Pro-global warming campus club launched in response to cold spring
Courtesy Jane Pritchard April 25, 2021
Amidst growing agitation for this year’s unusually frigid spring, a student group of self-proclaimed “Global Warmers” has opened up a pro-global warming club on campus. The group aims to provide students opportunities to impact Rochester and a safe space to discuss their “Earth-warming thoughts” with other like-minded activists.
“The weather’s been so nasty lately,” sophomore Chad Brackston said, “ How am I supposed to get my shirtless frisbee game on if it’s sub 40 degrees outside? […] I know global warming has far-reaching consequences for vital parts of the planet’s ecosystem or whatever, but hey, I think my college experience is a bit more important.” Brackston, a proud member of fraternity Alpha Alpha Alpha, later added that “being able to play Spike with the boys is worth a few extra degrees on the Earth’s average tempera