MSU Riot 2013; WMU Riot 2001
When I was attending WMU as an undergraduate, a “riot” started on my street one block from campus.
Here’s what happened: a house party got out of control when some guys set a couch on fire in the street; and a crowd gathered; cellphones calls were made to friends; then it got really out of control.
Many of the people standing in the street, beer can in hand, didn’t even attend WMU. Many of the young twenty-somethings standing there didn’t know that simply standing there meant you were a part of it.
It was really stupid. Thankfully, no one was majorly hurt.
However, the following Tuesday of that weekend was September 11, 2001.
Nothing puts one in perspective than witnessing an unexplainable moment that changes the world, juxtaposed next to some ridiculous, privileged, immature conflict that seemed like a big deal when it happened…
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MSU needs to change it’s culture. I know a lot of students feel like they are being represented by a minority; and it’s true that they are; but these events affect all of us. They become symbols for culture. They inspire the continuance of these actions for decades.
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