East Lansing High School senior Nick Chenault

East Lansing High School student reflects on the safety of MSU students

Reflecting back on the shooting that left three students dead and five injured at Michigan State University on Feb. 13 a month ago, high school senior Nick Chenault is adjusting to his environment and emotions after the tragedy. 

Chenault describes his emotions during the traumatic event at MSU. Chenault said that he lives close to campus and was playing soccer with his friends downtown 30 minutes before the shooting. The first two weeks after the tragedy, Chenault said that he’s mostly taking it day by day regarding his emotional state. 

“Just realizing that 30 minutes later could have been me or one of my buddies, so that was a little nerve wracking,” Chenault said. Chenault has an older sibling who is a senior at MSU and lives close to campus as well. 

“A lot of different emotions went through my head, but now it’s more like I’ve got over it [the shooting] a little bit more,” Chenault said. 

Chenault said that even though the shooting has happened, he feels that East Lansing is a safe town to live and MSU students, including his sister, are in a safe town.