A Snowy View
November 21, 2008 at 1:48 pm Tina Hay 3 comments
Our offices are in what used to be the president’s house on campus, later called University House, now part of the Hintz Family Alumni Center. I just now stepped out onto our second-floor porch (don’t tell anyone—I think we’re not supposed to go out there, for safety/liability reasons) and snapped this photo.
The view is of the alumni gardens, looking toward the Obelisk and Old Main. You can’t actually see Old Main in this photo, though. That’s Sackett Building on the right, and a wee little bit of EE East on the left.
It’s been snowing all day. I would not want to be driving up for the Michigan State game in these conditions. Nor would I want to be sitting in the stands tomorrow! AccuWeather is calling for a high of 30 degrees.
Tina Hay, editor
Entry filed under: Penn State football, University Park campus. Tags: Michigan State, Obelisk, Old Main, Sackett Building.
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1. Tom Dulaney | November 21, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Thanks for the snowy photo. Brings back old memories.
Question: Back in 68 every student carried a black umbrella on rainy and snowy days.
Have they gone all colors by now, or is “Under The Black Umbrella” still a good title for a coming of age in college novel?
2. Tom Dulaney | November 21, 2008 at 5:05 pm
BTW — how is traffic on the new blog so far?
3. Tina Hay | November 21, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Not familiar with the black-umbrella tradition. Maybe that was true not just on campus, but everywhere, at the time? I see umbrellas of all different colors on campus these days.