5in29: Day 8-11. Las Cruces: Part 2

2024-12-18 ~ 12-21. NMSU, Las Cruces, NM

Special Moment #5: NMSU CS Department

• I found my office! It was next to Dr. Frank Harary’s. He was a famous mathematician and was considered the father of graph theory, a subject I loved when I was a CS major undergraduate at Peking University. I still have a copy of his book which he autographed for me. When I was at NMSU, he was a distinguished professor emeritus. He loved to talk and would visit me every time he was on campus.

• My office was just like I remembered: spacious! Look at those windows! It is now a student lab with more tables and chairs. When I was here, just two doctoral students were sharing it, and my office mate rarely came.

Special Moment #5: NMSU Campus

• I tried to replicate the photos I put in the memoir. Not all could be replicated because the campus has changed.

• As shown in the new photo, there have been significant structural changes around this landmark statue. The building behind was replaced by a taller and bigger one.

• The tower surroundings are changed too, no wonder I could not find it until I asked around.

Special Moment #6: 1555 Monte Vista

• This was my apartment at the time. It looks much fancier now: the landscape and the parking lot are so much nicer. My apartment was 204. Too bad I didn’t have a photo of my apartment from back then.

(to be continued)