Alexandra Lehnert's Interviews

Before the event I interviewed freshman Lauren, 18. Here is our interview.

Me: What do you think of 420?
Lauren: I think that 420 is not that big of a deal. It is just a way for people with similar interests to get together and share some common ground.
Me: How do you feel about the school closing campus for the buses and making this an event with parking staff and such?
Lauren: I don’t have anything against 420 but they shouldn’t have closed campus because that affects the rest of the people that choose not to participate in the event. I also feel that it is good that the school sent out an email stating that there can only be smoking on the Norlin Quad. They know that they can’t do anything about the smoking so they are trying to contain it. Which I think is good.
Me: Do you know of any other schools that celebrate 420 like CU?
Lauren: No I don’t really know of any other schools. I know it originated in California, but I don’t know how they celebrate it down there. I know a lot of people who make the trip to Boulder from all over. For example, Ft. Collins, Grand Junction and Greeley.
Me: Thank you for you time. Enjoy your 4-20!

After 4-20 had happened and the field cleared out I got the opportunity to interview Richard, 19 to ask him what he thought.

Me: Was that experience what you had expected?
Richard: Yeah. It was crazy! I definitely didn’t expect that many people. I got to Norlin around 3 o’clock, and there were quite a few people, but around four the field was packed. I didn’t realize how far back it went.
Me: Was it better or worse than you had expected?
Richard: Definitely better. I didn’t know how crazy it would be, and it surpassed what I thought it would be like. People go crazy here. I knew that it was a big deal here, but I wasn’t sure how big.
Me: What did you think about the email the school sent out outlining the rules for the “420 Gathering?”
Richard: I mean I guess they are realize that it is going to happen anyway, so it is good that they made an effort to contain it. I heard that people were going to celebrate away from Norlin, and I think it is good that the school got it where they could control it. And also watch it all go down, and keep it under their eyes.
Me: Well thank you for you time. I hope you had a good time.