Thumbs up to local art in general and the Rogue Festival in particular. We̢۪ll be looking forward to next spring!

Thumbs up to the men’s basketball team for proving to the country that they are indeed one of the top 98 basketball teams in the country. There was no doubt in our minds — well, maybe a little.

Thumbs down to Internet news sources like CNN and Yahoo for revealing the death of Captain America. We feel that it’s entirely professional to begin headlines with “SPOILERS!” — and we wish that they had.

Thumbs down to the guy suspected of robbing two women — 101 and 85 years old, respectively. What more do we need to say?

Thumbs up to the women̢۪s softball team for winning the Bulldog Classic. It went 5-0 in the tournament and outscored its opponents 43-10.

“The One-Finger Salute” is culled each week from discussions in The Collegian newsroom.