“I’ll try to arrange (the flowers) in a way that's beautiful,” collections assistant Matt Chansler said. “Because once they're dry, they hold their shape like that forever … so that people will forever know what happened.”
An MSU parent's association is planning to hold a support booth for students on Monday featuring snacks, drinks and merchandise donated from across the state. "We're rooting for them as they bravely come back on campus," MSU parent Heather Sertic said.
Spartans Against Gun Violence to host a candelight student vigil on Feb. 21.
“Right now, my legs are wobbly … because it feels empty and even though I (was) not here during the shooting itself, it feels wrong,” Sparty's Refresh worker Nurha Lim said. “No one's here to tell you that it's going to be fine because it's not going to be fine.”
When asked about the petition at a media conference Thursday morning, MSU Interim President Teresa Woodruff said, “we’re considering all options for the manner in which we continue education and research.”
Officials updated the community on Berkey Hall and The Union, the sites of Monday’s mass shooting, as well as additional information on the shooter.
One critically injured victim from Monday night's mass shooting on Michigan State University's campus has been upgraded to stable condition, Board of Trustees Chair Rema Vassar said in a Thursday morning press conference.
MSU graduate student Emily Damman will be hosting Spartan Sunday, a volunteer event meant to brighten up the campus for students as they return from being home on Sunday, Feb. 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thousands of students, parents, and alumni gathered at the campus landmark to hear speakers and grieve those lost in the mass shooting on MSU’s campus.
No classes will be held in Berkey Hall or the MSU Union for the remainder of the semester, deputy spokesperson Dan Olsen confirmed. The university will share more information once new locations are determined.
Jack Harrell heard the gunshots. His first reaction was to run away as fast as he could. "It was just human nature," he said.
“It feels good that I can serve the community and that I’m recognized enough to be sought after for impactful, meaningful work and that’s what I work for,” Lee said. “I love for art to serve the community more than just pretty pictures, but I hate to come for this reason. I take no joy in doing this.”
When Groeller heard about the new message that had been painted on the rock, her first thought that was the vigil that will be held Tuesday afternoon in front of it. "I thought to myself, 'who's gonna paint this over?'" Groller said. "And well, why not me?"
The family of Guadalupe Huapilla-Perez, who was hospitalized for an injury she suffered in Monday's mass shooting, is asking for donations to cover medical costs and other expenses.
“While we process (our feelings), we don't want to push ourselves into isolation,” Gayle said. “We want to seek opportunities to come together so that we can help each other as we go through this … Most of what anyone who needs help is feeling right now, others are feeling the same, and that's why it's important that we come together and try to unpack some of those feelings and try to help each other.”
Students arrived on campus on Feb. 14, 2023, bouquets in hand - but the flowers weren’t for their valentines. This Valentine’s Day there was no sense of normalcy. The streets on campus were quiet and the majority of the cars were media outlets or police vehicles. The flowers? For Brian Fraser, Alexandria Verner and Arielle Anderson, the three students who were killed, and the five unnamed students who were seriously injured, in the mass shooting at Michigan State University the night before.
“I’m just leaving because I just don't feel safe right now,” Madison Krull said. “Especially with the Union right there.”
Following the mass shooting on Michigan State University’s campus, MSU community leadership sent out statements showing their support for students.
Michigan State University and the East Lansing community has sprung into action with making sure students are supported and have outlets to cope after the mass shooting Monday night.
Alexandria Verner, from Clawson, was a junior studying biology. Verner played volleyball, basketball and softball.Brian Fraser, from Grosse Pointe, was a sophomore studying business. Fraser was the Chapter President of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at MSU. Arielle Anderson, a junior at MSU, was from Grosse Pointe.