They expressed their anger using the hash tag #Hailuni, especially as the condition of the building was seen to endanger the lives of students and staff as the rainy season approaches.

Arguments started over whether or not the university’s actions were correct.

“They don’t consider it abuse to force students to study in this collapsing building, yet it is abuse when the student exposes the building’s condition. Some people have the strangest mentalities,” tweeted a Riyadh citizen.

Another suggested that a “citizen is an anti-corruption tool, and that student should have been thanked!”

“It is an utter shame when a college student cannot enact change. How will they ever learn to produce positive change later on?” asked another tweeter.

Ironically, the suspension of the student didn’t stop the images from being publicized as thousands of tweeters continued to share them.

They were also included as part of a post by an anonymous group of students from the same university.

They started a campaign through a blog they created urging people to take action and stop their fellow student from being suspended.

They attacked the ruling, adding all the suspended student did was share her concerns with her Facebook friends, which was especially significant after the recent fatal fire at a Jeddah school.

“Should we keep silent until the axe falls on our heads?” they wrote in the blog. “Is prevention not better than cure? We demand, as students and citizens of this country, to get the services and care that we deserve with dignity. School and university buildings should be inspected for damage and those that are damaged should be immediately repaired and secured from all types of hazards that are a danger to our lives.”

“The rule against taking pictures at schools and universities is a well-known one in our country. The student should have respected that,” was the different view of a tweeter.

“What happened is a blatant disregard of the law and the rights of these students. The pressure is supposed to be on the Ministry of Higher Education to issue a decree and a resolution” tweeted another.

In the middle of this rowdy discussion, other tweeters claimed that news of the suspension wasn’t at all true.

Whether people were against the ruling or not, Twitter proved yet again that it is one of the most powerful tools calling for action. It helped get those students’ voices heard, as it was announced merely a day later that the university had overturned the suspension.

The tweets also encouraged the General Directorate of Civil Defense in the Hail region to form a specialist safety and security committee to inspect buildings and corridors at the university.