For Lloyd Richards, "the one area on campus that comes to mind for me has to be the Quad. I remember going there my first year for some type of back-to-school type of event and being in awe of the number of people.
"Once classes actually started and I have to go from one end to the other, I remember always having that feeling of being a part of history and something greater than just myself.
"Even now, when I visit with my children, there's no prouder moment than taking them out there and seeing from the look on their faces they were awestruck that their mom and dad went to school here."
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