Stand up, old people? Grow up, students.

Here’s the conundrum:\nStudents claim to be the most passionate fans of the men’s basketball team. They go as far to play “dress up” for games, they dance during time outs, they stand the longest and cheer the loudest. They fancy themselves the life of the party beyond Branch McCracken Court. And they are.\nHowever, sometimes that passion gets misdirected, and channeled into un-FCC-friendly expressions. Such was the case Saturday, when shaky officiating compounded by an unfavorable scoreboard prompted the student section to reach for the f-bombs and cow turds stored in their vocal chords – despite what their mothers told them about such things.\nThere exists a socially acceptable way to voice displeasure at a sporting event. It’s called “booing,” and it gets the message across without creating further embarrassment for the home team, alumni, the University and parents with young children.\nStand up old people? How about, grow up students.\nLack of a proper student section (whatever that may be) has been a constant complaint in recent years as students have seen prime seating taken away and given to docile, yet better-financed alumni. Embarrassments like last Saturday only hurt students on their quest to take back Assembly Hall.