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.

I have both graduated and worked for Michigan State. I truly feel sorry for this poor developer. He was trying to scratch that itch and make things better. If I was that department I'd hire him not try to get him thrown out of school. When I worked there we had some truly amazing student interns who went on to jobs in Silicon Valley.

If I had a way of reaching this kid (or he reads HN) I will buy him lunch and try to convince him he's really a born entrepreneur but he just doesn't know it yet.