Amid rising tensions among students on social media, Jerry Price reached out to The Kumquat to make a statement. 

“No one is coming to the town halls and I really need to get this message out there,” Price pleaded. “Students: there is a deadly disease that is infiltrating our entire culture. It’s pervasive around the globe and now, sadly, it is affecting the Chapman community… I am of course referring to people being big meanie heads on Instagram.” Price then laid out his plan to combat the true pandemic. “We have CU Safely Back to protect the physical safety of students, but what about their emotional safety? That’s why I’m launching the JPBGHIACB:SLTH —  The Jerry Price Big Group Hug Initiative Against Cyber Bullying: Spreading Love Through Hugs”

The JPBGHIACB:SLTH will take place on Memorial Lawn this coming Saturday and those attending will have to pinky promise they don’t have COVID. The event will kick off with a screening of Trolls: World Tour to get people in the mood, followed by a cocktail hour featuring Capri Suns and a charcuterie board of orange slices, Goldfish, and Blueberry Little Bites. Finally, the evening of luv will climax with The Hug itself, officially ending all tension and acting as a repellent to future bad vibes on campus. 

While Price is excited for JPBGHIACB:SLTH, he wished to make one thing clear:

“I want to make a stand here: those white supremacists are NOT allowed in the group hug. But we will set aside some packets of Fritos for them.”