Observing the Overlooked

Depending on the time of day, this area can typically be extremely congested and almost hazardous. All day long you can hear the constant screeching of brakes in desperate need of oil or a change. You'll hear the occasional honk of a motorist in a rush, honking at pedestrians that seem to be taking all the time in the world just to cross the crosswalk section at the 4-way stop sign by the William T. Young Library. Car fumes pour out of the exhaust, filling the air with polluted clouds as cars zip through every second. We cross this point so much that we hardly ever look up to see what car might be way too close to hitting us sometimes. Library traffic ads to this congested area at all times. At about 4:30, the street seems impossible to cross. Cars are stacked, impatiently waiting for the large groups of students to make their way to and from classes. Beaming down on the 4-way, the sun shines brightly through the leafless and seemingly lifeless trees. The wind harshly blows, whirling snowflakes around the air and nearly blinding students as they trek across the campus. As you look towards Haggin Hall, you can see the weekly hockey schedule for the Wildcats. You can smell the grotesque, greasy smell of K-Lair rising through the air as you near Central Campus. Two sky scrapers tower the sky (Blanding and Kirwin) as you head towards South campus. The atmosphere of this area remind me of a downtown setting, with nonstop traffic and the never-ending cycle of pedestrians.