MSU student Kirin Krafthefer created the site as a forum for MSU students to share their experiences from the campus shooting. She said students are too often left out of debates about how to prevent and respond to mass shootings, when they “should be leading this conversation.”
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To prosper, Michigan must be a more educated place. Bridge will explore the challenges in education and identify policies and initiatives that address them.
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MSU shooting victim Guadalupe Huapilla-Perez slowly recovering, sister says
The junior from Florida was shot twice; five organs were badly damaged, her sister revealed. Her sister reports that she has begun physical therapy and can now get out of bed with the help of a walker.
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MSU returns to class with unease, determination and more empty seats
MSU students described their return to class Monday as anything but normal, yet many called it a necessary step in the long road back to normalcy. Some professors eased students slowly back into academic life, while others proceeded without change.
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For grieving Michigan State students, a day of doggos, donuts and mom hugs
On Spartan Sunday, volunteers provided a day of positive vibes and plenty of treats for MSU students as they prepared to return to class following last Monday’s mass shooting. The idea, one volunteer said, is to show ‘there is still good in the world.’
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Michigan State shootings: MSU to pay victims’ hospital bills, funeral costs
MSU students return to classes Monday after last week’s mass shooting for what university officials admit will not be a normal week – or a normal semester.
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Michigan State shooting victim John Hao of China paralyzed by bullet
A GoFundMe account was launched Saturday. His roommate said Hao’s spinal cord was severed and lung badly damaged in Monday’s mass shooting. His parents flew in from China.
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Before Michigan State shootings, killer grew increasingly reclusive, bitter
Police, family and neighbors described MSU shooter Anthony McRae as a recluse who didn’t speak to neighbors, nursed slights, abruptly quit his job and rarely left his bedroom. For a time, a neighbor said, he would only talk to his dad through notes.
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Michigan State weighs security plan after rampage. Here are some options
MSU is conducting a security review over the coming months. It’s a debate that seeks to balance the openness of a large, public university with keeping students and staff safe. Here is how other colleges have tried to protect students.
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Arielle Anderson, killed at MSU, loved photography wanted to be a doctor
Arielle Anderson was a junior at Michigan State University studying to become a pediatrician. She excelled at academics and enjoyed photography.
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Hugs, cookies, freebies and love planned to welcome MSU students back to campus
A small idea known as Spartan Sunday to shower students with treats and kindness has snowballed as volunteers and donations rolled in.