The MSU Horticultural Garden’s annual poinsettia tree stuns, with vibrant blossoms carefully stacked, reaching lofty heights of allure and cheer. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
A student waits to cross West Circle Drive amid a gentle falling of snow on a winter day. Photo by Garret Morgan.
A treasure trove of handmade goods can be found at the annual Winter Arts and Crafts Show, hosted by the University Activities Board. The show, which is celebrating its 60th year in operation, brings more than 125 vendors and 8,000 patrons to the MSU Union each year. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
A shopper at the Winter Arts and Crafts Show gets inspired while browsing a vendor’s booth. MSU’s arts and crafts shows, held in both spring and winter, focus on high-quality and handmade arts and crafts, bringing in artists and craftspeople who make truly unique pieces and products. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Students ride a CATA bus on a chilly day. To help Spartans traverse campus in a variety of ways — and in all types of weather — students, faculty, staff and visitors can ride routes numbered 30 through 39 on campus without paying a fare. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Tips of pine boughs collect caps of snow near Beaumont Tower. Photo by Garret Morgan.
Campus transforms to a winter wonderland when covered with a light dusting of snow. Photo by Garret Morgan.
Graduate students Mackenzie Thompson and Lydia Arbaugh check a wastewater site for traces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, for MSU’s Water Quality and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, led by Joan Rose, MSU’s Homer Nowlin Endowed Chair for Water Research. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Richard Hunt’s “Sculptural Improvisation II,” found in the courtyard south of the Chemistry Building, seeks forms reminiscent of nature and growth through the manipulation of rigid steel. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
A line of footprints in the snow reveals traces of a solitary journey near the Hannah Administration Building. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
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