Criticasters were skeptic initially. Would the traditional apotheosis of the introduction week remain the same after its very first non-alcoholic edition? Would the new Cantus be a similar experience to the Cantus older students remember so fondly?Senior students were disappointed with the 2014 edition, mostly. Paul van der Helm missed the fraternization at the tables, the sing-alongs, the laughter, and the taste of an actual beer. “Have you tried it? It’s awful! I haven’t seen anyone drink a single glass.” Kids compared the Czech pseudo-pilsner with piss, lemonade, iced tea gone bad, and dishwater. “A waste of money”, according to daddy Roel Smouter. “They might as well have served water, no one’s drinking it anyway. All it was used for now was soaking people, really.”The kids were mildly upset as well, though. “I really need beer to wash away my hangover”, Rogier Tax complained. He’d preferred an alcohol quota on real beer. “Ten beers a student, and that’s it. That way things won’t get out of hand.” Separating minors from the rest of the group wasn’t a very popular option. “This event is supposed to bring people together”, says Paul van der Helm. “You simply can’t single people out.”

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