Graduated 40 years ago. Such an amazing campus. Maybe I missed something?
Favorite part of ISU campus
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Love the historical buildings of central campus with the large green space between them.
Friday night? Welch Ave
Spring? Lagomarcino
Fall? Central Campus/Campanile
Winter? Everything sucks
Spring? Lagomarcino
Fall? Central Campus/Campanile
Winter? Everything sucks
Best part of the campus is its walkability. Visit other campuses and you'll find bikes or buses are mandatory just to go from one class to another. And in some cases even in different cities (looking at you Minnesota-Twin Cities)
I usually walk briskly, but I was able to walk from Hawthorne Court to Carver Hall in under 20 minutes. It's great to have such a compact campus for a large university
I usually walk briskly, but I was able to walk from Hawthorne Court to Carver Hall in under 20 minutes. It's great to have such a compact campus for a large university
North steps of the MU looking at the fountain/campanile.
Its kind of crazy how compact/walkable it is while still having the big open spaces. From a pure layout/design standpoint it is really good.
Sometimes I wish there was a little more uniformity to the buildings around campus, but another part of me does like that there is the variety and historical nature of when they were built.
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Nobody said the Library Tiers yet? Shame. Weird stuff can happen in there bro.
I have memories both based on growing up in the Ames area and going to undergrad at Iowa St.
The places that give me the most nostalgia are:
-The Memorial Union and immediate surrounding area
-CY Stephens, Hilton, and Jack Trice
-Kildee Hall (my dad was an animal science prof and I had several classes in 125)
-Richardson Court/Knoll area (my freshman dorm was in Lyon)
-Logomarcino
-Welch Ave Station and Cafe B
The places that give me the most nostalgia are:
-The Memorial Union and immediate surrounding area
-CY Stephens, Hilton, and Jack Trice
-Kildee Hall (my dad was an animal science prof and I had several classes in 125)
-Richardson Court/Knoll area (my freshman dorm was in Lyon)
-Logomarcino
-Welch Ave Station and Cafe B
Nothing beats walking out of the MU and seeing the fountain of the four seasons with the campanile in the background. I've been lucky to grow up close to Iowa State, so I had been on campus hundreds of times prior to even going to Iowa State but I always imagine what the kids who had never seen campus before think when they step out of the MU.
There's a white flowering tree behind Marston Hall on the path toward Parks Library. I believe it's a snowdrift crabapple. It smelled so good in spring time. I always loved walked through there and smelling that tree.
BTW - Campus has a tree inventory, if anyone is interested: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/7d1404611c894d60b8b12fde8cba35a4
BTW - Campus has a tree inventory, if anyone is interested: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/7d1404611c894d60b8b12fde8cba35a4
Sitting by the fountain listening to the running water....
There is an Oak? Tree in the courtyard of BWR that would change the most vivid colors in the fall. I remember walking through there to class and just marveling how the campus would change the school’s colors…
Favorite place: the now non-existent sand courts north of Beyer where I spent a ton of time and met my best friends and wife
Most nostalgia : Welch (early 90s)
Special to me : courtyard at Lago
Best view: walk around the zodiac, then leave the MU
Where I feel my most Iowa State: standing between Bearshear and Curtiss and looking all around
Best memories: too damn many
Most nostalgia : Welch (early 90s)
Special to me : courtyard at Lago
Best view: walk around the zodiac, then leave the MU
Where I feel my most Iowa State: standing between Bearshear and Curtiss and looking all around
Best memories: too damn many
Central campus in the summer. Few enough students around that it always felt relaxing and quiet.
There used to be a giant American Elm tree next to MacKay Hall facing central campus. It was my absolute favorite tree on campus and would turn the most spectacular gold in fall.
