Aesthetically, the science tower wears its age better than just about any other building constructed at Wesleyan in the modern era, including Mocon (let’s not re-litigate that here. I can think of some egregious razings at Amherst and Williams, too.) The people who don’t like it today probably didn’t or wouldn’t have liked it forty years ago either. But, like it or not, the monolithic grid is a staple of mid-century modern architecture. And, unlike the center for the arts which is nearly impossible to pin down without constantly being on the move, the science tower announces what it is before you even get near it. It fairly shouts “Big Science”. That’s no small feat for a LAC.