See you around campus

The University of Redlands campus — as pretty as a postcard.

By John Murphy

Tuesday before my prep events, I headed to the University of Redlands for a stroll.

I did not have our dog Mia, the Maltese Poodle. CalTrans Girl does not allow me to walk her in 97-degree weather. Hard to understand.

But that was OK because when Mia is along she only goes where she wants. If she doesn’t want to walk somewhere, she’ll lean all her weight to one side and dare me to yank her the other way. Since dragging a poodle by the neck across concete is a bad look, I usually avoid it.

The University chapel is a sight to behold.

The U of Redlands chapel was wide open and I walked in. “Hey, how’s it going?” I said to a custodian who was plugging in a vacuum cleaner. As Michael Keaton said in “The Paper” ” … “a clipboard and a confident air will get you anywhere.”

I took some photos of the lovely (did I just say “lovely?”) stained glass and other parts of the interior and dallied a while. You don’t see something like this every day. Then I forged ahead.

Currier Gymnasium — a local treasure.

Well, everyone’s been to the University of Redlands so I don’t think I need to explain … the wondrous and antiquated Currier Gym, the majestic administration building with its impressive columns; the Bulldog in the sarape statue, showing its ethnic diversity; the La Fourcade Community Garden with its gurgling waterfall and ponds with brightly colored fish; and a butterfly-shaped bench with a placard saying, “Service Above Self. Marilyn Solter ’59. Bulldog Forever.”

I could go on, but I have important Netflix programs to watch and perhaps a nap to take. The University of Redlands campus, just like the rest of the city, is beautiful. If you have an hour or so some afternoon, check it out … with a confident air, of course.