VOLUME 21 ISSUE 10
May 10, 2016
Leafing a good impression on Pierce College Armani Jackson Managing Editor For those who notice it, admiring the subtle imprint of a leaf in the concrete floor of the Arts and Allied Health Building can be a daily occurrence. This imprint is on the second floor hallway next to north-facing stairs and the faculty offices. It’s been there since the AAH was built about six years ago after a leaf landed on the wet concrete before the windows were installed. Tarps were laid over the setting concrete to prevent leaves from flying in, Media Engineer Jim Butler said. But when contractors were pulling the tarps off, the imprint was there. “It was just one of those flukes (and they) decided to leaf it,” Butler said. “I absolutely love it. Depending upon the circumstances where it was pressed into the concrete from the tarps that were to prevent leaves and stuff from getting on there, it was like a defiant leaf (saying) ‘I’ll show you.’” Even though the tarps were in place, Butler said a gust of wind may have lifted them allowing the leaf to enter underneath it, but he was-
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“It was like a defiant leaf (saying) ‘I’ll show you.’ ” —Jim Butler
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