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back Working Out Classes Watching TV Studying || 8 1 3 2 0 || Jenna Most of the people I surveyed seemed to get enough sleep, which is unusually for a college campus. They do not like to work out a lot during the week and would rather watch television. All of them ar taking 15 credits this semester therefore their workload is a good amount and they need to study atleast an hour on a daily basis. Overall, I think they are normal college students who do not go beyond what they have to but they get their work done.
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Michelle Working Out Classes Watching TV Studying || 8 1 3 0 2 || In this room, it looks like she is very organized with her school work and she tries to keep her desk clean so she can get work done.
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In this room, it looks like this person could be fashionable because she has a lot of accessories. Also, she could be a little disorganized because it does not seem like she takes care of her stuff she just throws it on the door.

In the room with the leopard print bed I revealed that the person was very tidy. Her bed was nicely made and everything seemed in place.

Response to reading-

My Freshman Year-

I found the whole idea of a middle-aged woman trying to fit in with young adult between the ages of 18 and 22 interesting. Also, it is surprising that college students were accepting of an older woman living in the dorms. Usually I would think college students would judge older students in class let alone living in the dorms.

The issues that are involved in the reading are the youth is so wrapped up in this image of being provocative. Media has a lot to do with it, celebrities portray this glamour lifestyle and many young adults find that appealing. Also, being older Rebekah knows there is more to life than money and fame but can not say anything because she will blow her cover and the people on her floor may not trust her.

I agree with what Rebekah is doing I find it interesting I think it would be neat to go back to college years after I graduate to see how much it has changed. I feel like our society is only going to get worse with the idolizing of celebrities and false portrays of life. I understand why she does not want to tell people she was a professor and she is there for research because then the students would not talk to her the same way would defeats the purpose.

I want to know more about how her classes went. I have had older students in my class and it kind of just throws things off. They ask more questions, which is not necessarily a bad thing but usually college just sit there and do not get involved where adults want to know everything and are more engaged in school. I was just wondering if she was like that or just sat there like everyone else.

Coming of Age-

I found it interesting that Mike’s roommates did not feel violated after he told them that he was not a “real student” he was actually a professor. Most people would feel like that person was lying to them and would not trust them again. In our society people do not trust people automatically, it has to been earned and usually when it is broken it cannot be mended again, but with these young men that did not take it that way. They actually thought it was interesting that he was a professor.

I feel that Mike noticed a lot more about Rutgers being an undergraduate student rather than a professor. Professors were hardly ever around to help students. Students did not trust authority and it was known at the “Rutgers Screw” where authority figures would tell them countless rules and regulations that they would have to obey and if they got caught they would have to deal with on consequences. I think Mike wants to help more as a professor now that he has walked in the shoes of a student.

Mike got to see first hand the dilemmas that students in the twentieth century go through. For instance, friendship, racism and sexism were some issues he got to see. He studied five students on campus and at their home for an entire year. Each of them came from different cultures, which made it interesting to see that every student is different and have their own struggles.

I agree with the reading because like the other story he could not tell the students that he was a professor for research reasons. Even though Mike almost got caught he still could not tell them but he did not wait a long time to tell his “friends”. I think if he waited a while to tell them, they would be angry and would not trust him. Yet, because he told them a week or so later they thought it was amusing and did not have a reason to treat him differently. They already had built a friendship so they just looked at him the same way.

I just do not get that at the age of thirty-three that the students did not notice he was a lot older. I would think it was weird for an older student to live in the dorms, I would think they would get their own apartment and they did not even question Mike for his reasons for living in the dormitories.



After spending about a half an hour in the lab at Kehr Union. I noticed almost all of the computer were filled the entire time which means our school takes pride in our academics. There was two guys playing ping pong for the first ten minutes and no one was playing pool. I would not say we are not an active college but I think we need more up to date games.


 * My Freshman Year- pgs 41-66**

I feel the mandatory seminars are silly and the only reason why Rebekah participated in it and actually liked it was because she was older. If I had to do a seminar now, being a senior I would not mind as much because I have grown up in the past couple of years. As a freshman you more or less have one mind set and that it the pursuit of fun. The rules that the RA's and students would list was unneccessary because I have lived in dorms and other students will do what they want when they want to. People will only follow rules if they feel like it applies to them or will help them out. There is not suppose to be drinking in dormatories, yet there are people who drink. Also,people will not just be friendly, maybe it is because I am from New Jersey and most people are in a rush all of the time and they will not just stop and have a conversation because they care so say "hi" to be friendly should just be crossed off the list. If there is not a lot of diversity on a campus I feel like her findings did make sense. If there are less African American or Hispanics students on the campus then if they want to eat with people it will be with more Caucasian students. She was shocked about it but it makes perfect sense.


 * Coming of Age- pgs 53-56**

This makes sense, college is just like high school. For the first year, students are excited it is something new and they have this freedom they never had before, therefore, students abuse it. Then sophmore year, students know the campus but it is still fun and junior year students have to grow up a little. They have to find internships and by then they know what direction they want to go in for their career and are more driven. As a senior, I feel like students are ready to get out they are over college and want to start with the next stages of their life or on the other hand they are scared to move on and want to stay in college forever.

Student Interviews-

Justin-

Where do you hang out on campus? -the Kehr Union, upper campus, quad

What are your hobbies? -Golf, tennis, basketball, video games, chilling with friends

Do you feel Bloomsburg is more of a social or educational school? -Social

Do you do your best studying in your apt or on campus? -Well I usually study in apt, but probably would be more productive on campus

** Nicole Dalmas- **

Where do you hang out on campus? -The library or on the stairs in front of student services

Why do you hang out there oppose to other places? - It's convenient in regards to where my classes are.

What are your hobbies? -Outdoors stuff, reading, hanging out with my friends

Do you feel Bloomsburg is more of a social or educational school? -I always thought it was an educational school but I think more people are beginning to think that now as opposed to a social school

Do you do your best studying in your apt or on campus? - In the library as long as there is not a million people there talking rudely because they are required to be there cause of pledging but aren't really doing anything

Students at Bloomsburg seemed to be more concerned with their social life than their education. They like to hang out with their friends or where it is quiet so they can get their studying done. I think it depends mostly on their major with how much work they have and how much time they spend in the library. The reading was mostly about how Rebekah tried to relate with other students. Still, it was very difficult because she was an older student to relate with other. Yet, she found it easier to talk to international students because they had soemthing it common which was American students did not just interest in them. Also, she found international students more gracious than American students. International students found it very odd that family and friends were not intertwined. Where they lived everyone knew their families and about them before the would hang out but in American it does not seem to matter to families if they know the child's friends. Rebekah also went on about how international students thought American students students had so much freeddom, they could leave class whenever they wanted to and professor would give out their numbers to students. All in all, Rebekah discussed more about the culture differences between international and American students and how much they are different, yet, how much they are the same in a college atrosphere.
 * My Freshman Year 67-89-**

The reading had to do about racial difference in the 1980's and how it affected student life at Rutgers University. There were many examples about how African Americans were affected and one was when Ernie, a student said being a black student at a white collede you just have to get along. Refering to he just made it through without causing any trouble. Most white students had preconcived notions about African American students that they were tough or threatening and wanted to keep the Erwhon Third "normal", which was wrong. It was not just African Americans being affected by racism. A freshman males described one woman's boyfriend as a "wimp" or "typical jew". I feel as though racism was a lot worst in the 1970's and 1980's. Many people are more accepting of racial differences now but I do think it will be a problem for many people still, it depends a lot on where you grow up and your family dynamic and some people will never change which is an ashame.
 * //Coming of Age// 141-168-**

Ear-

I would make a brochure explaining different spot where incoming freshman may like such as: The common Italian Kitch Intermual Sports Rec Center Also, how being active at school will make their college experience overall.

Group 1- Hirsch- If the first reason it stated that the educational values have changed over the years. Teachers are not teaching students the right things to be successful in the long run. Instead of knowing Homer they are teaching students cooking, which is great but if a student is more or less illiterate they will not be able to read the cook book. Hirsch, the author of the article has gotten a lot of slack for the writing, but I agree with a lot of things he says. More than half of students in inner cities are two grades below where they are suppose to be and it is not fair to them because they have every right to be able to have the same opportunities as everyone else. It has got to start with teachers and how they are teaching so everyone overall can succeed in their careers and their life. Reading has a lot to do with technique and reading does not come naturally and it has to be taught. Either from family or the educational system, students will have to be able to read. Hirsch is misinterpreted because he does not like the way students learn in this day and age.