The above quote is from Mica Fidler (Class of 2012). Read the full memory below:

The Rock always makes me think of musty tweed. With its brutalist architecture, sprawling front steps, cozy carrels, and endless rows of dusty texts it evokes the era when the new Brown was born. It allowed me, a student reading e-books and typing on my laptop in the twenty-teens, to feel the history of Brown all around me. There is a concept in Dutch called Gezelligheid: a cozy, convivial atmosphere filled with a sense of belonging. The Rock epitomizes this concept and welcomes all Brown’s scholars into its temple of knowledge. There is nothing better than entering the Rock with a group of friends, a cup of Tealuxe tea, and a muffin from the Blue Room, and settling in to share the camaraderie of silent reading.