University at Buffalo students are demanding action after a 20-year-old undergraduate student died in an apparent suicide on campus last week.

“I think everybody’s very disheartened about this tragedy,” said Daniel Barbieri.

Barbieri created an online petition calling for safety barriers to be installed on the stairwells at Clemens Hall on the North Campus and other potentially dangerous spots on campus.

“Restricting people’s access to a dangerous location regardless of any intent or anything, it’s a dangerous location, somebody can trip or fall over the low railings or if there was a fight that broke out or something and someone gets pushed and it’s just a really dangerous location,” Barbieri described the stairwells at Clemens Hall.

The petition said the incident happened at Clemens Hall.

“It is extremely sad and should not be overlooked,” said Zach Pieklik, Barbieri’s roommate.

Barbieri’s ultimate hope is to improve the mental health services offered at the school.

“I’d like to spark that broader conversation about mental health and the importance of maintaining your mental health especially in a college environment because it’s definitely high stress and not everybody feels like they have the resources to go and get the help that they really need,” he said.

The online petition has already garnered support with many expressing sympathy to the victim’s family and for something to be done.

UB said they’re aware of the petition and released the following statement, “The death of a student is always a traumatic and very concerning occurrence for our university community.  We are currently reviewing this tragic incident from multiple perspectives, including a review of Clemens hall and the availability of mental health resources for our students. As this review proceeds, university police recommended closing Clemens hall overnight as a precaution until further notice. The past week was a very difficult one at UB. We hope that the outpouring of condolences and support for the family and friends of our student has provided some measure of comfort.”

“I think starting a conversation about what can be done to prevent things like this going forward is the least we can do,” said Pieklik.

The school is not releasing the victim’s name out of respect for the family.