A student with a perfectly Spartan backpack walks past snow-dusted campus foliage. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A trio of Spartans treks past Erickson Hall, leaving footprints in the snow on a winter night. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

Jelani Cobb, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, speaks at the first of three lectures in the 2026 William G. Anderson Lecture Series, “Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey.” Cobb presented a lecture titled “The Half-Life of Freedom: Race and Justice in America,” offering insight into how our past continues to influence today’s conversations on justice and democracy. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A campus tree is adorned with a snowy message — Go Green! Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A fleet of ducks braves a swim in the chilly waters of the Red Cedar River.

A group of students examines objects in the MSU Broad Art Museum’s Center for Object Research and Engagement, also known as “the CORE.” Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A young Spartan enjoys an epic snow day near Giltner Hall. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.

A student with a perfectly Spartan backpack walks past snow-dusted campus foliage. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.