I had occasion to visit a friend’s office in Hersztein Hall (the old physics building) this week. It’s beautiful since the renovations they did before the Political Scientists moved in. I was struck again by the beauty out the windows:
It feels timeless, at the still point of the turning world. But of course it isn’t.
Here’s what it looked like from a few feet away in an undated photo that was taken sometime between 1921 and 1925:
And here’s what you see today if you turn your head only slightly to the right:
Bonus: I will send a genuine Vintage Rice Football Programs Calendar to the first person who can figure out what these are. The only hint I’ll give is that they were pieces in an obsolete technology. 
Extra Bonus: I think I forgot the mention that I’m giving a short course in the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies next month. If you’re interested I’d love to have you. I feel confident that it will be entertaining. And the more, the merrier. Details are here.