Discuss “Lights on!”

If you were on campus at night during the past couple of weeks, then you probably noticed how pleasant it was to take an evening stroll past the University Center and Purnell.

Alternating columns of red, blue, green, and yellow light illuminated the pillars along those buildings after dark. The result — the university made it known to the entire community that we were Tartan plaid and proud.

If you’re new to this campus, then you might have been disappointed to see that the lights were taken down, turning what was a festive, school spirited version of the Cut into a dark and unwelcoming lawn zigzagged by a few poorly-lit sidewalks — aside from a few spotlights illuminating “Walking to the Sky,” of course. We say keep the campus...