Local photographer Henry Fairday is on a mission to find a real live Republican to photograph on campus.
Fairday, an employee of the admissions office, has reportedly spent the last six days looking for any student wearing a shirt emblazoned with “God Bless America,” Bible quotes, “NObama” or the like.
The admissions office released this statement on Fairday: “Fairday is simply looking to take a few photographs that accurately reflect the political diversity of the Puget Sound campus and in theory these photos ought to show more than just long-haired Birkenstock-wearers.”
After searching for several hours, Fairday told sources that while he did not need to have a photograph of a non-liberal student, the pictures did need to accurately reflect campus life at Puget Sound.
“Sure, we don’t need a blatantly obvious conservative to be on the front page of our website or in every one of our brochures and videos. However, how else are potential students going to think they can fit in our inclusive environment if they don’t see liberals and conservatives getting along around campus?” Fairday stated.
Fairday mentioned that the photo could also feature a classroom where liberals and conservatives talk through each other’s opposing views instead of just fighting, or just a smiling NRA fanboy.
The key to each photo, Fairday stressed, is a good ol’ rough ‘n rowdy redneck.
Fairday started camping outside of the local Cabela’s, hoping to find a student’s Puget Sound bestickered car in the parking lot.
While waiting for a guy to come back to his car outside Cabela’s, Fairday expressed his anxiety, stating, “What if they do not want their photo to be taken?”
But then he sighed, and concluded aloud: “The University just wants to show the world we are proud of having a politically diverse student body.”
