<p>Every college has a personal treasure. Of course, what’s a treasure to you may or may not be considered a treasure to everyone else. But, I think a good number of people will always find that one little thing about their campus that’s truly awe-inspiring or mysterious.</p>
<p>Examples? It could be almost anything, really. A beautiful building, the architecture of an archway, a hidden patch of land you’ve discovered, or a breathtaking view of the city or the coastline from a certain standing point while on campus/in a building. It’s not limited to these kinds of things, though. (My personal picks would have to be Cambridge University and Flagler College’s architecture, and the great views you can see from the Canterbury campus of University of Kent.)</p>
<p>Share the things you’ve noticed or discovered about your university (or others) which are unique to it, and that you feel are worth some recognition. ^_^</p>
<p>I just find these kinds of things really special and interesting. :P</p>
<p>University of Central Florida has a lake on campus, Lake Claire…it’s nothing especially breathtaking, but I love spending time on it daily. Spring semester, I was there almost every other day kayaking and photographing for atleast an hour or two. I love that lake! The trails in the area around the lake are also very nice for walking and exploring and in the late fall semester and early spring semester, I realized I spent on average 3 hours a day walking on them, poking around and thinking, and escaping from the realities of homework! :)</p>
<p>Well, at my school it could be the war memorial that commemorates everyone who was a student at our school when they died in WWII. Or the flagpole that is one of the tallest unguyed poles in the world. Or the surrender sword presented to GEN MacArthur by the Japanese delegation on August 15th. Or the amazing view of Manhattan we have.</p>
<p>But my personal favorite is the Amphitrite Pool. A small pool with a statue of Amphitrite, wife of Poseidon. Also known at our school as the goddess of the 2.0, coins are thrown into a shell at her feet for good luck to pass the Coast Guard exams we need to graduate. In addition, during Recognition, when plebes become midshipmen, the members of 4th Company, will all give her a kiss, because she protects our barracks. It’s usually pretty sloppy.</p>
<p>My college campus is BEATIFUL! And it is in the middle of this little po dunk town in the middle of no where and is the grass seed capital of the country. Honestly you drive into town and just go… “ew…” and then you get to campus…</p>
<p>The buildings are old brick buildings, there are beautiful beautiful lawns with beautiful trees and landscaping. So I guess its cool that our campus looks like it belongs in New England but it is in the middle of hick town.</p>
<p>my college that i am going to has a stone bridge that you have to cross over to get to the college campus buildings. it has a running creek under it, and a willow tree on either side of the bridge. it is a stunning sight, and also one of the perks that swayed me there.</p>
<p>My school has a beautiful lake on campus with a fountain in the middle. I love it. There’s also a small river that runs right through the back of campus, and it’s even sometimes filled with otters.</p>
<p>You know, given how expensive NYU is, you’d figure that we’d have a treasure (or three)…but the only one I can think of is the most obvious one-Manhattan.</p>
<p>The Book of Kell’s at Trinity College in Dublin. That was supposed to be my college for the pharmacy program, but complications with money threw that off.</p>
<p>I love the view from my dorm. From my window I can see farms and those wind energy things. From the window at the end of the hall I can see the whole town and there’s this one church that looks really pretty at night.</p>
<p>Hahaha well I’d just be chiming in when I say that we have a gorgeous lake…</p>
<p>I personally enjoy the vagina sculpture we have outside one of the dorms, done by Georgia O Keefe. I also think that Wellesley dorms in general look amazing, I feel like I live in a castle! There’s also the Severence Green, where there’s a giant grass hill (when a MIT frat visited they brought a giant tarp so we could water slide!).</p>
<p>We have a sculpture between two buildings (I go to a smaller school so all the buildings are pretty close together) called “Bacon ‘n’ Eggs”. It seriously is a giant strip of bacon and little circular things on the ground that look like eggs. And right next to it is a little shack that serves breakfast food, coffee and snacks called “Toast”. :)</p>
<p>We have awesome slides from third floor - and the cool thing is that they are actually used
They are mathematically optimized - guess what department?</p>
<p>We have this brick circle on the ground outside the library that makes a squeaking noise when you clap while standing in the middle of it. I like to refer to it as the “magic circle.” Such a simple thing that makes so many people so happy.</p>
<p>Even though we’re practically 5 minutes fro downtown Houston, we have a really gorgeous campus, filled with naturally scenic views and little things to appreciate. It can take your mind off things for a while as you walk to class.</p>
So many nice trees and walkways… its a great place to walk through when getting from class to class.</p>