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Chris Hadfield Sightings Increase in the Month of Movember

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University of Waterloo Police Services has experienced an influx of Colonel Chris Hadfield sightings on campus. Students have been coming in droves to tell Police Services about their amazing experiences meeting and shaking hands with the former Commander of the International Space Station. Many of the student reports have had the same trends: students have reported sightings from far away distances of a Caucasian male of dark hair, varying heights and most importantly, the moustache. Sadly many of these claims of meeting Commander Professor Chris Hadfield has been cases of mistaken identity. Here are some actual (not really) recounts from Twitter and Facebook:

October 31, 2014: Multiple accounts of seeing Chris Hadfield in various student parties on and off campus that were actually just people in astronaut costumes.

November 2, 2014: Sighting of Chris Hadfield in DP Library, determined to actually a prank message as the student was watching a Youtube video of Chris Hadfield in space singing David Bowie’s Space Oddity.

November 12, 2014: Reports of an averaged height, Caucasian male seen studying in the DC Library, when asked if they were Chris Hadfield, students realize it was just a guy with a moustache.

November 20, 2014: Man claims he met Chris Hadfield in the bathroom but further investigations have determined that it was just a reflection of his own moustache in the bathroom mirror.

November 24, 2014: 3:30 pm, RCH building, multiple reports submitted about seeing Chris Hadfield walking around the halls and sitting in the RCH 101 auditorium. Sources refute these claims, after further investigation, it was determined that it was a student who had grown a glorious moustache.

The next time you think you see Chris Hadfield, be smart, ensure it is Commander Space Man Professor of Aviation, Chris Hadfield and not just a person in a suit with a moustache.

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