Though Barrett Lawn is in front of the honors college at ASU, the rest of H.A.V. has no problem with spending their free time on the lawn. The lawn seems to have people taking advantage of it at every minute of the day as well as night. It may be used to hold residential hall functions or just as a place for friends to hang out and relax at the end of the day to vent to one another. Despite the occasion, it is always a good place to be if you are looking for some entertainment. One night as I was sitting out on one of the benches reflecting on what felt like the worst day I had ever had, when roughly ten young men come running out of every direction all dressed in black. As soon as I saw them, it was apparent that they were a part of a particular fraternity; those types of guys are easy to point out. The boys made their mission clear as they all darted to the water fountain and each emptied the contents of some kind of bottle into the fountain. As fast as they came, they disappeared and about five minutes later, bath bubbles began to overflow from the fountain and on to the Lawn. I sat back feeling pleased as ever with the work of the men in the fraternity as I witnessed everyone begin to laugh and instantly shifted from being miserable to being uplifted. As silly as it sounds, that practical joke helped me to realize how important the Barrett Lawn was to me. No matter what might have gone wrong for me that day or any other day, sitting out there always leaves me with a sense of peace and community.
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