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<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4019425-house-passes-measure-overturning-bidens-student-debt-forgiveness-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GOP Overturns Biden&#8217;s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan</a>
The House of Representatives passed a resolution to overturn President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan this week. Two Democrats joined the Republicans in voting to cancel the $400 billion plan. The bill now goes to the Senate — where even if it passes, it will likely be vetoed by the president. Biden’s proposal to pay off up to $20,000 in debt for college borrowers is currently being debated by the Supreme Court.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-state-professor-sued-for-forcing-hundreds-of-students-to-pay-99-to-join-her-radical-leftist-group" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MSU Professor Sued</a>
A Michigan State University (MSU) professor is being sued by students after she allegedly compelled hundreds of her students to donate to her Left-wing political group as a course requirement. Amy Wisner, a former marketing professor at MSU, allegedly <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12114999/Amy-Wisner-MSU-politics-professor-sued-making-students-pay-99-fee-join-left-wing-group.html">required</a> 600 students to pay $99 each to join a Left-wing group known as The Rebellion Community, an outside group run by Wisner. Students Nolan Radomski and Nathan Barbieri are suing Wisner, claiming she used the money from students to donate to Planned Parenthood, as well as buy an RV for a trip around the U.S. By doing so, the pair of students claimed in the suit that Wisner “forced them to materially support the homicide of innocent children.” MSU has fired Wisner after complaints, and the school offered students a refund for the roughly $60,000 they paid to the leftist group.
<a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/25/burger-king-ordered-to-pay-whopping-8m-to-man-who-fell-on-foreign-substance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Burger King Owes Nearly $8 Million After Lawsuit</a>
A Burger King franchise in Hollywood, Florida, has been ordered to pay a whopping sum to a 48-year-old man over a slip and fall that occurred more than two years ago. 
A Burger King franchise must pay $8 million to Richard Tulecki, who claimed that he slipped on a “foreign substance” in the restaurant’s bathroom and &#8220;suffered lower back injuries resulting in surgery.” Tulecki’s attorneys said the fall caused &#8220;serious injuries,” which required surgery that then turned into a postoperative perforated colon. The lawsuit was filed in 2021. The sum — totaling $7.68 million, including earnings lost and medical expenses  — is one of Florida’s largest slip and fall verdicts on record.
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-year-old-arrested-arson-west-virginia-fire-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Seven-Year-Old Boy Arrested Over House Fire</a>
The Jackson County Sheriff&#8217;s Department in West Virginia arrested and placed a 7-year-old in custody Wednesday after authorities say the young boy intentionally set his house ablaze while his parents were inside. Two people suffered minor burns. A photo posted online showed the house completely engulfed in flames. In West Virginia, minors can be arrested and charged for most crimes.
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/25/commercial-real-estate-refinancing-office-space/c995aae0-fb07-11ed-bafc-bf50205661da_story.html#:~:text=In%20the%20first%20quarter%2C%20the,1991%2C%20according%20to%20Moody's%20Analytics." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Commercial Real Estate In American Cities Going Vacant</a>
American cities are still struggling to find commercial real estate tenants in the wake of a surge in remote work after COVID. The latest data show that in the first quarter of 2023, the vacancy rate for office properties across the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas was about 19%. Moody’s analytics reports that is the highest rate in 33 years.
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<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/us/turks-and-caicos-shark-attack/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American Tourist Bitten By Shark</a>
An American tourist was seriously injured in a shark attack in the Turks and Caicos islands on Wednesday. Police say the 22-year-old Connecticut woman was snorkeling.
<a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/expect-big-crowds-for-the-summer-travel-season-and-big-prices-too/3573517/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memorial Day Weekend Travel Will Be Big</a>
And Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of the summer travel season — and this weekend will be busy. AAA predicts that 37 million people will hit the road this weekend, driving an average of 50 miles. The TSA expects to screen 10 million travelers between Friday and Monday. And the price tag is also getting higher. The average cost of a hotel room is up $7 a night week-over-week to $157, while short-term rentals like Airbnb and VRBO are also up, but just slightly. 
Have a safe and fun holiday weekend, everyone.
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Friday

Friday Afternoon Update: Burger King Owes Nearly $8 Million After Lawsuit, American Tourist Bitten By Shark, GOP Takes Action Against Biden’s Student Debt Plan

Friday Afternoon Update Friday Afternoon Update: Burger King Owes Nearly $8 Million After Lawsuit, American Tourist Bitten By Shark, GOP Takes Action Against Biden's Student Debt Plan

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Burger King

General

Memorial Day

Michigan State University

Morning Wire

Podcast

U.S.

A Michigan State University (MSU) professor is being sued by students after she allegedly compelled hundreds of her students to pay to join her radical leftist group as part of the curriculum for a required business communication course she taught.
Amy Wisner, a former marketing professor at MSU, allegedly <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12114999/Amy-Wisner-MSU-politics-professor-sued-making-students-pay-99-fee-join-left-wing-group.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> 600 students $99 each to join The Rebellion Community, an outside group run by Wisner, using &#8220;her authority under University policies to select &#8216;course materials,'&#8221; according to the <a href="https://adfmedialegalfiles.blob.core.windows.net/files/BarbieriComplaint.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a>.
Students Nolan Radomski and Nathan Barbieri are suing Wisner, claiming she used the money from students to donate to Planned Parenthood as well as buy an RV for a trip around the U.S.
By doing so, the pair of students claimed in the suit that Wisner &#8220;forced them to materially support the homicide of innocent children.&#8221;
MSU removed Wisner from the class in March after students complained about The Rebellion Community, <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/05/an-msu-professor-made-students-pay-99-each-to-sign-up-for-her-activist-website-now-theyre-suing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Michigan Live.
The school offered students a refund for the roughly $60,000 they paid to the leftist group. The refund money came from Broad College of Business funds, MSU spokesman Dan Olsen said, according to Michigan Live. Olsen also said that Wisner was no longer employed at the university.
However, the students are still asking the court to make Wisner pay back the money she took from students, or at least stop using the funds for political expression.
Wisner complained about her termination in an April 7 Facebook post.
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&#8220;MSU fired me because they did not want me and my guest lecturers to teach diversity, equity, and inclusion to students in the core business communication class,&#8221; Wisner wrote. &#8220;The battle over this issue started in October 2022 and ended about a month ago when they fired me for insubordination.&#8221;
In their lawsuit, the pair of students say they object to some of The Rebellion Community&#8217;s political speech.
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&#8220;Based on the content on The Rebellion Community Website and Defendant Wisner’s other speeches and posts, Plaintiffs also object to supporting the speech of The Rebellion Community and the unspecified &#8216;organizations fighting systemic oppression&#8217; that their money may also be supporting,&#8221; the lawsuit states.
The students cited the Rebellion Community&#8217;s Instagram page, which had a post that said, &#8220;I would like all the women in my life to stop for a minute, take a long, deep breath, and burn everything to the f***ing ground.&#8221;
Wisner allegedly described the group&#8217;s content as “patriarchy-smashing content,” which she defines as &#8220;any expectation that couples should get married before having children,&#8221; according to the lawsuit.
The students suing her said they believe that &#8220;God’s design for marriage, sexuality, and family &#8230; is good for both men and women and they oppose efforts to &#8216;smash&#8217; this order.&#8221;
On a GoFundMe <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-rebellion-rv-tour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">page</a> raising money for her RV trip, Wisner describes herself as a &#8220;single mom by choice&#8221; and says she and her kids are planning an RV road trip around the U.S. &#8220;to co-create communities of rebels.&#8221;
On Facebook in a post that has now been deleted, Wisner called her group a &#8220;safe place to co-ordinate our efforts to burn everything to the f***ing ground.&#8221;
Meanwhile, Wisner&#8217;s official syllabus <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/05/an-msu-professor-made-students-pay-99-each-to-sign-up-for-her-activist-website-now-theyre-suing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">described</a> The Rebellion Community in more muted terms as &#8220;a global social learning community.&#8221;
The lawsuit also names Judith Whipple, the interim dean of the Broad College of Business and interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko as defendants.
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Michigan State Professor Sued For Forcing Hundreds Of Students To Pay $99 To Join Her Radical Leftist Group

Education

Michigan

Woke Culture

Yet another college campus is being subjected to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gone-with-the-wind-publisher-calls-the-book-harmful" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endless demands</a> of woke censors who insist on ridding everyday speech of words that they deem offensive. 
This year&#8217;s <a href="https://brand.msu.edu/storytelling/inclusive-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">version</a> of Michigan State University&#8217;s style guide includes a supplemental “inclusive” style guide for communications department staffers which includes a list of terms to avoid, such as “female” and “America,” as well as terms relating to Christian holidays, like “Christmas trees,” “bells,” and “bunnies.” 
The guide lists words to avoid under four categories: “Gender and Sexuality,” “Race and Ethnicity,” “Global Identity,” and “Disability,” but MSU also said that the “inclusive” guide “is not comprehensive in scope.”
“In alignment with strategic efforts that advance diversity, equity and inclusion, the supplemental Inclusive Guide is a resource that provides best practices for communications on an increasingly diverse global campus,” the university <a href="https://brand.msu.edu/storytelling/inclusive-guide">said</a>. 
Under the &#8220;Gender and Sexuality&#8221; section, MSU advocates for using terms that support radical gender theories. In an effort to avoid “assuming” someone’s biological sex, MSU recommends avoiding the word “female” because it “reduces women to their assumed biological anatomy.” MSU made no mention of avoiding the term &#8220;male,&#8221; however. “Nickname” can also be considered offensive because it “implies that a person’s name is a substitute for their legal name,” MSU claimed. 
A <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230401084737/https://brand.msu.edu/storytelling/inclusive-guide/global-identity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previous version</a> of the style guide warned communications staff against using “majority religious imagery and language,” especially during the winter and spring seasons. Those problematic words, according to the university, include: “merry,” “Christmas trees,” “wreaths,” “holly,” “bells,” “gifts,” “reindeer,” “bunnies,” “eggs” and “chicks.” Instead, MSU encourages staffers to use the phrases “wishing you a wonderful winter/spring break” or “best wishes for the new year.&#8221;
The &#8220;inclusive&#8221; style guide — which doesn’t apply to academics, medical, legal, or other specialized categories — was updated in recent days, deleting references to those specific words. Now it simply says, “Avoid references to religious imagery and language. Use terms like ‘wishing you a wonderful winter/spring break’ or ‘best wishes for the new year.’”
The previous version of the style guide also cautioned communications staff against using the word “America” when referring to the United States. That warning has been removed in the most recent update.
Under the “Disability” label, MSU writes that it’s wrong to use “ableist language,” which includes words such as: “crazy,” “insane,” “bonkers,” “nuts,” “psycho,” “demented,” “senile,” “loony,” “lunatic,” “psychotic,” “addict,” “invalid,” “vegetable,” “paralyzed,” “lame,” “madhouse,” “tone-deaf,” “spazzing out,” “braindead” or “blindly.”
The terms &#8220;obese,&#8221; &#8220;obesity,&#8221; and &#8220;overweight&#8221; were also labeled problematic by MSU. The university prefers its staff to use &#8220;higher weight&#8221; or &#8220;larger-bodied.&#8221;
“MSU’s inclusive communication guide is a resource for communications professionals and leaders to strengthen the sense of belonging among our diverse university community,&#8221; MSU Deputy Spokesperson Dan Olsen told The Daily Wire. &#8220;Recently, some have expressed concern about the perception that the university is banning the use of specific terms. We want to be clear: that is inaccurate. That said, we recognized it was important that we update the guide to ensure our intent matches the guidance provided in the document.”

MSU Warns Against Using Terms ‘Female,’ ‘America,’ ‘Christmas Trees’ In New ‘Inclusive’ Style Guide

MSU Warns Against Using Terms 'Female,' 'America,' 'Christmas Trees' In New 'Inclusive' Style Guide

Political Correctness

When the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/university-of-michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maize and Blue</a> face off against their in-state nemesis <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan State Spartans</a>, families divide and tempers flare. But when the two rivals meet on the basketball court in Ann Arbor on Saturday, the century-old hostilities will take a back seat.
In the wake of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-warn-of-shots-fired-at-michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shooting</a> that took three lives on Michigan State’s campus earlier this week, the University of Michigan has planned to honor the victims and show support for its rival school during its annual basketball game against the Spartans at Crisler Arena.
Michigan is preparing a host of recognitions for MSU, including “specially designed team warm-up shirts,” a “Spartan Strong” flag displayed in the Michigan student section, the Michigan band learning and playing MSU’s fight song, and a moment of silence for the victims.
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Special things slated for Saturday&#39;s game with Michigan State &#8230;.
✔️ Honoring the Michigan State victims and community 💚💙 ✔️ A Maize Out ✔️ 2013 Final Four Reunion
〽️🏀 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForCompetitorsOnly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForCompetitorsOnly</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoBlue</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpartanStrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SpartanStrong</a> <a href="https://t.co/ett6CEUh3Y">pic.twitter.com/ett6CEUh3Y</a>
&mdash; Michigan Men&#39;s Basketball (@umichbball) <a href="https://twitter.com/umichbball/status/1626333281787736064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Students Brian Fraser, Alexandria Verner, and Arielle Anderson were killed, and five others were injured Monday night after a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-reveal-possible-motivations-behind-michigan-state-university-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">43-year-old man</a> opened fire on students at two locations on the Michigan State campus. The suspect, who was unaffiliated with the university according to police, later committed suicide.
Michigan State University canceled classes through the end of the week, and the men’s basketball team postponed a home game scheduled for Wednesday against Minnesota as the campus reels from the tragedy. The Spartans’ game against Michigan will be its first time taking the court since the shooting.
Long-time Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2023/02/16/michigan-state-basketball-tom-izzo-michigan-rivalry-msu-school-shooting/69912934007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that after talking with mental health professionals earlier this week, they decided that it’s important for the team to play to begin the healing process.
“We&#8217;ve had a lot of help from some mental health professionals that I think really helped me,” Izzo remarked on Thursday. “They felt that if (MSU’s basketball team) played it would help not only themselves, the team, but maybe the campus heal a little better. And so we agreed that would be our battle cry.”
The legendary MSU figure added that playing on Saturday against Michigan will represent far more than another rivalry game.
“There’s some things that aren’t rivalries. There’s some things that are bigger than the game,” he said. “The game is gonna be really important to me, as it has been for all 28 years I&#8217;ve been here. But there&#8217;ll be a little asterisk on it. And I&#8217;m gonna have to do a good job of holding my emotions, their emotions. Everybody&#8217;s emotions.”
Despite the game taking on a much bigger meaning after the tragedy that unfolded in East Lansing, Michigan head coach Juwan Howard is still expecting a hard-fought contest.
“I expect two competitive teams to still go out there and compete,” Howard said on Friday, <a href="https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2023/02/in-atypical-atmosphere-michigan-expects-typical-competition-vs-michigan-state.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to MLive. “Me and Coach Izzo … we put our hearts into our players and helping them go through whatever they go through, and preparing them to play the game they truly love.”
“We know once that ball goes up it’s going to be all about the game of basketball, and both teams trying to, at the end of day, win,” he added.

Juwan Howard/Tom Izzo

‘Bigger Than The Game’: Michigan Basketball Plans Touching Tribute For Rivalry Matchup With Spartans Days After MSU Shooting

Michigan Basketball Plans Touching Gesture For Rivalry Game With Spartans Days After MSU Shooting

College basketball

Shooting

University of Michigan

As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university">Michigan State University</a> continues to mourn the loss of three students at the hands of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/shooting">gunman</a>, police have revealed the contents of the suspected shooter’s suicide note.
The 43-year-old suspect, who will not be named by The Daily Wire, had a two-page note in his wallet when he shot himself as police closed in on him following the shooting, The Daily Beast <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/michigan-state-shooting-cops-reveal-details-of-slighted-gunman-anthony-mcraes-motive">reported</a>. That note claimed MSU had rejected him for a job opening at some point in the past, though this rejection has not been confirmed.
Michigan State Police Lt. Rene Gonzalez said Thursday that the job rejection angle is “being investigated,” and also provided other possible motives for the shooter. One of the other possibilities is that the shooter suffered from mental illness.
The suspect’s note also mentioned a former job and suggested he was angry with previous employers and employees.
“It appears that he had some issues with the employees there where he was asked to leave,” Gonzalez said in reference to the suspect’s former job that was mentioned in the note. “So it looks like possibly a motive for that was he felt slighted, and that’s kind of what the note indicated.”
The note veered off into provably false territory when the suspect claimed he was one of 20 people prepared to carry out an attack. The suspect’s father reportedly told detectives that his son had no friends and stayed in his room all day.
“He ate, went to the bathroom in there,” Gonzalez said, according to the Beast. “His father didn’t believe he had any friends let alone 20 of them that would help him … so we kind of determined that he was the lone shooter in this.”
“We believe there were no other suspects involved and [the suspect] was the lone shooter,” Gonzalez added, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/16/michigan-state-gunman-note/">according to The Washington Post</a>.
The outlet also reported that MSU’s interim president, Teresa Woodruff, announced that classes were canceled through Sunday, and that Berkey Hall, where two of the students were killed, would be closed for the rest of the semester. School officials are still deciding whether to reopen the student union, where the third student was killed, the Post reported.
The suspected shooter had a previous 2019 conviction for possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle, for which he spent up to 18 months in state prison, The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/14/three-killed-five-wounded-in-michigan-state-shooting-were-all-students/69901429007/">reported</a>. He was released from supervision in May 2021.
Police had also been called out to the suspect’s residence before because he would fire his gun out the back door, possibly for target practice, the News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/14/msu-shooter-anthony-mcrae-a-convicted-felon-with-weapons-history/69901983007/">reported</a>.
Police released photos of the suspect, a black male, on Monday night, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-warn-of-shots-fired-at-michigan-state-university">reported</a>, and shortly after, a report came in of a person matching that description in the Lansing area, according to Chris Rozman, interim chief of the MSU Police and Public Safety Department. When police confronted the man, he reportedly shot himself. He died from his wound.

Vigil Held In D.C. For Victims Of Shooting At Michigan State University

Police Reveal Possible Motivations Behind Michigan State University Shooting

Crime

At least one person on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan State University</a> campus believes that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-warn-of-shots-fired-at-michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protecting students</a> requires the school to change its strict firearms policy.
Shortly after Monday’s deadly shooting at the university, a landmark rock on the East Lansing campus — made famous by students who often spray paint messages on its face — displayed the message, “How Many More?” But on Tuesday night, the rock was repainted with a pro-gun message, WSBT <a href="https://wsbt.com/news/regional/michigan-state-university-the-rock-paint-how-many-more-guns-on-campus-mass-shooting-aftermath-east-lansing-control-second-amendment#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The new message painted on the rock read, “Allow Us to Defend Ourselves and Carry on Campus.” Local media <a href="https://www.wnem.com/2023/02/15/new-message-appears-rock-michigan-state-university/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that it’s unknown who painted the pro-gun message on the rock or if that person is a student at the university. 
The pro-gun message remained for only a few hours. Two students took exception to the display and met at the rock Wednesday morning to &#8220;cover this s*** up.&#8221;
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“Come here girl, let’s cover this shit up.”
Two students have arrived with paint to cover over the message on The Rock that advocates for more guns on MSU’s campus. They don’t know each other &#8211; but both had the same idea. They’re getting to know each other as they paint. <a href="https://t.co/vVQuBrTXhl">pic.twitter.com/vVQuBrTXhl</a>
&mdash; Rachel Louise Just (@RLJnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/RLJnews/status/1625862028849037312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Three Michigan State students were killed, and five more were injured Monday night after a 43-year-old man allegedly opened fire on two locations on campus. The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspected-msu-gunman-was-convicted-felon-found-dead-with-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspect</a>, who was unaffiliated with the university according to police, later committed suicide. He had a previous 2019 conviction for possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle, for which he spent up to 18 months in state prison, The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/14/three-killed-five-wounded-in-michigan-state-shooting-were-all-students/69901429007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. He was released from supervision in May 2021.
Michigan State prohibits students, staff, and faculty from carrying firearms in campus facilities and public places, including classrooms, dorms, and stadiums. The university does, however, allow visitors with concealed carry permits to bring firearms on campus, WSBT reported. 
The university’s <a href="https://trustees.msu.edu/bylaws-ordinances-policies/ordinances/ordinance-18.00.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policy</a> on firearms and weapons states, “Except as permitted by state law regulating firearms, no person shall possess any firearm or weapon anywhere upon property governed by the Board.”
Police officers and “other legally established law enforcement officers” are allowed to carry a gun on campus, according to the policy. 
Just hours after the deadly shooting, a leading Michigan Democrat took to social media to push for more gun control while <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leading-mi-democrat-posts-obscene-message-on-thoughts-and-prayers-calls-for-gun-control">telling</a> his followers, “F*** your thoughts and prayers.” 
“Thoughts and prayers with action and change are meaningless,&#8221; said State Rep. Ranjeev Puri, the majority whip in Michigan’s Democrat-controlled House. &#8220;Our office will continue to work tirelessly to pass common sense gun reform immediately. We will not stop until our students can attend school without fear, our communities can attend places of worship in peace, and our society is safe from senseless gun violence.” 
Michigan State students will gather at “The Rock” Wednesday evening to hold a vigil for Brian Fraser, Alexandria Verner, and Arielle Anderson, the students killed in the shooting, <a href="https://www.wnem.com/2023/02/15/new-message-appears-rock-michigan-state-university/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to WNEM.

MSU Rock

Landmark Rock On MSU Campus Painted With Pro-Gun Message After Deadly Mass Shooting

Gun Control

Guns

Social Issues

A top Democratic lawmaker in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan</a> derided offering “thoughts and prayers” while pushing stricter gun regulations after a shooting at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan State University</a> on Monday.
State Rep. Ranjeev Puri, the majority whip in Michigan’s Democrat-controlled House, issued a statement just after midnight on Tuesday after, according to police, a 43-year-old gunman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-warn-of-shots-fired-at-michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed</a> three students and wounded five more. The suspected gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
“Today, we begin to collectively heal from the horrific events which transpired, tomorrow we work,” Puri said in his early morning post on social media. “My official statement regarding the Michigan State University shooting is below: F*** your thoughts and prayers.”
In a longer statement attached to the post, Puri called thoughts and prayers “meaningless” without “action and change” before calling for stricter restrictions on firearms.
&#8220;What happened in East Lansing is unfortunately far too common,” Puri said. “Going to school in America, whether it’s pre-school or college, means risking your life every day to the threat of a mass shooting. Yet all we have offered up are empty solutions – traumatizing active shooter drills and bulletproof backpacks.”
“We do not need to live like this. The United States is the only country where this happens,” he continued.
He went on to suggest &#8220;common sense gun reform&#8221; legislation could have prevented the Michigan State shooting.
“Thoughts and prayers with action and change are meaningless. Our office will continue to work tirelessly to pass common sense gun reform immediately. We will not stop until our students can attend school without fear, our communities can attend places of worship in peace, and our society is safe from senseless gun violence,” Puri said.
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Today, we begin to collectively heal from the horrific events which transpired, tomorrow we work. 
My official statement regarding the Michigan State University shooting is below:
Fuck your thoughts and prayers. <a href="https://t.co/iHCOxOmDA3">pic.twitter.com/iHCOxOmDA3</a>
&mdash; Rep. Ranjeev Puri (@RanjeevPuri) <a href="https://twitter.com/RanjeevPuri/status/1625368903776972800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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It is unclear how the suspected Michigan State shooter came to possess his firearm. Authorities have recovered a firearm at the scene but have not yet confirmed if it was the same firearm used in the shooting, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/michigan-state-university-shooting-updates-2-14-23/h_9f50564cf6e227d45d2ad66965b4481e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>.
Michigan State University Interim President Teresa Woodruff said on Tuesday that all classes would be canceled until at least the next week.
The university would be in restricted operations for the next 48 hours, Woodruff <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/michigan-state-university-shooting-updates-2-14-23/h_e504b57bb44f443d110c87d83b3273f4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a press conference on Tuesday morning, “then we&#8217;ll move into a period where classes will be canceled until Monday morning, but campus operations will resume.”
“We will provide the resources the students need for the time period they need,” she continued, thanking the federal government for its support.

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The man suspected of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/murder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killing</a> three <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan State University</a> students and critically injuring five more has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The 43-year-old suspect, who will not be named due to Daily Wire policy regarding mass shooters, had a previous 2019 conviction for possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle, for which he spent up to 18 months in state prison, The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/14/three-killed-five-wounded-in-michigan-state-shooting-were-all-students/69901429007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. He was released from supervision in May 2021.
Police had also been called out to the suspect’s residence before because he would fire his gun out the back door, possibly for target practice, the News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/14/msu-shooter-anthony-mcrae-a-convicted-felon-with-weapons-history/69901983007/">reported</a>.
Police released photos of the suspect, a black male, on Monday night, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-warn-of-shots-fired-at-michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, and shortly after, a report came in of a person matching that description in the Lansing area, according to Chris Rozman, interim chief of the MSU Police and Public Safety Department. When police confronted the man, he reportedly shot himself. He died from his wound.
A neighbor, Megan Bender, had listened to a police scanner after the shooting and told the News she believed the suspect was on his way back to their neighborhood when he was confronted by police. She added that she was relieved he wasn’t able to return to the neighborhood.
Police retrieved one firearm from the suspect, but haven’t said if search warrants discovered any additional evidence at his residence.
Police still don’t know why the man traveled to the university and shot the students.
&#8220;That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re trying to understand ― is why this incident occurred,&#8221; Rozman said Tuesday morning, according to the News.
Rozman said Monday night that police received calls about an apparent shooting at MSU’s Berkey Hall around 8:18 p.m., followed by reports of a shooting at the school’s student union building. Just before midnight, MSU police announced that three people had died and five more had been injured in the shooting.
MSU police also announced Monday night that all campus-related activities would be canceled for 48 hours, including athletics and classes.
In a tweet, Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed sympathy for the community.
“Let’s wrap our arms around the Spartan community tonight. We will keep everyone updated as we learn more,” she wrote.
MSU Interim President Teresa Woodruff also spoke at a press conference on Tuesday morning, wiping away tears as she spoke about the tragedy.
&#8220;Together, we will come back more resilient than ever,&#8221; Woodruff said, according to the News, &#8220;and more ready to face what is needed in this society which is the courage of all of us to ensure this never happens again.&#8221;

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Three people are dead and five other victims have been hospitalized, some with life-threatening injuries, after a shooting that took place in two locations around Michigan State University (MSU) on Monday evening, according to authorities.
A single suspect was at large as of 11 p.m. ET, and police advised people in and around the East Lansing, Michigan, campus, to shelter in place as a manhunt continues.
During an 11 p.m. news conference, MSU Interim Police Chief Chris Rozman described the suspect as being a short black male wearing red shoes, a jean jacket, and a baseball cap.
MSU police released photos on Twitter, showing the suspect in a stairwell.
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SUSPECT PHOTOS: The suspect is a Black male, shorter in stature, red shoes, jean jacket, wearing a baseball cap that is navy with a lighter brim. <a href="https://t.co/9blppnX5U3">pic.twitter.com/9blppnX5U3</a>
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Rozman said police first received calls about a shooting at Berkey Hall at around 8:18 p.m., and then a short time later there were reports of a shooting at the MSU student union building.
The suspect was last seen leaving the north side of the MSU student union building on foot, Rozman said.
Rozman said there was an &#8220;overwhelming&#8221; law enforcement response to the shooting.
MSU police announced on Twitter just before midnight that <a href="https://twitter.com/msupolice/status/1625353241528500224" target="_blank" rel="noopener">three people died</a>, in addition to the five people Rozman said were hospitalized during the 11 p.m. news conference.
Rozman said another media briefing would take place at midnight.
MSU police said all campus activities are canceled for 48 hours, including athletics, classes, and all campus-related activities.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she has been briefed on the situation. &#8220;Let’s wrap our arms around the Spartan community tonight. We will keep everyone updated as we learn more,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/GovWhitmer/status/1625321127626084354" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whitmer tweeted</a>.
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Three Dead And Five Hospitalized After Michigan State University Shooting

The Michigan football player who was violently attacked by several <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan State</a> players following the game between the two teams at The Big House in Ann Arbor over the weekend is filing criminal charges against those responsible for the incident.
The Michigan State Spartans announced that they have suspended multiple players for the alleged violent assault on Michigan starting defensive back Gemon Green, which occurred in the tunnel at Michigan&#8217;s stadium after the game ended. Michigan dominated Michigan State 29-7.
Those suspended included Tank Brown, Khary Crump, Angelo Grose, Zion Young, Malcolm Jones, Justin White, Jacoby Windmon, and Brandon Wright.
One of the videos appeared to show a Michigan State player using his helmet as a weapon as it was used to strike Green in the head and neck area. Other videos appeared to show Michigan State players allegedly pushing, hitting, and throwing around a different Michigan player wearing No. 1, who appears to be sophomore defensive back Ja’Den McBurrows.
Attorney Tom Mars, who is representing Green, <a href="https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/ncaa-football/michigan-state-tunnel-assault-father-michigan-player-pressing-charges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;When college football players brutally attack a member of the opposing team with their helmets, resulting in the player suffering a concussion and other injuries, an apology won&#8217;t suffice.&#8221;
&#8220;There has to be severe consequences for this kind of misconduct. Not only does Gemon Green deserve to be compensated for his injuries. Severe consequences in this case will deter others who might think they can get away with brutally beating an opposing player and only get a slap on the wrist,&#8221; Mars continued. &#8220;I&#8217;ve got news for the MSU players who did this to Gemon. They are going to feel the full wrath of the law.&#8221;
Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/michigans-jim-harbaugh-believes-tunnel-scuffle-with-michigan-state-will-result-in-criminal-charges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> there was an active criminal investigation into the matter.
“What happened in the tunnel was egregious,&#8221; Harbaugh said. &#8220;Sickening to watch the videos, the ones that are on social media right now, and also the ABC tunnel cam that’s at a higher elevation that shows much more of what took place. As I said, those are sickening to watch.&#8221;
“There needs to be accountability. There needs to be a full, thorough, timely investigation. I can’t imagine this will not result in criminal charges. The videos are bad, and it’s clear what transpired. It seems very open-and-shut. As they say, watch the tape,” he continued.  &#8220;An apology will not get the job done in this instance. There should be serious consequences for the many individuals who are culpable.&#8221;
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Footage of the scuffling <a href="https://t.co/cipLWi5RBS">pic.twitter.com/cipLWi5RBS</a>
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I’ll never forget the day Michigan State fans defended their team jumping Michigan players and using their helmets as weapons because the Michigan players went back to their locker room early. 
Wild. <a href="https://t.co/zrN5Ea0yji">pic.twitter.com/zrN5Ea0yji</a>
&mdash; Jack McGuire (@JackMacCFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/JackMacCFB/status/1586762433623990272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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A little more footage. Mel Tucker in there trying to get his players to the locker room <a href="https://t.co/V7FIqzNArf">pic.twitter.com/V7FIqzNArf</a>
&mdash; Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattcharboneau/status/1586556035816366081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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ESPN captured tunnel video of the Michigan State incident with Michigan after the game on Saturday. <a href="https://t.co/Woq3UDl8Xj">pic.twitter.com/Woq3UDl8Xj</a>
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Four Michigan State football players have been suspended while police investigate an altercation in a stadium tunnel after a 29-7 loss to the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday.
The incident occurred at Michigan Stadium, home of the Wolverines, which is nicknamed &#8220;The Big House.&#8221; The suspensions were announced after footage of Spartan players beating a University of Michigan player was posted by The Detroit News.
Michigan State Head Coach Mel Tucker shared the announcement of the suspensions in a <a href="https://twitter.com/MSU_Athletics/status/1586906349274808320">statement</a> on Monday that was posted to Twitter.
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&#8220;After reviewing the disturbing electronic evidence collected to date of the altercations between Michigan State and University of Michigan student-athletes on October 29, 2022, we are suspending Tank Brown, Khary Crump, Angelo Grose, and Zion Young effective immediately,&#8221; the statement read.
The statement added that the team was working with law enforcement and school leadership &#8220;to further evaluate the events in Ann Arbor.&#8221; The suspensions &#8220;will remain in place until the investigations are completed.&#8221;
Tucker said that the safety of student-athletes and the Spartan community &#8220;remain our number one priority.&#8221; He vowed that the program would &#8220;continue to take appropriate action in this matter.&#8221;
Michigan State Vice President and Director of Athletics Alan Haller also released a <a href="https://twitter.com/MSU_Athletics/status/1586907112139264000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> condemning the altercation.
&#8220;The behavior we viewed was both [referring to Tucker] uncharacteristic of our football program and unacceptable,&#8221; he wrote.
Michigan Head Coach Jim Harbaugh said two of his players had been &#8220;assaulted&#8221; and that one of them may have sustained a broken nose from injuries that occurred during the scuffle. The Michigan player in the video was identified as defensive back Ja&#8217;Den McBurrows.
A second video showed the other player Harbaugh referred to, showing bystanders running away.
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The 2nd Jumping harbaugh was referring to 
Just kick them all off or suspend them <a href="https://t.co/SWooBiVTLo">pic.twitter.com/SWooBiVTLo</a>
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Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel addressed the incident after the game on Saturday night.
“This is not how we should interact after the game,” Manuel said.
&#8220;This is not the way another team should grab a player and do what they did. It’s completely and utterly unacceptable. We will let Big Ten and law enforcement handle it. But this is not what a rivalry should be about. It’s not how it should be remembered. We won on the field,&#8221; he added. &#8220;This man and his team and those players went out there and won. For that to happen is unacceptable. And that’s all I’m going to say. I’ll leave it to [Big Ten Commissoner] Kevin [Warren] and law enforcement to handle from here on out.”
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Michigan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Michigan</a> athletic director Warde Manuel called the conduct by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MichiganState?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MichiganState</a> players in the tunnel &quot;unnacceptable.&quot; Said <a href="https://twitter.com/bigten?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bigten</a> commisioner Kevin Warren and local authorities are investigating <a href="https://t.co/OIlKBzM4aJ">pic.twitter.com/OIlKBzM4aJ</a>
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University of Michigan President Samuel Stanley also released a <a href="https://twitter.com/UMich/status/1586724621759430657" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that condemned the violent behavior following the incident.
&#8220;I have spoken with Michigan State President Samuel Stanley and he personally apologized for last night&#8217;s incident in the Michigan Stadium tunnel,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;We are in strong agreement that this behavior is unacceptable.&#8221;

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Michigan State Suspends 4 Players As Police Investigate Post-Game Tunnel Fight

A team of scientists is developing new material for wind turbine blades that you can eat.
Researchers at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan State University</a> developed a composite resin that can be used in the construction of blades for wind turbines. The resin is composed of glass fibers, an organic polymer, and a synthetic polymer. The resin can be broken down into its component parts and recycled into new turbine material. But the material can also be broken down further and used to make other plastic products, synthetic stone countertops, acrylics, and even candy and sports drinks.
“The beauty of our resin system is that at the end of its use cycle, we can dissolve it, and that releases it from whatever matrix it’s in so that it can be used over and over again in an infinite loop,” Michigan State chemical engineering professor John Dorgan said in a <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2022/august/wind-turbine-blades-could-someday-be-recycled-into-sweet-treats.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to the American Chemical Society. “That’s the goal of the circular economy.”
Dorgan and his research team used the components to create thermoplastic panels that could be used in wind turbines or on automobiles. The plastic could be dissolved in other chemicals called monomers; after removing the glass fibers, the resin could be recast into new panels that retained the same physical properties as the panels from which they were constructed.
When the recycled resin is mixed with other materials, it can create synthetic stone used to make kitchen countertops or bathroom sinks; it can also be shredded and mixed with other materials like plastic covers for electronics or home appliances, Dorgan added in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ17I2G_SNM&amp;list=PL-qHxGvFeZV11YAygI6lgZ6yOq2nWwvv7&amp;index=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">presentation</a> to the American Chemical Society on Tuesday.
The resin can also be broken down by digestion, using basic chemicals, like an alkaline solution of baking soda and water, Dorgan said in the presentation. When digested, the chemical reaction yields a chemical called poly(methyl methacrylate), otherwise known as plexiglass, which is used in windows, vehicle lamps, clear barriers, and other products. The chemical can also be turned into poly(methacrylic acid), a super-absorbent polymer used in the manufacture of diapers.
The alkaline digestion also produced lactic acid, which the researchers distilled into food-grade potassium lactate, an ingredient commonly found in sports drinks and candy. “We recovered food-grade potassium lactate and used it to make gummy bear candies, which I ate,” Dorgan said in the press release. He also said that there is no difference between chemicals from the reaction and the same chemicals produced other ways. “A carbon atom derived from a plant, like corn or grass, is no different from a carbon atom that came from a fossil fuel,” he said. “It’s all part of the global carbon cycle, and we’ve shown that we can go from biomass in the field to durable plastic materials and back to foodstuffs.”
Dorgan said the new resin could help solve the problem of properly disposing of windmills.
An <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/09/10/759376113/unfurling-the-waste-problem-caused-by-wind-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NPR report</a> from 2021 found that windmill blades, which are made from fiberglass, are nearly impossible to recycle and expensive to dispose of, so they end up taking up huge amounts of space in landfills when they need to be scrapped. But first, researchers need to produce enough of the resin to use on a larger scale. “[T]here’s not enough of the bioplastic that we’re using to satisfy this market, so there needs to be considerable production volume brought online if we’re going to actually start making wind turbines out of these materials,” Dorgan said.

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