Atrium resembles 'Cheers' scene
Eric Levy
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section: Special Report
When you first walk into Allgood Hall, it's hard not to notice what has become one of the epicenters of Augusta State University: the atrium.
The moment you open the door and step into the Augusta State atrium, you feel not as though you entered a house of learning, but as if you entered somewhere you can come to hang out, somewhere everyone comes together.
The atmosphere inside the atrium is somewhat reminiscent of the kind of scene you would see in "Cheers," a place everyone knows your name.
Cindy Scott, the cashier, recognizes most people when they come to the cash register. She may not always remember their exact name, but she does remember what they get.
"One guy comes in here at 10:30 and gets a drink, two butter croissants and a multigrain bar," Scott said, "and another guy comes in to buy a blueberry muffin all the time, and he doesn't even go to Augusta State.
Scott is our very own Sam Malone, our very own friendly bartender.
The setting of the atrium is packed with tables bustling with students all day. When students are not hanging out with friends in the atrium, they are hanging out there to complain about the test they just took.
"That test just killed me," said one of the somber girls sitting at a table.
The atrium is the place where students can get away from the classrooms. As if they were going to a bar to drink away their sorrows, some students choose to come to the atrium. There they have a place where they can feel at home, a place that feels just right even if the lively nature of a classroom is right next door.
The moment you open the door and step into the Augusta State atrium, you feel not as though you entered a house of learning, but as if you entered somewhere you can come to hang out, somewhere everyone comes together.
The atmosphere inside the atrium is somewhat reminiscent of the kind of scene you would see in "Cheers," a place everyone knows your name.
Cindy Scott, the cashier, recognizes most people when they come to the cash register. She may not always remember their exact name, but she does remember what they get.
"One guy comes in here at 10:30 and gets a drink, two butter croissants and a multigrain bar," Scott said, "and another guy comes in to buy a blueberry muffin all the time, and he doesn't even go to Augusta State.
Scott is our very own Sam Malone, our very own friendly bartender.
The setting of the atrium is packed with tables bustling with students all day. When students are not hanging out with friends in the atrium, they are hanging out there to complain about the test they just took.
"That test just killed me," said one of the somber girls sitting at a table.
The atrium is the place where students can get away from the classrooms. As if they were going to a bar to drink away their sorrows, some students choose to come to the atrium. There they have a place where they can feel at home, a place that feels just right even if the lively nature of a classroom is right next door.
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