EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Healing Through Kindness & Service Event creates reflective, community spaces for Spartans

Kendra Gilchrist

February 13, 2024

Students, faculty, staff and community members gathered at the International Center on Michigan State University's campus and the Hannah Community Center in East Lansing to participate in the Healing Through Kindness and Service Event on Feb. 13. The event, meant to help the Spartan community heal and process on the one year anniversary of the mass shooting on MSU’s campus, was organized by Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU, and the Center for Community Engaged Learning, or CCEL.

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'Spartans protecting Spartans': First responders share their experiences on Feb. 13

Hannah Holycross

February 13, 2024

MSU Chief of Police Chris Rozman was at his home the night of Feb. 13 when he first got word that there was a potential active shooter on campus. Now, first responders from the night of Feb. 13 look back at their experiences from that night.

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'She was an experience': Arielle Anderson's family remembers her selflessness, dedication

Alex Walters

February 13, 2024

Arielle Anderson’s family sat down with The State News to talk about their beloved daughter, niece, and granddaughter. They spoke about her with measureless admiration, often in present tense.

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Sheer numbers can’t explain the layered pain of school shootings

Alex Walters ,  Bella Johnson  and  Audrey Richardson

February 13, 2024

The story of what happened that night became simple to the nation: three dead, five wounded in shooting at MSU. But that distillation is a disservice to the totality of what MSU experienced that night, and what other shooting sites have experienced.

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For MSU professor who witnessed campus shooting, joy paves the road to healing

Amalia Medina

February 13, 2024

Everything that grounds Marco Díaz Muñoz — hibiscus in the backyard, leaves changing colors, memories of childhood, brushstrokes on canvas, quiet churches, and teaching — brings him joy. And that is how he heals from the day that changed his life forever. 

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MSU students decorate luminary displays for one-year anniversary of campus shooting

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

February 12, 2024

MSU students gathered at the Breslin Center Monday evening to pick up and decorate memorial luminaries in preparation for the one-year anniversary of the Feb. 13 campus shooting. Students said a sense of community and solidarity among students is important as the campus observes the anniversary this week.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

A year after shooting, Tom Izzo says it's important to grieve

Bella Johnson

February 12, 2024

In the wake of the Feb. 13 shooting, head men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo was tasked with holding together a community reeling at a vigil on campus just two days after.

MICHIGAN

MDHHS announces new firearm storage safety law in Michigan to go in effect

Anna Rossow

February 12, 2024

MDHHS announced a new firearm safety law that will go into effect Feb. 13. The law, Public Act 17 of 2023, requires safe storage of firearms to prevent access to minors. According to the MDHHS, the act requires Michigan residents to “keep unattended weapons unloaded and locked with a locking device or stored in a locked box or container if it is reasonably known that a minor is likely to be present on the premises.”

STUDENTS

Students reflect on upcoming 1-year mark of campus shooting

Amy Cho

February 12, 2024

As the one-year mark of the Feb. 13 shooting that took the lives of three students on Michigan State University's campus approaches, many students are seeing resurgences of the trauma they experienced and are finding ways to cope. 

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The Spartan Strong Fund: Where the money has gone so far

Owen McCarthy

February 12, 2024

In the wake of the Feb. 13, 2023 shooting, Michigan State University received calls from community members asking how they could provide monetary support to those most impacted. In response, MSU established the Spartan Strong Fund, which raised $2 million. Here's where that money has gone so far.

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Spartan Upcycle Fridays encourage sustainability, community

Lauren Coin

February 12, 2024

Michigan State University’s Surplus Store and Recycling Center hosted a DIY valentines and silly stuffed creatures event on Friday. The event was in part of its bimonthly Spartan Upcycle Friday program, which is free to all MSU students.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

MSU women's basketball struggles on both sides of the ball, defeated by No. 5 Ohio State

Jania Clowers

February 11, 2024

Michigan State women's basketball could not overpower No. 5 Ohio State and its offensive powerhouses throughout the four quarters, as the Spartans fell to the Buckeyes 86-71. 

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

'It's not her fault': Taylor Swift fans discuss backlash over her attendance at NFL games

Hannah Locke

February 11, 2024

On Sept. 24, 2023, Taylor Swift attended her first Kansas City Chiefs game and has since attended numerous others. Her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, is a tight end for the team and her attendance at his games has sparked national conversation. 

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Students express frustrations over exams being held one day before Feb. 13

Amy Cho

February 11, 2024

As the one-year mark of the Feb. 13 shooting on Michigan State University's campus approaches, MSU has implemented guidelines of having no exams and assignments due on Feb. 13 and Feb. 14. However, students weigh in about having exams on Feb. 12.

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MSU Memorial Tree honors shooting victims, students who died during academic year

Kendra Gilchrist

February 11, 2024

A year after the February 13th shooting, only one permanent memorial honoring the students who were killed graces Michigan State University’s campus – the 2022-23 Student Memorial Tree. Data science sophomore Clara Linjewile believes the university should work with the families of the students who passed away to truly honor their lives. “Given the context of how they passed away, I feel like their lives should just be honored in a more significant way,” Linjewile said. 

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

'Funny Girl' at Wharton Center explores a historical story with modern themes

Liam Clymer

February 11, 2024

"Funny Girl" will be at The Wharton Center starting Feb. 6 and running through Feb. 11.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

MSU women's basketball falls to No. 5 Ohio State 86-71, earn second loss at home this season

Jania Clowers

February 11, 2024

MSU women's basketball fell to No. 5 Ohio State 86- 71 this Sunday afternoon at the Breslin Center, which now places the Spartans fifth in the Big Ten conference. The Spartans now hold a record of 17-7 overall, 7-6 in the Big Ten Conference and 11-2 at home. 

SPORTS

MSU wrestling bested by Maryland 28-15, fall to 2-5 in conference play

Archer Guanco

February 11, 2024

The Michigan State wrestling team traveled to College Park, Md., to face the Terrapins this Sunday, ultimately being defeated by a score of 28-15. With the loss, the Spartans have now dropped two straight conference meets after having fallen to Indiana University last weekend.

ICE HOCKEY

Tanner Kelly's commanding Duel in the D performance helps MSU hockey win 3-2

Madilynn Warden

February 11, 2024

The Michigan State Spartans went into the rivalry weekend against the University of Michigan Wolverines with the same end goal in mind they've had all season: to sweep their opponent. In a harshly fought battle, the Spartans did just that as they concluded the weekend with a 3-2 victory of the Duel in the D matchup, Michigan State's first win since 2016. 

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MSU Museum preserves items from memorials created in wake of campus shooting

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

February 11, 2024

In the weeks following the Feb. 13, 2023 shooting on MSU's campus, the MSU Museum began the process of preserving, digitizing, and archiving the thousands of items that were left at memorial sites across campus. From handwritten notes to stuffed animals, the museum plans to add all memorial items to its Cultural Collection, which will likely take another year to complete.