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My cousin, Gavin, and my Uncle Keith came to visit last weekend. I had a blast taking them around campus, even though the weather was less than perfect. Despite some recent storms, today was beautiful! I took some pictures of a few places I am really going to miss. I wish my family could have seen SLU in its true beauty when they came to town.

This is the clocktower – one of my favorite places on campus! Not only does it tell me whether or not I’m running late to class and meetings, it also has a surprise fountain attack. There is a spindle at the top of the tower that determines when the fountains turn on and off. About five seconds after I took this picture, the fountains turned off.

This is a path to a classroom building. A lot of students take shortcuts. Instead of having us ruin the grass, they just make paths for us to use. Look at the beautiful trees.

Ah, the beautiful College Church. I just love this place! Talk about a site to see if you are vising St. Louis. There is a 9 p.m. mass on Sunday nights. This student mass draws about 1,000 students in every week. If you want to see what life is like at SLU, try to come to one of our masses. We’ll welcome you as we scrunch in the pews.

Here is one of our ponds outside the Business School. When it gets nice outside (and we aren’t studying for finals), students will lay out to do homework. This is a really serene place, and it’s right next to Samuel Cupples House, one of SLU’s three museums. It’s an all-around beautiful place to be. Soon, we’ll stock it with goldfish.

You can always figure out what’s happening on campus when you walk through the Quad. Whether groups are raising money for their service projects or people are handing out free tickets to a Ben Folds concert, you’ll be happy to pass through. Right across from the Griesedieck Complex (one of the residence halls you can live in as a freshman), the quad gets lots of traffic. SLU has wireless internet all over campus, so oftentimes students will do their homework outside. On some Wednesdays, we even play movies on an inflatable screen!

Crossing Grand, the only major road that runs through campus. I really like the arches that decorate SLU’s streets. The huge Griesedieck Complex is on the right. I lived in it for two and a half years. I lived in the big tower (Gries) my freshman year, and then I was an RA for Walsh Hall (the shorter building) for a year and a half. I loved it there.

Would you expect to see this on an urban campus? I sure wouldn’t! It’s a beautiful contrast to the cars racing down the street and kids rushing to class. I love the serenity in it!

The famous Dolphin Pond! I used the camera on my phone to take these pictures, so I know they are not stellar. I think this is one of the main focal points of SLU. We’re known for having tons of fountains and green space, but this one is a little different. Wouldn’t it be nice to relax in the shade?

And last but not least, SLUruba! Now that the weather is nice, a lot of students lay out by the two pools and play sand volleyball. Soon, we will have palm trees line the far side to give it a more tropical feel.
I hope you enjoyed my little picture tour. Visit SLU someday so you can soak up all of its beauty. I’m getting really sentimental now, because I will be graduating in exactly two weeks! I’m definitely going to miss it.