On Topic: Favorite places
Seven Cornell College alumni answer the question: What was your favorite place on campus?
Ann Parker Foote ’79 &
Kevin Foote ’79
Naples, Florida
Cole Library. One of Kevin’s board jobs was working in the library audiovisual department, so we met there to study for a French test and ended up arranging our first date for a Phi Omega spring formal.
Ann Butler Holch ’69
Batavia, Illinois
Standing at the bottom of the hill, outside of what was then Rood House, and looking up at the whole panorama of the campus with King Chapel in the center. I enjoyed the beauty of the campus in the different seasons—the golden glow of fall, the crisp, glistening white of the snow-covered hill in the winter, and the flower blossoms and new leaves in spring.
Jeff Jensen ’81
Colleyville, Texas
I recall walking on what is now the Ped Mall from College Hall back to Merner after completing a final exam. The satisfaction and relief of completing a block and the anticipation of the four-day break made that stretch of campus a favorite.
Diego Sada Santos Jr. ’87
San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico
My favorite place on campus is the library. When I was a student I would sit on the sofas that were (and still are) on the left-hand side as you go in, and I would spend hours there, reading newspapers or curling up with a good book. I also liked finding a remote carrel when I had to study or do research for a paper.
Rick Simkins ’15
Bozeman, Montana
My favorite place on campus is Ink Pond. I have a lot of great memories sitting by the water, doing classwork or just hanging out with friends. The friends I made there are still close friends today.
Taylor Koch Kinn ’12
Evanston, Illinois
My favorite place on campus is the gazebo that was formerly on the lawn of the President’s House and is now in the backyard of the Van Etten-Lacey House. This is where my husband (Andrew Kinn ’12) proposed after he took us on a walk around campus to some of our other favorite places, and we returned on our wedding day!
