The recent suggestion of placing apartment numbers on balconies is one of those ideas.

This is a viable alternative to the State College Borough Council's discussion of removing the balconies completely. And this alternative can be done without the addition of yet another ordinance, which will discriminate against students.

There is no need for the council to make this suggestion an ordinance. It would be like legislating common sense.

Adding numbers to apartment buildings would serve the realtor's interests by allowing them to continue to offer the popular balconies with apartments while giving them an easier way to police the problems that occur on balconies.

This practice would also serve the tenants' interests by leading the police to the correct apartment when those problems occur. As far as The Daily Collegian Board of Opinion can tell, this would be a good thing.

People are not supposed to be throwing items off of their balconies. When those annoying partiers from upstairs decide to throw stale beer from the 10th floor on passersby, the security will know what apartment is the guilty party.

No longer will innocent apartments be blamed for the actions of others.

The numbers would force tenants to be accountable for themselves and their guests.

Penn Tower, one of the largest downtown apartment buildings located in the heart of "Beaver Canyon," has already seen the simple logic in this idea and placed numbers on their balconies.

In light of the July riot and the constant dropping of objects from balconies, the Board of Opinion would like to see other apartment building located in that area of Beaver Avenue between Pugh and Garner streets take the same approach.

It is also an idea that real estate agents who are building new complexes on Pugh Street near Foster Avenue should consider as well.

It just makes sense.