I'm again a day late on this blog post. We ran yesterday, and we were joined by two special guests: our friend Jake, and his dog Mo. We were delayed a bit at the beginning of the run, as, um, Mo had some business to attend to.
Our first building was the Bing Concert Hall. Because I feel compelled to point out the ridiculousness of this alphabetical adventure, let me once more remind everyone that this should have come before the Bing Nursery School, not after it. The Bing Concert Hall is a relatively new building, and I actually haven't yet been inside it, but it sure looks pretty from the pictures.
Next we all ran to Green Library, where the wing closer to the Main Quad is called the Bing Wing. Not really much to report here, except that it wasn't too far away and we had trouble finding any sign that said "Bing". Jake eventually found a plaque.
If possible, we always try to find the sign that identifies each building. Usually we touch a door or a railing or something. A few people have suggested that we go inside each building, or take a selfie by each building. Ira and I discussed this early on and dismissed it. Many of the buildings are closed when we go running, and the whole point is to get some exercise, and taking a bunch of pictures would really slow us down. You'll have to take our word for it that we went everywhere.
We then ran across campus to the Biology Greenhouses. They are on the other side of Campus Drive, near the new power plant. Or, at least they are supposed to be, according to the map. The whole area is surrounded by chain link fence, so we had to run around a lot to figure out our way inside. We found the greenhouses, about ten of them, surrounded by a pretty legitimate looking field of corn, although the only sign we could find called it the "Plant Research Center" or something like that. No mention of "Biology." According to the map, though, we were certainly in the right spot. That'll do, little pig.
Nearby was the Birch module, a series of portables all named after trees. This is our second stop here, following our visit to Acacia about a week ago. The sign on Birch mentioned something about IT support training.
Our final stop was the Black Community Services Center. We had a ridiculous conversation on the way there about it's location. Ira claimed it was "behind Tresidder". I said that it was near Tresidder, but that it was far enough away that I wouldn't describe the location using the word "behind". Ira contended that, while, yes, it wasn't "behind" Tresidder like a dumpster that is right behind it, it was "behind" it in the same way Lake Lagunita is behind it. I'd like to say that we then deviated into some socio-anthropological discussion about relativism as it related to one's worldview, but we were there already. It's a nice building, see?
While we were technically done, we did do one more stop for posterity. Meyer Library, located in the center of campus, closed for good a few hours earlier, so we had to run by it and pay some homage to a place where all three of us spent a lot of time studying. It never was the prettiest building on campus, but a lot of book learnin' happened there. We'll miss you.
Our first building was the Bing Concert Hall. Because I feel compelled to point out the ridiculousness of this alphabetical adventure, let me once more remind everyone that this should have come before the Bing Nursery School, not after it. The Bing Concert Hall is a relatively new building, and I actually haven't yet been inside it, but it sure looks pretty from the pictures.
Next we all ran to Green Library, where the wing closer to the Main Quad is called the Bing Wing. Not really much to report here, except that it wasn't too far away and we had trouble finding any sign that said "Bing". Jake eventually found a plaque.
If possible, we always try to find the sign that identifies each building. Usually we touch a door or a railing or something. A few people have suggested that we go inside each building, or take a selfie by each building. Ira and I discussed this early on and dismissed it. Many of the buildings are closed when we go running, and the whole point is to get some exercise, and taking a bunch of pictures would really slow us down. You'll have to take our word for it that we went everywhere.
We then ran across campus to the Biology Greenhouses. They are on the other side of Campus Drive, near the new power plant. Or, at least they are supposed to be, according to the map. The whole area is surrounded by chain link fence, so we had to run around a lot to figure out our way inside. We found the greenhouses, about ten of them, surrounded by a pretty legitimate looking field of corn, although the only sign we could find called it the "Plant Research Center" or something like that. No mention of "Biology." According to the map, though, we were certainly in the right spot. That'll do, little pig.
Nearby was the Birch module, a series of portables all named after trees. This is our second stop here, following our visit to Acacia about a week ago. The sign on Birch mentioned something about IT support training.
Our final stop was the Black Community Services Center. We had a ridiculous conversation on the way there about it's location. Ira claimed it was "behind Tresidder". I said that it was near Tresidder, but that it was far enough away that I wouldn't describe the location using the word "behind". Ira contended that, while, yes, it wasn't "behind" Tresidder like a dumpster that is right behind it, it was "behind" it in the same way Lake Lagunita is behind it. I'd like to say that we then deviated into some socio-anthropological discussion about relativism as it related to one's worldview, but we were there already. It's a nice building, see?
While we were technically done, we did do one more stop for posterity. Meyer Library, located in the center of campus, closed for good a few hours earlier, so we had to run by it and pay some homage to a place where all three of us spent a lot of time studying. It never was the prettiest building on campus, but a lot of book learnin' happened there. We'll miss you.
Total: 3.6 miles (23.8 since we started)
FTPG: (1) I found the plaque before Jake. (2) The Black House is behind Tressider.
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