The Mizzou Squirrel Observation Society attracts standing room only crowds.
As the old saying goes, laughter is the best medicine.
And college students seem hungry for some. There are reports that cancel culture is causing a shortage of comedians on campus, a significant increase in mental health issues among students, and an all-round insanity that is taking higher academia a lot darker these days.
Join the Mizo Squirrel Observation Club.
At a recent meeting, a new student club at the University of Missouri drew a standing-room-only crowd for a slideshow presentation on the history of squirrel “tyranny.” cannibal Student newspaper reporting.
Since then, students wishing to join the club, which recently applied for official status, are said to have signed the membership pledge written in Oprah Winfrey's memoir, “What I Know For Sure.”
To recruit such a crowd, freshman and club founder Henderick “Mort” Morton said he began walking around campus holding signs that read: “I promise.”
One student said, Ruth Williamson. cannibal“One day, on my way to class, I saw Mott standing there holding a sign and I said, ‘That’s a guy I can get behind.’”
In addition to hosting regular meetings and a “Resist Squirrel Tyranny” rally last month, the club has been producing fun photos and videos on its Instagram account, some of which have racked up thousands of views.
One video warns students that university leaders are covering up a secret plot by 'rebel' squirrels who threaten 'democracy'. Another photo shows a student attempting to catch a rogue squirrel with a pile of acorns and a cardboard box.
“Look around… faculty leave, deans retire, students graduate, but there is one thing that always remains the same: a permanent, undying brigade of squirrels who are always here, watching quietly, forever,” another posted. reading.
“Why are they here? Who leads them? What are their goals? “These are all questions we seek to answer at the Squirrel Watch Association,” it states.
After a recent meeting, Williamson, now the club's vice-president, said: “A lot of these people saw our very well-organized signs, not our stupid little signs, and thought, 'This is something I want to be a part of,' and took time out of their day to come and do this.” “I helped with the planning.”
That's stupid. It's cliché. That is absurd. However, it is also refreshing to see the simple creativity and playfulness of college students who are not tied to politics or ideology. A comedy whose only agenda is fun. Looking at the club's response, you can see that the students are also longing for something like that.
We need more of this on college campuses. I hope the Mizuzo student revolution spreads.
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Image: Mizo Squirrel Observation Society/Instagram
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