2008 Woodie Awards
Holy seating space, Bateman!
Issue date: 3/31/06 Section: Features
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Hey guys and ghouls! Are you ever in the mood for just the right place to rest your world-weary body? Read on! Alex Perlin discusses the merits of Macalester's fave Plaza
Question: What is Alex Perlin's favorite thing about Macalester? Answer: Bateman Plaza. For you lay-people, this is “That area in front of the campus center that sometimes has a bunch of metal tables and chairs on it.”
I suppose the follow-up question is why I prefer Bateman Plaza (affectionately referred to as “Batman,” “Bat-é-man” or “The Plazzz” in my head) to all Macalester has to offer, such as its raging parties, its breadth of academic departments, or even its magazine-reported hotness. To answer this question, I will describe the magic that has been my almost four years on the Plazzz.
At the beginning and end of every academic year, Bateman Plaza is filled with bright and shiny tables, and subsequently also filled with bright and shiny students, just loving being out there. To clarify my statement claiming that Bateman is my favorite part of Macalester, I really mean Bateman with tables. The day they take the tables away because “it's too cold” is the worst day of the year for me, and the day the tables return is the best. I do not know the complex algorithm Macalester uses for judging the viability of tables in Bateman, but I do know that the current method needs some retooling. Here is the new equation to use: Yes. Put the god damn tables out.
At this very moment, as I type these words, there are no tables in Bateman plaza, but I can only hope that by the time you lay your eyes on this article, you are relaxing and enjoying the sun in the Plazzz. I don't care if there is still snow on the ground, or even if it's hailing, I would rather be sick and soaked in Bat-é-man than dry and healthy anywhere else on campus.
Question: What is Alex Perlin's favorite thing about Macalester? Answer: Bateman Plaza. For you lay-people, this is “That area in front of the campus center that sometimes has a bunch of metal tables and chairs on it.”
I suppose the follow-up question is why I prefer Bateman Plaza (affectionately referred to as “Batman,” “Bat-é-man” or “The Plazzz” in my head) to all Macalester has to offer, such as its raging parties, its breadth of academic departments, or even its magazine-reported hotness. To answer this question, I will describe the magic that has been my almost four years on the Plazzz.
At the beginning and end of every academic year, Bateman Plaza is filled with bright and shiny tables, and subsequently also filled with bright and shiny students, just loving being out there. To clarify my statement claiming that Bateman is my favorite part of Macalester, I really mean Bateman with tables. The day they take the tables away because “it's too cold” is the worst day of the year for me, and the day the tables return is the best. I do not know the complex algorithm Macalester uses for judging the viability of tables in Bateman, but I do know that the current method needs some retooling. Here is the new equation to use: Yes. Put the god damn tables out.
At this very moment, as I type these words, there are no tables in Bateman plaza, but I can only hope that by the time you lay your eyes on this article, you are relaxing and enjoying the sun in the Plazzz. I don't care if there is still snow on the ground, or even if it's hailing, I would rather be sick and soaked in Bat-é-man than dry and healthy anywhere else on campus.
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