Observation

I went and sat outside of Patterson Hall for 30 minutes. Not much was going on. I saw some people walk in, and some people walk out. There were some guys sitting on the bench in the courtyard.

I noticed how the front of Patterson leads straight out to the courtyard. I think this is probably left over from the time when Patterson was first, and I would like to know if Holmes, the dorm on the other side of the courtyard, was built next, before the industrialization of community and back when green spaces were sought after. I can almost picture a group of women dressed in proper dresses, sitting in the courtyard and studying.

I noticed that there were lots of trees around. I wonder if we can maybe say something about how the University wants us to have a safe place to study. I wonder if we’re going for outdoor studying. This University seems to use a lot of green space. Like we were talking about at the library, I wonder if that’s to make us feel safe…feel more at home.

I noticed on the front of Patterson there is a sign – crest – that says “United we Stand, Divided we Fall.” I know that’s the Kentucky slogan. I like how they built a dorm to be so Kentucky-patriotic.

I don’t know what to say as there really wasn’t much going on. It was a nice day and you could see some people walking around and entering and leaving, but not much else.