Rather than focus on the lecture halls (which just seem to replicate the concrete hell of the rest of campus) we chose to look at the quad instead. The quad is cocooned by the lecture halls and is a haven of student interaction. Since it was such a nice day, groups were setting up in the different seating nooks. There were a few people drawing with chalk but not interrupting any pathways, though there are so many paths through and around the quad. It is interesting that the quad maintains such an enclosed feeling when there are so many ways to traverse it.
This is one place on campus that was designed with the students in mind and it shows in the casual, comfortable atmosphere. Students were working on homework, eating lunch together, sitting on the ledges, and simply enjoying the sunlight. Student run events are often held on the stage or across the quad and it definitely is a place that feels like it really belongs to us.
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