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Snow on campus

Snow decorates the landscape in MSU's Horticulture Garden on Dec. 1, 2008. The season's first real storm left about 5 inches of snow on the ground. Photo by G.L. Kohuth.
MSU green theater

MSU Department of Theatre's Justin Miller (left) and a student work on installing a set for an upcoming production of Shakespeare "Love’s Labour’s Lost" at the Pasant Theatre Nov. 18-23. Miller and his crew used environmentally friendly methods and materials to create a "green theatre" production. More information. Photo by G.L. Kohuth.
John Hess carves names at the MSU Alumni Chapel

John Hess, owner of Carved in Stone, hand carves the names of two fallen MSU alumni on Oct. 20 at the MSU Alumni Chapel. Capt. Sean P. Grimes graduated from MSU in 1997 and 1st Lt. Adam M. Malson graduated from MSU in 2003. Grimes was a physician assistant for 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division in Iraq when he was killed in action by a roadside bomb on March 4, 2005. Malson, an infantry officer with the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, was killed by a suicide bomber on Feb. 19, 2005 in Iraq. These two men were the first names engraved in the limestone of the chapel since 1989, which now has the names of 590 fallen MSU Alumni that date back to the Civil War. Photo by Amanda Ross.

Students vote at Wilson Residence Hall

Dozens of Michigan State University students waited in line for up to 90 minutes Nov. 4 to vote in the 2008 presidential election at four campus residence halls. Elections officials reported very few glitches at campus polling sites, which included Brody, Wilson, Owen and Akers halls. Election officials report 6,263 students voted on campus. Photo by G.L. Kohuth.
Jennifer Orlanda and Kristi Jourdan at MSU journalism students Jennifer Orlando and Kristi Jourdan talk with volunteers and visitors at the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" site in Holt, Mich. on Sept. 30, 2008. MSU has hundreds of student volunteers working on the project in areas like landscape architecture, contstruction management, interior design and engineering.
Wynton Marsalis performs

Nine-time Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Wynton Marsalis visited Michigan State University Sept. 22-24. Marsalis was on campus to premier a new piece commissioned by the MSU College of Music, Wharton Center, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He performed it with the MSU Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Gregorian. Marsalis also spent time as an artist-in-residence lecturing to MSU and high school musicians.
Members of the community speak with Benjamin Ajak, author of

MSU students wait in line at the Wharton Center Aug. 21 to meet and have their copies of "They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky" signed by co-authors Benjamin Ajak and Judy A. Bernstein. The book is part of the 2008 "One Book, One Community" project, and is assigned reading for al incoming MSU freshmen. Photo by Kurt Stepnitz.
Beneficiary Plaza

Students walk through Benefactors Plaza, adjacent to the Old Horticulture Garden, on Sept. 2, 2008. Benefactors Plaza, dedicated on Oct. 2, 2007, is a tribute to the many whose significant financial gifts touch lives, encourage growth, and stimulate progress at MSU. Read more about the plaza. Photo by G.L. Kohuth.

Student moving in

MSU’s fall semester kicked off on Aug. 20, 2008 as approximately 7,300 freshmen moved into residence halls. President Lou Anna K. Simon joined staff and faculty in welcoming the students and their families to campus. Watch an audio slideshow of move-in day. Photos by G.L. Kohuth. Audio by Jennifer Orlando.
Walter Adams Field

MSU Grounds workers put the finishing touches of paint on Walter Adams Field on Aug. 13, 2008. The crew painted lines to mimic the football field for the MSU Spartan Marching Band's practices. Photo by G.L. Kohuth.

Take it From the Top dance class. Broadway actor Paul Canaan works with local high-school students during the "Take it from the Top" workshops on Aug. 5, 2008. Canann and Tony nominee Laura Bell Bundy,the first Elle Woods in Broadway's "Legally Blonde: The Musical," taught the 3-day workshop at the Wharton Center. Photo by G.L. Kohuth.
Children at Chinese Camp Lansing-area elementary school students (from left) Caralyn Wolcott, Adrianna Hill and Arianna White practice Chinese brush painting at North Elementary School in Lansing in July, 2008 during this year's Chinese Language and Culture Summer Day Camps organized by the Confucius Institute at MSU. Photo by Tom Stanulis.

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