A renewed view of campus

I have, like most teachers and grad students, griped about students “swarming” campus, overflowing walkways, taking up the library computers, and causing noise and disturbance wherever they go.

However:

This morning I am sitting in a comfortable chair on the first floor of the library, a place that is usually too noisy for me to stand.  It’s before 9:00 on a Friday morning and things are quiet, crisp, and rain-soaked clean.  Through the wall of windows I am looking out on the full length of the arts quad, where the trickle of morning students on the criss-crossing paths has become a steady stream.  Things are peaceful, positively serene, and very, very deep green.  It’s a beautiful sight.

Erin