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MSU students reflect on their difficult experiences after Feb. 13 campus shooting
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There is no one way to heal from the events of Feb. 13 at Michigan State University. For some it may mean immediate emotions, and for others it may be a complete shutdown of emotions until it all spills over and hits all at once.
The second one was the case for myself, and it almost feels selfish that I felt this way while knowing one of my close friends was trapped in a building during the event. However, there is no right way to feel, and everyone handles it the way they do depending on their own life experiences and traumas that they dealt with.
Sara Omar was one of the individuals who was trapped inside the STEM building on campus. For her, there was no choice but to feel immediate emotions, as she was inside the building until 1:30 a.m. and had no idea of what was to come.
“I can’t answer… I think there is someone here… Someone is at the door, it isn’t cops,” Omar said, referring to the misinformation that there were multiple shooters, which led to panic across the entire campus.
“The cops on the phone said don’t let them in”
Omar, a senior studying journalism at Michigan State, was at a regular meeting for the Arab Culture Society performing her duties as a board member.
“I was just glad I was with all of my siblings, and if anything were to happen I would be with them.”
There were some who were front and center to the horrible events that occurred that night, and some that were away from it, but still close enough to hear all of the noise.
“The cops kept passing by, it was siren after siren,” Jirjees said.