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A Soothing Post-Election Coddle Cuddle

For students who might be traumatized by the results of yesterday’s elections, please know that the College is there for you with “guidance; drop-in hours; counseling services; community reflection space in Rollins Chapel to sit quietly, reflect, meditate, pray or walk through the labyrinth; respite, snacks, tea, conversation, support and one-on-one advising; wellness; food and fellowship; de-stress sessions to learn and practice evidence-based mindfulness tools for finding moments of calm; tools for peace; mini-meditation and yoga sessions, therapy dog petting, and a creative outlet craft.” Therapy dog petting? WTF:

Phil Hanlon is running a much larger childcare center than I am.

You might ask how many people the College has engaged in the above effort — and how much all of these staffers cost each year.

Addendum: In my local business, we have over 200 full- and part-time employees. Not one has asked for emotional support today. They are too busy working for a living.

Addendum: An alumnus writes in:

Gosh, that’s a lot of resources set out to support students celebrating the Trump victory!

Addendum: As does another:

It’s funny — as a young alum, I don’t remember being offered the same comfort when Obama won in 2012. In fact, I remember being told by both professors and students that those of us who didn’t support Obama needed to “suck it up” since he won and he was “all of our president.”

I wonder how many of those people were walking around yelling #notmypresident yesterday?