The NY Times, CNN, Fox News, and other media outlets seem to be fascinated with the College Republicans' decision to host a "Find the Illegal Immigrant" game, where a club member dresses up as an illegal and wears a sign that says "Illegal Immigrant." Members of the club and all other NYU students who want to participate then run around Greenwich Village in search of the "illegal." Whoever finds him first wins some sort of prize.
But many NYU students find this offensive and are protesting. On my way to class this morning I saw protestors waving signs that say things such as "Nobody is illegal" and "Go back to England, Pilgrim." Of course, because people have decided to protest this en masse the local and even national media is covering the shit out of this silly game. The Republicans get what they were after, media coverage, thanks to dopey protestors.
But what annoys me is that (keep in mind that NYU has no campus) kids are running all around the crowded streets of Greenwich Village like morons. Call me old fashioned, but when you live in a neighborhood with a population density of 100,000 people per square mile, the last thing you want to see is people chasing after some idiot dressed as an illegal through shoulder-to-shoulder crowds.
And one more thing. The protestors have Waverly Place blocked off. Which made me late for class. Grrrrrrrrr. This is nearly as bad as when they were filming some Will Smith movie at Washington Square (about zombies or aliens or something).
Arghhhhhhh!
UPDATE: Make that International Spotlight. BBC is now covering us. Whoopee.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6387183.stm
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