Eckart, Gabriele."The German Gothic Subculture." German Studies Review 28.3 (2005):547-562.
Book:
Harris, Cheryl, and Alison Alexander.Theorizing Fandom.Hampton Press, 1998.
Website:
BSU Knitting and Crocheting Club. 29 Mar. 2009. 31 Mar 2009.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
In class citation
Article:
Eckart, Gabriele."The German Gothic Subculture." German Studies Review 28.3 (2005):547-562.
Book:
Harris, Cheryl, and Alison Alexander.Theorizing Fandom.Hampton Press, 1998.
Website:
BSU Knitting and Crocheting Club. 29 Mar. 2009. 31 Mar 2009..
Eckart, Gabriele."The German Gothic Subculture." German Studies Review 28.3 (2005):547-562.
Book:
Harris, Cheryl, and Alison Alexander.Theorizing Fandom.Hampton Press, 1998.
Website:
BSU Knitting and Crocheting Club. 29 Mar. 2009. 31 Mar 2009.
Website options
As I look for websites to use for paper four, I'm finding it hard to actually find decent ones to use for my topic. Dorm life isn't really a group that people tend to make websites about. I have used Ball States website of dorm life and their living options and I have found one site that tells the various types of options available at most colleges but other than that there is not much else out there. The ones I do find tend to be just lists about how to survive dorm life and what to expect. If anyone has any suggestions of where I can find some information about how living in the dorms might affect someone attending college let me know. Thank you!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Troubles
I have continued to try and find various articles and such to use for paper four and nothing strikes me as amazing. This paper will definitely be the hardest so far. I am running out of ideas to use as research items. I even resorted to emailing Ms. Murray for suggestions. If anyone reading this has any ideas please let me know. It would help me out a lot. The topic of my subculture is Studebaker East dorms. So, I guess anything tag lines that have to do with dorm life or dorms might work. Hmmm...I'm going to go attempt some more research.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Sources for Paper 4
After learning more about the details of paper four, I am trying to think of some sources that I could use. My topic is Studebaker East dorms on campus. I know of Ball State's site that describes the dorm, but other than that I'm not quite sure where to go. If anyone has any ideas of places I could research, the help would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully after I use some of the research tools learned in class I'll find something that will aid me in my search.
Thanks in advance!
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Thanks in advance!
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Paper 3
I just finished revising part of my third paper. After reviewing my last paper, it seemed that I don't go in depth enough at times. I'm going to post part of my paper on here. Maybe I'll get some feed back from you guys to help me to improve it. :D Thanks.
While walking down the hall of the fourth floor, I could hear music booming from someone’s computer. I followed the noise and ended up at the study lounge. It was a little after ten at night, and we had just finished having a floor meeting. During the day it seems that no one is in the study lounge. It is after ten that students start heading there and it seems to me that they use it as more of a “party” lounge than a study lounge. Upon reaching the location of the sound, a stench protruded my nostrils and almost made me sick. The smell was a combination of various food items that had just been delivered. Jimmy Johns, Papa Johns, First Wok, all of these food smells were mixing in the air of the lounge and creating some pretty funky fumes.
After reacting to the smell, I looked around and noticed that every single lamp that was in the room was turned on whether someone was sitting by it or not. The light blue couches were completely empty, but the chairs around the tables in the middle of the room were packed with students and their projects. They had pulled the three tables together in the middle of the room to create one massive platform to study upon. A group of six to eight girls were in there attempting to make it through mid term week. The room is quite small, so it gets extremely hot when a lot of bodies are in it. All of these observations were interesting to take in and after viewing them, I was ready to determine how those influences could hinder or enhance the studies of those students.
Later that night, I went up to the sixth floor to attend a floor program that was being held in that social lounge. It is not uncommon to have these floor programs in the social lounge because they are three times the size of the individual floor lounges. The sixth floor lounge on that particular night was very cold and deserted, except for those of us who were there for the tie dying event. On one side of the room, there are vending machines to satisfy any hunger or thirsty you may acquire while hanging out or studying. On the other side of the room, there is a ping pong table that has had its fair share of use over the years. It is common to see students attempting to beat each other in the monotonous game throughout the day.
This lounge contains a lot more furniture, ranging from large couches, to comfy chairs, to wooden tables and even a piano. At night, you can often hear people practicing their tunes on the piano on the sixth floor. The large space and partial seclusion from people is what makes this area a hot spot for study groups, hall council, floor activities, and any other dorm events that may occur. Take the tie dye party for example, the fourth floor decided to tie dye shirts together, but obviously there is no where large enough to do that on our floor. This is where the spacious sixth floor lounge comes in handy. It is rarely packed with people and if there are people there they are more than willingly to give you some of the space.
There are a few rules that apply to the lounges of Studebaker East. The study lounges on each individual floor are to be used as study lounges. Any sort of music, videos, or conversations are to be taken elsewhere so those who need to study can. This is recent problem on some floors. As mentioned earlier, the fourth floor likes to socialize in their study lounge. It was brought up at the last floor meeting though, that things had to change, and ever since then the lounge has been used to enhance the scholarly portion of student’s lives. It is the duty of those who use the lounges to keep them. If food is brought into the lounge, then the mess is to be picked up before you leave. Furniture is not to be taken from the lounges (social or study). If any furniture is missing, residents of the floor will be charged a fee until the missing items have been returned. This was a problem in the past, but there have been no issues this year. There might be some rules when it comes to hosting events in the sixth and first floor social lounge, but this is something I have not discovered yet. Hopefully, I can meet with someone who will be able to answer that question after spring break.
While walking down the hall of the fourth floor, I could hear music booming from someone’s computer. I followed the noise and ended up at the study lounge. It was a little after ten at night, and we had just finished having a floor meeting. During the day it seems that no one is in the study lounge. It is after ten that students start heading there and it seems to me that they use it as more of a “party” lounge than a study lounge. Upon reaching the location of the sound, a stench protruded my nostrils and almost made me sick. The smell was a combination of various food items that had just been delivered. Jimmy Johns, Papa Johns, First Wok, all of these food smells were mixing in the air of the lounge and creating some pretty funky fumes.
After reacting to the smell, I looked around and noticed that every single lamp that was in the room was turned on whether someone was sitting by it or not. The light blue couches were completely empty, but the chairs around the tables in the middle of the room were packed with students and their projects. They had pulled the three tables together in the middle of the room to create one massive platform to study upon. A group of six to eight girls were in there attempting to make it through mid term week. The room is quite small, so it gets extremely hot when a lot of bodies are in it. All of these observations were interesting to take in and after viewing them, I was ready to determine how those influences could hinder or enhance the studies of those students.
Later that night, I went up to the sixth floor to attend a floor program that was being held in that social lounge. It is not uncommon to have these floor programs in the social lounge because they are three times the size of the individual floor lounges. The sixth floor lounge on that particular night was very cold and deserted, except for those of us who were there for the tie dying event. On one side of the room, there are vending machines to satisfy any hunger or thirsty you may acquire while hanging out or studying. On the other side of the room, there is a ping pong table that has had its fair share of use over the years. It is common to see students attempting to beat each other in the monotonous game throughout the day.
This lounge contains a lot more furniture, ranging from large couches, to comfy chairs, to wooden tables and even a piano. At night, you can often hear people practicing their tunes on the piano on the sixth floor. The large space and partial seclusion from people is what makes this area a hot spot for study groups, hall council, floor activities, and any other dorm events that may occur. Take the tie dye party for example, the fourth floor decided to tie dye shirts together, but obviously there is no where large enough to do that on our floor. This is where the spacious sixth floor lounge comes in handy. It is rarely packed with people and if there are people there they are more than willingly to give you some of the space.
There are a few rules that apply to the lounges of Studebaker East. The study lounges on each individual floor are to be used as study lounges. Any sort of music, videos, or conversations are to be taken elsewhere so those who need to study can. This is recent problem on some floors. As mentioned earlier, the fourth floor likes to socialize in their study lounge. It was brought up at the last floor meeting though, that things had to change, and ever since then the lounge has been used to enhance the scholarly portion of student’s lives. It is the duty of those who use the lounges to keep them. If food is brought into the lounge, then the mess is to be picked up before you leave. Furniture is not to be taken from the lounges (social or study). If any furniture is missing, residents of the floor will be charged a fee until the missing items have been returned. This was a problem in the past, but there have been no issues this year. There might be some rules when it comes to hosting events in the sixth and first floor social lounge, but this is something I have not discovered yet. Hopefully, I can meet with someone who will be able to answer that question after spring break.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Pg 188 Action Box
Sights- people, furniture, books, ping pong, etc.
Sounds- music, talking, laughter, piano
Smells- take out food, perfume, furniture
Textures- feel of furniture?
Tastes- ...not sure
Colors- mostly white, subtle colors
Do you need more about the setting at different times of the day?
This might be something to look into. Since everyone's schedules are different, I should look into when the lounges are at their peak activity. From what I've seen on the fourth floor, the lounges is most active late at night into the early morning. It seems that most people like to go there at this time. I have no idea about the sixth floor though, and that is something I will probably look into.
Sounds- music, talking, laughter, piano
Smells- take out food, perfume, furniture
Textures- feel of furniture?
Tastes- ...not sure
Colors- mostly white, subtle colors
Do you need more about the setting at different times of the day?
This might be something to look into. Since everyone's schedules are different, I should look into when the lounges are at their peak activity. From what I've seen on the fourth floor, the lounges is most active late at night into the early morning. It seems that most people like to go there at this time. I have no idea about the sixth floor though, and that is something I will probably look into.
Monday, March 2, 2009
1st site observation
I visited two of the study lounges tonight to observe the activities that were going on within them. When I first entered the fourth floor study lounge, there were a few people sitting in there working on their computers. The lounge has various couches and chairs along with tables for the students to use. There are multiple lamps available that provide adequate lighting.Normally that particular lounge is full of students who are very social. It is not uncommon to hear loud conversations or music blasting from that room. This has recently changed though, due to midterms. The lounge has once again turned back into a place of studying.
The sixth floor lounge was not very busy tonight. There were a few art students who were drawing HUGE pictures in the middle of the room by the television. They had pushed all of the bigger couches to the side to make room for their masterpieces. The first and sixth floors are the only lounges with televisions. This is because they are more of a social lounge than a study lounge. The room is twice the size of the individual floor lounges with more seating and chairs. There are also ping pong tables that are available for students to use. A piano can be found in the corner by the window, and in the evening, you can often hear it's songs ringing throughout the halls.
Interview with Ashleigh Webber:
How often do you use the study lounge?
Never. There's too much noise plus I have a private room.
What do you use if for?
Floor meetings.
What do you think could make the study lounge better?
Less rude people and if it was cleaner.
How busy is the study lounge?
There are ALWAYS people in there blaring music.
How often do you use the social lounge?
Whenever we have floor events, other than that not very often.
For what?
Floor events such as t shirt dying, etc.
What activities have you been apart of in the social lounge?
Hall council, tie dying, hanging out with friends
The sixth floor lounge was not very busy tonight. There were a few art students who were drawing HUGE pictures in the middle of the room by the television. They had pushed all of the bigger couches to the side to make room for their masterpieces. The first and sixth floors are the only lounges with televisions. This is because they are more of a social lounge than a study lounge. The room is twice the size of the individual floor lounges with more seating and chairs. There are also ping pong tables that are available for students to use. A piano can be found in the corner by the window, and in the evening, you can often hear it's songs ringing throughout the halls.
Interview with Ashleigh Webber:
How often do you use the study lounge?
Never. There's too much noise plus I have a private room.
What do you use if for?
Floor meetings.
What do you think could make the study lounge better?
Less rude people and if it was cleaner.
How busy is the study lounge?
There are ALWAYS people in there blaring music.
How often do you use the social lounge?
Whenever we have floor events, other than that not very often.
For what?
Floor events such as t shirt dying, etc.
What activities have you been apart of in the social lounge?
Hall council, tie dying, hanging out with friends
Study Lounges
1. What location(s) are you planning to observe?
I am going to observe the various study lounges throughout the Stu East building.
2. What are your assumptions about the location? What do you think you will see? How do you think the space will be used? Who do you think you will encounter and be able to talk to while observing? What do you think insiders already know about the space? What may outsiders need to learn about the space in order to better understand the subculture?
Since I live in the building, I already know what the lounges look like for the most part. They consist of a small to medium sized room on each floor that has multiple chairs and tables in them along with couches to sit on. On the First and Sixth floor there is a big lounge that is used for social activities. Outsiders should know what goes on within the lounges because sometimes it is not studying at all.
3. Do you think you need to be careful about colonization as you do your research and write your paper? What can you do to prevent colonization from occurring in your paper?
I do not think that colonization will be a big problem with the observation; however, I may end up comparing the materials in the rooms to other places. This could be colonization in the end. To fix this problem I will have to state that these are simply my own opinions.
I am going to observe the various study lounges throughout the Stu East building.
2. What are your assumptions about the location? What do you think you will see? How do you think the space will be used? Who do you think you will encounter and be able to talk to while observing? What do you think insiders already know about the space? What may outsiders need to learn about the space in order to better understand the subculture?
Since I live in the building, I already know what the lounges look like for the most part. They consist of a small to medium sized room on each floor that has multiple chairs and tables in them along with couches to sit on. On the First and Sixth floor there is a big lounge that is used for social activities. Outsiders should know what goes on within the lounges because sometimes it is not studying at all.
3. Do you think you need to be careful about colonization as you do your research and write your paper? What can you do to prevent colonization from occurring in your paper?
I do not think that colonization will be a big problem with the observation; however, I may end up comparing the materials in the rooms to other places. This could be colonization in the end. To fix this problem I will have to state that these are simply my own opinions.
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