Wilson School fountain to close
Tradition dictates that on the day Wilson School seniors hand in their theses they take a time-honored dip in the Fountain of Freedom at Scudder Plaza, washing away the stress from the past year's toil.The tradition will be put on hold next spring, because of renovations to Robertson Hall already under way.Wilson School major Uma Seshamani '02 said, "I think it really stinks, especially because the seniors this year had such gorgeous weather that day and they were all so excited to be done.""It's pretty disheartening, because our class missed out on both the Nude Olympics and jumping in the fountain even though we saw the class above partake in these traditions," she said in an e-mail.But fellow Wilson School major Emma Terrell '02 said they would find a new way to celebrate completing their senior theses."We're prudential thinkers in the [Wilson School]. We'll jump in the fountain if that means we'll have to make our own," she said in an e-mail.Wilson School classes will be held in the E-Quad until renovations are complete.Wilson School Associate Dean Karen Jezierny said in an e-mail, "We hope to be able to use some classrooms in the E-Quad, which may be available as a result of the construction of new classrooms for engineering in the Friend Center.""We also plan to use our own administrative conference rooms as appropriate and, as needed, other classrooms and lecture halls on campus," she added.Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the Wilson School, most concentrators take classes that meet in several buildings on campus, Seshamani said."I think it will mostly be a pain for juniors to walk back at night from their Task Forces if they're in the E-Quad," she said.Jezierny explained second phase renovations to Robertson will not affect the first through fourth floors of the building.