So it was a handful of Villanova University students who broke into the Linc and attempted to steal a seat and a sign.

Sounds like fraternity prank.

The university is "deeply disappointed" in their behavior and "poor judgement."

Fine. Meanwhile at the University of North Carolina another group of students managed to shout down an appearance by former congressman Tom Tancredo because they don't like his position on illegal immigration.

The behavior of the students led to campus police shutting down the event and dispersing the crowd. According to University spokesmen, students could be brought up on charges in the school's Honor Court.

Which student action was worse? I'll give you a hint. What happened at UNC is completely antithetical to what universities are supposed to stand for, the free exchange of ideas and inquiry. Denying an invited speaker the right to say his piece, especially to a group of students interested in hearing it and debating it, is a violation of one of core principals and reasons for the existence of universities.

Any student or professor who would engage in such behavior is an enemy of free speech, free inquiry and the concept of learning itself. Such people can rightly be called fascists.

All universities should adopt codes that severely punish such acts. The penalty for which should be immediate expulsion. Period.

As for the other, it's pranksterism pure and simple and deserves a slap on the wrist.