Purdue Students Making Days Brighter for Students
On the Purdue campus in West Lafayette, Ind., there may not be two more well known people than the compliment guys. Every Wednesday, rain or shine from 12:30-2:30 the compliment guys stand outside of the chemistry lab under the bell tower with their ‘free compliments sign’, handing out kind words to all students who pass by.
Sophomores Cameron Brown and Brett Wescott are the guys behind the compliments. They started the practice in September after Brown, who was voted most outgoing in his high school class began the practice on his own. He asked his friend Wescott to join him and since then they have been bringing a smile to the face (usually) of students. They’ve been asked over and over why they are performing this task, and the response is always the same; they just like giving compliments.
In a time of economic crisis and thin job market, the compliment guys are bringing something nice into students lives who may feel a little down and hopeless. Their compliments are met with a mixed variety of responses: high fives, thank-yous, smiles, dirty looks, and the finger. They compliment guys appeared on Oprah in March, and are a great example of how the smallest act of kindness can change lives.
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