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My personal reaction to this piece would have to be summed-up in one word: "Astonished."

I was literally astonished that a sculpture as daring as this one could survive in such a hostile / preppy / conservative college environment.

Stanford is a prestigious school and I'm surprised that the students there haven't vandalized the statue more than once. But the real amazing part, is that the artist even created the sculpture. This is a strict world we live in, and some things just get so criticized that they stop trying to break free, but George Segal surely did it with this piece.

Another thing that I noticed was, how real the people seemed. They looked kind of alive and human. I think that it's astounding that people can create fake people that look like real people, but still be noticeably false.

I also discovered that this statue is white, not black, or brown, or tan, or clear. It is white, which could be another controversial cultural issue, or just a fluke of plaster technology, coincidence, you decide.