28 • Campus Guide
Opinions • Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Find your favorite spots on campus this, but I think everyone should take it upon themselves to discover unexplored corners of the school. To inspire that, here are a few treasures that I have found in the past two years.
BY ERIC KLUMP
Arizona Summer Wildcat
I
am on campus a lot; it is my second home. I am here so much, by midsemester I forget where I actually live and my tuition is equal to that of a down payment on a medium sized house. Regardless, the experiences, friendships and knowledge that I have gained are going to stick with me forever, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. In the many hours I have spent here in the past two years, I have learned many things beyond lectures and labs. If you replace water with Red Bull when making coffee you might be able to read all of Tolstoy in a night, but you may have hallucinations of the author reading to you. If the sun is up you will not get a parking spot. And, according to this guy named Dean, I am going to hell. Since I practically live on campus, I have had to find my own hideaways and places of interest there. Many people don’t do
UAMC’s Poet Sculpture
It’s 2 a.m. on a Friday in September, and after a night at Dirtbag’s, nothing sounds better than McNuggets and fries from the McDonald’s across the street. After eating your fill and leaving or being thrown out, The Reading Room the thought crosses your mind: “Hey, let’s As a journalism major, I should reveal explore the area a bit and sober up!” that I am biased in calling the journalism In a drunken daze you wander up reading room my favorite Warren Avenue, and spot on campus. It’s suddenly spot something small, no bigger than so weird and freaky that it Since I a classroom. The walls takes you right out of your practically live have bookcases with drunken stupor: a giant on campus, I publications and displays blue glowing head on the have had to relevant to journalism. In sidewalk. find my own the center of the room is a You have just stumbled large weathered table and hideaways. upon the “Poet” sculpture, couches where people can across from University of lounge and work. Arizona Medical Center, a The Reading Room’s piece of public art created awesomeness is in part by Ben Olmstead and Simon thanks to its exclusivity. It is provided by Donovan for the nearby Tucson Sun Link the journalism program for its students, Modern Streetcar stop. Its a truly odd and allowing them to work and relax. Here, somewhat creepy UA feature that is sure at I met many great people, more than least to ensure you will remember where anywhere else on campus, usually Warren Avenue Streetcar stop is. huddled around a corner of the table close to the lone power strip we could access for computers.
The ninth floor study area of the Gould-Simpson building
For many, studying at the UA is done at the library, the Student Union Memorial Center or at home. However, if you want a place that is different and has one of the best views in the city, this spot is for you. The ninth floor of the Gould-Simpson building is a rather secluded, small study area that is usually quiet and empty, and while meant for computer science majors, it is open to all students from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Beyond its seclusion and comfortable chairs, one is faced with a massive window facing the Santa Catalina Mountains and north side of the city, which stretches out before you in a great expanse that will inspire great work, or at least soften the crushing blow of an F, because hey, mountains! Beyond these three spots, there are numerous other gems on campus, from the orange tree path, to the restaurants on University Boulevard and many more. But I won’t reveal all of those. They’re mine, find your own! — Eric is a senior studying journalism. Follow him @ericklump
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