Two days after an on-campus shooting left three dead and five wounded, members of the Michigan State community met to console and uplift each other, with officials ranging from the interim school president Teresa K. Woodruff to the Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer addressing the large crowd. Men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo also gave a speech, urging people to lean on each other for support during this tragic time.
“I’m also a father of two Spartans of my own. I can’t begin to imagine what all of you are going through,” Izzo said. “But I do know that we, as a campus community, can offer our support, both to you and to each other. Look around. Look next to you. Shake somebody’s hand. Introduce yourself to somebody you don’t know. That’s who we are. That’s who we need to be at this time.”
