<p>I dunno, mom2collegekids, they’ve made an effort to gussy up the northern gateway into campus. Also, you do get a good look at the new residence halls, and it’s the easiest way to get the Ferguson Center and the Student Services Center. In my opinion, the absolute worst way to enter campus from the prospective of seeking a first impression is from the south, either on 10th Avenue or Hackberry Lane. For a newcomer, it’s very hard to tell where the off-campus area ends and the campus begins.</p>
<p>And as I’ve said before, McFarland Boulevard just after you exit from the interstate (at Exit 73) is not what I would want to give as a the first impression of the city. Unless you want pawn shops, pay-day loan store, low-end motels and shuttered businesses to be the first impression of the city.</p>