Finally, it is all over. After three and a half months, the whole Kenny Pratt thing is over and done with. Someone could say it is about time, and someone might say that they are glad it’s over.

But is it really over? There seems to be quite a few things that just do not make sense in this whole debacle. Pratt-gate, as it has been called, has left several questions.

Why was Pratt driving without a valid license?

Why are people renting cars for him, and exactly who are these people?

Was he really driving under the influence of alcohol, or was he stoned on Ny-Quil?

What exactly happened at the scene of his accident?

Was Pratt provoked by police? Did Pratt provoke police? Was Pratt ever denied his rights?

What about the so-called videotape? Where has it been and who had it? Why has it been such a secret?

There are a lot of questions that need to be answered. However, not all of them need to be answered by the Police or Kenny Pratt. ISU could answer a few. Particularly the athletic department.

Maybe they could tell us why, after all the apparent trouble Pratt was in, they still allowed him to play basketball? Did somewhere along the line the athletic department lose sight of where wins and losses started and discipline began?

Did the athletic department put more emphasis in the almighty dollar than in the all-powerful principle?

What about coach Floyd, did he worry more about his position in the NCAA tournament than his role as a disciplinarian?

Is the athletic department putting its own interests in front of the students?

If there was a plea bargain on the table or even if one was possible, why wasn’t it offered until later?

Why spend excessive amounts of time planning a trial and then drop the charges? Does Mary Richards have a soft heart for athletes? (i.e. Sam Mack.)

Was the alleged video tape viewed by Richard’s office causing them to realize that maybe Pratt wasn’t the only one in the wrong?

Why was the trial postponed until after the tournament? Did some powerful alumni pull some political strings?

What about the press? Did the press convict Pratt before he was actually convicted?

There are dozens of items that need to be addressed and dozens of questions that deserved to be answered. As public as the entire incident has been, that same public — the students and alumni — deserve some viable answers. Only then would it be fair.