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Representative Gina Johnsen (R-Lake Odessa), sponsored changes to current state law with House Bill 4285 that would allow those with concealed carry permits to conceal carry firearms in Michigan colleges and universities.
Friday’s test will be the largest trial of the new system to date. Another test will be conducted at the start of the fall semester.
For some students returning to campus after the shooting, it was “the end of a hard week, the start of hard work."
The family of one of three students killed in the Feb. 13 mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University has filed an intent to sue the university in the Michigan Court of Claims.
Michigan State University announced Wednesday that they would begin rolling out new methods of receiving security alerts, including through a smartphone app and using a speaker system on tornado sirens. The university also announced policy changes and progress on the previously announced door locks and third-party review meant to enhance campus security.
MSUPD released an update for the investigation into the Feb. 13 shooting on MSU's campus. The route of the shooter was given greater detail. No motive was found.
The event at Spartan Stadium culminated with Whitmer signing into law measures on universal background checks for gun purchases and safe storage regulations for firearm owners.
As the Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety's investigation of Anthony McRae continues, Chief of Police Chris Rozman said updates will come to the community through the DPPS Twitter page as well as MSU's emergency alert messaging system.
The final student who was critically injured during the Feb. 13 shooting on Michigan State University’s campus has been released from Sparrow Hospital on Tuesday, April 4, according to MSU Police and Public Safety.
Seeing news of more incidents of gun violence can be triggering for MSU students who are still trying to heal after the tragedy, like social relations policy and international relations freshman Khushi Gooroochurn."Now that it has happened, it’s as though it cannot stop happening.”
MSU, you can’t give students their sense of security back. But you can help us help keep our community safe.
The audio files obtained by The State News depict callers hearing gunshots from nearby rooms, students inside the terrorized classroom attempting to aid victims and students trying to navigate doors that don’t lock to keep themselves barricaded.
Several education majors who interviewed with The State News shared a consensus: they aren't changing their minds about spending everyday of their career in a classroom, but they wish for change to make schools a safer environment.
“There’s nothing else I could do except give it time because it’s not like I can erase the events that happened,” human biology sophomore Heaven King said. “I think that’s what we all need to do though. I’m not forcing anything, I’m just getting back into things slowly.”
As of Monday, March 13, student IDs are required to enter most buildings on Michigan State University’s campus between 6 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. However, some students don't think this is enough and demand more action from the university to ensure campus safety.
The Gabby Giffords protest at the Capitol brought student leaders together to talk about the stories they have not forgotten for a month.
Roy’s song, titled “I Believe (#SpartanStrong),” was released on Feb. 18. He started the project two days after the shooting. He said writing is an outlet for his thoughts and opinions."So silent that you can hear the wind / When you don’t feel like going to school again," Roy sings.
The Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety, or DPPS, released preliminary investigation findings that detail a timeline of the Monday, Feb. 13 mass shooting on campus.Content warning: This article contains explicit photos and discussions of violence that may be damaging to view.
