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...found, after enjoying the article's profound insights, that my educated mind was not at all "insulted" by the architecture of Canaday--as O'Shea suggested it should be--but rather that it was insulted by O'Shea's lack of understanding and affection (he resided in Pennypacker Hall his first year at Harvard) for a dorm which many actually find quite wonderful and cheerful...
Like a tightly-bonded community, like an arena for social interaction, Canaday Hall stands proud. Although it may not be one of the most attractive first-year dorms, it is one of the most loved by its residents and visitors. It is a model of tradition as well as the ideal setting for a college experience of unity and social interaction...
There is no question that Canaday Hall has maintenance problems. But these could easily be alleviated with some simple renovations. To raze and then rebuild Canaday, on the other hand, would be to destroy more than just its exterior "lameness." It would consitute a waste of time and money, and it would entail the destruction of the tradition, unity and morale that Canaday Hall has come to represent for many of its residents...
...when I first walked around the Yard in search of my dorm, I was struck by the beauty of the other buildings I passed. As I happened across the proud Gothic edifice with lovely, inviting stairwells close to Johnston Gate, I prayed that the name plate would say Canaday. How my heart sagged when I discerned the name "Matthews" instead...
When I found the real Canaday, by contrast, I was not very impressed. Admittedly, on initial inspection it has all the aesthetic appeal of a prison, and it is somewhat isolated from everything else in the Yard. While Weld residents strutted around boasting about elevators and long hallways, the only thing Canaday residents could boast about, during those nascent weeks of our residency, was the fact that we were right next to the Science Center and could get our mail before anyone else...