Footpaths

The buildings of the campus represent the different eras of construction. There's the beige/off-white buildings with thick walls and supports, looking like a Diliman campus building. There's the various Leandro Locsin buildings strewn around campus. And of course, the American-era buildings which were created almost the same time as the Rice Research Institute.

Various statues dot the landscape. Maria Makiling atop a small gazebo-type with Roman columns. The Moore-like figures on one corner. The ruins of another old building at the back of the library. The Original Oblation which was transported here from Manila during the mid- 1980's. The carabaos near the fountains/carp ponds between the Development Communication building and the Admin. Approaching the campus from the main road, the carabaos are framed by the guard houses with the frescos. The palm trees lining the side roads further frames the picture and gives continuance to the theme. This is further enhanced by the palm trees along the road leading away and to the immediate campus.

The buildings within the immediate area look small and far between. The blocks are triangular further framing the landscape. Even the footpaths made by countless students, going straight from one building to another, look quaint and logical amid the non-rectilinear backdrop.

--andoy