Final touches

I finished my final draft of paper two today. I ended up taking a few things out and adding a lot more basic info to support my thesis. Here's a chunk that my group members seemed to like.

The Elevator Girls are a recent addition to the elevators at Studebaker East. The girls started doing their thing around January 20, 2009. I talked to one of the members yesterday about the history and what they do exactly when they are in the elevator. Ashley B is one of the founders of the Elevator Girls. I asked what started the interest of sitting in the elevator for hours at a time, and she stated that her and Ashleigh Webber were bored one day and decided to ride the elevator and provide musical entertainment for those who use the elevators. The Elevator Girls sit in the elevator on Saturdays between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. They play a song called Holiday from the show One Tree Hill that sounds a lot like what most people would consider elevator music. They use a stick to press the buttons for the patrons, and they hope to relieve some of the stress that students experience throughout the week by giving them free candy. I asked Ashley B how people reacted to people sitting in the elevator with them while they rode to their destination. She said “Most people say thanks, but on occasion some people refuse to get in there with us and others walk out laughing.” Her favorite part of being an Elevator Girl is seeing the reactions that people give, and her least favorite part is waiting for people to ride the elevator on the sixth floor because it gets really cold. The Elevator Girls will be continuing to provide entertainment for the residents of Stu East for the rest of the semester. The fun and unique tradition that these girls have created could possibly inspire other residents in the hall to laugh off what others think about you and to just be true to yourself. They have become an interesting part of the Studebaker East subculture.