By Aya Bad—

He’s black and white, soft and fluffy, and a jolly hugger. He is Panda Man! You’ve seen him roaming around GSUB handing out flyers. Panda Man is actually helping Student Government Organization (SGO) promote NJCU events such as fundraisers and parties.

According to Panda Man, they want to be called “Blanda the non-propaganda Panda.”

SGO chose a panda to promote their events because “It is just that random! It turns heads and gets people’s attention. It’s a fun and an exciting way to promote our SGO events!” said Corrado Devincenzo, SGO VP of Activities.

The Gothic Times managed to get a sit-down interview with Blanda the non-propaganda Panda.

“The job was offered to me by Corrado [the SGO VP of Activities],” said Blanda.

“My job is to help promote events. I grab people’s attention and give them flyers.”

While there has been much speculation on Blanda’s identity, they (Blanda) assured us that there are “only two people who are the Panda guys.”

The job may look like fun, hugging people all day and handing out flyers, Panda Man tells us that, “It gets really hot and sweaty inside the suit. Putting on the gloves is the hardest part of the job. Apparently Pandas only have four fingers.”

However, Blanda thinks that it’s all worth it. “The attention is the funnest part of the job is that you get to hug a lot of people.”

Students tend to react positively when they see Blanda and even approach him for a hug and photo. Who can reject something warm and fluffy like Panda Man? If you want to see, hug or get picture with Panda Man, go to GSUB prior SGO events.

SGO is having a knight mascot coming out soon, so keep your eyes peeled!