who says he's going on a hunger strike and shackling himself to the inner circle of the fountain until the president of my university restores Fountain Day to us. I saw him earlier when I had class.. there was this huge group of students surrounding him. Way to disrupt class. I get that they canceled Fountain Day because of a small group of students. I get that it's unfair to punish all 18,000+ of us students for the actions of a small group. And I'm mad, too. This was my last Fountain Day. But I don't think that this guy's actions are going to solve it or make the school board change their minds. I also don't think that everyone saying they're going to show up drunk at the fountain on the day Fountain Day was supposed to be on will help. They're not turning the fountain on, AT ALL, for the rest of the semester. Students will be lucky if it's on at all next year. They've already decided on moving February break to surround St Patrick's Day next year so not as many students will be in town. Everyone just needs to suck it up and move on. This has already ruined our school's reputation enough, and prospective employers are already sending letters to the school saying that they wouldn't even consider hiring anyone from our school, because "all" of those students are drunken messes, etc. Which honestly isn't true, because it's a minority that drinks often during the week every week.
So yeah, I'm still mad. But I think canceling it may be the best idea right now. Students don't need another reason to get drunk and get injured and start fights. I've been to Fountain Day twice, and I was sober both times. I STILL got punched in the face both years, lost a shoe, and had a crowd surfer thrown on top of me in the middle of the fountain. I'm not necessarily up for anything escalating this year, and I'd rather not see people being taken to the hospital or belly button rings being ripped out or people's faces bleeding. Besides, that whole fountain is a mess of disgusting water within minutes of people crowding into it.
I dunno.. this whole thing is just messed up.
So yeah, I'm still mad. But I think canceling it may be the best idea right now. Students don't need another reason to get drunk and get injured and start fights. I've been to Fountain Day twice, and I was sober both times. I STILL got punched in the face both years, lost a shoe, and had a crowd surfer thrown on top of me in the middle of the fountain. I'm not necessarily up for anything escalating this year, and I'd rather not see people being taken to the hospital or belly button rings being ripped out or people's faces bleeding. Besides, that whole fountain is a mess of disgusting water within minutes of people crowding into it.
I dunno.. this whole thing is just messed up.
Oh, and just for kicks, here's that guy's video:
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