Recent MSU board meetings have been filled with public disagreement and censure, and the university has lost its president Kevin Guskiewicz and Athletic Director J Batt.

The events have led to discourse amongst students, alumni and even men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo who called for alumni to stand up, adding, "What happened with our president is ridiculous, he said it, we know the reasons and I'm ashamed, disgusted, hurt."

That discourse has led to petitions, emails, brand-new social media accounts and posts streamlining potential cell numbers and home addresses of the trustees. 

Here are some of the ways people are acting and reacting. 

Change.org petition

MSU alumna Victoria Bell started an online petition via change.org three weeks ago, calling for the resignation of Trustees Rema Vassar, Dennis Denno and Mike Balow. The petition was published in response to Guskiewicz’s departure and has been updated since its creation. 

Guskiewicz’s willingness to leave MSU for a pay cut “tells you everything you need to know,” Bell said in a phone call.

Bell’s petition had about 200 signatures when she started it, but took off following Izzo’s Monday interview, she said. Her petition had garnered over 11,987 signatures at the time of this publication. That was about 4,100 more than the night before.

“I never thought I would find myself writing a petition calling for the resignation of members of Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees,” Bell wrote in her petition. “But after years of controversy, dysfunction, and failed leadership, I believe enough is enough.”

“As Spartans, we expect our university’s leaders to put Michigan State first. We expect them to act with professionalism, integrity, and a commitment to the long-term success of our institution. Instead, we have watched repeated turmoil, public infighting, and instability damage the reputation of one of America’s great universities.”