Gosh I sound like I'm at work. Dammit. Anyways, We chaperoned about 90+ students and were broken up into groups after the first big meeting in the lecture hall. This is how our day went and I must say, I had a fun time hearing all of the new things that State has to offer as well as seeing all of the new buildings and services available for the students. After the "welcome", there were several rotations but all consisted of a campus tour, an intro to the university "SDSU 101", and a mini workshop on how to start their CSU application early in the computer lab. The SDSU students who served as the guides on campus and in the classrooms and labs were really great; they were professional, informative, kept the students' interest, and enthusiastic. I've attended these tours in the past and sometimes the guides were just plain awful.
The new suspension bridge which crosses College Avenue...There are new dorms across the bridge...When I say "new", it's really not new. It's just new to me (since I'm an old far).... 
A relatively dead Aztec Center...Normally it's packed here with students hanging out and drinking. There's also a lounge, bowling alley, TV rooms, club/organizations offices to your right (not pictured) down the steps as well as a food court and bar. I wonder if Monty's Den is still there? Living Color once played Montezuma Hall back in '89 before they hit it big.
Heading down the steps from Aztec Center and towards the Student Services West building where the students were to be welcomed at one of the lecture halls.
The Student Services West building with clock tower...This was not there when I graduated. It was a big hole in the ground. I remember helping protest the budget cuts back in '91 and signing a temporary graffiti covered wall that surrounded this site...There was also a painting of a wrecking ball heading towards the face of then governor, Pete Wilson and an effigy of the president at the time, Thomas B. Day.
Our guide was very cool. He was a senior business major. He had an interesting accent. Although he was Hispanic, he hailed from Houston, Texas and kind of had a southern type accent mixed in with a bit of old school jive. Sorry if that sounds un-PC but he did. He was super nice and seemed to relate well with the students as he took them around campus.This is the new InfoDome entrance to the newer portion of the Love Library. The older portion is the square blocky building in the back. The library is named for Dr. Malcolm A. Love, the 4th president of SDSU.
Under the new library's dome...very cool. This was built in the late 90's...
Heading over to the main portion of the older library...ha ha. Everytime I think of the Love Library, I want to say it in a deep Barry White kind of voice with one of his songs playing in the background...Oh yeahhhhhh....
WTF! Lemur skulls!
Another interesting exhibit...this was on our way to the old library from the new wing.
Cool sculpture in the middle of the library stairwell...it's been there forever it seems. I think it used to rotate.
One of the cool exhibits on the 2nd floor of the Love Library...(I used to hide out on the 5th floor - it was always quiet and hardly anyone used the bathrooms there).
I totally do NOT remember the Magnavox Odyssey. I do remember the Atari though!
The South facing view from library facing the Open Air Theatre (OAT) and beyond that, the Adams Humanities building, notiorious for it's "H" shape and its non consecutive room numbers. I have many fond memories of eating lunch in the empty OAT with my friends. I also have attended many concerts there, such as Joe Satriani (back in '89) and seeing Australian band Midnight Oil perform there three times. That was back when you had to actually wait in a damn line to buy your tickets. I remember I camped out for my Midnight Oil tickets. I got 2nd row! Also got 2nd row for the Satch himself. I also had my graduation ceremony here at the OAT - the College of Sciences...
Banner near the library...
One of the iconic symbols of SDSU (even appearing on its official logo), Hepner Hall (one of the students was joking that it was named after Hugh Hefner). This was also seen in the cheerleader flick "Bring it On" and in various shots of the based in San Diego TV show, "Veronica Mars". I think it's a beautiful building...very Spanish influenced...So much nicer looker than UCSD!
Now this is also new...this pond. It's right next to the International Cottage where I would sometimes relax between classes and read up on my assignments.
The kids were fascinated by the koi and the turtles...
Some of the food offerings at West Commons. I remember eating there a few times. It cost about $4 to get a square meal there. It was literally cafeteria style where you would move your tray along a long row of choices...Now it's separate restaurant style places that offer their specialties...Once back in the late 80's, I was having lunch with Tatonka. He said, "Hey, check this out..." and proceeded to put half of his sandwich on this ledge near us....I was wondering WTF he was up to. In a few minutes, we heard a slight rustling sound. It was a big FKG rat that emerged from the bushes...It slunk up to the bait, snatched it with it's tiny paws and scuttled back from whence it came. I was grossed out and from then on, I didn't want to sit out in the open...
Okay, this is new...This is the new Arts and Letters building which overlooks I-8. It's right next to Storm Hall and Nasatir Hall. This used to be the Child Development building which was right next to the old Art Gallery.
Another view of the building...
Walking past Betty's Hot Dogger (man, that's still there?????) which is right in front of the old Art building...I used to hang out in the benches across from this place. Never ate a hot dog there though.
View from the staircase looking out over the Life Sciences building and the SDSU greenhouse.
Heading back out to the Campanile...Here's the inner courtyard of Hepner Hall.
Hardy Tower (built in 1931)- which contains the Fletcher Symphonic Carillons (bells) that ring every hour on the hour. The Tower is a product of the WPA and is one of the signature buildings of the university. Sometimes the carillon plays cool songs. I swear to God, I heard "Summer Lovin'" from Grease one time! There is actually a guy who plans out each and every song it plays. He's been doing this for fifty years. The bells were added in 1946 and served as a gift from the tower's namesake, Dr. Edward Hardy, as well as a 50th birthday commemoration for the university and as a memorial to students lost in the war. I just remember using it as a shortcut to get to the Life Sciences building.
Statue of the first president of the school - Samuel T. Black.
This was one of the toilets (first floor) of the North Education building (near the East side of campus, near the Business Administration building)....I liked how you could just press your foot on the pedal to flush it so you wouldn't have to touch the damn thing. This bathroom was so ancient. I remember going to this building to use their bathrooms because it was always dead there. Besides the 5th floor of the library and the hidden basement bathroom in the registrar's building (no one was supposed to use it unless they worked in that office, but shit, I did), most bathrooms were as crowded as hell and were really quite odious affairs that burned your nostril hairs with their toxic fecal fumes. I didn't really like sharing bathroom space with other people and those particular spots I mentioned were so nice and quiet! Seriously.
Lunch was provided by Rubio's (the owner was an SDSU alum) but unfortunately they were not fish tacos. Maybe they thought the fish would spoil faster? I don't know. Students and adults had their choice of either a carne asada or chicken taco (yes, that is ONE TACO, not TWO) or a bean burrito (for those vegetarians), with chips and a small container of beans plus a soda or water. I didn't bother taking a photo of the lunch...
Under the new library's dome...very cool. This was built in the late 90's...
Heading over to the main portion of the older library...ha ha. Everytime I think of the Love Library, I want to say it in a deep Barry White kind of voice with one of his songs playing in the background...Oh yeahhhhhh....
WTF! Lemur skulls!
Another interesting exhibit...this was on our way to the old library from the new wing.
Cool sculpture in the middle of the library stairwell...it's been there forever it seems. I think it used to rotate.
One of the cool exhibits on the 2nd floor of the Love Library...(I used to hide out on the 5th floor - it was always quiet and hardly anyone used the bathrooms there).
I totally do NOT remember the Magnavox Odyssey. I do remember the Atari though!
The South facing view from library facing the Open Air Theatre (OAT) and beyond that, the Adams Humanities building, notiorious for it's "H" shape and its non consecutive room numbers. I have many fond memories of eating lunch in the empty OAT with my friends. I also have attended many concerts there, such as Joe Satriani (back in '89) and seeing Australian band Midnight Oil perform there three times. That was back when you had to actually wait in a damn line to buy your tickets. I remember I camped out for my Midnight Oil tickets. I got 2nd row! Also got 2nd row for the Satch himself. I also had my graduation ceremony here at the OAT - the College of Sciences...
Banner near the library...
One of the iconic symbols of SDSU (even appearing on its official logo), Hepner Hall (one of the students was joking that it was named after Hugh Hefner). This was also seen in the cheerleader flick "Bring it On" and in various shots of the based in San Diego TV show, "Veronica Mars". I think it's a beautiful building...very Spanish influenced...So much nicer looker than UCSD!
Now this is also new...this pond. It's right next to the International Cottage where I would sometimes relax between classes and read up on my assignments.
The kids were fascinated by the koi and the turtles...
Some of the food offerings at West Commons. I remember eating there a few times. It cost about $4 to get a square meal there. It was literally cafeteria style where you would move your tray along a long row of choices...Now it's separate restaurant style places that offer their specialties...Once back in the late 80's, I was having lunch with Tatonka. He said, "Hey, check this out..." and proceeded to put half of his sandwich on this ledge near us....I was wondering WTF he was up to. In a few minutes, we heard a slight rustling sound. It was a big FKG rat that emerged from the bushes...It slunk up to the bait, snatched it with it's tiny paws and scuttled back from whence it came. I was grossed out and from then on, I didn't want to sit out in the open...
Okay, this is new...This is the new Arts and Letters building which overlooks I-8. It's right next to Storm Hall and Nasatir Hall. This used to be the Child Development building which was right next to the old Art Gallery.
Another view of the building...
Walking past Betty's Hot Dogger (man, that's still there?????) which is right in front of the old Art building...I used to hang out in the benches across from this place. Never ate a hot dog there though.
View from the staircase looking out over the Life Sciences building and the SDSU greenhouse.
Heading back out to the Campanile...Here's the inner courtyard of Hepner Hall.
Hardy Tower (built in 1931)- which contains the Fletcher Symphonic Carillons (bells) that ring every hour on the hour. The Tower is a product of the WPA and is one of the signature buildings of the university. Sometimes the carillon plays cool songs. I swear to God, I heard "Summer Lovin'" from Grease one time! There is actually a guy who plans out each and every song it plays. He's been doing this for fifty years. The bells were added in 1946 and served as a gift from the tower's namesake, Dr. Edward Hardy, as well as a 50th birthday commemoration for the university and as a memorial to students lost in the war. I just remember using it as a shortcut to get to the Life Sciences building.
Statue of the first president of the school - Samuel T. Black.
This was one of the toilets (first floor) of the North Education building (near the East side of campus, near the Business Administration building)....I liked how you could just press your foot on the pedal to flush it so you wouldn't have to touch the damn thing. This bathroom was so ancient. I remember going to this building to use their bathrooms because it was always dead there. Besides the 5th floor of the library and the hidden basement bathroom in the registrar's building (no one was supposed to use it unless they worked in that office, but shit, I did), most bathrooms were as crowded as hell and were really quite odious affairs that burned your nostril hairs with their toxic fecal fumes. I didn't really like sharing bathroom space with other people and those particular spots I mentioned were so nice and quiet! Seriously.
Lunch was provided by Rubio's (the owner was an SDSU alum) but unfortunately they were not fish tacos. Maybe they thought the fish would spoil faster? I don't know. Students and adults had their choice of either a carne asada or chicken taco (yes, that is ONE TACO, not TWO) or a bean burrito (for those vegetarians), with chips and a small container of beans plus a soda or water. I didn't bother taking a photo of the lunch... The field trip went well and I was only too eager to head back to my office to take care of a few loose ends, return parent phone calls, etc...before the weekend began.
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