MSU installs Feb. 13 memorial bench

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Published May 10, 2024 at 11:56 AM EDT

Two L-shaped wooden benches positioned across each other, surrounded by grass and university buildings. — The Feb. 13 memorial bench was installed by MSU Facilities and MSU Student Life and Engagement.

Michigan State University is unveiling a new memorial for the Feb. 13 campus shooting.

The university has set up a bench near Berkey Hall with a plaque that commemorates the lives of the three students killed during the attack — Arielle Anderson, Brian Fraser and Alexandria Verner.

The bench was donated in part by the Associated Students of Michigan State University.

MSU is still taking input for a permanent campus memorial for Feb. 13.

A planning committee is taking proposals through the end of May.

The university plans to present its final choices for a design in the fall, with construction scheduled to start next spring.

A plaque on a bench that reads: "To Alex Verner, Arielle Anderson, and Brian Fraser and all we lost on February 13, 2023." — The memorial bench is located near Berkey Hall.

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