I bought a nice new camera toward the end of this past summer. It was the perfect time to buy a nicer camera, especially arriving in Columbia. I have found numerous opportunities to pull out my new Nikon D700 and take lots of pictures of my new home. To introduce you to more of the sights of the University of Missouri I decided to make this post a picture blog of campus.
Jesse Hall, one of the major symbols of the University of Missouri.
Want to visit a botanical garden while in Columbia? Just visit the University of Missouri campus and see the Mizzou Botanic Garden spread throughout campus.
Across the quad from Hulston Hall (the law school I will rarely leave this year) is a statue of Beatle Bailey hanging out at the Shack. Beatle Bailey attended Mizzou as did his creator Mort Walker.
Another statue on the Mizzou campus of the regal tiger and mascot of the University of Missouri.
The six columns, campus icons, with Jesse Hall behind them and a wedding party commemorating their special day.
Three enthusiastic TIGERS fans, painted and ready for the first football game of the season.
Memorial Union is a beautiful building with a rich history. It was built in 1921 as a tribute to Mizzou alumni who had lost their lives during World War I.
This is an archway near the School of Journalism (where I will get to travel to next fall). I love the quote above the archway that is prominent as you enter onto campus from that corner of campus.
That concludes my photographic introduction to the University of Missouri in Columbia. I hope you enjoyed them. If you would like to see more I have started a photography page on Facebook that has more pictures of campus and the surrounding area. The link to my photography page is http://www.facebook.com/StephanieSidotiPhotography and I hope you enjoy what you see.
A devastating event this weekend was the severe storm system that spawned numerous tornadoes across the Midwest. One city was completely destroyed by a tornado leaving twelve Henryville, Indiana residents dead, including a fifteen month old child. The extent of this tragedy can be lost by those who, were luckily missed by the destruction; however, most individuals will be shocked by the devastation and many will offer what help they can, even from a distance.
I was shocked today when a friend of mine asked me to flag a video on YouYube in which the creator was celebrating the destruction of so many lives. I only had to watch less than eighteen seconds to become outraged at the insensitivity of whoever posted the disgusting video. Shortly after that, I was flagging the video and sharing my opinion with my friends on Facebook.
While I was not affected directly by this storm, I can understand the absolute destruction caused by the numerous tornados that ripped apart various cities, families, and lives. With a death toll of thirty-nine in total, I cannot fathom how someone could create such an awful video celebrating the destruction of life. It is, in my opinion, an awful example of humanity that someone could mock the deep pain of those harmed by this severe storm. I would urge you to flag the video as well, if you feel the same as I do, so that it can be removed from the Internet as a small way of supporting those people who had their lives ripped apart by the storms this past weekend. Those people had no choice in what happened to them, and there is no need for such a vulgar video to rejoice in their suffering.
I would like to clarify that I am in no way forcing anyone to flag this video as I chose to do. Someone on my Facebook page commentated that “Even those with poor taste deserve free speech.” I am not censoring the free speech of the video’s creator. I am using my own right to free speech in writing this post to share my opinion against the opinion of the video’s creator. With that in mind, it is now your turn to exercise your own right to free speech – whether you want flag this video as inappropriate or not. For me, this is a terrible video that makes an awful situation even worse for those people affected by the storm damage.
Destruction in Henryville
Arial view of Henryville after the tornado.
Woman picking up the pieces from her home destroyed by the tornado.