USU Gripe Night revived on Twitter for its semiannual event

on December 11, 2020 at 1:03 am Yesterday, Utah State University students and alumni used the hashtag #USUGripe to voice concerns and complaints about the university for the semiannual Gripe Night.  The event started at 7 p.m. Wednesday and continued for 24 hours. The most popular topics discussed were diversity, mental health, the university’s handling of COVID-19, on-campus parking and students not wearing masks and not social distancing at football and basketball games.  Several accounts complained about the university not speaking up more about the Black Lives Matter movement, and not supporting the LGBTQ community. @TomoyaAverett said: “Y’all can put as many minority students as you want on posters and ads but until y’all can prove that you are committed to making USU a safe and welcoming environment for more than just white LDS students, I’m not buying it.” Some users griped about the mental health options offered on campus. Some said there are not enough counselors and students have to wait for months to receive help. Some students directly complained about psychiatrist Brian Merrill. Other tweets said the university’s way of helping students’ mental health was disappointing, overall. @Abby_Nielsen88 said: “Hire more therapy counselors for students. I’m tired of…
Read More