On Feb. 18, the Brown Daily Herald at Brown University posted an article with the headline: "Schoolwork, advocacy place strain on student activists." The subhead read: "Students struggle with mental health, academic pressures as they act on social justice responsibilities."

Seriously? Did I read that right?

Students are struggling with "academic pressures?" I'm sorry, but what else is new -- welcome to college, where everyone feels academic pressures.

This begins with a student, David, who changed his name to "preserve autonomy." According to David, "There are people breaking down, dropping out of classes, and failing classes because of the activism work they are taking on."

Another Brown student, Justice Gaines, uses the pronouns "xe, xym and xyr" (huh?). Gains said, "I don't feel OK with seeing students go through hardships without helping and organizing to making things better." According to the Herald, "Gaines felt overwhelmed by emotions flooding across campus. Students were called out of class into organizing meetings, and xe(?) felt pressure to help xyr(?) peers cope with what was going on, 'xe(?) said.'"

Students at Brown are offered "dean's notes" if they are too overwhelmed by the struggles of their schoolwork and activism. "In writing such notes, deans acknowledge the difficulties faced by a student on campus and demonstrate their support for the students' request," according to assistant dean of student support services Ashley Ferranti.

Let me get this straight. A student at Brown University, an Ivy League school where tuition costs $50,000 per year, can claim that their struggles of schoolwork and other activities are too much and ask for a "deans' note" to receive extensions of homework?

That is the problem with America, people.

Next time I feel too overwhelmed by my social activities and my homework, I'll just ask for an extension. Next time a student-athlete feels overwhelmed between their schoolwork, three-hour practices and a job, they'll ask for a couple extra days to get their work done. Next time the student who juggles a job, child and education feels too overwhelmed, they should just ask for an extension.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for passionate people who feel that they want to make a difference. That is what America is about. However, this notion that students can receive breaks for being "too overwhelmed" is a little extreme. Obviously, there are special situations that arise where we just need a break. But come on.

Princeton graduate and Fox contributor Pete Hegseth summed things up best with his comment on Fox News' "Fox and Friends" last week: "[I] managed to graduate without anyone ever saying, 'Oh, here's some more time. You don't have to go to class.' These are coddled elites."