As many might know, students living in Monroe Hall at Tulane University have currently suffered unjust hardship. When a pipe burst on the 9th floor, it flooded our living space, destroying personal property,y including cameras, electronics, and more, the 9th floor taking the bulk of the damage. The university offered no emergency housing for two full days, and only later relocated us to a hotel far from campus. This isn’t an isolated incident—Monroe Hall has long been plagued by mold, flooding, and broken facilities, making it a dangerous and degrading place to live. Students in this building are not only neglected—they're actively harmed by Tulane’s failure to maintain safe living conditions.  Rather than take accountability for years of negligence, Tulane has scapegoated two students for the disaster. They were playing football in the hallway when the ceiling was struck, an action that should never have caused a catastrophic flood unless the infrastructure was already failing. Tulane’s response was not only inadequate—it was cowardly. By suspending these two students for a year, the administration is dodging responsibility and punishing students for its own failure. This sets a dangerous precedent where students pay the price for institutional neglect.  This is a clear moment of crisis—and opportunity. Tulane claims to live by the motto “non sibi, sed suis”—not for oneself, but for one’s own. But that value means nothing if the university continues to abandon its students in moments of need, and punishes those caught in its own dysfunction. We must demand justice for Ricky and Bruce, accountability for the university’s mismanagement, and real change in how student housing is maintained and overseen. The time to act is now—before more students are harmed by a system that refuses to protect them.