Students, faculty return to Michigan State University, a week after mass shooting

Michigan State University international students Dheeraj Thota, left, and Chirag Bhansari, both freshmen studying computer science, found a single rose on their way to class Monday. University officials hope a return to normal class schedules will help students heal. (AP Photos)

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University students and faculty returned to the East Lansing campus Monday as the university resumed normal operations, one week after a gunman shot and killed three students and injured five others.

The 50,000-student university’s campus remained relatively quiet on the first day back, with many professors allowing students to attend class virtually. Many students skipped class to attend an afternoon protest at the state Capitol in Lansing to call for gun control legislation.