Google Trike Technology Comes to Wesleyan

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<p>First NESCAC college to be included among 27 American colleges and 100 universities worldwide, and judging from the foliage, I'd say the photography took place last spring:[url=<a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2012/01/virtual-campus-tours-courtesy-of-google-.html%5DVirtual"&gt;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2012/01/virtual-campus-tours-courtesy-of-google-.html]Virtual&lt;/a> campus tours courtesy of Google - latimes.com<a href="tip%20courtesy%20of%20_Wesleying_">/url</a></p>

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<p>[Wesleyan</a> University](<a href=“Google Maps”>http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=1884300323356775795&q=Wesleyan+University&hl=en&ved=0CBQQ-gswAA&sa=X&ei=I5IQT8uZCZKY9Aa07M3_AQ)</p>

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<p>I’ve been playing around with this and I can’t quite get over it. The instructions are not exactly self-explanatory, however, if you’ve never used Google Maps before: </p>

<p>1) Basically, after locating Wesleyan through Google’s search engine (after eliminating all the other Wesleyans), you have to click on the map area. </p>

<p>2) In the upper left hand corner, you will see a little yellow stick figure in the shape of a man. </p>

<p>3) Click on him and drag him into the midst of the map area. </p>

<p>4) Immediately, you should see a warren of blue lines. Apparently, these are the routes that were mapped out by the fellow (Doug Cody `09) peddling the “trike” mobile on the day he visited campus: <a href=“http://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2011/05/24/google-maps-wesleyan-campus/[/url]”>http://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2011/05/24/google-maps-wesleyan-campus/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>5) Release your navigating device anywhere along the blue lines, and the little yellow man will stay there. Your screen should then switch to a panoramic view of whatever is located at that intersection. So far, I’ve examined the peeling paint on the window sills of Butterfield A (it’s not all that bad) and walked between the new Career Resource Center and Usdan - all from the comfort of my home.</p>

<p>My favorite location, so far, is the intersection on Wyllis Avenue where College Row ends and the Center for the Arts begins; the contrast between the red and brown buildings of the past and the stark white limestone of the newer complex is quite striking and I’m glad Reid House (the Admissions Office) is located along that axis.</p>

<p>All in all, Mr. Cody could not have picked a nicer day to ride his “trike”. :)</p>