Not Surprising: Hippies in the Trees
So the Save the Oaks people have set up camp among their beloved oaks. Walking by this Sunday morning and later this afternoon, I noticed about fifteen people hanging out, though not all of them had been there the entire day. They are doing hippie things: strumming an acoustic guitar, talking about trees, and sitting on their duffs.
Quite frankly, they kinda disturb me. I live right by the stadium and those trees. Seeing people gathering in that area is just plain creepy. But, eh, I like what they’ve done with the place. The yellow cautionary tape brings in a nice touch of school spirit.
EDIT: Now, on Monday, there are six different news vans parked alongside the oaks area. Must be a pretty slow newsday to spend a few hours videotaping people sitting in trees.
Was it yellow and blue cautionary tape? Go Bears!
Comment by DHammett — December 4, 2006 @ 11:57 am
Well, the Regents voted to support the stadium project, which means sooner or later the police will be forced to pull the protestors out of the tree.
Comment by Anon — December 5, 2006 @ 6:43 pm
They should hire a new artist while they’re at it
Comment by Kevin! — December 6, 2006 @ 9:44 am