Boy, Bellefonte was a different world. I used to get the heebie-jeebies going through there. I have to say the Guess Who gave a great concert -- sounded very close to the recordings, no goofing around between songs, all business. And in the comfort of lovely Rec Hall!! Do they still have those stinky ag buildings out past East Halls?
Yep, past East Halls is Ag Central. The flower gardens are still across from Hastings. There's a neat building called the Ag Arena. They have a pretty neat show once every fall, coinciding with a home football game. This year it was the Purdue game. They eliminated the stinky barn between Parking Lot 80 and the Creamery when I was still there. Yuck, walking a mile and a half back from class, then wending my way past the cattle really drove home my station in life at that point in time.
Some advantages of Hastings: We considered it the closest dorm to Beaver Stadium. The baseball field, when flooded, made a terrific canoeing site. Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat landed there to attend the funeral of his uncle. He waved at me and I kind of got his picture. You could see that ski-nose through the black window.
Downtown, College Avenue was packed with people to greet the First Couple on their way back from the funeral. No protests that I remember. Those were the days, when a big college town could line up to welcome Richard Nixon.