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Creepy clowns create chaos<\/strong><\/p>\n

All across the U.S., people are becoming more and more terrified to see people dressed as clowns.<\/p>\n

To most, clowns are seen as people trying to bring happiness and joy \u00a0through balloon animals and funny faces. To others, it\u2019s always scary to be near one. A freshman at Morningside College, Kasey Nelson, gave me her take on clowns: “I think they’re scary in general. The face paint and their hair makes them look creepy and unapproachable.”<\/p>\n

Within the past couple weeks, though, everyone has been on the lookout for them, not wanting to cross paths with the white-faced, crazy-haired spooks.<\/p>\n

From cornfields to the woods to walking the streets, people are dressing up as clowns, but it doesn\u2019t stop there. Many of these clowns are found holding weapons such as knives.<\/p>\n

A viral video of two teenaged boys getting chased through the woods by a clown holding a knife spread like wildfire through social media. But this isn\u2019t the only incident that has been recorded.<\/p>\n

More and more people are catching their encounters with these clowns on video. Whether or not these videos are genuine or just a group of kids trying to scare the internet, everyone is on edge.<\/p>\n

Upon searching \u201cclowns\u201d on Twitter, there are hundreds of thousands of tweets and multiple \u201cclown sighting\u201d accounts tweeting where people have supposedly seen one of these suspicious clowns.<\/p>\n

Morningside College\u2019s head of security, Brett Lyons, sent out an email to all students, staff, and faculty late Monday night saying there were \u201ccalls of a 4 door car with 3 individuals in it driving around campus. One of the individuals was wearing a clown mask and trying to scare individuals on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

In asking Lyons what he thought about this situation and what they intend to do, he explains, \u201cWe understand the students want extra protection and security around campus and we are doing everything we can. We always provide escorts around campus, especially at night if someone happens to be alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even with this extra security being put in place, walking alone at night seems more eerie than on a usual nightly stroll through campus.<\/p>\n

Some students are staying cautious, always traveling in groups and some are utilizing the security escorts. Others aren\u2019t too worried, \u201cIf I saw it was a student I\u2019d probably just laugh,\u201d jokes Morningside sophomore Lynsey Fuller. She continues, \u201cBut if it was someone actually trying to scare people, I\u2019d scream and run away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morningside College, along with everyone else, continues to be on the lookout for these creepy clowns creating chaos.<\/p>\n

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