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It Ain't Easy Bein' Green: An Exclusive Interview with Greenman
wore it to basketball games at player, got across; and jumped across a second fence.
I got the crowd pumped Then, I ran immediately into-the tennis courts- not
into them, but into them. i hit the fence, After that, 1
I ran around the court, and just decided I needed to get out of there and I ran toward
general mascot-y things. . what I believe to be the golf course (because I can't see'
anything in that suit).
I brought it to McDaniel, but
only worn it once before, After I made it what I considered to be a'
was actually on the Weather decent distance away,I stopped to take a breather. An
,"",U,<lUUu briefly, shaking President ROTC individual came over and shook my hand as I
took off my suit. ... and the field officials were right .
hand and showing him my behind him With Campus Safety. I was escorted home.
swagger. .U.H'•.LJ'~LU~L What went through your mind as you ran across the
field?
did you run out onto the
Honestly, that this is tl~estupidest and the best
I ran out on the field because
felt we really needed a boost that thing I've ever done. I hope I don't get tackled. I hope I
We were losing, I believe, don't get caught. Go McDaniel. '
at the time I ran out. I was
SARAH HULL to run out at half-time, but Will we be seeing more Greenman around campus?
Staff Reporter felt like there was too much of a
There was too much 'time and That is a good question. It depends on a few
Anyone who attended Saturday night's football ga~e it wouldn't have had much of ~ effect. I ran out to things, like if the school decides to take any disciplinary
against Catholic knows about the unexpected surpnse boost the school spirit and, I guess, to make a specta-
'at the very beginning of the fourth quarter: someone cle of the night game. They scored a touchdown right action, The great thing about Greenman is that he's a
clad in a tight, neon green full-body lycra suit took to after.
,the field. The student, whose chest bore a large "M" in Walk us through the actual process of running out. symbol; anyone can put on that suit, and anyone can be
Sharpie, drew immediate attention from the crowd as Well, I put on the suit sometime around the
he bounded past confused players beneath the lights. eight minute mark of the third quarter. I milled around Greenman. We are all Gree~man. We are all McDaniel.
The Free Press was granted an interview with the for a bit, talked to some people; some people asked But for real, he'll probably be back.
"Greenman," an unnamed McDaniel junior, in hopes #freegreenman
of understanding the motivation behind the daring
mid-game dash. "This is the stupidest
What are the origins of the "Greenman"? Why wear and the best thing I've
the suit to begin with?
ever done." LAUREN MURRAY
I guess it all started with the show "It's Always Editor-in-Chief
Sunny in Philadelphia." If you've seen any of the epi- who I was and I said, "no comment." Around seven
sodes where they go tailgating; Charlie puts on a green seconds before the end of the third quarter, I crept AMBER SLATER ANNIE BROWN
lycra full-body suit and dances around in it. away from the crowd and made my way to the left side News Editor Features Editor
I bought it during my sophomore year of high school of the field.
BEN SHOUDY KELSEY MANNIX
+ I then started charging for the field, hit an Commentary Editor Sports Editor
initial fence, and fell over in front of a Campus Safety
officer, who asked if I was okay and helped II?-eup. CASSIE BERUBE MEGHAN SCHAT
Then, I just went for it! I hopped the first fence, sped Copy Editor Web Edito
out' across the field, juked out an' opposing football
