- 1. The first building that I had my first impression with is the Adams Center at OU, at McCasland Tower, which was the first building I have ever entered OU. It was my moved in date during the Summer of 2017, specifically Sunday, May 28, 2017. When I first looked at the building, the building was very tall and looked robust with the dark red paint outside; like it could handle a tornado, which it can in fact. Although the main floor ceiling looks tall and spacious, the ceiling for upstairs was considerably short, I guess they built it like that so the school and accommodate more rooms for students. I lived in a two-bedroom room and one bathroom. The living space is small for my liking, which is understandable. The room looked old, from my guess, the tower was built at least 30 years ago, I could see cracked walls and faded paints all around the tower. The McCasland tower was my first dorm room when I was being a college student, I did not have any particular memory with it because I lived there only for two months, then I moved to a different dormitory building in August 15, 2017, its name is Dunham Residential College.
2. During the time I lived in McCasland Tower, I took Renaissance Art and Pre-Calculus, which both took place in the Physical Science Center. The Physical Science Center was the second building that I entered at OU, and yet it al enormous when looking at a distance. The Physical Science Center is brown and tall in every way I could imagine, unlike the design of the McCasland tower, which was confined and uncomfortable. I do not remember how many floors there were at the McCasland, but the Physical Science Center is much taller, and yes, it is; with over fifteen floors, eighteen to be exact. Although only four floors are for students to access, the rest of the floors are for staff and faculty. I have the love for adequate to tall ceiling building and the Physical Science Center certainly did not disappoint me. The tall ceiling makes the rooms bigger and spacious. The building has four entrances so students and staff can easily access in their route favor. For me, I like going to the basement entrance, because I do not have to walk up the hill on the second floor as its steep slope makes me tired after a long walk from the Jenkins Parking Facility. I am a Biology major, which is a science course, and fortunately, most of my classes took place at the Physical Science Center, so I do not have to go anywhere else far away.
3. Next, the third building that I have been to and also lived in is the Dunham Residential College. It is the new building that was finished in August 2017. The building is located on Lindsey and Asp Ave. Unlike the McCasland tower, the Dunham Residential College was beautiful from the inside out. When you entered and looked to the left, its lounge was so beautiful you thought its not a dorm anymore. Keep going straight and you will get to the dining room. The dining room there is my most favorite place to go beside getting food. Its because it was built like a medieval church with very high ceiling and arches. I can guarantee you that this is the fanciest dormitory dining I have ever seen. Look to the right and you will find the food section where you can order a made-to-go bowl of fried rice or choose a variety of pizzas and sushi. The only thing that I did not like was the food selection. There were not many options for me to choose and I often found myself going to the Couch Center to have supper. I lived in 4th floor, a single room B410. My room is a little small, but livable. I had a king-size bedroom and a closet to store my stuff. One thing I like about my room is that it is very quiet, which helped me focus of homework and assignments when my neighbors next door is having parties all day all night long. The Dunham Residential College also had a lounge area for residents on each floor, which was where activities and announcements are made by the RA. I must admit, the cost of living there is expensive, but not worth the price for a college student. Although the amenities are nice to have such as guest lounge, fancy dinging room and dining table, it does not worth it for a college student to stay because the price is sky high.
4. Lastly, the building that I had my first impression with was the OU library. When I transferred to OU in the Summer of 2017, I walked around campus to take a tour of the university and I walked by the Bizzelle Memorial Library and I am amazed by the size of it; it was so big that I thought this could not be a library of a university. As I walked past the main entrance, the main door was big and tall that leads to the computer room and the stairs. The library consists of 5 floors with the main purposes of providing students space to study and store books and valuable resources for students and faculty to access to achieve their goals. The thing that I am impressed with the Bizzelle library is that on the fifth floor, there was a Gallileo gallery, particularly of how they are able to store very old books, which dated hundreds of years ago. Being able to see those books in person although I was not permitted to touch them due to, they were very fragile. I have spent a good amount of time in the library to study for finals and doing home work and it wass very effective because of the quietness and the ease to access printers, scanners, and helps from my friends as we formed study group at the library to tackle the home work.
All of these building always have a place in my heart and will always be, as they were the first buildings that I entered when I transferred to OU. It was a new experience for me encounter these building. I still remember the first days I saw those and how I admired the work of the architects and workers that contributed to the magnificent work of art for the OU community inside out. One thing that I find in common with each building is that they are all painted in dark red except the Physical Science Center. Maybe you already know this, but the dark red color represent OU theme.
