I graduated from Weber State University, or WSU, ten years
ago this fall. It is an absolutely beautiful campus. I can say the same thing
abut the University of Utah (where I also went…), and Brigham Young University
(where I did not go…). But I think universities should be built in beautiful
settings. After all, the schools are supposed to foster the best thinking of
mankind—they should be in a place to help that happen.
When I attended WSU, I did not take advantage of all the
student amenities available to students. Since I was there to get my graduate
degree, I had other things to do, like work full-time, write, be in a show now
and again. A place I never visited was the gym complex located between the
school and the football field. It’s am amazing building, a place I would have
liked to visit—and would like to visit now and take advantage of what it has to
offer.
There was one detail of the building that—for me—proved to be a real
head-scratcher. If you’re in the western section of the building and on the
second floor, in order to get to the classrooms on the east side, you’ve got to walk
across a bridge. I love bridges, be they for cars, trains, or pedestrians. I
walked across that particular bridge several times before I saw a little sign.
The sign read:
Keep Moving—No Spectating From This Area
I found that odd.
I guess I can understand, in a way, how some might not want
people on the bridge looking down on them as they run, lift weights, or play
hoops. The signs were not a permanent part of the bridge—they were added after
the fact. Seems to me, if you design a bridge in a facility like that, part of
the reason is to give those on the bridge a grand view of what’s below. It’s an
impressive space and the bridge view allows a person to take it all in. If not, just build a tunnel.
I’m sure there’s a good reason for the sign and for not
wanting people to just stand there. Maybe, since it’s a gym, they want people
moving about, now stopping. Yeah…I think I’ll go with that.
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