Fighting is no longer necessary to prove a man’s manliness but now proves how big of idiots we are. Before you try to kick someone’s ass for smudging your Pumas in the club, take a few deep breaths, count to 10 and walk away. Not only will you have a better, arrest-free night, you will also keep more teeth in the long run.

Columnist Christian Alexandersen, in his article “Fighting is a show of manliness … or idiocy” claims that most fighting is stupid. Idiocy. I agree. It’s a good thing that men are able to fight back when needed, but those situations happens very, very rarely. Most fighting is just stupid alcohol rage, and the fighting isn’t clean anymore.

Now, instead of fighting one-on-one and possibly taking a beating, students are more prone to stab someone than to duke it out until someone hits the ground.

People are more likely to take out a weapon than stand toe-to-toe. Fighting used to be noble, but now more people get their friends involved or use weapons.