(May 24, 2013) — “I’ll definitely miss the guys here,” said Zane Toyon. Toyon has been hanging out at the top of the amphitheater for three and a half school years, having what he calls strange and slightly nerdy conversations about the physics of superpowers. These conversations often involved discussions on mass vs. inertia and and a whole bunch of “what-if?” scenarios.

“It’s totally nerdy, but I’m okay with that,” Toyon said. “It’s really funny when conversations take an odd turn.” He said that one of the best things about the area is the people in general.

Aside from the people, Toyon said he likes the openness of the amphitheater. He said it’s sunny, which is nice when it’s cold. When it gets hot, you just move up and you’re in the shade.

Erik Babakhanyan also enjoys hanging out at the top of the amphitheater. “My friends have made this place worthwhile,” he said. “If [my friends] are happy, I’m uber-happy.” Babakhanyan said that by making others happy, he befriended someone who used to despise him.
Babakhanyan said one of his best memories was when he had a hug fight. His friend, Sean Laino, was watching and said that the fight was one of his favorite moments as well. “[I was] pondering why they [have hug fights], when you can just tell them to go down [the stairs],” Laino said.

Babakhanyan likes making people happy and giving his food away. After the hug fight, which Babakhanyan won, his friend gave him a cookie and everything was okay.

Laino said he will also miss the friends he has made. He enjoys coming to the top of the amphitheater before school starts, and during snack and lunch to talk about videogames with his friends.

“We get to see each other online, but it’s not the same as in person,” Laino said.

Joseph Leshan refers to the top of the ampitheatre asthe “Corner Asylum.”

One of his favorite memories was during freshman year, when he accidentally took his friend’s wallet, thinking it was a packet of Pop-Tarts.

He said that whenever his friend had Pop-Tarts, he would joke around and take them. “I took it and ran down the amphitheater before realizing it was his wallet,” Leshan said.

“I’m going to miss the random, sporadic conversations and all of us being here,” Leshan said. “We’re very weird people, [but] that’s what makes us fun.”