We're all familiar with the disturbing torso that stares at pedestrians as they walk by O'Shaughnessy Hall and that sinister rocking chair just a few feet away that for one reason or another gives me the creeps. I'm surprised these two "works of art" have not as of yet been publicly desecrated by an angry mob. All in all, this collection of metallic monstrosities is confined to the lawn in front of the art building.

A giant iron birdhouse stands as a sentry keeping watch over South Quad's misfits. But, the chair and torso have been plotting a coup for years to invade the campus with their hideous minions. They have finally struck. While the birdhouse edifice was distracted exhibiting its sleek living conditions to a prospective winged tenant, the two mischievous sprites have sprung out onto the campus. The invasion has begun.

Just in time for Halloween, three other grisly sculptures have snuck onto the hallowed grounds of Notre Dame. Howard Hall, the Kroc Institute and poor Riley, who already hosts the original two goblins, have all been coerced to shackle more creatures to the ground and keep them from wreaking havoc on the campus. All three are merely a few steel pillions welded together resembling the skeletons of the construction projects currently taking place on campus.

To counteract the repulsive look of their steel girders, one group of Howard residents has already taken the initiative to cover up their edifice and shield it from the public view. With the help of a white bed sheet, a black marker and duck tape they turned the goblin into a friendly ghost.

Judging from the reactions of pedestrians passing by the new art work I can tell they aren't being well received. Freshman Jerry Beres commented that the cement pad used to support the structure in front of Howard would serve better as a patio to barbecue on. Several students I talked to were eager to share with me their dissatisfaction with the new art work.

Modern Art, as it's termed, does not belong on the quads of Notre Dame. It should be gracing the halls of the Snite or in the shadows of ultramodern buildings. The gothic buildings on Notre Dame's campus lack the ability to present this art form. Both the art and building style clash strongly in comparison with each other. Perhaps if they were all huddled around the art building, I would never have written this article.

Only under the watchful eye of the only modern art on campus that looks decent, the "Birdhouse Mosaic" as I've named it, can they be kept at bay. Yet, because the beasts are expanding their territory I felt it was my duty as a Notre Dame student to decry the flaws of this new project that may ruin the beauty of our campus. These wild things if not watched closely will multiply and may very well choke the life out of our gothic architecture and traditional grounds that have become a staple of this University.

• Where the ugly things are