The week in photos: Feb. 11-17, 2025

A student accepts a Valentine’s Day flower from Sparty while studying in the MSU Main Library. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Matt Weber, a student majoring in music education in the College of Music, practices the carillon on the lower floor of Beaumont Tower on a winter day. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Watch out! A dodgeball soars through the air at a tournament with teams from Central Michigan University, Saginaw Valley State University and Grand Valley State University, hosted by MSU Club Dodgeball. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Images of Frederick Douglass are projected on the walls of the MSU Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Lab at the university’s second annual Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon celebrating the renowned 19th-century abolitionist’s birthday. The transcribe-a-thon invites the public to help transcribe the more than 800 titles included in the African American Perspectives Collection at the Library of Congress, while engaging with the materials and discovering new historical voices along the way. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Snow falls along the branch of an evergreen, resembling the keys of a green and white piano. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Members of the MSU community gathered at Beaumont Tower on Feb. 13 for a moment of silence from 8:10 to 8:25 p.m. to honor the lives that were lost and those who were injured two years ago. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

In memory of those who were lost and all who were impacted by the tragic events of Feb. 13, 2023, the MSU Union, Berkey Hall and Beaumont Tower were illuminated with green light through the evening on Feb. 13. Photo by Garret Morgan.

Students assemble wellness kits at the Feb. 13 “Caring Through Service” event at the Breslin Center Hall of History, hosted by the Center for Community Engaged Learning. The event was created to provide a comforting space to build community, act in service and learn more about advocacy, with activities including making essential needs kits for Community Mental Health, wellness kits and friendship bracelets. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Spartans make friendship bracelets to share with their peers at the Feb. 13 “Caring Through Service” event. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Members of the MSU community painted the Rock in memory of the three students who lost their lives on Feb. 13, 2023. To learn about MSU’s plans for a permanent memorial and to provide feedback on design proposals, visit the Spartans Together website. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A therapy dog comforts students at the Feb. 13 “Caring Through Service” event. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A scale model of the Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences Research Center, set to open in 2027, is on display at Cowles House as MSU President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., hosts a celebration of the fourth anniversary of MSU’s partnership with Henry Ford Health. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.