OUR VIEW: Themed days need to end

According to a sign in the Taggart Student Center, Monday is Misleader Monday. Students can wear pants if they think President George W. Bush mislead – ahem – misled the nation concerning the war in Iraq.

An obvious reaction to the College Republican’s Flip Flop Friday, a demonstration by students who believe presidential candidate John Kerry is guilty of flip-flopping on issues, Misleader Monday needs to be the last of these ridiculous quasi-protests.

Yes, we understand the lampooning nature of both Misleader Monday and the College Republican’s Flip Flop Friday.

And no, it doesn’t make it OK.

Somewhere, in all this absurdity, a line must be drawn. We, as members of this institution of higher learning, need to return to reasonable and logical debate – before we have to suffer through “Wear White Wash, High Waters if You Want Weed Legalized Wednesday,” “Be Thoroughly Thirsty to Overthrow Theocracies Thursday” and “Sit Silently So Students Studying Can Stop Reform of Social Security Saturday.”

Today is “Be a Part of the Utah State University Community If You Think Enough is Enough Day.”

What should be intellectual discussion, an effort to inform students about the candidates who might potentially shape our nation over the next four years, has digressed to an only slightly amusing, sophomoric name-calling match – a never-ending game of “I know you are, but what am I?”

Factions at both ends of the political spectrum need to stop these childish antics and shift focus to educating voters on the very serious issues at hand.

Save your energy for the only themed day that matters: Election Tuesday.