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 During these unprecedented times, my perception of campus has changed. As does anything with time. Places develop more meaning, life becomes more cynical and, in a way, locations become more beautiful. After all the protesting and hate crimes committed on the top of Jans steps, I noticed a change in my attitude when waking by the library looking at the grass where the encampment was located.  (this is a photo I took while the encampment was there) Initially, when I wrote about walking from north to south on campus, I talked about gender stereotypes and the harsh reality I observed with more men then women on the science side of campus. My perception has changed. It does not seem to be about what gender is where anymore, it was about observing if people were safe. I mean terrible things happened at the encampment and to see people walking around smiling is a miracle in itself. It was almost hard to believe anything happened.  Now the TA strike is taking over the campus. Walking around

Space and Art are an interesting concept to think about. We can find art in everything, personally, i think there is artistic beauty in the structure of planets and just looking at the stars in the sky that create beautiful constellations.  I always think its fascinating to see how religion and science overlap. In Lecture Part 1, we dive in to Copernicus and note his relation with science and art. He published a heliocentric model of the solar system which challenged the church's ideals. In fear of getting in trouble he delayed releasing this model. The model suggested that the Sun was in the middle of the solar system and further obstructed ideas of the church. This was absolutely inconceivable to most, but the diagrams were so clear and unarguable that it caused people to question their beliefs.   Additionally, I humored by the comparison of space exploration and famous television shows/movies. The way modern television depicts space exploration is comical but also inviting. I fe