Little orange flags
This morning the Quad is covered in little orange flags. It’s 10 weeks until commencement and preparations are already beginning. Spring break is about to begin, which is the ideal time for Facilities to begin putting down new grass seed and getting the Quad ready to be lush and green for graduation.
There are a number of things that will take place in the coming weeks to prep the Quad. In addition to seeding and probably working on drainage issues (there are a couple of places that perennially puddle when it rains), they are laying the groundwork for screens so that commencement can be seen even by those at the very back of the 10,000 chairs that are on the Quad that morning. The screens will help with Baccalaureate too, so people can watch it outside.
I am especially somber today while looking at the Quad. We have to put one of our dogs down today. He is an 11 year old black lab with terrible hip dysplasia. I used to bring him to campus all the time when he was younger. He loved to be here and would strain on the leash to run to every student he saw to try and get them to pet him. Now instead of a black and gold dog we will only have the gold one left. A sad day for us.