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Michigan Moves Graduation Off-Campus

By Alison Go

January 10, 2008 RSS Feed Print

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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small lcd sgreen of AL 11:42PM May 19, 2010

Oh come let's sing Ohio's praise

And songs to Alma Mater raise

While our hearts rebounding thrill

With joy which death alone can still

Summer's heat or winter's cold

The seasons pass the years will roll

Time and change will surely (truly) show

How firm thy friendship ... OHIO!

brutus buckeye of OH 8:51PM February 05, 2008

Grow up whiners, at least you will be alive and well enough to graduate! So many SERIOUS things in the world to be upset about, this is NOT serious. Count your blessings and get a life!

anti-idiots! of LA 5:19PM January 16, 2008

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