Winter
      Closures
      Con’t.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sense.
     
    

    
     
      The
      bottom
      line
      is
      that
      if
     
     
      the
      weather
      really
      is
      too
      poor
      for
      a
     
     
      student
      to
      get
      to
      school,
      then
      he
      or
     
     
      she
      shouldn't
      come.
      If
      the
      school
      is
     
     
      still
      open
      and
      you
      miss
      class,
      the
     
     
      professors
      will
      not
      banish
      you
      or
     
     
      dock
      you
      marks
      if
      it
      was
      unreason-
     
     
      able
      for
      you
      to
      try
      and
      get
      to
     
     
      school.
      This
      brings
      me
      to
      my
      own
     
     
      issue
      with
      UPEI
      closure
      decisions.
     
     
      I
      can
      accept
      that
      UPEI
      does
      not
     
     
      close
      easily,
      and
      I
      appreciate
      that
      I
     
     
      know
      relatively
      early
      that
      school
     
     
      will
      be
      open.
      If
      classes
      are
      going
     
     
      ahead,
      the
      decision
      is
      usually
      post-
     
     
      ed
      by
      7:00.
      If
      they
      close
      at
      lunch,
     
     
      the
      information
      makes
      the
      rounds
     
     
      pretty
      quick
      via
      e-mail,
      phone
      mes-
     
     
      sage,
      website
      or
      radio.
      It
      is
      even
     
     
      acceptable
      for
      a
      faculty
      member
      to
     
     
      cancel
      class
      if
      they
      are
      unable
      to
     
     
      get
      in.
      The
      problem
      I
      DO
      have
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      professors
      who
      wait
      until
      30
     
     
      minutes
      or
      less
      before
      class
      to
      call
     
     
      in
      and
      cancel
      --
      especially
      when
     
     
      that
      class
      begins
      after
      lunch.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      end,
      each
      student
      has
     
     
      to
      decide
      if
      the
      weather
      is
      too
      bad
     
     
      for
      him
      or
      her
      to
      travel.
      The
      uni-
     
     
      versity
      assumes
      that
      if
      you
      are
      old
     
     
      enough
      to
      decide
      what
      courses
      you
     
     
      want,
      you
      can
      tell
      if
      it
      is
      too
      cold
     
     
      or
      snowy
      for
      you
      to
      be
      safe.
      So
      the
     
     
      next
      time
      we
      have
      a
      major
      storm,
     
     
      and
      if
      the
      university
      is
      open,
      please
     
     
      feel
      free
      to
      contact
      Mr.
      Bradshaw,
     
     
      but
      remember,
      you
      do
      not
      have
      to
     
     
      come
      to
      school
      if
      you
      do
      not
      want
     
     
      to.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Editor’s
      note:
      If
      you
      want
      to
      voice
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      concerns
      as
      part
      of
      a
      larger
     
     
      voice,
      check
      out
      the
      letter
      mailing
     
     
      campaign
      through
      MAPUS
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      check
      your
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      e-mail
      for
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Pearl
      Jam
      Opens
      The
      Vaults
     
     
      With
      Lost
      Dogs
      (Disc
      One)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pearl
      Jam
      are
      renowned
      as
      the
     
     
      preeminent
      alt-rock
      band
      of
      ©
     
     
      the
      nineteen-nineties.
     
     
      Emerging
      from
      ashes
      of
      the
     
     
      band
      Mother
      Love
      Bone
      in
     
     
      1991,
      the
      Seattle,
      Washington
     
     
      band
      comprised
      of
      Eddie
     
     
      Vedder,
      Jeff
      Ament,
      Stone
     
     
      Gossard,
      Mike
      McCready
      and
     
     
      Matt
      Cameron,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      entered
      my
      mind
      that
      maybe
     
     
      the
      band
      released
      this
      as
      an
     
     
      easy
      way
      to
      cash
      in
      on
      past
     
     
      successes-this
      is
      not
      the
      case.
     
     
      The
      verdict
      is
      still
      out
      on
      Disc
     
     
      Two,
      but
      Lost
      Dogs
      Disc
      One
     
     
      is
      an
      up-tempo
      and
      upbeat
      disc
     
     
      showcasing
      the
      band's
      ener-
     
     
      getic
      and
      more
      playful
      side.
     
     
      The
      album
      begins
      off
      on
      the
     
     
      right
      foot
      with
      the
      ballsy
     
     
      rocker
      'All
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      came
      out
      with
     
     
      their
      guns
      a
     
     
      blazing
      with
     
     
      such
      albums
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lost
      Dogs
      Disc
      One
      is
      an
     
    

    
     
      up-tempo
      and
      upbeat
      disc
     
     
      showcasing
      the
      band's
      ener-|rolling
      with
     
     
      getic
      and
      more
      playful
      side.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Night,’
      and
     
     
      keeps
      the
      ball
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "Undone,'
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ten
      (1991)-Vs.
     
     
      (1993)
      and
      Vitalogy
      (1994).
     
     
      Songs
      such
      as
      'Even
      Flow,’
     
     
      'Alive,'
      'Jeremy,'
      'Corduroy,'
     
     
      ‘Satan's
      Bed,'
      'Betterman'
      and
     
     
      'Last
      Kiss'
      were
      all
      over
      main-
     
     
      stream
      rock
      radio
      in
      the
      mid
      to
     
     
      late
      nineties.
      Other
      albums
     
     
      would
      follow
      including
      No
     
     
      Code(1996),
      Yield
      (1998),
     
     
      Binaural
      (2000),
      and
      2002's
     
     
      Riot
      Act.
      Not
      all
      albums
      have
     
     
      sold
      as
      well
      as
      the
      first
      few,
     
     
      but
      one
      thing
      is
      for
      the
      sure:
     
     
      the
      boys
      in
      Pearl
      Jam
      have
     
     
      always
      made
      the
      music
      they've
     
     
      wanted
      to,
      without
      compro-
      .
     
     
      mise.
      But
      after
      ten
      plus
      years
     
     
      of
      making
      music,
      there
      were
      a
     
     
      lot
      of
      unheard
      tracks
      in
      the
      can
     
     
      that
      had
      never
      seen
      the
      light
      of
     
     
      day.
      Thus,
      fans
      now
      have
      Lost
     
     
      Dogs,
      a
      2
      CD
      compilation
     
     
      spanning
      the
      band's
      entire
     
     
      career.
      Before
      I
      began
      listen-
     
     
      ing
      to
      Disc
      One,
      the
      thought
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2004
      page
      10
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "Hitchhiker,'
     
     
      'Alone,'
      and
      'U.'
      The
      eerie
     
     
      and
      melodic
      'Sad'
      is
      another
     
     
      highlight,
      and
      so
      is
      'Gimme
     
     
      No
      Lip,'
      a
      song
      which
      will
     
     
      have
      you
      tapping
      your
      foot
      by
     
     
      the
      chorus.
      The
      album
      ends
     
     
      with
      a
      great
      ballad,
      'Yellow
     
     
      Ledbetter,’
      but
      the
      biggest
      sur-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      prise
      on
      the
      CD,
      however,
      is
     
     
      'Gremmie
      Out
      Of
      Control,'
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Beach
      Boys-esque
      surfer
      tune
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      which
      is
      catchy
      and
      funny
      (Is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      Vedder
      screaming
      "cow-
     
     
      abunga"
      in
      the
      middle
      of
      the
     
     
      song?).
     
    

    
     
      Lost
      Dogs
      Disc
      One
      is
      a
      pleas-
     
     
      ant
      surprise;
      clocking
      in
      at
     
     
      fifty-three
      minutes,
      the
      majori-
     
     
      ty
      of
      the
      songs
      are
      short
      and
     
     
      sweet,
      but
      still
      rock.
      More
     
     
      importantly,
      the
      band
      is
      at
     
     
      their
      most
      accessible
      and
      least
     
     
      angst-ridden.
      It
      is
      definitely
     
     
      worth
      a
      listen
      for
      long-time
     
     
      and
      casual
      fans
      alike.