The Trouble with Bubbles
You’ve probably heard of people who- due to weakened immune systems, deadly illnesses or dramatic allergies- are forced to live their entire life encased in what’s essentially a plastic bubble. If that bubble has even the slightest hole- waves of deadly bacteria rush in.
The irony, of course, with hyper-sanitized environments like these is that the immune system atrophies without exposure to the elements. Some pundits even blame skyrocketing Asthma rates on our penchant for cleanliness.
Many Whitworth students live in a similar bubble, of sorts.