It has become obvious in the past few weeks that the Martin Luther King sculpture is far from popular. Some art majors are criticizing us for not seeing what they see (sorry guys—not everyone is as infatuated with the interpretive use of brick as you are). Since the popular view goes against the statue, I have come up with some alternative uses for the sculpture. Here are the top 10:

10. A new place for the Student Association to hold its meetings.

9. An oversized salad bowl for a picnic.

8. A planter (we need some more trees out there).

7. A miniature mirror image duplicate of the pyramids for archaeology majors.

6. Let the physics majors tie a long rope around it and use it as a very large yo-yo.

5. A basketball hoop for really tall people.

4. An example to the art majors of what not to do.

3. A funnel for the sewer system.

2. A giant egg holder.

1. An example to engineers of what to do with extra bricks.

Of course the worn look of the sculpture will match the commons already crumbled look. The question has come up whether King himself would appreciate it. King represented the idea of equality, not whether a statue looks nifty. It would do everyone some good to live their lives with King’s idea of equality rather than try to interpret it as abstractly as possible.

David J. Wambold

Graduate student