“Oh, yeah, I guess I said that I was their student guide and here for anything they need, be it academic or social or anything,” explained Houston when reached for a comment, “But c’mon. They’re not really gonna reach out, and I’m pretty busy.”

“What would I even do to help?" he added. "I’m a sophomore and haven’t even picked my own major. Don’t get me wrong — I’m so honored to be a part of this age-old tradition of passing down knowledge and community support. But at the same time, I couldn’t care less about what happens to these kids.”

Houston reports that he saw all of his advisees copy down his phone number even though he purposely sped through the numbers.

“I hope they won’t actually use it. God knows I never bothered my Meiklejohn.”