We saw the symmetrical V-
shaped stream that the ducks had trailing behind them in the pond.  We
also enjoyed all the colors of the changing leaves and the sunshine.  I
also decided that there was a question that just needed to be asked...
Why aren't more than one moose called "meese"?! (Like more than one goose
is actually "geese", get it?)  I guess there is no real answer.

 "The very fact that it was day
as opposed to night represents math. Day and night is an ever repeating
function. Day, night, day, night ...."
"The architecture of the buildings required massive amounts of precise
mathematical equations."
"We found pinecones with spirals and Fibonacci numbers."

 We saw a chipmunk
in a tree eating a berry.  We all stood there and watched him eat the
berry for a little while.  We kept moving closer and closer to him and
eventually he moved to a different spot on the tree and found a new berry
to eat. 

Response by Michael Hillengas

 Mostly what we
watched was a chimpmunk. I've never seen a chipmunk in a tree before, I
didn't know they could climb them. He was in a tree and eating the little
red berries that will make a person sick if they eat them. After a few
minutes, the berry he was eating fell out of his grasp, so he went to
find another one. I thought he wasn't going to be able to find one but
after much searaching throughout the tree he did.

 One of things I noticed most
about our walk around the pond and chapel was all of the colors. There
were vibrant reds and yellows from the trees that were changing colors,
and also the brightness of the green grass and the sparkling of the sun.
These colors in nature are directly related to the colors in See Logo.
The sun creates all of the colors, just as the RGB command can create all
of the colors.

 We then continued to walk
around the corner of the building on a road made out of brick work. You
can see from the picture that was taken, how the builders must have had
to use a great deal of math to create the pattern and to make it fill the
area of the road that was needed . It also seems to replicate some of the
patterns we created in class by moving the turtle forward, then right and
then applying the repeat command.

Response by anonymous dude
On Thursday, we
were divided up into groups and given a very open-ended assignment: we
had about half an hour to go anywhere on campus, outdoors or indoors, and
find things related to math.  My group decided to go to the area of the
chapel and the pond.  It was a ridiculously beautiful day - very sunny,
but not too hot.  Oddly enough, we saw a squad car and a fire engine.
Apparently, there had been some kind of chemical spill in the Center for
Natural Sciences, and the building had been evacuated.
We walked by the pond, and discussed how certain things might be
connected to mathematics - of course, there were many math-related things
in nature that we had already discussed in class, like pinecones, whose
spirals are Fibonnaci numbers.  The water on the pond, placid as it was, appeared to be a
perfectly flat surface.  There were many ducks and geese, all of them
gathered in a small area next to the pond - for some reason, none of them
were in the water.  It occurred to me that the colors on most of the
ducks, and all of the geese, were perfectly symmetrical (whreas the geese
all look more or less the same, with the same black-and-white feather
patterns, no two ducks looked quite the same).
The chapel itself had some mathematical elements.  Its design, like the
design of most buildings, uses many right angles.  After a while, we sort
of gave up on our mathematical quest, and decided to sit down on some
benches on a bridge over the pond and just enjoy our surroundings - the
sounds of the geese and ducks, the gasoline-tinted smell of freshly-cut
grass, the warm glow of the sun.  In the often hectic environment of
college life, it seems that everyone has to always be DOING something.
It was a rare and refershing experience to find myself in a position
where, at least for a few minutes, I could just sit and exist, and that
was enough.

Response by Lucas

 I watched the sunset for half an
hour the other day.  It was a very spiritual experience.  The sky
appeared as though it was on fire.  I wonder what it will look like when
the world ends.  Will everything change in such vivid colors as the
sunset.
It was so beautiful, the sky changing from the blues, the oranges, the
reds, the pinks, the purples... then to black.  It was all so vivid.
Never, outside of the sunset, do you see such clear beauty.  It is
impossible to truly mimic the constantly changing spectacle of the
changing sky.

 I feel lucky for being in this
class.  Thank you so much! Dani. You give us the feeling of warm and
freedom in this college, while in other classes, we are struggling with
our papers and exams.  Thanks a lot!
Response by Andria

 Then we noticed blinking lights
which also reminded us of seelogo.  The blinking lights were coming from
a nearby fire truck.  We stopped by it and had Dani take our picture with
the truck.  Then of course we became curious as to why a blinking fire
truck was at our school so we began to look around more.  We found more
blinking vehicles and we soon discovered that one of the school buildings
were being blocked off by caution tape.  So we decided to investigate
further.  We started to walk along this brick pathway to speak with a
police man standing out in front of the caution tape, but on our way we
got side tracked and noticed the bricks we were walking on were arranged
in such a way that it reminded us of math and the spirals in seelogo.
Math is everywhere!

 When we first entered the
"pond area", I noticed a chipmunk scurrying along some tree brances. He
was looking for food, eating it, and then repeating the process over and
over. The creature appeared to be quite frantic and weary. To be
perfectly honest, it reminded me of a few people I've seen scurrying
around in shopping malls, offices, and other such places. How many of us
work all the time, stopping only to eat? I'm reminded of the "rat race"
analogy. Needless to say the chipmunk soon left for some nearby brush,
and my short philisophical moment was over.

 What struck me in particular
was the architecture on the greenhouse at the Center for Natural
Sciences.  It was very geometric in design.  I was kind of upset that the
building was closed off because I really couldn't get a closer look, but
I was still able to appreciate it.
There were shapes everywhere, whether in the stop signs or the bricks on
the ground.  I felt like I was breaking everything down into all kinds of
shapes after a while.  It was interesting to see things in that way.
Response by Kat

 This past Tuesday, one of my best
friends was in a terrible car accident. She was on her way to school and
her car was side-swiped by a school-bus. It was a great stroke of luck
that there were no children on the bus. Unfortunately my friend Tammy was
not so lucky. Her car flipped three times and was totalled. The door had
to be cut out for her to be rescued. In terms of health, she has suffered
severe brain trauma and the doctors believe that she is paralyzed on her
left side. She is currently in a coma and is breathing through
respirators. I'm not exactly sure how such an awful thing could happen to
such an amazing person. Tammy is the sweetest, kindest and most loving
person I have ever met in my life and she, of all people, was undeserving
of such tragedy. I am going home to see her this weekend, and am hoping
that maybe things will have improved. Until then, however, I'm praying
that she pulls through. I believe that everything in life happens for a
reason, and serves a purpose even if we are unsure of what it is. But I
wish I knew what the reason was for such an awful accident.

 We walked outside and it was a
beautiful day, and I wanted to just be able to sit outside all day and
and enjoy it. Instead though, we went and explored the magnificent
architecture of the music center. We explored down unknown hallways and
opened up doors until we found the gorgeous auditoriums. You can see that
so much care was given to the architect. Not only are they acoustically
magnificent, but the rosewood paneling accents their artistic beauty as
well. The music center is easily my favorite building on campus, because
it's so much more than just four walls. This architect was an arttist who
incorporated curves and pillars in a structure that bends and changes as
you walk throught it.

 Yesterdays excursion was
definitely a relief from a typical day of classes.  Rather that sit in a
hot, carpeted cube struggling just to stay half awake, we got to venture
out on to the beatiful campus of Ithaca college and experience shapes,
sounds, images and sensations first hand.
The whalen center is a place that most music students spend the bulk of
their post-secondary eduacation, and lucky for them, this administration
building is nothing short of breathtaking.  The clever use of
architecture and colors create a vibe that is very seperate from most
places where classes take place.

Response by Through Email

For our walk, Erin, Paul, and I decided to go to the pond and walk

around. Along our walk we collected a beautiful leaf that was

changing colors from red to yellow. We also noticed a lot of other

things during our walk. One thing in paticular was the number of

trees and benches dedicated to people that have passed away who were

loved by their friends and family. Another thing I noticed most

about our walk around the pond and chapel was all of the colors.

There were vibrant reds and yellows from the tress that were

changing colors, and also the brightness of the green grass and the

sparkling of the sun. These colors in nature are directly related to

the colors in See Logo. The sun creates all of the colors, just as

the RGB command can create all of the colors. We encountered other

things in our walk that are incorporated into See Logo, such as the

rectangles of the stones that lead the path around the walk, and the

architecture of the beautiful chapel. After we had walked a little

we decided to sit on the Turtle Bridge and just talk for a little

while. It was a good chance for us to bond as a group and we talked

of such things as politics, language, and what we are learning in

this class. It was such a gorgeous day outside and the walk was a

nice chance to get outside and see the beauty of Ithaca College.
Response by Sleeping guy

 This round area housed
offices, bathrooms, and classrooms on each floor. The whole area seemed
to be filled with different shapes to make up the furniture and structure
of the room. This reminded me a lot of mathematics especially geometry
and the area of shapes. The round cylindrical pillars that held up each
floor reminded me of spirals of life in a way that they work together to
create something that one thing alone could not create. The music
building was also covered in square and rectangular shaped tiles that
gave the room an even larger sense of shape and mathematical idea. Each
tile fit with the next one to create one large floor.