Here we are descending into knowledge (and idealism, since it is a coop):
We stopped first in the section on MATHS. I am confused by all the numbers:
In the center of the bookstore is a selection of new academic titles. Here's an overhead view:
From there we walked back across the bookstore to the textbooks. On the way, Jeffrey bumped his head on the ceiling. Fortunately, the kind staff of the bookstore have placed fuzzy tennis balls on the low-hanging pipes to prevent tall people from knocking themselves out. This is not an issue for most of us:
OMG, Ramayana:
This is the section for textbooks. Most humanities and social science courses are sold here; most science and math courses are sold at the "official" university bookstore.
The piece of paper tacked onto the bookshelf represents the full list of books required for each course. To the left a blank space is checked (or not) to represent whether or not the book is in stock. As you can see, lots of classes require lots of reading.
Jeffrey asks a question we have often wondered: Why do men barbecue?
There is even a section for graphic novels:
After grabbing some Neil Gaiman, we left the bookstore. I needed to pick up something from the Regenstein Library, so we took the camera with us. Here is a picture of Hull Gate. We are standing facing south, towards the main quadrangle. Look at all that hustle and bustle!
Here we are inside the library. At nerd school, there is a line for the elevator in the library:
The book I need to get is on the B level of the basement, where the movable stacks are. Here's a picture:
Here Jeffrey tries to crush me inside the movable stacks:
Wow, look! It's the place where the first controlled, sustained nuclear reaction took place! Also, you can place your books here for re-shelving. History and convenience.
On our way back to the office, we saw a tree that looked a lot like fall:
And we stopped in the basement of the divinity school for some coffee. The coffee shop there has been holding a tournament-style battle of the gods for many months now. The most recent competition, as you can see on this board, was a "battle of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning gods," Mother Theresa vs. Al Gore:
Mother Theresa won by $0.23.
Hope you enjoyed this; please let us know in the comments. Coming soon: a section on The School of Engineering at The University of Chicago.
