Michigan Moves Graduation Off-Campus
The already contentious renovations of the University of Michigan's football stadium have struck another nerve. Because of work on plumbing and electrical systems planned for April, the school's graduation ceremony will not be at the Big House. And because no other campus facility could conceivably fit the 50,000 commencement attendees, the ceremony will instead be held at the nearby Eastern Michigan University football field.
Students, not surprisingly, are upset. They've started a blog, made a petition, created angry Facebook groups, and complained. A lot.
The Michigan Daily's "Banished From the Big House" series runs the gamut of emotions from sentimental self-pity to righteous indignation to shock, confusion, and hurt. One distressed senior wrote, "It's nothing personal Eastern Michigan: But no amount of 'maize and blue-ing' at Rynearson Stadium will make us feel at home."
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Graduation
I would like to express my displeasure at the moving of the graduation ceremonies. If construction is planning to be in April, then why can't they just wait until that weekend is over. It seems to me that such a large construction job will have delays anyway so what is one more weekend? "Upset" is putting it mildly.
moving graduation to EMU
I was really surprised that the graduating students from Michigan were so upset about moving the graduation ceremony to EMU. Doesn't anyone every say "no" to these kids? This means that students will have 8 tickets and not 2! By the time students are seniors, I would have thought they were over the "ga ga" of The Big House. I guess these are the same kids who will have that fabulously big wedding but not think of the marriage...
Waaaaaaaa
All I can say to Michigan students is......Waaaaaaaaaaaaa.....Grow up, seriously. This is ridiculous. By the time you are a senior at The University of Michigan you should be mature enough to not cry, protest or cause such a raucus over this small matter. You are all LUCKY to be invited to have your graudation at The Convocation Center.
Be respectful.
Go Blue!
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