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Dec. 11, 2023

The week in photos: Dec. 4–10, 2023

By: Kelsie Lane
Tuba and baritone students playing in Hannah Plaza
Agriculture Hall
Poinsettia flowers in front of Beaumont Tower
Poinsettia flowers in front of Breslin Center
Theresa Woodruff conducting at concert
Theresa K. Woodruff welding with a member of the Solar Car team
Original clay Spartan statue with poinsettias
Two students jumping in front of Brody Square
Tuba and baritone students playing in Hannah Plaza
Agriculture Hall
Members of the baritone and tuba sections of the Spartan Marching Band bring cheerful tunes to campus each December, playing festive music as part of a yearly tradition. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Glimmers of light illuminate Morrill Hall of Agriculture as evening falls. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Vibrant poinsettias crowd a view of Beaumont Tower, bringing crimson-colored cheer to a gray day on campus. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Bright red poinsettias, contributed by the MSU Department of Horticulture, adorn campus landmarks like the Breslin Student Events Center. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D., was invited to take up the baton for a number during “Holiday Cheer,” a joint performance of MSU’s Symphony Orchestra and choirs, at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts on Dec. 9. The concert, which featured more than 300 student performers from the College of Music, brought seasonal favorites to life though choral and orchestral performance. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
From conducting music to welding, Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D., is always ready to jump in and lend a hand. Visiting the MSU Solar Racing Team, Woodruff joined one of the team’s members in welding the chassis of a solar-powered vehicle while learning about the team’s efforts to create a greener, faster future for racing. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
While The Spartan, our beloved campus icon, stands proudly outside of Demonstration Field, it’s a little-known fact that the bronze statue is actually a replica. The first iteration of The Spartan, sculpted by artist Leonard Jungwirth and completed in 1945, was originally ceramic due to the lack of available metal materials in wartime. As years passed, time and weathering took its toll on the statue and, in the early 2000s, a bronze casting was made. The original clay version was moved inside of Spartan Stadium to protect it from the elements. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
With classes ending for the semester, it’s no surprise many students are jumping for joy. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

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Members of the baritone and tuba sections of the Spartan Marching Band bring cheerful tunes to campus each December, playing festive music as part of a yearly tradition. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Glimmers of light illuminate Morrill Hall of Agriculture as evening falls. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

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