It was Thursday, September 15th; a day that I thought would consist of me rolling out of bed, possibly making it to my 7:50, risking my stomach's health by eating some school food and talking to my cat for a couple of hours. #JustTheCollegeThings, right? Well, little did I know that my pre-planned day was about to be shaken up by some spicy news.
This spiciness consisted of a Campus Concierge email announcing that the presidential nominee, Donald Trump, would be speaking at High Point University on Tuesday, September 20th at noon. When this email was sent out, I was walking to fulfill one of my day's expectations, getting a subpar salad and maybe even a sweet tea if I was feeling like a baller. As I was walking with a friend, every conversation was about Trump's prescence on our campus. People were fuming, people were rejoicing, some people were creating total anarchy by releasing caged animals and running with pitchforks. Either way, people had a lot of thoughts and feelings and were incredibly vocal about them. Reflecting on it, I think High Point should've hosted a "Mean Girls" style venting session. HPU administration, If you're reading this, there's still time.
Perhaps the best news I experienced on Thursday came from the tweets about Trump speaking at High Point. No matter what your opinions are on Trump coming to speak, or Trump in general, you have to admit that these are some pretty sick burns. Here are just a few of my favorites: