Stupid Boys [10.18.08]

It is Homecoming weekend, and tonight was the pep rally. So, being the 'muter rep of the Student Government class of 2010, I conveniently found myself helping out with the rally. There we were, the student representatives of the junior class standing on the track, while the team captains made their remarks. Everything was going great - right up until I saw some guy stand up and spewed it out rapid-fire, right onto the track. Of course, it plopped lightly on the rubber, and he giggled in delight alongside his buddies. To them, it was entertaining because it was something stupid they got away with. They figured that since no one saw, it was twice as funny. However, the truth is that whatever you do, someone ALWAYS sees you do it, which was proven today. From my perspective, the entire shenanigan was completely humorless for several reasons. Perhaps the most important was the principal of the thing. Being Homecoming, the entire weekend was a huge ball of stress for a numerous amount of people, and none of our planning was to spark a spitball-esque gum fiasco. I also feel that if someone ever did something to simply do it, then the entire event had already lost its purpose. I truly wanted to pick the ABC gum up and spout some furious maternal line like "Don't think I didn't see that", but what would be the point? Besides, little did they know, the cheerleaders had already made it part of their routine.