The State News offers our sincerest condolences and the most comfort that we can provide during this difficult time to those most affected, including the loved ones of Brian, Alexandria and Arielle.
Another student who was critically injured during the Feb. 13 shooting on MSU's campus has been discharged from Sparrow Hospital, according to a tweet posted by MSU Police and Public Safety's Twitter account. The student released was previously listed as being in fair condition.
Following the shooting that took place in the Union on Feb. 13, the Union has been closed indefinitely, displacing the many students workers who worked at Spartan Spirit Shop, the Sparty's Cafe and the Roost, the Union's cafeteria.
Students and representatives were given the chance to speak on public safety, academic support, mental health and counseling in an open forum about any and all feelings they might have.
“I hope that we can make changes,” U.S. Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou said. “There's nothing I can say or do that will change what happened already, but I hope that we can make changes for the future.”
"I just want to give back to the community, support my Spartans and really just care for anybody, whether they were a friend visiting a student, faculty, anything," alumna Lily Rzepmowski said. "I really want to be part of the reason why we can overcome this.”
Nate Statly’s family started a GoFundMe to support his path towards recovery following a shooting that took place on Michigan State University’s campus on Monday, Feb. 13. Statly has been in critical condition since the shooting according to the GoFundMe written by his older brother, Josh Statly.“He’s the light in our family and never stops making us laugh, and he is loved by so many,” the GoFundMe bio says.
One victim who was critically injured after last week’s mass shooting at Michigan State University was upgraded to ‘serious but stable’ condition this morning, Sparrow Hospital Media Relations Director John Foren confirmed.“Right now, we have one in fair (condition), three in serious but stable (condition) and one in critical, which means one of the students had been in critical and he’s been upgraded to serious but stable,” Foren said.
MSU students gathered at The Rock Tuesday evening to mourn classmates killed in a mass shooting last week and support each other as the university resumes classes and activities.
The university is currently reaching out to unverified merchandisers, and while some are malicious scams, MSU has also encountered well-intentioned sellers who can go through the licensing process to confirm their contributions to the fund.
As students return to classes, MSU Libraries hopes to create a supportive, welcoming environment with therapy dogs and arts and crafts.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
“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.”
MSU alumna Carol Love created a letter-writing initiative where alumni are sending love letters to their old East Lansing addresses.
“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.
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.
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.