The images above were from 2005, when my friend and neighbor Paxton helped me out with a class project. The idea was to create a movie from still images of something from beginning to end. The last image is of me; he used a photo of me wearing trendy glasses and was taken when I used to sport longer hair.
A description of the tunnel by NCSU says that

Since the 1960’s, the Free Expression Tunnel has been the University’s answer to combat graffiti on campus. Located on Central Campus the tunnel connects the two halves of campus split by the railroad track. The Free Expression Tunnel gives students a venue for expressing their thoughts and feelings about anything–from “Happy Birthday” to announcing club and organization meetings.

Did you hear that? It was the sound of Raleigh deflating its population by about thirty thousand people. Almost overnight, Hillsborough Street becomes much more friendly to cyclists, late night pizza joints and bars suddenly cut their hours back, and the amount of open space and peacefulness around NCSU campus seems to open up threefold.

Pictured above is Jacob. He’s an R.A. (and Eagle Scout), and like the rest of them he found himself with a bit of time on his hands as the semester is over and most students have gone back home for the summer or off to their jobs somewhere else. I bumped in to him as he was walking about campus essentially because there wasn’t much else to do as everything suddenly became quiet.
He’s a sophomore majoring in Materials Science.

For the next couple of months there’s a noticable absence of noise and traffic, in addition to the lines at Harris Teeter becoming shorter. There are outdoor festivals and gatherings every weekend.

Regardless of what the Gregorian may tell you, summer has arrived in Raleigh.

I don’t know the story behind the bamboo structures in front of Kilgore Hall. There are several benches and seats which make a beautiful outdoor picnic area.

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