whoa...they have a LABYRINTH at BC now!

[xfer]

BC TO HONOR 9-11 VICTIMS WITH LABYRINTH DEDICATION
Boston College will pay tribute to its 22 alumni killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11 with the dedication of a memorial labyrinth on the lawn of Burns Library on Thursday September 11, 2003.

The labyrinth dedication, which will begin at noon, will include reflections by University President William P. Leahy, SJ, the blessing of the labyrinth, and music by BC student groups.

Family members of the 22 deceased alumni will be present for the ceremony.

Inspired by the labyrinth on the floor of the Cathedral of Chatres in France, the labyrinth will honor the victims of 9-11 by providing a permanent memorial within a space designated for prayer, reflection and meditation.

The names of the 22 alumni, which will be read at the dedication by BC students, will be inscribed in stones along the labyrinth¹s outer ring.
All BC students and faculty are welcome to attend the dedication ceremony.

 

[FuSoYa]

I really really hope no one pees in it.

 

[FuSoYa]

"Dude I really have to piss!"

"Let's go piss in the labyrinth, man!"

 

[azal]

*agressive footballish hand slap*

 

[xfer]

um, i don't think anyone will pee in it for a few weeks, at least. jeez, how little you think of BC students!

 

[avi]

I'm assuming this is NOT a hedge labyrinth, but rather the tiled floor kind

 

[xfer]

it's the stone-walls-and-steel-scythe-traps kind.

 

[lizard]

does the labyrinth represent George Bush's middle eastern foreign policy?

 

[xfer]

i think that shit is pretty straightforward, if you ask me.

 

[azal]

minus the having enough money and troops to do so part.

 

[goatschool]

someone explain this to an uncultured asshole.

an elaborate maze figures as a sort of memorial?

"come to the maze, get lost, remember the departed"

 

[azal]

better than a shitty pop song.

 

[avi]

labyrinths are/were used for meditation purposes in catholicism

 

[goatschool]

which is interesting, avi, as i was confirmed as a catholic (bygone era) and have no knowledge whatsoever of even the most basic "church function"

i chewed the communion!

 

[avi]

caveat: my last post pretty much sums up my entire knowledge on the subject.
there's a pretty labyrinth in courtyard of my local catholic church, too.

 

[avi]

google "catholic labyrinth" and edumacate yourself

 

[xfer]

holy shit THE NAME OF THE ROSE holy shit

coolest library ever.

 

[chupe666]

does the labyrinth also have those giant holes and an enormous metal ball?

 

[kleo706]

Do you like... jump magic jump for the souls of the departed?

 

[Static]

I can't believe it took someone that long to post a pic of that movie.