The
      Wave
      Must
      Be
      a
      Sinking
      Ship
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    

    
     
      I
      am
      not
      one
      who
      often
     
     
      takes
      the
      time
      to
      write
      unless
      an
     
     
      issue
      arises
      that
      I
      find
      particularly
     
     
      difficult
      to
      stomach,
      especially
      dur-
     
     
      ing
      paper-writing
      time.
      But
      I
      found
     
     
      something
      that
      has
      truly
      gotten
      my
     
     
      goat,
      and
      I
      aim
      to
      get
      it
      back.
      I
     
     
      considered
      sending
      a
      more
      person-
     
     
      al
      note
      to
      the
      relevant
      party,
      but
     
     
      felt
      a
      public
      forum
      might
      get
      more
     
     
      students
      active...
     
    

    
     
      I
      attended
      the
      Humanities
     
     
      Pub
      Crawl
      last
      Friday
      night.
      It
      was
     
     
      a
      standard
      pub
      crawl
      -
      drinks,
      —
     
     
      some
      nachos,
      karaoke
      late
      into
      the
     
     
      night.
      I
      expected,
      upon
      arriving
      at
     
     
      our
      first
      pub
      -
      The
      Wave
      -
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      drink
      specials
      would
      be
      forthcom-
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing,
      as
      it
      is
      after
      all
      the
      student
      bar.
     
     
      Much
      to
      my
      dismay,
      no
      specials,
     
     
      nothing.
      Beer
      -
      $3.50,
      Pitchers
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      $10.75.
      This
      is‘on
      a
      Friday
      evening
     
     
      at
      6pm,
      on
      a
      PUB
      CRAWL!
     
    

    
     
      :
      I
      am
      a
      student
      who
      has
     
     
      attended
      this
      university
      in
      two
     
     
      stints,
      once
      during
      the
      mid-1990s,
     
     
      and
      currently
      since
      2002.
      Maybe
      I
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      a
      drink
      with
      friends,
      I
      am
      going
     
     
      to
      go
      where
      I
      can
      afford
      it.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Wave
      has
      the
      luxury
      of
     
     
      constant
      access
      to
      the
      1,000+
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      who
      live
      across
      the
      street
      in
     
     
      the
      Student
      Ghetto
      -
      Brown's
      Court
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      am
      og
      The
      student
      bar,
      more
      than
      any
      ea.
     
     
      eee
      other,
      should
      know
      the
      reality
      |
      °°
      ‘S'@°Y
     
     
      isn't
      it
      the
      f
      bei
      time
      I
      go
      to
     
     
      spirit
      and
      of
      being
      a
      student
      the
      Wave,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      reality
      that
      a
      student
      bar
      to
      be
      the
     
     
      place
      where
      students
      WANT
      to
     
     
      spend
      their
      time?
      I
      know
      that
      I
      can
     
     
      always
      get
      more
      favourable
      prices
     
     
      on
      drinks
      and
      snacks
      at
      bars
      down-
     
     
      town.
      Even
      Myron's,
      for
      chris-
     
     
      sakes,
      offers
      jugs
      for
      $6.50
      on
     
     
      Friday
      evenings,
      beer/shots
      for
     
     
      $2.75!
      The
      last
      thing
      I
      would
      want
     
     
      to
      do
      is
      go
      to
      Myron's
      over
      The
     
     
      Wave,
      but
      as
      a
      student
      my
      pockets
     
     
      are
      very
      shallow,
      and
      if
      I
      am
      going
     
    
   
   
    
     
      outside
      special
      events,
      it's
      empty.
      I
     
     
      have
      class
      on
      Monday
      nights
      -
      I
     
     
      would
      like
      to
      go
      grab
      a
      beer
      before
     
     
      class,
      so
      would
      some
      friends,
      but
      I
     
     
      can't
      stand
      paying
      those
      prices
      at
     
     
      the
      student
      bar.
     
    

    
     
      I
      don't
      want
      to
      be
      responsi-
     
     
      ble
      for
      the
      bar,
      but
      I
      would
      like
      to
     
     
      see
      the
      bar
      be
      more
      accountable
      to
     
     
      the
      students.
      If
      you're
      in
      this
      to
     
     
      make
      a
      profit,
      it's
      obviously
      not
     
     
      working,
      because
      I
      never
      see
      any-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      one
      there.
      If
      you're
      in
      it
      to
      provide
     
     
      a
      place
      for
      students
      to
      go,
      the
      track
     
     
      record
      is
      equally
      dismal.
     
    

    
     
      The
      student
      bar,
      more
      than
     
     
      any
      other,
      should
      know
      the
      reality
     
     
      of
      being
      a
      student
      -
      we
      would
      like
     
     
      to
      have
      a
      drink
      (just
      one
      or
      two)
     
     
      once
      in
      a
      while,
      and-we
      would
      like
     
     
      to
      be
      able
      to
      afford
      it.
      On
      campus.
     
     
      There
      is
      no
      reason
      to
      assume
      that
     
     
      dropping
      the
      price
      of
      happy
      hour
     
     
      beer
      to
      $2.25,
      happy
      hour
      jugs
      to
     
     
      $6.25
      will
      hurt
      business,
      no
      one
      is
     
     
      going
      there
      now
      anyway.
      Who
     
     
      knows,
      maybe
      it'll
      pick
      up
      -
      I
     
     
      know
      at
      least
      one
      more
      person
      who
     
     
      will
      go
      more
      often.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sjors
      Reijers
     
     
      A
      Concerned
      -
      all
      be
      it
      parched
      -
     
     
      Student
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    

    
     
      I
      would
      like
      to
      thank
      you
     
     
      for
      forwarding
      me
      the
      letter
      written
     
     
      by
      Mr.
      Reijers,
      and
      giving
      me
      the
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      respond
      to
      Mr.
      ~
     
     
      Reijers
      concerns
      in
      this
      issue.
     
    

    
     
      I
      was
      on
      hand
      that
      evening,
     
     
      along
      with
      many
      other
      students,
     
     
      faculty
      and
      staff
      who
      regularly
     
    
   
   
    
     
      enjoy
      our
      Friday
      Happy
      Hour.
      In
     
     
      fact,
      that
      evening
      there
      were
     
     
      upwards
      of
      150
      people
      as
      the
     
     
      Business
      Society
      Pub
      Crawl
      was
      in
     
     
      house.
      There
      were
      drink
      specials
     
     
      that
      evening,
      and
      while
      there
      may
     
     
      not
      have
      been
      specials
      on
      your
      par-
     
     
      ticular
      brand
      of
      preference
      at
      that
     
     
      time,
      I
      have
      to
      say
      that
      specials
     
     
      were
      being
      offered
      as
      they
      are
      each
     
     
      and
      every
      day.
      In
      fact,
      The
      Wave
      is
     
     
      one
      of
      very
      few
      bars
      in
      town
      that
     
     
      offer
      specials
      7
      nights
      a
      week.
     
     
      Every
      hour
      that
      The
      Wave
      is
      open,
     
     
      there
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
      earlier
      that
      evening,
      we
      even
      go
     
     
      above
      and
      beyond
      our
      regular
      spe-
     
     
      cials.
      While
      advertising
      regulations
     
     
      prohibit
      me
      from
      listing
      prices
      in
     
     
      this
      newspaper,
      please
      drop
      by
     
     
      anytime
      and
      our
      staff
      would
      be
     
     
      happy
      to
      serve
      you
      one
      of
      our
     
     
      daily
      specials
      and
      fill
      you
      in
      on
      our
     
     
      many
      other
      specials
      offered
      week-
     
     
      ly.
     
    

    
     
      Customer
      feedback
      is
     
     
      important
      to
      us,
      and
      I
      would
      like
      to
     
     
      thank
      Mr.
      Reijers
      for
      taking
      the
     
     
      time
      to
      express
      his
      concerns
      in
     
     
      writing,
      at
      this
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      beverage
      |
      Last
      year,
      sales
      were
      three
     
     
      specials
      times
      that
      of
      the
      final
      year
      of
     
     
      offered.
      the
      Panther
      Lounge.
     
     
      There
      may
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      especially
     
     
      busy
      time
      of
     
     
      year.
      We
      wel-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      have
      been
      an
      error
      on
      our
      part
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      timing
      of
      our
      pricing
      in
      accor-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dance
      with
      your
      pub
      crawl,
      and
      if
     
     
      that
      is
      the
      case
      we
      do
      apologize.
     
     
      Typically
      with
      a
      when
      a
      pub
      crawl
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      visits,
      as
      the
      Business
      Society
      did
     
    
   
   
    
     
      come
      any
     
     
      comments
      that
      students,
      staff,
      and
     
     
      faculty
      may
      have
      about
      our
      opera-
     
     
      tions.
      We
      value
      this
      feedback,
      as
      it
     
     
      assists
      in
      our
      continuing
      efforts
      to
     
     
      serve
      you
      better
     
     
      After
      reading
      the
      letter,
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      November
      24
      2003
      page
      3
     
    
   
   
    
     
      have
      to
      say
      that
      The
      Wave
      as
      far
     
     
      from
      a
      sinking
      ship.
      Last
      year,
     
     
      sales
      were
      three
      times
      that
      of
      the
     
     
      final
      year
      of
      the
      Panther
      Lounge.
     
     
      This
      year,
      our
      figures
      for
      the
      first
      2
     
     
      months
      have
      once
      again
      shown
      a
     
     
      significant
      increase.
      These
      increas-
     
     
      es
      are
      to
      the
      benefit
      of
      all
      students,
     
     
      as
      revenues
      are
      invested
      into
      the
     
     
      many
      student
      programs
      and
      activi-
     
     
      ties
      of
      the
      Student
      Union.
      These
     
     
      increases
      are
      thanks
      to
      you,
      the
     
     
      students
      of
      this
      university,
      who
     
     
      have
      truly
      realized
      the
      important
     
     
      role
      that
      the
      continued
      success
      of
     
     
      The
      Wave
      plays
      to
      our
      campus
     
     
      community.
      I
      would
      like
      to
      take
     
     
      this
      opportunity
      to
      thank
      you
      all
     
     
      for
      your
      support,
      and
      we
      look
      for-
     
     
      ward
      to
      serving
      you
      in
      the
      future.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sincerely,
     
    

    
     
      Chris
      Power
     
     
      Assistant
      Manager
     
     
      The
      Wave