The Captain’s Log The MSU Shooting: What Happened and How You Can Help

On Feb. 13, three students were killed and five were injured in a mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. A gunman went into the Berkley Hall building on campus at 8:18 PM and opened fire on students gathered in the building. The shooter then went into the MSU Union building and continued shooting at students. MSU put out a “run hide fight” alert tweet and text, as well as putting the entire campus on lockdown. According to Michigan State Police, the gunman was confronted off campus by police and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound around 11:35 PM.

The three victims of the shooting were junior Arielle Diamond Anderson, sophomore Brian Fraser, and junior Alexandria Verner. Fraser was the president of the school’s Phi Delta Theta fraternity; he was remembered as a great friend by the brothers in his chapter in a post on the MSU PDT Instagram page

Anderson’s family told The Detroit News that Anderson was a “well-liked and kindhearted member of her community.”

The public school district where Alexandria Verner graduated from released a statement, saying “Alex was, and is, incredibly loved by everyone. She was a tremendous student, athlete, leader, and exemplified kindness every day of her life.” The five wounded students are

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CAS brings Homeland security and FBI to campus currently still hospitalized, three are in critical condition while two are in stable condition.

MSU officials canceled all activities for 48 hours and canceled classes for the week after the shooting. All classes in the buildings where the shooting occurred were relocated for the rest of the semester. The buildings themselves will be closed till further notice, with MSU stating they would decide on the building’s future later. The school and the local government of East Lansing have begun offering counseling services and therapy dogs for students. Sources have been made available on MSU for students seeking help. The Rock, a large boulder that has served as billboard for campus events was painted with a variety of messages in the days after.

Many of the students who were taking shelter had already been through a mass shooting before. Several survivors took to social media to discuss how they had now been a survivor of two shootings and how so little

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Some had survived the Oxford High School shooting in Oxford Township, Michigan in December 2021, another who posted a video on TikTok was a survivor of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. The main consensus of the statements was the same one that was painted on the rock right after the shooting, “How Many More?”

MSU Interim President Teresa Woodruff expressed her sorrow in a video message and urged Spartans to seek help in their grief and remain unified in the wake of the tragedy.

US President Joe Biden expressed condolences, as did Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who ordered flags at half staff. Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D), who’s district covers both East Lansing and Oxford Township, expressed anger during a press conference that this is the second mass shooting in her district in 15 months.

Several MSU students and groups have organized gun control protests at the Michigan State Capitol and some have expressed a desire on social media to have protests on campus if MSU makes students come back too soon.

Multiple verified GoFundMe’s have been set up by families of the victims of the tragedy as well as MSU’s Spartan Strong Fund to cover the family’s medical bills. Visit www.gofundme.com and type in “MSU” to find a verified fund to donate to.

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The Women’s Basketball team of Christopher Newport University (CNU) brings their winning streak to twenty four games with a 74-49 win against University of Mary Washington (UMW).

The first quarter had the Captains fans on the edge of their seats with UMW scoring the first points. It took until past the eight minute mark for the captains to gain a lead which was all thanks to #15, Sondra Fan, who brought the score to 5-6 with Captains in the lead. However, by the end of the first quarter UMW still held a lead with the score being 15-16.

Alivia Giles #24 brought the energy back into the game with a rebound dunk that brought the score 17-16. The Eagles still had some fight left and shortly after brought the score to a tie 17-17, but #24 once again amped up the ante by driving the ball all the way up the court. Giles then slam dunked the ball off of a rebound again making the score 19-17, Captain’s advantage.

In the second quarter the Captains and the Eagles were tied with fouls 5-5. Coaches from both teams were eager to defend their players over any possible mishap. While UMW is not a declared rival like Salisbury University the tension in the air was undeniable. Anaya Simmons, #32, brought the Captains to a healthy lead of 23-17 with eight minutes left in the second quarter. With one minute left in the second quarter Captains had a lead of 33-28.

Unfortunately for the majority of the third quarter Anaya Simmons had to sit out due to three personal fouls. However, the Captains stayed strong and kept at least a ten point lead past the three minute mark in the third quarter. By the end of the third quarter the score was

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59-42, and the Captains fans took a deep sigh of relief knowing that the game was basically won.

The final score was 74-49. While the team performed beautifully and worked like a well oiled machine the amount of fouls certainly had the potential to change the game out of the Captains favor. Coach Broderick said when asked about how he would prepare for the rest of the season and about the fouls that night, “I think we played with great energy in the second half. Fouls are a part of our game, so we are not going to change anything about that. We will try not to get them (fouls), but we play a lot of people and have a lot of fouls to give.”

Anaya Simmons was asked how she felt having to sit out most of the third quarter, “It was very frustrating. I really wanted to help my team, but I tried my best to keep my energy up and help coach with people on the court. Although it was very frustrating I was proud with what my team could do”

On a more positive note #15, Sondra Fan, was asked about the team’s ability to work together and responded with, “I think our chemistry and personalities work well together. I think when Coach B recruits he recruits people that work well together and just be happy with each other in practice, games, and on the road.”

The star of the game was definitely #24, Alivia Giles. “Alivia Giles really brought the energy up today. We had a slow start, and she was definitely the spark off the bench,” Simmons said.

When Giles was asked what was going through her head through the multiple saves she made she simply said, “I just knew the game was tight, and I had to do whatever to get our ball back and put in the effort to help us win.”

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