Interviews: A Freshman, A Sophmore, A Junior, A Senior, A Celebrity, A Nobody, A Sexmachine, A teacher, A Chessplayer, A Thief, and a Tree

Alex: You have 4 seconds to think, then respond to each of the following:
-What is the Goucher Bubble

-I overheard some older kids talking about it. That's like pretty much it. About how Goucher is like super cut off? I don't know really. I feel cut off..

-The Goucher Bubble is just another way of saying we don't have a subway line to Baltimore or a Taco Bell / KFC on campus. Yet.

-I don't care.

-It's not a physical bubble. It's a sense of detachment from the whole Towson or Baltimore scene. Or whatever.

-It's a physical bubble that completely surrounds the campus and is only visible when under the influence of large doses of Mescaline.

-The Trees form a circle. The Trees guard us from the Great Towson Cultural Center for Economic and Personal Betterment: The fucking MALL.

-Destroy the bubble. Your weapon of choice?

-Social media can make you part of the community without physically even leaving the Bubble really. So, I guess that's one way you can get around the bubble, but not like really "destroy" it.

-RPG

-Improve C-town Shut (College Town Shuttles). They suck. Always late. Sometimes don't show up at all. Shit, I don't know. Even if they fixed them who's to say people would leave anyway.

-What bubble? That crap is all in your head. The bubble only exists if you want it to exist. The only weapon to destroy it is the mind. All it really is is one virtual construct anyway. I think that bullshit about the Bubble is just another way for people to blame Goucher for their own personal issues or ineptitudes or what-have-you.

-Trees spread roots. Uproot the Bubble.

-I live on campus but I sleep in my room maybe once a week. I destroyed the bubble by going out there myself and making it happen. I didn't let some stupid bubble hold me back. I can't stand it when people blame their own problems and fears of meeting new people on some invisible bubble. It is a bunch of pussy shit.

-What is realer, the "Bubble" or the bubble. (Is it all in your head??)

- 7 yes

-2 no

- 1 abstain. (the Tree)

What's the best part about being "stuck" inside this bubble?

-Well the worst part is there's no influx of new guys (girls). I never meet anyone knew. Anyone worth doing is already dating someone else worth doing.

-I don't know man. I don't really think about it like that. I don't have an answer.

-No one judges me here. Well, some people do obviously here do that, but I think I can be myself here more and not be as afraid; I was very timid in high school. I know at least no one is going to bully me for my dyed hair and shredded clothes. That's not "me" but I don't want to be "me". I don't know... Does that make any sense.

-Aw man.. Expensive pot.. Can I say that? It's anonymous right? Yeah, yeah, the pot. That's the worst thing anyway. Best part is the people I'm inside the bubble with are great guys. I don't care if I'm in a bubble because I'm here with my friends.

-I love my dorm. Feels like a big family because alot of us don't really go off campus as all really. Our majors don't allow us to go to off-campus parties or anything so we all lounge around here in sweatpants and watch TV and cook and... yeah I love that. You don't get that at some big state school.

-I take advantage of people's trust. A lot of people leave their doors unlocked, everyone acts like an idiot. And I capitalize on these clueless rich kids by taking all the shit their fucking Daddies buy for them.

-I am not stuck inside of any bubble.