THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO —
A local college girl trips and almost falls down on Thursday, October at approximately 10:56 AM. The incident reportedly occurred on the busy College Ave, right out in front of the Walter Clinton Jackson Library. Apparently, there was a loose brick that the inattentive student tripped on. Fortunately, she only skipped a few feet, but however, did not fall down and hurt herself.
"I can't believe I almost fell on my face right in front of our school's founder's statue!", the clumsy college kid - who wished to remain anonymous - exclaimed when asked about the event. "I was actually on my way to the library to study for my midterm and I wanted to a good seat on one of the quiet floors, so I was in a hurry!" The nerd continued on, "After that happened, I played it off cool - I think nobody noticed but I think I heard a chuckle from behind me. I don't want to be known as that loser who fell in front of the library."
We caught up with a few witnesses who were there at the time of the accident.
"Oh, I saw that right when I was coming out of the library in the distance. I've seen that happen so many times - I really think something should be done about the loose brick before someone busts their face open." A professor explained. "It's also concerning because we have wheelchair users on campus, so it makes for a bumpy ride."
"Yeah, I almost saw her trip - and I laughed. It would've been funnier if she actually fell and landed on her face." After everyone cringed at her comment, the local college sleaze blurted out defensively, "What? It serves her right for being clumsy and not paying attention!"
"Huh, she did? I didn't even notice." A disinterested student monotonously told us. "Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to have a mental breakdown - I don't know what's going on with my life right now" They continued, awkwardly oversharing with us.
Since the time of the incident, there have been reportedly been three other students who have tripped on the loose bricks on campus- one of whom has actually scraped his knee. While scraped knees are on the rise, there has been a small Instagram page set up dedicated for UNCG students to anonymously share stories of how they tripped - or almost tripped - on loose bricks. They've even started to hashtags #NoMoreLooseBricks & #ScrappedKneeAtUNCG.
However, some Spartans claim that "If they pay attention to their surroundings, they wouldn't be tripping over loose bricks." A former student who graduated last December posted on social media; "I've never once tripped over a loose brick in all my years of studying at UNCG! Why is everyone making such a big deal about this?"
"While I do believe more students should be aware of their surroundings, I also think that the amount of loose bricks on campus is too much." A student, who can't make up her mind on the issue, told us.
The issue continues on, who is to blame - the stubborn loose bricks on campus or the self-centered students?
