We the undersigned, being past, present and potential future members of the MIT Community, mental health providers and professionals, and interested citizens ask that MIT disclose whether it used confidential mental health information as the basis for punitive actions announced on June 10, 2016. We seek other explanations as well.
On June 10, 2016, MIT officials announced closure to an entire freshman class of one of its facilities, a 100-year old, 140-person residence with a decades-long history of LGBT concentration [1], citing, among other issues, illegal drug use. No substantiation for these comments about criminal drug use has been put forth to date.
The senior officials' comments were made as publicly as possible via sudden, simultaneous posting worldwide on MIT's official web site [2], in a letter to the students' parents [3], an interview with the campus newspaper [4], letters to the alumni of the residence [7], and only lastly, to the residents themselves [8].
These comments, branding everyone in the residence as an illegal drug user, were made so as to impede as much as possible any input or comment from any source. The residents were caught completely unawares [1], and the campus news interview was held, at the officials' initiation, just hours before press time and with no advance clue as to the topic, preventing the interviewers from preparing intelligent questions or seeking comments from those affected [5]. Subsequently, the closure decision was announced on MIT's Housing web site for prospective students and their parents, in large brightly-colored red letters [6], and with a link to the official MIT web page [2] with the comments about illegal drugs. The decision to close off this residence to an entire class has met with widespread opposition from the present and past residents and considered harmful by many [9]. The suddenness of the decision, lack of involvement of those affected, and widespread communication give it a strongly punitive nature.
With no justification for these incendiary comments, and putting aside the possibility that MIT is simply making them up -- while at the same time not being so naive as to deny that MIT doesn't have any university's issues with drugs -- we are concerned about what fact basis MIT has for making them with such confidence as to be trumpeted around the world, without the benefit of any visible input from those about whom they are made. In particular, we are concerned that MIT may have used confidential mental health survey data [10], the only source that seems possible to arrive at such statistics at residence level. We are more specifically concerned about the prospect of MIT's surreptitiously cross-referencing confidential student survey identities with the out-of-survey MIT student residence directory to summarize the data, in a way that could not have been anticipated by those taking the supposedly confidential survey.
The above concern notwithstanding, in the interest of fairness to the vast majority of law-abiding students who do not use illegal drugs, MIT should substantiate the comments made about them by senior officials [11] in any case.
It is too much of a burden to put on a student that he needs to worry if taking a survey honestly could bring harm to himself and his community by having the results of that survey used as the basis for foolish and punitive decisions. It is further too much of a burden for us to worry about what other residence level decisions MIT could make with data inappropriately summarized by piercing the wall of confidentiality. Do we now worry next about closure of houses with high rates of depression?
We ask MIT to disclose the basis for the illegal drug comments, just as publicly as they were made.
| # | Name & Location | Date | Comment |
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| 52) | Tara Ebsworth
Providence, RI, USA | September 18, 2016 | The MIT administration needs to be held accountable for its actions and their affect on the MIT community and MIT's reputation. |
| 51) | Whitney Erin Boesel
Somerville, MA, USA | September 15, 2016 | I couldn't have said it any better than Jonathan did, below:
"The (appearance of) unethical collection and use of data is a stain on the reputation of MIT. Furthermore, I resent the effect it has on my own reputation as an alumnus and former resident of Senior House."
As a social scientist & researcher myself, I am deeply disappointed in how MIT has handled this entire affair. |
| 50) | Tamara Tasoff
Los Angeles, CA, USA | August 2, 2016 | I disagree with the institutes actions and reasoning for the actions. |
| 49) | Kara Presbrey
Cambridge, MA, USA | July 13, 2016 | Over and over, MIT has shown a lack of respect for students by betraying trust and undermining carefully negotiated agreements. How can they claim to stand for anything other than treachery??? |
| 48) | Jasmine Florentine
Somerville, MA, USA | July 9, 2016 | If MIT really wants to tackle mental health problems it needs to be transparent and work with students. Many MIT students are (rightfully!) suspicious enough of the administration and on-campus mental health to not speak up when it could help them and the community, and now they're even more likely to keep quiet. |
| 47) | Joan Hinsdale
Evanston, IL, USA | July 8, 2016 | I stayed in Senior house with my brother.
I Am a health professional and believe confidential mental health information needs to be kept confidential. No punitive measures should ever be taken. |
| 46) | Anvita Pandit
India | July 8, 2016 | I wrote an open letter to the Chancellor about this survey, sent to the email address meant for community concerns. That was three weeks ago. No response. |
| 45) | Kathleen Mahoney
Medford, MA, USA | July 8, 2016 | I am deeply troubled by the apparently questionable ways this data was obtained and used. Their refusal to respond to these transparency requests reflects badly on the institution. |
| 44) | Anna Gladstone
Eugene, OR, USA | July 6, 2016 | confidentiality when promised, and clarity of communication regardless, are crucial to successful recovery, both for people and for institutional bodies of people, when under duress. MIT's administration are hired partly by the students, and must come clean about their use of student data. |
| 43) | Diana ben-Aaron
Ipswich, ENG, United Kingdom | July 5, 2016 | 1. I am concerned about the Institute's ethical behavior falling short of its high standards and undermining trust for studies in general. This is a teaching moment to discuss what happened and roll back the actions taken.
2. Every city needs its Greenwich Villages. MIT in particular needs the leavening of concentrated diversity to offset the Institute Grey of conformity that could otherwise prevail in an institution whose historical strengths have been in defense and industrial fields. Senior House has been one of MIT's Greenwich Villages for more than four decades and it is important to us as alumni and members of the MIT community that it continue in that role. At the same time it seems clear that it is necessary to find ways to support students better. These must rely on trust and that trust must be rebuilt, starting with honesty about the survey and its uses. |
| 42) | Jonathan Harvey-Buschel
Cambridge, MA, USA | July 5, 2016 | Very disappointed/angered in/by the admin's handling of this. Directly contradicts claims of concern for student mental well-being, probably improper data analysis, and likely involves unethical data collection. Expected better from MIT admins. |
| 41) | Rachel Bowens-Rubin
Cambridge, MA, USA | July 2, 2016 | Freshmen should have a chance to join the amazing family community of Senior House. Misused data should not bar MIT students from finding belonging. |
| 40) | Amy Loomis
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 30, 2016 | The administration seems very out of touch with the community it is serving, and disrespects that community by acting first and asking questions later. Practice better what you teach, MIT administration. |
| 39) | Issa gaytan
Pompano Beach, FL, USA | June 30, 2016 | if MY child needs help I need to know it and I should know it but if this affirmations were without real facts or statistics the chancellor needs to explain them an apologize to all residents for the harm done to them and the reputations |
| 38) | Ashley Nash
Washington, DC, USA | June 29, 2016 | Senior House was a large part of the reason I survived MIT. |
| 37) | Stacy Crouser
New Orleans, LA, USA | June 29, 2016 | I am signing this petition because I think it is reasonable to request a full disclosure of all information used in the actions that were taken by MIT. It did seem excessively public and shameful to the past and current residents of Senior house. Publicly posted articles, essays and letters can be used to stereotype character and may possibly negatively interfere with job or political prospects. |
| 36) | nick kaufmann
biddeford, ME, USA | June 29, 2016 | a betrayal of students with mental health issues |
| 35) | Xiao Xiao
Boston, MA, USA | June 29, 2016 | MIT should set a good example for appropriate use of scientific study data. |
| 34) | TR Jordan
San Mateo, CA, USA | June 29, 2016 | I lived in Senior House 2003-2007. |
| 33) | Danbee Kim
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 29, 2016 | Respect for one's experimental subjects is an important part of science, and respect for one's students is an important part of education. MIT, as an entity, has a huge impact on the science and education that happens in my life and in my communities. Holding each other to high standards on the values we hold dear is an important part of engaging in a healthy community, and since I want MIT to contribute positively to our community, this closure is important and necessary. |
| 32) | Sarina Hannon
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 29, 2016 | Ethics and trust. |
| 31) | Mateo Williams
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 29, 2016 | The use of data from a claimed confidential survey in order to publicize claims about illegal activity is unethical and should be stopped. |
| 30) | Caroline Figgatt
College Park, MD, USA | June 29, 2016 | Senior Haus alum, 2011. This is not acceptable. |
| 29) | Michael Rohan
Belmont, MA, USA | June 29, 2016 | 1) use of confidential information without consent
2) action based on statistics without source or methods available for review |
| 28) | Abraham Quintero
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | I think that the administration needs to let us know if they used data in an unethical manner. |
| 27) | Nicholas Fine
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA | June 28, 2016 | I just graduated from MIT, I filled out the survey in question, and I am deeply distressed that it was utilized to punish a community I adore rather than get people the help they requested |
| 26) | Molly Schmidt
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | This situation was handled very poorly. Everyone was blindsided, and we still don't have answers. |
| 25) | Fransheska Colon
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | Because undergrads should be able to answer survey questions without fear of losing their home |
| 24) | Keri-Lee Garel
Somerville, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | This has been mishandled by MIT, and students should not have to worry about future punitive actions from the violation of their anonymity and confidentiality. |
| 23) | Angie Hancock
Woodinville, WA, USA | June 28, 2016 | Transparency is required here. Do what is right, MIT! Senior house is the place where many students find their tribe for the first time in their lives. Every student is different and the diversity in living groups is crucial. Someone who thrives at senior house would wither in new house. Don't take away choices, especially based on non-robust, questionably obtained data. Not cool, MIT! |
| 22) | Jeremy Brown
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | I lived in Senior House my entire undergraduate curriculum. I didn't drink or do drugs. I went on to an M.Eng, a Ph.D., gainful employment, and entrepreneurship. The stats MIT has chosen to make public show that the majority of residents of Senior House are successful in their academic careers. While it certainly makes sense to try to help those who are not doing as well, it makes no sense to publicly embarrass the entire dormitory, and its alumni to begin with; to do so on the basis of improperly-used confidential information is downright shameful.
Full disclosure: I took up drinking in grad school, of which there is copious evidence on the internet. This is not Senior House's fault, but it might have been Course 6's. Perhaps we should stop admitting grad students into course 6. |
| 21) | Michaela Ennis
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | I never lived in Senior Haus, but I am signing this petition because I think this particular side of the issue impacts all of MIT. (Additionally, I had a number of friends in SH and am pretty upset with the whole situation).
We have had a number of issues with mental health on campus in the past, and there is always talk of people afraid to get help because of the stigma. I never felt like there was any stigma on campus, so I was unsure of this common sentiment. But now I understand where the stigma is coming from. Not our peers, but the administration. People are already afraid to go to MIT Medical. The school is now giving the impression that being honest about these things might lead to problems not only for the individual who seeks help, but potentially even for their living group. I am lucky enough to be able to pay out of pocket for an out of insurance provider, but that is not feasible for many current undergrads, and it is essential that these students are able to trust MIT. |
| 20) | Catherine Olsson
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | Supporting MIT students' mental and physical safety is extraordinarily important - which is why we have to do it /together/, with transparency, and with investigational rigor. Let's find solutions that will work, towards our shared goals, based on the realities of the situation (not hearsay or stereotyping), in the spirit of collaboration and respect. |
| 19) | Jonathan Coburn
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | The (appearance of) unethical collection and use of data, is a stain on the reputation of MIT. Furthermore, I resent the effect it has on my own reputation as an alumnus and former resident of Senior House. |
| 18) | T Finley
San Antonio, TX, USA | June 28, 2016 | The MIT administration has historically never supported the undergraduate population, and now they are singling out one group as a scapegoat to try and improve their graduation statistics. If this level of manipulating data is where the MIT administration has stooped, I will no longer trust or believe any research that comes out of MIT. |
| 17) | Victor Morales
Boston, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | I am a 2014 alumn who is offended by the decisions taken against Senior House residents. |
| 16) | Stephanie Pavlick
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | i love senior house |
| 15) | Roosevelt Boyland
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | Not a Senior House resident, but I went to MIT. If this is how MIT determined their findings (i.e. using confidential information), then all students need to know. I know there were certain things I filled out on a few of those questionnaires that I only said because I thought there would be no link back to me. |
| 14) | Emily Rosser
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | It's the height of hypocrisy to claim to be using a "data based-approach" to solving dorm problems if those data are, at best, questionable, and still entirely undisclosed. Please show that you respect our community enough to make sure your data were substantiated before imposing such drastic actions on Senior House, and release the numbers behind your reasoning. |
| 13) | Shervin Fatehi
McAllen, TX, USA | June 28, 2016 | MIT must set an example for the rest of the world regarding proper use of research data. I am very worried that the Institute's administration may have failed in this responsibility and harmed the fabric of the MIT community in the process. Please respond to these concerns quickly and transparently; if misuse of data occurred, we must make sure that the individuals responsible are held to account and that appropriate steps are taken to ensure that no such misuse occurs again. Trust between students and alumni has already been seriously damaged. |
| 12) | Carolyn Atwood
Reno, NV, USA | June 28, 2016 | MIT '83 Course X Senior House 3.5 yr resident 3.5 yr B.S. House VP |
| 11) | William Cattey
Woburn, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | Full disclosure of data sources and methodology is required here. |
| 10) | Emilio Jasso
Austin, TX, USA | June 28, 2016 | It is really concerning that MIT refuses to answer pertinent questions related to the proper use of information gathered through this survey. |
| 9) | Tanya Burka
Montreal, Canada | June 28, 2016 | Senior House provided me and hundreds of other students with a safe space from which to attend university - a space in which you were able to be honest about who you were without incurring the censure of your peers.
It was a place in which those who used drugs were encouraged to be honest, not least because it fostered an environment where those who had substance abuse problems were supported in eventually seeking help for them at the point where they could acknowledge that the problems were too big to manage themselves.
Punitive actions such as closing the house to freshmen on the basis of anecdotal evidence or, worse, what was meant to be confidential data shared in a purportedly-anonymous survey, does NOT help to address the underlying issues students face.
All it does is drive them underground, seeking to hide their issues.
MIT needs to disclose where this drug-use data came from. At best it came from ridiculously overblown stereotypes about Senior House. At worst, it came from betraying the trust of countless undergraduates who responded to the Mental Health survey honestly in the belief that their responses were being treated confidentially, and could not be used to punish their dormitory for their individual actions. |
| 8) | Christine Peterson
Palo Alto, CA, USA | June 28, 2016 | I believe this situation has been handled very badly. |
| 7) | Mary McCartney
Arlington, MA, USA | June 28, 2016 | I believe MIT owes the residents of Senior House an explanation. |
| 6) | Jessica Hinel
San Francisco, CA, USA | June 27, 2016 | As a data scientist, I am concerned about violations of study subjects trust - it jeopardizes the field's ability to do future beneficial work. |
| 5) | HOWARD STAFFORD
OCALA, FL, USA | June 27, 2016 | This is simply the right thing to do. |
| 4) | Erin Davis
San Francisco, CA, USA | June 27, 2016 | Living in Senior House was critical to my success at MIT and I am very concerned that the Institute is looking to deny this experience to others. Additionally, I am a scientist. I am very concerned that the institution where I received my training may be conducting research in a less than ethical manner. |
| 3) | Joshua Pevner
New York, NY, USA | June 27, 2016 | The Institute has a history of issues with misleading students about the confidentiality of different interactions. It's nice to see, even once, that they're being called out for it. |
| 2) | John Hinsdale
Princeton Junction, NJ, USA | June 27, 2016 | I believe that any parent, such as myself, who would hope to send his son or daughter to MIT, is owed an explanation here. |
| 1) | Molly Kosiarek
Cambridge, MA, USA | June 27, 2016 | Sadly, I believe that many students will not answer future surveys honestly because of this action. |
| # | Name & Location | Date |
|---|
| 198) | Mary Cole
Boston, Massachusetts, USA | December 14, 2016 |
| 197) | Linda Fay Sampson
Eugene, Oregon, USA | November 1, 2016 |
| 196) | Henoch Argaw
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | October 17, 2016 |
| 195) | Olga Shestopalova
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | October 10, 2016 |
| 194) | Tara Ebsworth
Providence, Rhode Island, USA | September 18, 2016 |
| 193) | T Dampier
Menlo Park, California, USA | September 15, 2016 |
| 192) | Whitney Erin Boesel
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA | September 15, 2016 |
| 191) | rachel miller
cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | September 14, 2016 |
| 190) | Christalee Bieber
Brooklyn, New York, USA | September 14, 2016 |
| 189) | Andrew Stevens
Port Chester, New York, USA | September 14, 2016 |
| 188) | Daniela F
Boston, Massachusetts, USA | September 14, 2016 |
| 187) | Tom Consolo
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | September 12, 2016 |
| 186) | Sarah Guthrie
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | September 11, 2016 |
| 185) | Ping Huang
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | August 21, 2016 |
| 184) | Erin Shea
Anchorage, Alaska, USA | August 5, 2016 |
| 183) | Laura Harris
San Francisco, California, USA | August 4, 2016 |
| 182) | Chad Charowhas
Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA | August 3, 2016 |
| 181) | Jose Soltren
Cedar Park, Texas, USA | August 3, 2016 |
| 180) | Todd Huffman
SAN FRANCISCO, California, USA | August 2, 2016 |
| 179) | Tamara Tasoff
Los Angeles, California, USA | August 2, 2016 |
| 178) | Kara Presbrey
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 13, 2016 |
| 177) | Jasmine Florentine
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA | July 9, 2016 |
| 176) | Ayesha Bajwa
Palo Alto, California, USA | July 8, 2016 |
| 175) | Valerie Richmond
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA | July 8, 2016 |
| 174) | Isaac Garza
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 8, 2016 |
| 173) | Magdalen Dobson
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 8, 2016 |
| 172) | Joe Bergeron
Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA | July 8, 2016 |
| 171) | Joan Hinsdale
Evanston, Illinois, USA | July 8, 2016 |
| 170) | Anvita Pandit
India | July 8, 2016 |
| 169) | Kathleen Mahoney
Medford, Massachusetts, USA | July 8, 2016 |
| 168) | Jessica Maghakian
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 8, 2016 |
| 167) | Alex C
McAllen, Texas, USA | July 8, 2016 |
| 166) | Fysal Alkhayyal
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 7, 2016 |
| 165) | Robert Johnson
New York, New York, USA | July 7, 2016 |
| 164) | Molly Nagele
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 7, 2016 |
| 163) | Harry Rickards
Uckfield, United Kingdom | July 7, 2016 |
| 162) | Anna Gladstone
Eugene, Oregon, USA | July 6, 2016 |
| 161) | Benjamin Lu
Sunnyvale, California, USA | July 6, 2016 |
| 160) | Mariana Baca
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA | July 5, 2016 |
| 159) | Hane Lee
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 5, 2016 |
| 158) | sam johnson
Broomfield, Colorado, USA | July 5, 2016 |
| 157) | Diana ben-Aaron
Ipswich, United Kingdom | July 5, 2016 |
| 156) | Tilia Kimm
Providence, Rhode Island, USA | July 5, 2016 |
| 155) | Kendall Mahn
East Lansing, Michigan, USA | July 5, 2016 |
| 154) | Jonathan Harvey-Buschel
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 5, 2016 |
| 153) | Christopher Desnoyers
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 5, 2016 |
| 152) | Spencer Wilson
Cambridge, United Kingdom | July 5, 2016 |
| 151) | Nadia Madden
Groton, Massachusetts, USA | July 5, 2016 |
| 150) | Robert Arlt Jr.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 4, 2016 |
| 149) | Rachel Bowens-Rubin
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 2, 2016 |
| 148) | Jeremy Green
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 2, 2016 |
| 147) | Kiarash Adl
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | July 1, 2016 |
| 146) | Sasha Sagan
Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA | July 1, 2016 |
| 145) | Amy Loomis
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 30, 2016 |
| 144) | Daniel Clavijo
Miami, Florida, USA | June 30, 2016 |
| 143) | Will Livernois
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 30, 2016 |
| 142) | Samantha Cohen
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 30, 2016 |
| 141) | Carolyn DiNardo
Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA | June 30, 2016 |
| 140) | Felipe Moreno
Panama City, Panama | June 30, 2016 |
| 139) | Henry Shackleton
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 30, 2016 |
| 138) | Deanna Heer
Vincentown, New Jersey, USA | June 30, 2016 |
| 137) | Douglas Sanchez
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA | June 30, 2016 |
| 136) | Franklin Klein
New York, New York, USA | June 30, 2016 |
| 135) | Theresa Dowd
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA | June 30, 2016 |
| 134) | Anisa Schardl
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA | June 30, 2016 |
| 133) | Issa gaytan
Pompano Beach, Florida, USA | June 30, 2016 |
| 132) | Ashley Nash
Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 131) | Stacy Crouser
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 130) | bobby shmurda
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 129) | Emily Zhang
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 128) | nick kaufmann
biddeford, Maine, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 127) | Zainab Azeez
Venice, California, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 126) | Keisuke Matsushita
La Jolla, California, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 125) | Holly Josephs
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 124) | Xiao Xiao
Boston, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 123) | Ashley Chapin
atlantic beach, New York, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 122) | Edith Chavez
Rocklin, California, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 121) | Chris Varenhorst
San Francisco, California, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 120) | Rachel Fong
San Francisco, California, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 119) | Russell Hanson
Boston, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 118) | Julie Henion
Arlington, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 117) | Ellena Popova
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 116) | Krista Speroni
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 115) | TR Jordan
San Mateo, California, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 114) | Ashley Clark
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 113) | Colin McSwiggen
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 112) | David Harthorn
Circle Pines, Minnesota, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 111) | Hallie Voulgaris
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 110) | Danbee Kim
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 109) | Donna Wrublewski
Pasadena, California, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 108) | Amartya Shankha Biswas
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 107) | Mateo Williams
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 106) | Jesse Chang
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 105) | Esther Jang
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 104) | Kristina Schmidt
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 103) | Muhammad Haider
Lahore, Pakistan | June 29, 2016 |
| 102) | Aaron Brookner
Berkeley, California, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 101) | Samantha Harper
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 100) | Caroline Figgatt
College Park, Maryland, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 99) | Kathleen Canepa
McAllen, Texas, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 98) | Alex Huang
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 97) | Ahmet Musabeyoglu
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 96) | Katie Sedlar
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 95) | Madhurima Das
Canton, Michigan, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 94) | Xavid Pretzer
Belmont, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 93) | Elizabeth Krueger
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 92) | Jessica Van Meir
Tucker, Georgia, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 91) | Michael Rohan
Belmont, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 90) | Rose Robb
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 89) | Monica Bhatia
Atlanta, Georgia, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 88) | Sylvia Atsaves
Arlington, Texas, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 87) | Damien Martin
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 86) | Ethan DiNinno
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 85) | Kate C
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 84) | Loki V
Irvington, Virginia, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 83) | Cody Daniel
San Francisco, California, USA | June 29, 2016 |
| 82) | Sergio Sanchez
San Francisco, California, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 81) | Janaya Shelly
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 80) | Abraham Quintero
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 79) | Colleen Vrba
Chicago, Illinois, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 78) | salmon jeff
middletown, Ohio, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 77) | Joseph Kaye
Mountain View, California, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 76) | Imraan Alas
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 75) | Nicholas Fine
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 74) | Janet Li
Boston, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 73) | Melissa Mitchell
Auburn, Washington, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 72) | Molly Schmidt
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 71) | Ishara Nisley
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 70) | David Gomez
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 69) | Amanda Roberts
Telford, United Kingdom | June 28, 2016 |
| 68) | Fransheska Colon
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 67) | Nicholas Pape
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 66) | Stanislav Nikolov
San Francisco, California, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 65) | Adrianna Rodriguez
Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 64) | Keri Garel
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 63) | Nicole Glabinski
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 62) | Jorge Gonzalez
Boston, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 61) | Cristina Spicer
Danvers, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 60) | Kelley Determan
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 59) | Dulce isler
metuchen, New Jersey, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 58) | Angie Hancock
Woodinville, Washington, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 57) | Gary L. Dryfoos
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 56) | Wei Low
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 55) | Amanda Aparicio
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 54) | Emma Rutkowski
East Lansing, Michigan, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 53) | Luke Schlueter
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 52) | Jeremy Brown
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 51) | Daniel Ziegler
Truckee, California, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 50) | Chris Pezzee
Woodinville, Washington, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 49) | Marcus Boorstin
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 48) | Ambar Mehta
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 47) | David Jin
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 46) | Ben Reynolds
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 45) | Michaela Ennis
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 44) | Jonathan Marcus
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 43) | Catherine Olsson
New York, New York, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 42) | Maura Hennessey
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 41) | Lillian McKinley
Revere, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 40) | Jessi Ambrose
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 39) | Raine H
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 38) | Kimberly Dauber
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 37) | Jaclyn Wilson
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 36) | Gabriel Karpman
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 35) | Anne LaBine
San Francisco, California, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 34) | Jonathan Coburn
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 33) | Tiffany Finley
Boulder, Colorado, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 32) | Victor Morales
Boston, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 31) | Andrei Ivanov
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 30) | Archana Ram
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 29) | Stephanie Pavlick
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 28) | Roosevelt Boyland
Bellevue, Nebraska, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 27) | Carlo Biedenharn
Boston, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 26) | Megan Levin
Orlando, Florida, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 25) | Elizabeth Glaser
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 24) | Emily Rosser
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 23) | Nicholas Benson
Glendale, California, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 22) | Shervin Fatehi
McAllen, Texas, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 21) | Laura Forte
Chicago, Illinois, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 20) | Carolyn Atwood
Reno, Nevada, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 19) | Lia Coleman
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 18) | William Cattey
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 17) | Richard Lu
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 16) | Emilio Jasso
Alice, Texas, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 15) | Tanya Burka
Montreal, Canada | June 28, 2016 |
| 14) | Rebecca Corcillo
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 13) | Christine Peterson
Palo Alto, California, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 12) | Mary McCartney
Arlington, Massachusetts, USA | June 28, 2016 |
| 11) | Jessica Hinel
New York, New York, USA | June 27, 2016 |
| 10) | HOWARD STAFFORD
Ocala, Florida, USA | June 27, 2016 |
| 9) | Marvel Onga Nana
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 27, 2016 |
| 8) | Jennie Block
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 27, 2016 |
| 7) | Erin Davis
San Francisco, California, USA | June 27, 2016 |
| 6) | Faye Schwartz
Hull, Massachusetts, USA | June 27, 2016 |
| 5) | Joshua Pevner
New York, New York, USA | June 27, 2016 |
| 4) | John Hinsdale
Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA | June 27, 2016 |
| 3) | Pravina Samaratunga
Weston, Massachusetts, USA | June 27, 2016 |
| 2) | Justin Ramos
Goodlettsville, Tennessee, USA | June 27, 2016 |
| 1) | Molly Kosiarek
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | June 27, 2016 |
This letter was originally circulated on
change.org from June 27 through December 16, 2016.