He said he hopes the mural will give people, especially incoming freshmen, good feelings about HSU as they walk through the footbridge for the first time. Kagan said he was inspired by the cave-like feel of the footbridge. The motif for the mural is cave paintings. They say that if the mural is defaced, Plant Operations will cover the defaced areas with flat gray paint. I can't change society.
Society creates graffiti.
I can only hope people will respect this art and at least wait a while before adding their own. UPD Officer Robert Schmeltzer said graffiti has already tainted the mural. Since 1988, Schmeltzer, who has been on campus as a student and now an officer, said the graffiti on the underpass has always upset him. It serves as a gateway to campus. I took it as a personal mission to keep it clean.