This could be us…
But you playin’.
As many of you may know, Boston College has been struck by a terrible misfortune. Worse than the BC Plague. Worse than the depletion of New England Classics at Eagles. Worse than the oncoming cold fronts. Boston College has been infested by pests, specifically litter bugs. While they typically come out at night, the traces they leave behind are very much evident as seen below.
Apparently, these litter bugs have not quite blossomed into social butterflies as they have failed to pick up on the social cue that one flaunts the “party” through holding red cups in their Snapchat stories or in low-key blurred Instas, NOT by leaving these said solo cups outside their dorms. Some are so far behind in this transformation because they not only leave behind cups…they leave behind Natty Ice cans. The garbage footprint one leaves behind says a lot about you. So, if you really want to make an impression, leave behind $100 bills, not beer cans and truly bring meaning to one man’s trash being another’s treasure.
Sadly, the litter bugs at BC have followed in the footsteps of the fellow pests worldwide as the most common debris are fast food wrappers and beer cans. And if you are confused about how fast food that is not from our dining halls could be disposed of on campus, please take a look at this picture.
Yes, that is a Big Mac container. And yes, the closest McDonalds to BC is exactly 2.6 miles away. Meaning that this individual traveled 2.6 miles to get this meal and passed garbage cans at the restaurant, in the streets, and at every other inch on campus, to then only toss his or her garbage in the middle of the grass.
Really take a look around you next time you leave your dorm and walk around campus. I guarantee that no matter how short your stroll is, you will see a handful of beer cans, solo cups, and food wrappers/containers in both open sight as well as “hidden” in the bushes. Boston College has one of the most beautiful campuses so let’s keep it that way for the sake of all the Gasson Grams that do not need the presence of garbage left behind by lazy students unable to walk an extra inch to one of the many garbage cans on campus. We pay $65,000 a year to go to Boston College, not to a dump. So, do your part and respect the great deal of money you, and the rest of the student body, have spent by keeping our home clean. But, even more important than doing one’s part to keep BC beautiful, one should not litter for the sake of every inhabitant on campus–particularly our cute little critter neighbors. **cue Angel by Sarah McLachlan**
Millions of birds and animals die each year from trash that WE leave behind. These small undeserving animals crawl into bottles or jars to then only get stuck and starve to death. Or they may have an equally horrible fate if they receive a cut from the garbage that then spirals into infection and death.
If you do not shed a tear or cringe at the sight of this, I question the presence of a heart inside your body. Because no one deserves to have their head stuck inside a can–especially if it is a Natty Ice. I hope this inspires you all to think twice about thoughtlessly throwing your garbage on campus grounds. And remember that this is a garbage can:
While this is NOT a garbage can.
Sources:
http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/media/images/60486000/jpg/_60486627_60485589.jpg