When you walk up the steps of the PSU this is what you first see, a monotone patio that doesn’t exactly draw you in to hang out or stay for a while. Even though that is exactly what this space is supposed to be used for. It is the upper patio of the PSU or Park Student Union. This is a place made for studying, social gathering, and eating. However, in this picture there is not a whole lot going on and it doesn’t seem very busy or active. Farthest away in the picture are two guys that have laptops so they must be studying or doing homework together. They are most likely in the same class and are working on an assignment together, or they are on facebook. Then there is a guy by himself reading a book, he probably came up here because it is a quiet place that he can focus on what he is reading. In the front left of this picture there are two girls talking. They look comfortable so I think they have been there for a long time, even in those uncomfortable metal chairs that you can find scattered around campus. Most likely they are telling stories and gossiping about things that happened. This meeting place is very close to the dorms so it is meant to be a convenient place to go for food or a “hang out”. During the day I’m sure this space has different uses than at night, at night it is probably more used for hanging out and eating then for doing homework. The ground looks pretty dirty like there has been a lot of traffic on it and things spilled too. Maybe by taking more pride in this space and making it more inviting it would be a “cool” place to gather or meet up at. However, as is now not many people want to spend a lot of time here. The wall of windows connect this space to the eating space inside and you can see what is going on in both no matter which area you are in.
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