It is easy to imagine a day when some will demand the stripping of the name Knight from UO buildings - because the donor once made his fortune by exporting jobs - and worse:  having his running shoes made in oppressive, unsafe Asian sweatshops.

What will be the UO's response to that future demand?

Will they say, "Oh, we did not name them after the faults of the man.  We named them because of his immense personal contributions to the institution."  

Surely, the UO will say then:   We are not going to judge the decisions of  that era by the high-minded standards of a new generation.