by Ronnie L. McPherson

This letter is addressed to the thousands of slobs who pour into the University’s classrooms, restrooms, study lounges, library and eating areas to engage in the absurd behavior of pigology. A pigologist is a person who withdraws from reality and knowingly depreciates the value of campus facilities. They leave empty soda cans, water bottles, pencil shavings, smokeless tobacco, gum, candy wrappers, Daily Egyptians and tissues in chairs around campus for their classmates to sit in.

I know it’s hard going through a four-year institution as a pigologist, but you should at least have the common courtesy to respect your fellow classmates who do appreciate clean facilities.

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The classrooms and other facilities throughout our campus are supposed to be clean environments for learning and teaching. They are not for displaying this pig-like behavior your parents taught you.

Maybe the classrooms and lecture halls are too clean for your habitat. If so, you should talk to your department about relocating your classes to your natural environment. Then you can focus on your class instead of daydreaming and accumulating unnecessary debris for others to sit in.

What’s so hard about throwing away your garbage? Whether the garbage consists of DEs, empty soda cans, bottles or wrappers, throw it away! Don’t leave it for some poor student worker to pick it up behind you.

As a student worker with the Physical Plant, I have seen all of your pathetic displays of filth. SIUC is a beautiful university with great facilities. Stop trashing our facilities the University does not furnish maid service. People are tired of cleaning up behind you.