Spring Into High Gear

We’re past the days of cherry blossoms drooping with gaudy pink baubles and daffodils gently swaying next to the Peace Garden on McKeldin Mall.

Terps have traded their sweats for shorts and now walk to class as honeysuckle floats on the breeze.

It’s the most beautiful time of the year at the University of Maryland: Students swing in hammocks on McKeldin Mall, toss Frisbees on the Engineering Fields and sketch with classmates outside Tawes Plaza.

They’re dashing into the final days of classes and a storm of final papers and exams, but they’re also pausing to soak in the springiest corners of campus, as our photographers documented in recent weeks.

A bumblebee approaches pink flowers in bloom by the Thomas V. Miller Jr. Main Administration Building. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)

Students gather on the steps of the Reckord Armory with cherry blossoms in bloom. (Photo by John T. Consoli)

Skateboarder Aidan Miller ’26, a mechanical engineering major, attempts an ollie on the sundial. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)

Students wait in line to pick up goodies from RavenHook Bakehouse at the weekly farmers market in Tawes Courtyard. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)

Gili Gordiyenko ’27 takes pictures of cherry blossoms outside the Atlantic Building. (Photo by Dylan Singleton)

Terps from Graduate Gardens play beach volleyball in front of the Catholic Student Center. (Photo by Riley N. Sims)

A student enjoys the cover of a willow tree near Memorial Chapel. (Photo by Dylan Singleton)