Fallen David

It is beyond me why such a nice statue has not been repaired as of yet. And as for the students «rubbing its butt» for good luck on their exams, they could certainly continue to do so if the statue was to be properly repaired, so what’s the problem?
In fact, if this statue does possess such a power, then certainly it would very much appreciate being repaired and thus give you even better results on your exams as a way of thanking you for fixing it up. So come on you guys. Fix that statue and make your campus look its best!

If you come and rub his behind it will give you good luck on your exams! :)
I’m gonna stop by every day during finals week! :)

Every university has its quirky superstitions.
The Fallen David, located east of Pollak Library and north of the Education classroom building, is a broken marble copy of Michelangelo’s David which was destroyed during an ’87 quake and given to the university by Forest Lawn cemetery. The artistic message in placing it on campus seems to be that everything is impermanent.
Each piece is supposedly strategically placed with his groin facing down, rear-​end up in the air.
Supposedly there’s a local superstition that students receive good luck on tests rubbing a butt piece clockwise or counterclockwise, but truthfully I think the only people spreading this notion are campus tour guides.
Still it’s funny walking by on your way to class and see some hipsters having a drum circle or reading while sitting on that supposedly lucky piece.