03-05-2015, 03:02 PM
Space may be the key. Western and Guelph strike me has not being quite so contrained so there is a little more space to breathe. WLU seems to have mastered the art of fitting buildings into tight spaces without ending up to crowded. This allows for some outside public space suitable for gatherings (think orientation), outdoor studying, or even just throwing around a frisbee. When you can't see the buildings for the people 'on the street' as it were, things don't seem that awkwardly placed.