The HUB of Activity

New York may be the city that never sleeps, but here at Penn State, the HUB is the building that never rests.  The HUB is open twenty-four hours a day and every day of the week.  This means that it is a hub of activity no matter what time of the day that it is.  This also reflects the nature of the HUB, an activity center.

The HUB is simply a giant building around the middle of campus.  Inside of the HUB is countless restaurants, an auditorium, art gallery, meeting hall, book store, and even steps like the ones from High School Musical.  Another feature of the HUB is that there is always someone there, no matter what time of the day, or night that it is.  The HUB can also change depending on what is going on.

The HUB, as a hub of activity, almost always has something going on inside.  Over the summer, the HUB was fitted to welcome new students to their NSOs.  There have also been many one day events, like the Freshman night when the HUB was full of fun things to do, or the Club fair on the HUB lawn.  One day I even walked through and they had live music playing.  The HUB is truly ever changing and this is a reflection of Penn State.

The HUB, as the most popular place on campus, is always is able to reflect the students.  This can be seen by the diverse number of places to eat, like the diverse student body, as well as by the spirited student book store, like the spirited student body.  Everything at the HUB is there for the students, which is why it reflects them so well.  Even though every single student would never be able to all fit in the HUB at the same, the HUB would still be able to reflect all of the students.  Along with being a reflection, the HUB is also a light.

The lights coming from the HUB are extremely bright in the night.  It is the brightest thing anywhere on campus during the night.  These lights serve as a beacon to all of the restless students to come and work in at night.  This light itself shows the amount of excitement that exists in the HUB, even at night.  This is not the only piece of the HUB that's symbolizes the HUB's activity.

At the front of the HUB is a fountain.  It looks like a long flat cliff, with a waterfall cascading down it.  When you stand beside it, the waterfall is fairly loud, much like a real waterfall.  This sounds is constant, just like the constant activity that is at the HUB.  The fountain is never quiet, just like how there is always sound in the HUB.  Even when I was there after midnight, there was still some noise, although not as much as during the day.

The HUB is truly a hub of activity during the day as well as during the night.  All of the excitement during the night is mostly centered in this small area, inside this giant building.  Next time you are out at night, follow the beacon of light to the HUB of activity at Penn State.