The week in photos: Nov. 6–11, 2024

Spartans, including student veterans, celebrated Veterans Day by painting the Rock with a thankful message and patriotic design. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Fiery orange leaves frame the roof of Chittenden Hall, home to The Graduate School and one of MSU’s oldest standing buildings. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A student in the College of Music transports a double bass across campus on a crisp autumn day. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

The “Block S,” American and state of Michigan flags flutter above campus on Veterans Day. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A solitary yellow leaf pirouettes down from a campus tree. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A full spectrum of autumnal colors can be seen on a tree in front of Marshall-Adams Hall, originally built in 1902 to house the Department of Bacteriology and present-day home to the Department of Economics. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A Spartan visits the Memorial Grove of the Great War, west of Williams Hall. Dedicated in 1919 and revitalized in May 2024, the grove honors and remembers the 33 students and alumni of MSU, then called Michigan Agricultural College, who died while fighting in World War I. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Classic MSU lanterns light the way across the new Farm Lane bridge. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.