“At approximately
1:30am on Wednesday morning 9/12/12 a student walking in the area of Davis Road
on the south end of Coolidge Hall observed a bear near the dumpster in that
area. The bear was seen headed south toward the soccer
fields. UVM Police Responded to the area but were unable to locate.”
A bear. A fucking bear was on campus, giving no
shits that he wasn’t supposed to be there. To some people having a bear in your back yard is normal, but to others
this is big news. I don’t understand why this
is such a casual thing to the officials of UVM. Small fire in cook results in
emails, phone calls, voicemails and text messages saying FIRE FIRE FIRE IN COOK
EVERYONE THERE IS A FUCKING FIRE IN COOK. IT IS UNDER CONTROL, BUT WE JUST
WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD STAY AWAY, YOU KNOW, IN CASE THE FIRE
TRUCKS AND PANICKED PEOPLE DON’T ALARM YOU. And then there is a bear, chillin
on campus, and we get a casual email about it. Man eating creature literally
outside the window, and people are emailed a list of do’s and don’ts.
Please do not charge the bear.
Please do not play with the bear’s baby.
Please do not make fun of the bear.
Thanks for the advice I guess? Anyway, I hope
everyone’s weekend is going well. And if you’re going out tonight beware of
muggers by the Catholic Center and bears hangin outside by Sputies.
#BurlingtonProblems
i feel as though any emails/calls about the bear would be counterproductive. i know that if I heard about it right after it happened i would have dropped everything i was doing, left any class I was in, and sprinted full-speed to zoolidge (a nickname that has never been more fitting than now for that dorm!)
ReplyDeleteThat same night a friend of mine told there was a shooting outside of her apartment in New Haven, CT. It was quite a contrast to UVM's campus problems. I love UVM.
ReplyDeleteHaaaahahaha! I loved that there was a bear, it literally made my day. I couldn't believe how blasé they were being about the bear too! And everyone thinks it's Australia that's full of dangerous animals...
ReplyDeleteLooks like MSHCR let their complex mascot loose. Huh Janis?
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