The week in photos: Aug. 7-13, 2023

Spartans hold hands during the summer’s final Muelder Summer Carillon Concert Series event at Beaumont Tower. The series lasts six weeks each summer and features various international artists playing the tower’s 49 bells. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Beaumont Tower stands tall on campus after a summer rain. Earlier this summer, Beaumont Tower celebrated its 94th birthday. It’s hard to imagine MSU was ever without this treasured icon. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Kevin McCormick’s Organismal and Population Biology course meets in the Red Cedar River to collect a sampling of macroinvertebrates. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

“ECHO,” an aluminum statue created by Barbara Grygutis, is on display near Brody Hall. Take a tour of all the public art installations on campus using this interactive map.

Farm Lane bridge is currently undergoing a $44 million reconstruction project that “includes demolishing and reconstructing the Farm Lane bridge, constructing a new pedestrian bridge, and resituating key utilities that the bridge carries.” Photo by Derrick L. Turner

The morning sun illuminates the delicate leaf details of a campus forsythia bush. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Water gathers on West Circle Drive after a rain shower, displaying the reflections of Chittenden Hall and Cook-Seevers Hall. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

The Spartan statue and the surrounding area shine in a beautiful summer scene. The current statue we see outside of Demonstration Field is a bronze replica of the original, made of terra cotta. The original Spartan statue is on display in Spartan Stadium. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.