See this sad face?? Look deep into her eyes... she has a story to tell. This young girl named *LaBrenya has suffered most of her life with CLS, Caf Lonliness Syndrome. In her early years it displayed itself in rushed food consumption and the chugging back of liquids in order to hurry the time she spent in the caf. This unfortunate problem has now carried over into her post-secondary years. (Typically people with this condition show signs of the syndrome and are treated early on in life. She is a rare case.) For the past number of months, LaBrenya has ventured into the caf at her post-secondary institute with the intentions of "meeting the masses" or "hangin' with her home-girls" but as is common with the disease, her hopes were set too high. Much too high.
We now come to the part in the story where you, the reader, may want to take a break and grab a handful of tissue. Go now. You ready for this? Well, admist her struggle to overcome, or at least deal with this tragic illness, LaBrenya has befriended another young lady with the same condition. The chances of there being two girls still struggling at this age with CLS is extremely rare. And dangerous... So, the last week these two young girls convince themselves that they can make friends and that people do like them, and to prove this to not only themselves but the world, they stroll into the caf once again. They choose a table in the middle of the dining area, sit a couple seats apart as not to make people think they are having a meeting, and proceed with their eating. These poor girls sat there for over an hour without a single person sitting down. Just picture this. Two young, attractive young girls sitting alone at a table set for 10. It was so sad. They told us that this same thing has happened to them 5 times before. *tear* It was at this point that our producers had to leave the campus, something about it not being right having 2 grown men following 2 young girls around with video cameras... This is where the story ends for us, but for these two young girls, LaBrenya and her friend, the journey is just beginning. Hopefully someday they will be able to fight this disease and educate others on the struggles of living with CLS.

*name has been changed to protect the innocent

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>Okay seriously though people, Charisa and I have gone into the caf to hang out with people, connect with the student body, and what happens?!?! THAT! We sit alone at a table set for 10 without anyone joining us. Even a hello from people we know would be a good healthy start! How am I to represent the student body when the body won't talk. Is the whole body just a big ol' eye watching us, waiting for us to spill food on ourselves so they can whoop it up?! Well we won't spill, so look away! Please, just sit with us once. It has happened 5 other times and it is disgraceful. As members of student goverment, we are shocked at the lack of communication you have with us. Pfff, I guess that's what we, as big shots in this school, get for trying to have contact with you, lower-class peasants of the world. Honestly...

~brenna