OK
      to
      stay
      —
     
     
      dry
      at
      U.P.E.L.?
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      DANIELLE
      CHRISTENSEN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      kay,
      folks,
      let’s
      try
      this
      again.
      Last
      week’s
      article,
     
    

    
     
      which
      was
      part
      one
      in
      the
      series
      on
      drinking
      policy
      on
     
    

    
     
      campus,
      was
      somewhat
      chewed
      up,
      and
      thus
      sadly
      lack
     
     
      ing
      any
      sort
      of
      point.
      This
      week,
      we'll
      look
      at
      what
      was
      really
     
     
      intended
      to
      be
      said,
      as
      well
      as
      the
      promised
      words
      from
      the
     
     
      frosh.
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wet/Dry
      events
      on
      the
      UPEI
      campus
      are
      a
      phenomena
      unique
      on
     
     
      PE
      Island.
      No
      other
      establishment
      is
      allowed
      to
      admit,
      under
     
     
      any
      conditions,
      non-legal
      people
      to
      an
      event
      where
      alcoholis
     
     
      being
      served.
      Inthe
      Barn
      here,
      the
      floor
      is
      split
      down
      the
      middle,
     
     
      with
      the
      wet
      people
      kept
      on
      one
      side
      of
      the
      fence,
      and
      the
      dry
     
     
      people
      on
      the
      other.
      In
      order
      for
      the
      Drys
      to
      socialize
      with
      the
     
     
      Wets,
      the
      Wets
      must
      leave
      the
      Wet
      side
      of
      the
      Barn,
      and
      their
     
     
      beverages
      if
      they
      are
      drinking.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      year,
      the
      number
      of
      Wet/Dry
      events
      that
      the
      Barn
      is
     
     
      required
      to
      hold
      (three)
      has
      been
      surpassed,
      and
      by
      all
      accounts
     
     
      these
      events
      have
      been
      successful.In
      the
      past,
      many
      underage
     
     
      people
      have
      felt
      alienated,
      and
      wet
      people
      have
      felt
      uncomfort-
     
     
      able
      attending
      Wet/Dry
      events.
      The
      Student
      Union
      has
      been
     
     
      trying
      to
      think
      of
      ways
      to
      alleviate
      this
      problem,
      while
      continu-
     
     
      ing
      to
      abide
      by
      liquor
      laws.
      ‘
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      the
      question
      arises;
      How
      do
      the
      people
      who
      are
      the
      object
     
     
      of
      these
      policies
      feel
      about
      them?
      A
      fter
      all,
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      is,
      first
      and
      foremost,
      for
      the
      students,
      and
      its
      policies
      should
     
     
      logically
      reflect
      that.
      To
      find
      the
      answer
      to
      my
      question,
      I
     
     
      talked
      with
      a
      number
      of
      frosh,
      and
      this
      is
      what
      came
      out.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      general
      consensus
      is
      that
      the
      Student
      Union
      is
      doing
      the
     
     
      best
      that
      it
      can
      right
      now,
      but
      that
      the
      present
      way
      of
      doing
     
     
      things
      is
      less
      than
      ideal.
      Underage
      people
      are
      appreciative
      of
     
     
      the
      opportunity
      to
      participate
      in
      all
      aspects
      of
      university
      life,
     
     
      but
      feel
      that
      the
      physical
      barrier
      in
      the
      Barn
      is
      in
      many
      cases,
     
     
      a
      social
      barrier
      as
      well,
      making
      it
      harder
      to
      socialize
      with
      older
     
     
      students.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      good
      attendance
      at
      Wet/Dry
      events
      this
      year
      has
      improved
     
     
      the
      situation.
      Most
      frosh
      say
      that
      they
      would
      be
      extremely
     
     
      annoyed
      if
      they
      were
      unable
      to
      attend
      concerts
      on
      campus.
      They
     
     
      say
      that
      conditions
      are
      a
      little
      cramped,
      with
      space
      sometimes
     
     
      being
      allotted
      disproportionately
      to
      the
      number
      of
      people
      ina
     
     
      side.
      The
      biggest
      complaint,
      however,
      is
      the
      fact
      that
      there
      are
     
     
      not
      enough
      entertainment
      opportunities
      provided
      for
      the
      dry
     
    
   
   
    
     
      people.
      If
      they
      want
      to
      drink,
      they
      have
      to
      go
      downstairs
      to
      the
     
     
      pop
      machine,
      and
      if
      they
      want
      to
      socialize,
      they
      have
      fewer
     
     
      places
      in
      which
      to
      do
      that.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      is
      an
      expanded
      effort
      being
      made
      to
      accommodate
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Union
      reps
      say
      they
      would
      welcome
      student
      input
      on
      ™
     
     
      matter.
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