Birgeneau issued a statement to the students and Occupy demonstrators, saying the university leadership shares in their anger and frustration over relentless tuition hikes and the growing burden on their families.
"The fact that it took them two weeks to issue a statement to the student body was ridiculous," said Peter Van Do, president of the university's Asian Student Union.
In a statement to his student Ludvig Dolleris, Nielsen described the symphony as "the division of dark and light, the battle between evil and good" and the opposition between "Dreams and Deeds".
In a statement to the student newspaper, she said the university "acted responsibly in unique circumstances to protect its network and ensure the ability of members of the MIT community to access important scientific journals".
In a statement to relevant international students at Stanford University, the school's Bechtel International Center said that "if there is no new regulation to counteract this ruling, all STEM employment will end on February 12 , 2016.
The university said in a statement to The Huffington Post that "all students who apply to the college, whether they are U.S. citizens or international students, are eligible for its need-based financial aid".
Universities Australia said in a statement: "To ensure that every student has an opportunity to share their experiences, even if they are not selected in the randomised sample, a separate online submissions portal was created by the independent Australian Human Rights Commission on their website.
Boren did not say if students would be punished by the university, but said in a statement to The Huffington Post, "If OU students are involved, this behavior will not be tolerated and will be addressed very quickly.
After the field cleared for the half, the PA announcer read a statement to the crowd about the student death and called for a moment of silence.
Yale press secretary Thomas Conroy said in a statement to The Huffington Post that student safety is "of paramount importance".
