Wednesday night, the Government of the Student Body passed the resolution “A Time for Closure.” The bill states that a committee will be formed to bring closure to the Catt Hall issue.

The committee will hear all the differing opinions of students at Iowa State about the naming of Catt Hall. Based on this feedback, the committee will present a proposal about the issue to the administration, which will make the final decision.

The committee is a very good idea, but it is misguided in its purpose. The bill states the committee’s purpose by its very name: closure.

As with every issue, there are two sides to this debate. And there are strong feelings both ways.

No matter what the committee finds as the majority, some people are going to disagree.

The dissenting groups are not going to stop fighting for their cause, and they shouldn’t be asked to. This is not going to bring closure.

So should GSB just sit around and do nothing? No, the closure bill is definitely a step in the right direction.

Though the debate over Catt Hall has held the spotlight for several years, feelings on diversity issues run much deeper and much broader.

The fact that not all students’ opinions are equally considered on this campus automatically divides the ISU community.

Instead of feeling like we’re all in this together, a lot of students think others are out to get them. And students resent their opinions being “swept under the rug” on such an important issue.

This committee should prove that theory wrong.

Diversity is definitely an issue at ISU. But diversity includes more than just Catt Hall.

If this committee is on-going, other important diversity issues, such as the proposed multicultural center and minority services, can finally be addressed.

And if other issues are dealt with, perhaps students of all races and all cultures will finally come together.

Instead of expecting this bill to end the Catt Hall debate, ISU students should see this bill as a step. A step towards bringing students on this campus closer together. A step towards equal consideration of the vast amount of opinions on all issues.

That’s the definition of a truly diverse campus.

Regardless of the committee’s decision, someone is going to be upset. But at least everyone’s opinion will have not only been heard, but considered.

And that’s a step.