The week in photos: Jan 14–20, 2025

Staff and leadership gather for a photo in the milking parlor of the MSU Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center in celebration of being recognized as one of the best dairy farms in the nation. For the second consecutive year, the MSU Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center was given the National Dairy Quality Awards’ top honor of a Platinum Award, one of only six dairies to achieve the award. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Junior Nikki Smith defies gravity above the balance beam at the MSU gymnastics team’s Breslin Center debut on Jan. 17. The Spartan’s first-ever meet in the iconic MSU venue drew a program-record crowd of 6,251, coupling with a win over U-M to make this a meet for the history books. Photo by Nick Schrader.

Spartan gymnasts congratulate a teammate after an event during their Jan. 17 meet against rival Michigan. Setting personal records and achieving a season-high score of 197.500, MSU claimed victory at the meet and defeated U-M for the third year in a row. Photo by Nick Schrader.

The orange-red brick of Linton Hall contrasts against a deep blue sky on a winter morning. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Ashton Moore, an MSU College of Music alum and globally recognized performer, sings “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke at the College of Music’s “Jazz: Spirituals, Prayer and Protest” concert. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

MSU Jazz Studies alum and singer-songwriter Jasmine Hamilton-Wray performs “Black Rage” by Lauryn Hill at “Jazz: Spirituals, Prayer and Protest.” Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

An image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is projected on the curtain of Fairchild Theatre during the College of Music’s “Jazz: Spirituals, Prayer and Protest” concert. The annual concert, performed by MSU Jazz Orchestra I and various guest artists, celebrates King’s legacy with a selection of timeless and contemporary songs that showcase the enduring ability of music to inspire hope, unity and social change. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

MSU President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., speaks at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Unity Dinner, part of MSU’s MLK commemorative events. The dinner fosters community engagement and reflection of King’s legacy and features a program of speakers, musical performances and the announcement of this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Endowed Scholarship recipients. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Members of the MSU community march in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the MLK Commemorative March on Jan. 20. The march is part of MSU’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, a week of events in its 45th year running that celebrate King’s life and work and the civil rights-related historical events that took place in our nation and on our campus. The march was initially set to begin at Beaumont Tower and conclude at the Multicultural Center, but was moved to IM East due to inclement weather. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Isiah Johnson, a fifth grader from Waverly East Intermediate School, recites Dr. King’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech at the MLK Commemorative March, part of a tradition undertaken by a local student at each year’s march.

The MLK Commemorative March is collaboratively hosted by the MSU Divine Nine National Pan-Hellenic Council and the MLK Student Committee within the MLK Commemorative Celebration Committee. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.