Tallest library in the US

WOW, this has been a busy last week. We had our first homework in Biomech due. That means in the beginning of last week I was bombarded by students anytime I was in my office and late into the night by email. THEN I spent so long correcting the homework this weekend, finding which step the kids messed up on, writing in what they should have done, and giving them notes and book page references. I probably spent too long on it, but I'm done for about a week so that's ok. It also took a while to grade all the homework because the final question was a bit confusing and could be solved three different ways. So, I had to figure out not only which way the kids tried to figure it out, but then where they made the mistakes. The funny thing is, I doubt any of them realized that there were so many ways to answer the question. In fact, you could also have two different answers which were really describing the same thing, just in a different way. That really messed me up because I thought of all three ways, and I didn't know what was expected. It made grading it a bit stressful. Tomorrow and Wednesday we have review session that the other TA and I get to lead, so hopefully they will not bug me anymore at 11 o'clock at night! :) I have finally gotten to things that I needed to get done for MY classes, like write a computer program modeling a muscle, doing my own homework that is due tomorrow, and getting journal articles at the Library. That is actually what inspired this late night, last minute, quick message. Our library is the tallest library in the US. It is 26 stories tall. It sits right next to our pond on campus which is a hubbub of activity right now with all the geese. There is usually a large gaggle of geese who occupy the pond, but the left a few days ago, the pond had been over run with mallards, and then today a new gaggle was hanging out, I figured on its way south. They were just taking a break at UMass. So, anyway, the walk to the Library is quite enjoyable because not only does it get me out of my office, but I get to hang with wildlife. Anyway, I got there with my references in hand, got to a computer to find out where these references were, and I found out that I was headed to the 23rd floor. Yes, that means I was almost at the top. WOW it is high. Beautiful view though. There were a few students studying up there and I can see why, you really feel as if you are away from it all. It is quite peaceful and with the view you can see forever. It is tall enough to create wind but I didn't feel it swaying, so it isn't too scary. In the past, parts of bricks have fallen off the sides. There is now a fenced off space between the building and where students can be, so no more brick pieces will fall on us. The library is falling the library is falling...oh, well, not anymore! Anyway, it was pretty cool being so high up in a place that seems so underdeveloped.


Credit for the picture: http://www.umasswiki.com/wiki/Library. I found this website today, and if any of you would like to learn more about where I go to school, this seems like a pretty easy/cool site. A bit more REAL information than the official website and a bit more user friendly.