The Rock

[zip81]

Is the Rock still in front of Old Knight Hall?That thing had so many layers of paint on it, it felt like paper mache'

[Buckzip]

I remember that thing. When I was a student that thing had a million layers on it.

[ZachTheZip]

It's behind Crouse now, and it has pretty much doubled in size. It's near the main entrance to the Student Union.

[zip81]

It's behind Crouse now, and it has pretty much doubled in size. It's near the main entrance to the Student Union.

I had forgotten that Old Knight Hall was renamed Crouse...thanks.One year that I was there, the engineering students encased it in a concrete block.Enough students complained that they had a "free the rock" ceremony and busted the concrete off with a sledge.

[BZip_08]

Oh it is there and I alone (with some sorority sisters) have probably added a dozen layers now. I might have to try that concrete idea... that's a good one.

[Zipsrifle]

Maybe they should have a contest to see who can guess the actual size of the original rock. Then, they can do some exploratory drilling to find it's actual size.

[blueandgold]

Maybe they should have a contest to see who can guess the actual size of the original rock. Then, they can do some exploratory drilling to find it's actual size.

The original rock is probably the size of a bowling ball. There has got to be 10,000 layers of paint on that thing.

[BirdZip]

I remember reading an article about the origin of The Rock when I was at the U. If I remember correctly, it was obtained from some farm or something like that, and the first crane they tried to use to lift/move it fell over from the weight. I'm going by memory though...

[Zipsrifle]

Well, rocks are pretty heavy, so it could still be rather small compared to it's current size.

[BirdZip]

Agreed, especially considering I think it was in the 1800's when they got it. Not sure if I'm remembering correctly--must have been a horse-drawn crane......