This is an example of the neglect of the dilapidation experienced by some of the university’s older structures. The North Country experiences extremely low temperatures throughout it’s winter seasons yet according to Sperling’s Best Places climate record website, Canton experiences an average of 164 days of sun annually. This sun heats up the black stone wall and melts the top layers of snow during the day where the water can seep down through cracks along the walls surface. At dusk the temperature drops and the water that had fallen into the wall during the day freezes and expands rapidly with the sudden drop in temperature. The expansion of water creates larger cracks and gradually forces chunks out of the wall like seen in the center of the image leading to the progression of it’s disintegration. In climates like Canton’s it is important to maintain these structures after the winter months because they aid in the prevention of snow drifts along walkways throughout campus for the safety of students. The less we do to maintain the effectiveness of these safety features year to year the more money we will have to expend on clearing walkways of additional snow gathered by drifts. The little work that can be done every spring to these crumbling structures will make it cheaper in the long run than rebuilding the whole thing when it all falls down.