Confrontations in the Communication Department
-Samantha Fox
Journalism student received more than they planned for on Thursday, October 14, 2010, when a minor interruption degenerated into an ugly confrontation between Communications secretary Melanie and Communications professor Marek Fuchs. Who would’ve thought it was all over a Froggy keychain?
“Can I have the key to 208?” Melanie asked as she popped her head into classroom 322 of the Leo Engineering Building at Manhattan College. “I don’t have it,” replied Marek, while standing in front of his silent classroom. A piece of paper he was holding concealed the green plush keychain he held in his left.
“But they said you had it,” probed Melanie, slowly stepping in front of the class. The fluorescent lights burned onto the pair like spotlights, the two looking like Romeo Montague and Tybalt Capulet about to duel on stage. “I did have it, countered Marek,” I put it back though. Someone could’ve taken it, maybe a student? John what did you do with the key? Did you take it?” While jokingly accusing a student of pilfering the key, the fuzzy frog in question became exposed in his hand.
“You have it in your hand! Give me the key,” yelled Melanie. She gestured towards the object as Marek dangled the keychain jokingly. As he continued to refuse her the keychain, Melanie began to look nervous, pleading that Professor Grabowski needed the key to unlock the room for his next class. “Tell Grabowski to come up here nd get it himself,” was Marek’s response.
It was then that threats were made. “I don’t want to have to call Security,” she stumbled. “Like, give me the key. Give me the key now” she ordered while inching closer to Professor Fuchs. The tension was palpable as Melanie tried to capture the key again; this time grabbing the sleeve of Marek’s brown ribbed knit sweater and clawing the fuzzy animal out of his grasp.
“So ridiculous,” she muttered under her breath while hastily, yet victoriously, exiting the classroom with her prize.
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