Today is election day for Homecoming king and queen in case you've been living beneath a rock for the past week.
Campaigners are out in full force trying to sway students to vote for their candidates.
Entering the Homecoming Zone
What I can only describe as a "Homecoming wormhole," campaigners have strategically stationed themselves between the Pit steps and the entrance to Lenoir, forcing students to be exposed to their enthusiasm.
Students are immediately sucked in, blinded by the bright Day-Glo neon signs, having to shield their eyes because the glow could burn out your retinas.
Candidates and supporters line the path like human billboards, frantically yelling, jumping and repeatedly telling you how to vote. Their tribal-like chanting resonates inside your brain, disorienting you as you pass through the gauntlet of campaigning.
Giant A-frame signs cast an imposing shadow as they dot the landscape. Legend holds that if you walk under one you will be subjected to seven years of homecoming campaigning.
Suddenly you are shot out of the other end confused, rubbing your eyes and trying to get the ringing out of your ears. A sense of relief washes over you as you begin to leave the Pit.
Then suddenly a girl with a bright orange sign jumps out from behind student stores and screams at you, "Don't forget you can vote for homecoming till 10 p.m.!"
Now, be prepared to enter, The Homecoming Zone...
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