Did I read what I thought I read?

Allan Nosworthy is on a hunger strike to protest the administration’s decision to keep the name of Carrie Chapman Catt on Catt Hall.

Well, you certainly have to admire the man for holding to his convictions, just like you have to admire a child who, through his self-righteous indignation, holds his breath to get his own way.

It is clear to me now that the administration must comply with this child’s demands, no matter if the situation has been considered and those with the authority to do so have already made their decision.

If the child doesn’t like the outcome, then he shall protest until he is blue in the face!

Many children pass out before their tantrum causes them serious harm and their natural instinct for survival takes over, forcing an unwanted breath into their lungs.

Eventually they realize that sometimes other people are going to make some of the decisions in life and sometimes, they aren’t going to like those decisions. But they have learned other ways to voice their protests and no longer resort to childish and self-destructive outbursts.

I hope Mr. Nosworthy will learn this lesson before it is too late.

Some things in life are not worth dying for, and certainly the name of a building is one of them.

Brian Olson

Graduate student

Mathematics