RECAP WOMEN'S LOUNGE

This up coming school year Michigan State University’s historically known women-only lounge will be open to all students. Mark Perry, U of M-Flint professor, is taking most of the blame for the lounge closing down. For Perry filed a complaint against the university this past July, criticizing MSU for the lounge violating the civil rights of male students. However according to Jason Cody, MSU Media Communications, “the decision is not the result of any one complaint.” The decision was made in order to make sure MSU was in compliance with the Title IX portion of the Education Amendments of1972. Cody said the decision to convert the lounge was made within the past few months, before the complaint, and would have been made with or without it. The only thing that matters to MSU students is that the lounge is closing, whether it is the result of one person or not. The women of MSU will miss the lounge greatly.