Reading between the lines, it sounds like the university was most concerned that the website made class times and locations public (because it didn't require a student ID) thus creating potential safety issues.

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codeddesign 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

I agree, until I read that he had to write a personal apology to the director in charge of the shitty software the school requires students to use.

While he was in the wrong for scraping, it got blown out of proportion when miss director’s feelings got hurt.

	▲	rmason 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		There was a mass shooting event at MSU back in 2023 and campus administrators made a lot of changes as a result so they are still very sensitive to the issue. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Michigan_State_University... Had he required a signup process with student ID that might have muted the concern somewhat. But I totally understand his excitement at creating something and wanting to share it with his friends. It got way too popular which is a testament to the fact he had built something better than what existed. In the end I hope that university officials are understanding.

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pseudohadamard 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

In the words of AITA, ESH (everyone sucks here). He used his personal login to scrape the non-public university data and post it publicly. They went full retard on him instead of saying "hey, nice work, but get in touch with us to do it properly, and do you need a part-time job while studying?".