As college students, we complain a lot.
Maybe it's because we have a lot to complain about as broke kids about to enter a practically nonexistent job market.
Maybe it's just our nature to want to talk about all those little things that bug us, a phase we pass through on the way to maturity.
Whatever the reason, it is undeniably true that simply complaining about something isn't going to change it.
One group at Ball State University has proved this true by proving the opposite: when you actually try to change something, you might succeed.
The Ball State Truth Movement recently championed an issue that its members felt was important and took the necessary steps to bring change about.
And it worked.
The group presented research to the Amelia T. Wood Health Center that argued a chemical in the flu shots they used could be linked with autism and Alzheimer's disease.
The group gave three binders worth of research to Health Center Director Dr. Kent Bullis, and he took it to heart.
"I consider students my customers and want to give them what they want," Bullis said.
The Health Center has decided to use a different kind of flu shot that costs the same and does not contain the ingredient thimerosal, which might be linked to autism and Alzheimer's.
The Truth Movement took a calm, organized, thorough approach when members wanted to change something at Ball State. They didn't just complain; they made a plan and made an actual difference.
Kudos to Bullis and any other Health Center officials who found it important to not just listen to students' point of view but to also respond to it.
Most importantly, though, congratulations to the students of the Ball State Truth Movement for reaching their goal.
In doing so, they can also serve as an example to others around the university who want to make a real difference.
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