In 1989 the administration moved the Rock 30 feet to the east in an effort to keep people from tracking wet paint into nearby buildings. Unfortunately, the movers cracked the sacred stone, an embarrassment to the administration, which incurred the wrath of tradition-minded students. And like the goddess of liberty in Tiananmen Square, the oppressive authorities chose to attack it. In any case, some things did not change. Students still paint it.
Some faculty still think it's an eyesore.
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