I wonder how much it would cost...

[sepdet]

 To fund a full-sized, good quality reproduction of the Lemnian Athena.

And I wonder if students at BMC still leave offerings to the well-intentioned but imperfect replacement for the damaged statue we loved.

I suppose the amount required could be put to better uses. 

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[owlmoose]

Last I was there (Renunion 2010), they did. It hadn't been cleaned up from finals yet, so it was quite impressive.

The old sculpture is still there, in the new Art & Arch Library (which, if you haven't seen it, is a really lovely space). But it's in a place inaccessible to offerings, alas.

[luthe]

Oh, they still do as of Reunion 2011. And I bring some when I visit, too.

[sepdet]

Oh, good. I've learned not to assume any tradition lasts forever, but it would be painful if that one faded.

And...well met! Am I being clueless in failing to recognize someone I know, or are you from owlmoose era, just a little after mine?

[sepdet]

I wonder whether the new A&A library is the one that was built off one side of Thomas, or if there's been a new addition to Canaday since I last stopped by.

I'm having a minor fantasy that I could fund a new Athena statue for BMC someday.

Then again, by now that new statue may have become a velveteen rabbit. I find it jarring, because I'm used to the stately original, but the current one was created with devotion and love, and may be so well-loved by the current students that they wouldn't take kindly to meddling. I don't know. And I'm sure there's better uses to which one could put such a sum, if and when I have excess funds at my disposal.

[luthe]

Carpenter is the one they built next to Thomas. It's the A&A library. It's also gorgeous and gets more light than you would expect for an underground building. And the roof is a great place for sunbathing.

[luthe]

I think I'm a little after you. I'm Class of 2006 1/2.

[owlmoose]

Canaday is unchanged, except for how they turned the reserve room into a cafe, a much better use of space.

And yeah, Carpenter is the new Art & Arch, in the same space as the old one by Thomas, but larger and airier and so full of light. Sometimes it makes me sad to think that my ancient, gloomy carrel is gone, but then I remember how much I enjoyed studying in the new light and airy science library, and I think overall the change is for the good.