Is this an FSU student protest or study hall?

This generation is so lame.

I mean really.

FSU students are going to march on the Capitol this morning and stage a “read in.”

With respect, students, that’s not a protest. That’s more like an outdoor study hall.

Back in the 1970s, we took over the administration building at my college for, well, I don’t remember the reason. The why is not important. Besides, it was a long time ago. But I’ll tell you what: Whatever the cause, it was probably something important.

I do remember students sitting down in the hallway and along the steps, blocking the entrance.

And we had a band. I sure remember the band. It was a loud band with lots of metallic sounds. It sure was loud.

We wanted to change the world. Make a difference. Seek justice. The band helped get everyone’s attention. Got the juices flowing. Gave me a headache, quite frankly. Did I mention that it was loud?

This generation wants to make the Dean’s List.

Changing the world and making the Dean’s List are both noble ambitions but are absolutely not to be mixed. Never, never, never study and protest at the same time. You see, these are completely different things. Important, yes. Together, no.

Sure, I know, exams are coming up. We had them, too.

But isn’t that just another way of the man putting us down?

Don’t you think lawmakers waited until exam week on purpose so students would be too busy to notice the deep cuts to their universities?

I mean, you have got to have a band to get people fired up. A loud one.

And somebody’s got to burn something.

Somebody did at my school. I think it was a multi-colored T-shirt, some country’s flag or, most likely, a bra.

Somebody was always burning one of those, back before Victoria Secret’s Pink line. Bras today probably don’t burn; they probably just melt. And they are way too expensive to burn.
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