University of Georgia
The Arch - Symbolic entrance to the UGa Campus I went to “urban” colleges. That is, the schools I attended did not have extensive campuses. They were built into the fabric of New York City. The Cooper Union consisted of three buildings in 1979, all placed along The Bowery at Cooper Square. My other college was The City College of New York. While it does have a campus that is 2 blocks wide by 7 blocks long, it is basically a commuter college, so there was never a great campus life. Also neither of my schools had “ big time athletics. Copper Union had no interscholastic sports, and City College competed in the City University of New York Athletic Conference which, truth be told, is at the bottom of Division 3. As a result I have always been fascinated by large universities. So I really enjoyed a chance to visit and spend a couple of days on the University of Georgia Campus in Athens GA. Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion , 1851, pg 297 The first ma...