I was inspired by Jessica Hirsch and her strident squeals for justice in last Friday’s Daily. I cannot believe that we have all been so blind to the tyranny of painted eggs and goofy-looking trees.

I call for action! Stick it to the man! In fact, let’s start a movement! I suggest that we call it the Friday the 13th Movement. We can schedule sit-ins, demonstrations and poetry readings. We can hand out literature on campus to all of those blinded by the administration’s lame attempts to obfuscate the truth in pastels. Holiday Tree, hmmphh, I say!

President Jischke (if that is your real name), you are the one-stop shopping, holiday source in this area, and you will be shut down! In my mind, these decorations are yet another symbol of an exclusive atmosphere on this campus. So no more messages of peace and love unless they are secular or so multi-diversely all-encompassing as to be virtually unrecognizable in their origins, okie dokie?

Plus, I’m sure the trees and eggs don’t like it much either.

Ms. Hirsch, I challenge you to realize that there are so many important things to get indignant about in this life that it would be a shame to waste a good hissy on something so insignificant as decorating tips. Butch up!

But I would agree with you on one point: It is ridiculous to call a 30-foot conifer with red and green lights anything but a Christmas Tree. So next year, let’s just call it that, OK?

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Greg Jerrett

Graduate student

English