Oh! Wall Academic Center,

Is it too early in our relationship to say

That since we have been back at school, you have become the light of my life?

And I am not just talking about the copious natural light

That you let in through your broad and clear windows.

Known to some as The WAC

and others simply as The Wall,

You have come into our lives

And changed them forever.

On the outside you look like just another building

In the quaint, quiet campus of Davidson College.

But you have thoroughly deceived us

With your clever ploy

Making us believe you are comparable to Chambers

When there is truly no contest.

Stepping inside is a magic portal

To another world.

With your modern angles,

Cool colors,

And floor to ceiling windows

You create a calm learning environment,

The likes of which I had never experienced

Until I met you.

No longer will I have to sit through lectures

In the dreary basement of Martin,

Which resembled a dungeon more than a classroom.

Your rooms are so large

That I could not throw a piece of paper

Into the recycling bin on the other side of the room

Even if I tried my best.

Your chairs are more comfortable than any other on campus,

Yet I am so enthralled by your charm

And the interesting equations written on your boards

That I would not dream of falling asleep.

I am honored knowing that I was one of the very first students to ever step foot

In your shiny, new laboratories.

I do not care that the architects gave you six foot ventilation hoods

Instead of the eight foot hoods we were expecting.

You are still perfect to me.

You are as kind as you are beautiful,

With abundant study tables

Carefully placed in your many nooks

So that any student,

Even if they are not there for chemistry,

Can study in the presence of your grace.

Oh! Wall Academic Center

I am saddened with the knowledge

That I only get to spend three short years

Within your pristine form.

And yet, I am glad