The Alice P. McDermott Academic Convocation Center is a gym at the center of the athletic department that is easily dismissed by the large amounts of people that pass by it on a daily basis. It’s a path that many students who live in the dorms on the hill, students and employees who park in the garage, or students and employees who enter from 281 or Hildebrand take every day on their way to the main campus. Because it is disregarded by busy people, it is a bit harder to notice that during certain times the area is very quiet and peaceful. By sitting down and in the midst of the action, it’s easy to analyze the sights, sounds, and smells that occur when all is hectic and when all is still. Every direction is a different sight filled with its own action. To the right there’s the football field, Benson Stadium, in clear view with its bright green, nourished grass; the
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Initially, the breeze that occasionally passes through has such a refreshing, clean, scent, but is interrupted by the harsh stench of gasoline from ongoing traffic. There are many smells juxtaposing this freshness which range from the hardy fried foods and tangy beverages certain observers have, or the synthetic scents others are concealed in. Like shadows, a sweet, fruity fragrance follows young women entering the convocation center while musky, strong cologne tags along young men leaving. The essence is its own presence since it’s only noticed just after an individual passes by. Then there are hints of life and activity nearby because gradually, there’s a smoky whiff detected from a pit close by that evolves into the odor of meaty, juicy ribs being cooked. To say there’s only life when humans are involved, however, would be denying that occasional breeze and even the warm smell the waves of heat give off. Though all seems calm, these little acts of nature contribute to the active tone of the
Initially, the breeze that occasionally passes through has such a refreshing, clean, scent, but is interrupted by the harsh stench of gasoline from ongoing traffic. There are many smells juxtaposing this freshness which range from the hardy fried foods and tangy beverages certain observers have, or the synthetic scents others are concealed in. Like shadows, a sweet, fruity fragrance follows young women entering the convocation center while musky, strong cologne tags along young men leaving. The essence is its own presence since it’s only noticed just after an individual passes by. Then there are hints of life and activity nearby because gradually, there’s a smoky whiff detected from a pit close by that evolves into the odor of meaty, juicy ribs being cooked. To say there’s only life when humans are involved, however, would be denying that occasional breeze and even the warm smell the waves of heat give off. Though all seems calm, these little acts of nature contribute to the active tone of the