Michigan State University is a prominent institution recognized for its academic excellence, research contributions, and athletic programs. Recent controversies surrounding the handling of sexual assault cases involving former staff members have sparked outrage and led to calls for accountability and policy reform. Petitions related to Michigan State University focus on demanding justice for survivors, supporting systemic changes to prevent future abuses, and calling for transparency and accountability within the university administration.
Notable petitions include one urging the university to enhance its support services for survivors of sexual assault and another demanding the resignation of administrators implicated in the mishandling of abuse cases. By engaging with these petitions, individuals can support survivors, advocate for change, and hold the university accountable for ensuring a safe and inclusive campus environment. Join the movement to stand in solidarity with survivors and push for meaningful reforms at Michigan State University.
Making Election Day a federal holiday in the United States could increase voter turnout by providing citizens with more time to vote without work conflicts. In the 2020 election, 13.1% of registered voters who didn’t vote cited being too busy or having scheduling conflicts as the reason. Additionally, such a holiday would celebrate democracy, turning voting into a nationwide event. This approach aligns with practices in other countries and has significant public support; a Pew Research Center survey found that nearly 80% of Democrats and nearly 70% of Republicans favor making Election Day a federal holiday.
Many teenagers, like myself, are politically educated and want a say in who rules our country. If the voting age is lowered, it means that younger voices would be heard, it would promote more voting, and possibly encourage more teens to educate themselves politically to prepare. Sixteen year olds should be allowed to vote and stand for what they believe in.
Historic buildings give a community character and a visible connection to past generations. Rather than looking back and realizing the building could have been saved, why not figure out a way to do that now.
When does progress stop? If we tear everything down in the name of progress doesn’t this stop history? Just how much is UofM Sparrow going to take from the old BTS/Eastern complex? Does this mean the field house, ball diamonds, and football field too? What is going to happen to St. Lawrence hospital, also owned by Sparrow? Yes, I am an alumni from Eastern and have many memories from a very young age. Many of my relatives were graduates from this building and my own father worked in this build long for many years. If other structures from this great State of Michigan can be saved and preserved whey can’t Eastern? Seems to me, the smart choice for a mental hospital would be to use the parking structure next to the main hospital and build a much larger parking lot behind the main hospital where Eastern’s previous football field was before Sparrow forced that to close on the 60’s.
I live in this neighborhood and walk by old Eastern. It is part of the character of the neighborhood. In no way does wanting to save it indicate that someone is unconcerned with mental health, and that's a fallacious assertion that keeps going around. The only way it would be valid, is if that were the ONLY possible place to put a mental health facility.
I care about this issue because I grew up in Lansing Michigan and my older brothers all went to Eastern High school and so did my son and me. I have never felt good in a school like I did in Eastern High school.
As an Eastside neighbor I am hoping that UM Sparrow and the City of Lansing can work together to preserve the beautiful western section of the old Eastern high school, while taking down the rest of the building for a state of the art mental health facility. We can and should have both.
Thank you for considering the benefits of preserving this history.