5
      in
     
     
      advance
      and
      $7
      at
      the
      door
      ($6
      with
      the
     
     
      donation
      of
      a
      non-perishable
      food
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Postgraduate
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ew
      i
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      item).
      Tell
      all
      your
      friends
      to
      come
      on
     
     
      outand
      show
      your
      support
      for
      this
      great
     
     
      event!!
     
    

    
     
      4
      Skit’s
      Sake,
      called
      the
     
     
      greatest
      thing
      since
      Pog,
      will
      start
      out
     
     
      the
      benefit
      show
      with
      their
      hilarious
     
     
      brand
      of
      improv
      comedy.
      Think
      Who’s
     
     
      Line
      is
      it
      Anyway
      without
      Drew
     
     
      Carey.
      The
      audience
      controls
      the
     
     
      outcome
      of
      the
      show
      with
      suggestions
     
     
      and
      participation
      in
      games.
      Expect
      a
     
     
      highly
      touted
      surprise
      guest
      from
      the
     
     
      PEI
      theatre/improv
      community
      to
     
     
      participate
      in
      games.
      The
      troupe
      hada
     
     
      very
      successful
      run
      this
      summer
      playing
     
     
      at
      the
      Art’s
      Guild
      to
      rave
      reviews
      and
     
     
      enthusiastic
      crowds.
      The
      highlight
      ofthe
     
     
      summer
      was
      teaming
      up
      with
      Sketch
      22
     
     
      to
      put
      on
      an
      “improvalooza
     
     
      smackdown”
      which
      ended
      the
      season
     
     
      for
      both.
      The
      troupe,
      made
      up
      of
      Colin
     
     
      MacDonald,
      Derek
      Bondt,
      Fraser
     
     
      MacCallum,
      and
      Adam
      Gauthier,
      is
     
     
      excited
      to
      be
      able
      to
      put
      on
      this
      show
      in
     
     
      support
      of
      international
      education.
     
    

    
     
      Hailing
      from
      Eastern
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island,
      The
      Chucky
      Danger
     
     
      Band
      create
      a
      fresh
      new
      sound
      that
     
     
      covers
      the
      Island
      like
      the
      morning
      dew.
     
     
      The
      members
      consist
      of
      brothers
      John
     
     
      and
      Rob
      MacPhee,
      Colin
      Buchanan,
     
     
      and
      Dave
      MacDonald.
      These
      whirl-
     
     
      wind
      musical
      forces
      combine
      to
     
     
      generate
      a
      phenomenal
      assault
      on
      the
     
     
      auditory
      senses
      that
      is
      sure
      to
      blow
      you
     
     
      away.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Chucky
      Danger
      Band
     
     
      wants
      to
      use
      the
      opportunities
      they’ve
     
     
      been
      given
      to
      raise
      awareness
      and
     
     
      financial
      support
      for
      the
      PEI
      Cancer
     
     
      Society.
      The
      band
      formulated
      a
      plan
     
     
      with
      the
      PEI
      Division,
      and
      decided
      to
     
     
      give
      ten
      percent
      of
      all
      the
      money
      they
     
     
      receive
      to
      support
      those
      who
      have
      been
     
     
      touched
      by
      the
      disease.