“If
      countries
      begin
     
     
      closing
      themselves
     
     
      off
      and
      become
      more
     
     
      insular
      or
      less
     
     
      tolerant
      [after
      the
     
     
      terrorist
      attacks
      on
     
     
      the
      U.S.],
      CUSO
      may
     
    

    
     
      ~
      become
      critical.
     
     
      -Dr.
      Irene
      Novaczek
     
    
   
   
    
     
      often
      under
      the
      stress
      of
      large
      loans
     
     
      upon
      graduation
      and
      are
      less
      able
      to
     
     
      embark
      on
      two-year
      voluntary
      stints
      as
     
     
      a
      result.
      Also,
      other
      groups
      such
      as
     
     
      Canada
      World
      Youth
      are
      increasingly
     
     
      filling
      those
      gaps.
     
    

    
     
      “Co-operants
      .
      .
      .
      learn
      to
      ask
     
     
      questions
      about
      things
      others
      don’t
     
     
      even
      think
      of
      asking
      .
      .
      .
      it
      was
      a
      form-
     
     
      ative
      part
      of
      our
      lives,”
      Bryant
      added.
     
    

    
     
      An
      international
      education
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      in
      the
      audience
      also
      spoke
      about
     
     
      the
      visibility,
      or
      the
      lack
      of
      awareness
     
     
      among
      most
      students
      on
      campus,
      to
      the
     
     
      existence
      of
      CUSO
      and
      other
      organiza-
     
     
      tions.
     
    

    
     
      The
      evening
      was
      concluded
     
     
      with
      projections
      on
      the
      future
      of
      CUSO.
     
     
      Bryant
      affirmed
      that
      he
      expected
      it
      to
     
     
      continue
      to
      evolve
      and
      grow,
      and
      to
     
     
      receive
      more
      “room
      to
      move.”
     
     
      Novaczek,
      for
      her
      part,
      expressed
      more
     
     
      concern
      about
      “scary
      messages”
      being
     
     
      sent
      by
      CIDA
      in
      recent
      releases.
     
    

    
     
      “Some
      fast,
      creative
      thinking
      is
     
     
      needed.
      If
      countries
      begin
      closing
     
     
      themselves
      off
      and
      become
      more
      insu-
     
     
      lar
      or
      less
      tolerant
      [after
      the
      terrorist
     
     
      attacks
      on
      the
      U.S.],
      CUSO
      may
     
     
      become
      critical.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Thursday
      night,
      Dr.
      Ralph
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hazelton,
      a
      former
      UPEI
      professor,
     
     
      founder
      of
      WUSC
      on
      campus,
      and
      a
     
     
      well-experienced
      international
      worker,
     
     
      gave
      the
      keynote
      address
      entitled,
     
     
      “Anarchy
      and
      Chaos
      in
      International
     
     
      Conflict:
      The
      Assault
      on
      Humanity,”
     
     
      based
      in
      part
      on
      his
      work,
      The
      Heart
      of
     
     
      the
      Matter:
      Diamonds
      and
      Human
     
     
      Security
      in
      Sierra
      Leone.
     
    

    
     
      As
      a
      fitting
      conclusion
      to
      the
     
     
      celebrations,
      CUSO
      and
      WUSC
      co-
     
     
      hosted
      a
      world
      music
      dance
      at
      the
      Barn
     
     
      on
      Friday
      night
      titled
      “Celebration
     
     
      Through
      Dance.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dunk-a-roo!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Hey,
      this
      reminds
      me
      of
      that
      Tom
     
     
      Hanks
      movie...
      You
      know,
      the
      one
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      the
      mermaid...
      Turner
      and
     
     
      Hooch.
      Yeah,
      that’s
      the
      one.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      fun
      began
      at
      11
      a.m.
      ona
     
     
      cold
      and
      windy
      Friday
      morning:
     
     
      Michael
      Smallman
      worked
      the
      tank
     
     
      lever,
      Paul
      Felton
      paraded
      the
     
     
      grounds
      with
      a
      sign
      advertising
      the
     
     
      event
      and
      Anna
      Evans
      and
      Carolyn
     
     
      Ellis
      manned
      the
      barbeque.
      The
      hit
     
     
      list
      consisted
      of,
      in
      order
      of
      appear-
     
     
      ance:
      Billy
      Gallant,
      Dr.
      Nilsson,
      Dr.
     
     
      Ryan,
      Prof.
      St.
      Jean,
      Dr.
      Mazer,
     
     
      Tracy
      Doucette,
      Cynthia
      Dennis,
     
     
      Caolan_Moore,
      Rob
      Kemp
      and
      Chris
     
     
      Power.
     
    

    
     
      People
      could
      buy
      two
      balls
     
     
      for
      $3
      for
      a
      chance
      of
      dunking
      their
     
     
      favourite
      professor
      or
      student
      rep.
     
     
      The
      money
      raised
      went
      to
      the
     
     
      Psychology
      Club
      for
      activities,
      and
     
     
      to
      the
      Elizabeth
      Fox
      Percival
     
     
      Scholarship
      Fund.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “We
      need
      a
      pitcher,
     
     
      not
      a
      belly-itcher.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Marieve
      MacGREGOR
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      water
      in
      the
      tank
      was
     
     
      warm
      and
      inviting,
      but
      the
      bitter-cold
     
     
      air
      sent
      shivers
      through
      every
      partic-
     
     
      ipant.
      After
      the
      first
      submersion,
      it
     
     
      would
      be
      preferable
      to
      get
      re-
     
     
      dunked.
     
    

    
     
      The
      first
      victim
      of
      water-
     
     
      crime
      was
      Billy
      Gallant.
      Nobody
     
     
      knew
      that
      the
      panel
      was
      supposed
      to
     
     
      go
      on
      the
      other
      side
      of
      the
      target
      mat,
     
     
      so
      the
      first
      few
      shots
      taken.
      on
      poor
     
     
      Billy
      (by
      his
      own
      family)
      sent
      him
     
     
      swimming
      every
      time.
      After
      being
     
     
      dunked
      some
      dozen
      times,
      Billy
      had
     
     
      had
      enough.
     
    

    
     
      The
      next
      volunteer
      to
      sit
      high
     
     
      was
      Dr.
      Nilsson.
      Again,
      it
      was
     
     
      impossible
      to
      count
      how
      many
      times
     
     
      he
      was
      dunked,
      as
      was
      the
      case
      with
     
     
      everyone.
      Nobody
      who
      sat
      on
      that
     
     
      seat
      stood
      a
      chance
      of
      staying
      dry.
     
    

    
     
      Dr.
      Ryan
      had
      an
      awful
      time
     
     
      in
      the
      seat.
      Every
      ball
      thrown
      was
      a
     
     
      successful
      hit,
      and
      everyone
      wanted
     
     
      a
      piece
      of
      her.
      When
      it
      came
      for
      her
     
     
      turn
      to
      get
      revenge,
      Dr.
      Ryan
      could-
     
     
      n’t
      dunk
      anyone
      until
      her
      tenth
      ball
     
     
      that
      finally
      hit,
      and
      brought
      down
      Dr.
     
     
      Mazer.
     
    

    
     
      Before
      Dr.
      Mazer
      was
      Dr.
      St.
     
     
      Jean,
      who
      cheated
      by
      staying
      in
      the
     
     
      water
      instead
      of
      braving
      the
      fall
     
     
      breeze
      like
      the
      rest
      of
      our
      crew.
     
     
      Tracy
      Doucette
      had
      taken
      her
      hand
      at
     
     
      dunking
      everyone
      up
      until
      that
      point,
     
     
      and
      now
      it
      was
      her
      turn
      to
      take
      the
     
     
      chair.
      People
      wanted
      justice,
      and
      got
     
     
      ite:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Hey,
      who
      put
      the
      shark
      in
      here?”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Next
      up
      (and
      down)
      was
     
     
      Student
      Union
      President
      Cynthia
     
     
      Dennis.
      She
      dunked
      herself
      before
     
     
      anyone
      else
      had
      a
      chance.
      Every
      time
     
     
      a
      ball
      was
      thrown,
      Cynthia’s
      whole
     
     
      body
      would
      flinch
      in
      anticipation.
     
     
      After
      Cynthia
      came
      Student
      Union
     
     
      Vice
      President
      of
      Campaingns
      and
     
     
      Communications
      Caolan
      Moore.
      Dr.
     
     
      Ryan
      let
      him
      have
      it
      .
      .
      .
      twice.
      He
     
     
      mostly
      went
      down
      on
      every
      ball
      after
     
     
      that.
      Then
      Dr.
      Mazer
      took
      a
      shot
      at
     
     
      him.
      “Is
      it
      normal
      or
      abnormal
      for
     
     
      you
      to
      hit
      that
      (target)?”
      asked
     
     
      Caolan.
     
    

    
     
      “We'll
      find
      out,”
      replied
     
     
      Mazer.
      He
      submerged
      him...twice.
     
    

    
     
      As
      the
      day
      wore
      on,
      people
     
     
      stood
      closer
      and
      closer
      to
      the
      target.
     
     
      In
      a
      fit
      of
      rage,
      Student
      Union
      Vice
     
     
      President
      of
      Finance
      Rob
      Kemp
     
     
      splashed
      half
      the
      water
      out
      of
      the
     
     
      tank.
      Student
      Union
      Vice
      President
     
     
      of
      Campus
      Affairs
      Chris
      Power
     
     
      eventually
      just
      cowered
      in
      the
      water
     
     
      from
      the
      cold
      .
     
    

    
     
      Throughout
      the
      event,
      Paul
     
     
      offered
      to
      go
      in
      if
      somebody
      would
     
     
      donate
      twenty
      bucks.
      In
      a
      moment
      of
     
     
      insanity,
      Virginia
      Reddin
      anted
      up,
     
     
      and
      it
      was
      a
      free-for-all
      throw
      out.
     
     
      Everyone
      took
      a
      shot
      at
      Paul
      and
     
     
      made
      him
      swim
      with
      the
      fishes
      in
      the
     
     
      then
      half
      emptied
      tank.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      end
      the
      event
      was
      a
     
     
      success,
      raising
      two
      hundred
      and
     
     
      twenty
      dollars
      for
      the
      Psychology
     
     
      Club.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Dunk
      tank’?
      I
      thought
      it
     
     
      said
      ‘drunk
      tank’.
      Psych!”