Alex Johnson, New York University

The university will reportedly have to use student tuition to finance the agreement.

Erin Alexander, Middle Tennessee State University

The alleged incident, in conjunction with Larry Nassar’s felonies, paint the picture of a university intent on covering up the crimes of its athletics community.

Sydney Jennings, University of Connecticut

The former Olympic gymnastics doctor was sentenced to up to 175 years behind bars, and the athletic community needs to learn from the scandal.

Sydney Jennings, University of Connecticut

MSU senior Braden Cleary is the co-founder of TheMountCo and creator of The Bearded Man Project, an initiative to bring attention to the waning popularity of America’s national parks.