The recent excavation and unlawful imprisonment of an innocent hole on Pollock Field has seemed to let loose impassioned protest and civil disobedience on campus. However, even if Amnesty International were to join the Monty Python society in castigating the violation of the Pollock hole's rights, it would be too little, too late.

We sorrowfully and regretfully announce that the hole is dead. The University is proceeding to erect a classroom/office building over it.

Now, for something (not so) completely different: The fine chaps in Old Main are planning to dig another hole on Pollock Field. And they intend to put a building in that one, too. The Board of Trustees approved a second building at its last meeting.

Students concerned about preserving campus green space should prevent the creation of another hole by addressing the board before it approves further work on the field. Consider it "construction contraception" -- nip construction plans in the bud before they nip any more green space.

James Wagner, assistant vice president for business and operations, has said the administration was unaware of student sentiment against the recent construction. This perception of student opinion was based on meetings with student leaders, some of whom told him they supported deep-sixing the hole. For shame -- just goes to show students can't assume that student leaders know student opinions when they're representing student concerns.

The next board meeting is Nov. 8. Rather than let the University spend money on further soil samples and plans and estimates and what have you, students should urge Student Trustee E.J. Shaffer to speak out against it immediately. No dilly-dallying this time.

Student opposition to a University project should not come as a tea-time surprise to administrators; it should hit them like coconuts as soon as the idea surfaces. But students should not let the Old Main blokes run their footsies roughshod over the remaining campus green space, no?

And those ignorant twits vandalizing construction equipment should redirect their gallant efforts toward preventing the torture and execution of future holes.

Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink.