![]() I don’t doubt that Spartans will, because we always have. As an alum, I met my husband, also a Michigan State grad, at a tailgate when I returned to campus to be grand marshal of the homecoming parade in 2014. I met some of my best friends in college, was influenced by some of the greatest educators there, and grew into my own as a journalist while working for the campus newspaper, The State News. I covered Michigan State football and basketball while working at the Detroit Free Press from 1999 to 2005. ![]() Given the regularity of mass shootings in the United States, perhaps I was naive to think that this type of violence would never intrude on a campus that accommodates 50,000 students yet still feels as intimate as a community a quarter of its size. Monday’s mass shooting at Michigan State is the most violent act that’s ever occurred on that campus, and it’s broken the sanctity of the university that is so deeply embedded in the fabric of who I am. With each mass shooting that occurs in this country, I become more convinced that we’d rather perform the routine than make actual change. But right now, the rage I feel serves me better. Of course, I emphatically support my alma mater and am touched by the widespread empathy that has been extended to Michigan State. I can’t bring myself to participate in this normalized routine that we’ve created to cope with America’s gun-violence epidemic. I can’t bring myself to post the green Spartan emblem on Instagram. I can’t bring myself to use the hashtags #SpartansWill or #SpartanStrong. ![]()
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