Frank leaves the TSAC out in the cold.
The highly valued experienced members (old farts) are once again having a little bit of fun taken away from them. The board, already skating on thin ice, escalates its mismanagement and moves from the digital into the physical domain. This time by depriving our very highly valued experienced members of the pleasure of seeing the (former) board blossom on the immensely beautiful outdoor wall.
Our highly esteemed current treasurer has personally ensured that the alpine talents of our increasingly unpopular board were unable to shine this time. As a result, the members are left out in the cold, deprived of the highly anticipated climbing spectacle. Why did the board come to such a radical decision?
Publicie. asked the current board about this, but they stated in a press release that they would make no comment on why this activity was killed in cold blood. Rumors in the group app circulated that it supposedly had something to do with “bad weather,” according to an online account posing as Frank. Naturally, the experienced members of the Twente Student Alpine Club could not let this slide. After all: there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad gear.
Immediately, a handful of old and honorable members took it upon themselves to thaw the frosty atmosphere in the group chat. Because it was not the weather that left this activity out in the cold. According to the local weatherman—who also happens to be a TSAC member (his name will remain anonymous due to privacy concerns and icy hate mail from the board)—clear weather was forecast with a good chance of sunshine. More than enough reason for the board to soak up some much-missed vitamin D outdoors, bare-chested, which during winter in this gray and grim country can be harder to find than solid ice.
That plans were put on ice despite these excellent alpine conditions therefore felt like coming home from a very cold fair for the experienced members.
To warm up the dead atmosphere a bit, a few loyal members created a golden (or rather icy) opportunity for the board to still show its better side and climb the outdoor wall after all. Since everything on the roads went smoothly—nice and slick—many experienced members were present. However, the board slipped right through this selection: only a single stray board member showed up on this cool day.
To let tempers cool among the highly valued experienced members, the current board would do well to be present in full force on the 18th and to put their alpine skills on display for said highly valued members.
Because at Publicie. we are journalists of integrity and never rush in without testing the ice, we requested a right of reply from the board. The written and oral response of the 46th board was as follows:
“Jesus, you guys really can’t write.”
We thank the board for this solid and constructive criticism and for their contribution to this piece.
Kind regards,
The well-prepared-for-the-ice editorial board of Publicie.