As I was about to cross the HUP Driveway at 36th and Spruce, I noticed something funky - and by funky I mean morbid. A van blocked my path. But this was no food delivery van, nor a 1-800-Flowers van, nor was it Scooby Doo's "Mystery Machine." This vehicle was a hearse disguised as a loading van. And when I walked by, I saw the driver loading a dead body into the vehicle.

While the body was covered in a red tarp, this loading location was completely inappropriate. Dozens of other students and hospital workers could clearly see the outline of the stiffened, lifeless body. While nobody threw up on the spot, I wouldn’t be surprised if many did shortly after.

HUP should only allow hearse drivers to load bodies immediately next to the building so the whole world isn’t exposed to such nastiness while simply going about our daily lives.