LIFE
After shooting, dorm RAs grapple with loss, uncertainty in their position
“I am the proud resident assistant to 87 students. After the events on Monday night, I am an RA to 86.”
MSU
MSU Libraries to host community events, therapy dogs
As students return to classes, MSU Libraries hopes to create a supportive, welcoming environment with therapy dogs and arts and crafts.
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Non-tenured faculty looks for flexibility in return to classes
As students return to class, members of the Union of Non-Tenured Faculty said received concrete guidance from the administration on how to teach after the shooting, but nothing is mandatory. This leaves faculty to decide what they should be doing for each individual class.
MICHIGAN
Students sit down at 'Skip Class, Stand Up' protest
"Putting a timeline on someone's grief isn't appropriate at all." Students gathered at the Capitol to protest gun violence as well as heading back into classes one week after the MSU shooting.
MICHIGAN
March for Our Lives activist David Hogg visits Lansing, calls for gun control reform
Student activists, lawmakers and Lansing community leaders joined national gun-violence prevention leader David Hogg at the steps of the state Department of Education to discuss the mass shooting at MSU and what can be done to prevent future mass shootings.
LIFE
Hair stylist hopes to give MSU students 'serenity' by offering free services
Following the recent mass shooting on Michigan State University’s campus, Jordynn Greeson, a hair stylist at Capellini Salon in Okemos, stepped in to comfort students the best way she knows how – by doing hair.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Izzo talks Tuesday showdown with No. 14 Indiana, containing Trayce Jackson-Davis
Michigan State basketball looks to bounce back from a rivalry loss Saturday and find an answer for Trayce Jackson-Davis and the Indiana Hoosiers.
LIFE
Unable to go home, some international students feel unsafe after MSU shooting
International students at Michigan State University could not go home following the Feb. 13 mass shooting on campus. Some, housed by their friends and roommates, were able to escape elsewhere.
MICHIGAN
Condition of student hospitalized after MSU shooting upgraded; two remain in critical condition
Of the five students originally in critical condition in Sparrow Hospital after the shooting on Michigan State University's campus on Monday, Feb. 13 three students' conditions have improved and two remain in critical condition.
LIFE
MSU alumna discusses emotions on returning to campus to cover mass shooting
Broaddus, a CNN correspondent based in Chicago, came back to the place she calls home at 2 a.m. on Tuesday to report on the mass shooting on MSU's campus shooting. The task, she said, has been incredibly difficult.
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'It makes me proud to go here': Spartans support Spartans in 'Spartan Sunday' event
“It's nice to see a community come together after something so tragic,” Bonczynski said. “To know that there is this presence here — good times, bad times, anytime — it's encouraging and it does provide a lot of hope that we can heal in the future.”
LIFE
'With us forever': Hundreds line up for tattoos benefitting MSU mass shooting victims' families
Ink Therapy offered pre-selected tattoo options centered around MSU. Each tattoo was $40 and half of the proceeds went to the victims’ families to help cover their expenses. 500 people had lined up by the time the shop opened and the line wrapped around the block.
MSU
Letters from Love: MSU alumna organizes supportive messages
MSU alumna Carol Love created a letter-writing initiative where alumni are sending love letters to their old East Lansing addresses.
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'I want to be mindful of how students feel': Professors make accommodations
“This is not something that (we) should be dealing with, nobody is sure how to approach it, and I think the best way is to be in conversation with students and understand what they need,” Spanish assistant professor Alejandra Márquez said.
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Monday classes will bring increased police presence, case-by-case accommodations for students
Professors will be granted the flexibility to make syllabus accommodations, including deadlines, midterm exams and learning outcomes. Students who don't feel comfortable returning to classes in-person should reach out to their instructors because accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis, Jeitschko said.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Fans discuss tragedy at MSU and the true meaning of Saturday's unusual rivalry game
Almost a week after the tragedy at MSU on Monday, fans came together to share their feelings in midst of a rivalry matchup in Ann Arbor Saturday night.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Izzo, Michigan State embrace basketball as university tries to heal
Each person grieves and handles grief differently. And that’s ok. Whether it’s finding solace in friends or peace in isolation, there isn’t a right or wrong way for people to cope. For Michigan State’s basketball team and its head coach, basketball has been an essential part of the healing process.
MICHIGAN
Chicago Spartans honor MSU mass shooting victims and survivors at candlelight vigil
It was a somber Saturday evening in Chicago, Ill., nearly one week after the mass shooting on Michigan State University's campus on Monday, Feb. 13. MSU alumni north of Michigan gathered for a candlelight vigil in memory of Brian Fraser, Alexandria Verner, Arielle Anderson, the five students injured and those who survived.
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MSU to pay hospital bills for 5 students injured in Sparrow Hospital following mass shooting
Michigan State University will be covering hospital bills for the five students injured in Sparrow Hospital, Deputy Spokesperson Dan Olsen confirmed.
ICE HOCKEY
FINAL: MSU hockey drops regular season finale 6-2, splits series with Wisconsin
MSU sits at 34 points in the conference, where it will stay with no remaining series in the regular season. The Spartans no longer control their own destiny to host a Big Ten tournament game, but can still finish fourth place or higher depending on the results of next week's games.