The first thing I should say about this event is that before we put it together, we guessed that something like 20 percent of the student body would actually believe that the university was going to set up an oil rig in the middle of campus... we never would have guessed that it would be more like 50 or 60 percent. So we made up some oil-sounding companies as well as some other absolutely outlandish facts, like the University probably shutting down the six-pack for the construction, and having to cancel several liberal arts classes, or even liberal arts programs due to lack of space. We made fliers, warned people about the eminent danger, and had them sign a petition.

Those that got it really seemed to enjoy this booth, because we were making fun of activists, which is something that had never been done tastefully before. Well, at least not on our campus. The funniest part, however, was not us, but the people who got really worked up about the damned oil companies trying to drill for oil on our campus. Some people were visibly furious, and others looked honestly shook up about the idea. Some actually went and found their friends and brought them by the booth to sign the petition as well.

My favorite one was a girl who asked me were we found all this out, because she wanted to do much more than just sign a petition. I told her that there was not much information yet, but everything we knew came from a group called "Students Against Environmental Awareness." I repeated the name of this organization three times for her, including when she came back and asked again because she couldn't find them online. I also made sure to stress to her that the endangered newt whose only natural habitat is Littlefield Fountain (an absurd impossibility), which did not seem strange to her at all. She also asked if we were the group that gave out bricks and spoons a few months ago. We told her yes, but now we are a serious organization. Damn. Cruel fun...

Another girl emailed the Knighthood the next day for more information on the oil drilling so she could make a persuasive presentation in her speech class, and could not find any references or information on our website. I am really curious how long she spent looking at our website, because if she clicked on any of the links you would think she might get the hint that we are not exactly a serious organization. We should really get psychology credit just for the crazy human experiences we have at knighthood events.

-Cha-Chee Christ

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