Hi Guys,
I am having a hard time making my way around Blogger. I can read other blogs but I can't comment. I cannot even post a comment on my own blog but somehow I've gotten to this screen so I am running with it!! : ) Also, I don't know how to send out invitations. I apologize for not being so good at this, but I look forward to learning.
Thank you for your comments on my blog. As for talking about band--well, I have a couple of motivations for this one. I have a friend in Killeen who told me he used to attend UH. This friend is in his 70s I suppose, and of course I thought of him when I heard about the assignment.
Anyway, I've enjoyed reading your blogs. You have thought of some very interesting themes.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Themes
Looking through the various photographs and thinking about the university, I'd say the three themes that stand out in my mind are:
1. Music. Everyone relates in some way to music and it is often used to define peoples' memories. This might include popular music students listened to, or bands students participated in. (For instance, I saw a group of musicians gathered for Frontier Fiesta).
2. Student Organizations/Extracurricular Activities. Personally, I am interested in the university's marching band (which could have been included under #1) For band members, marching band serves as a pseudo-family while at the university. For spectators, the marching band inspires school spirit. Of course, other organizations fill the same purpose of giving students a feeling of belonging and when we talk with alumni, I'm sure student organizations/extra curricular activities will be prevalent in cherished memories.
3. Multicultural relations. I don't know too much about how race relations played out at this university but I'm guessing they mirrored similar relations off campus: difficulties between Anglos and minorities. More in the present, I wonder how Muslims have fared on campus, particularly after 9/11. Do student relations usually mimick those of the larger city, state, or country? Do they differ?
1. Music. Everyone relates in some way to music and it is often used to define peoples' memories. This might include popular music students listened to, or bands students participated in. (For instance, I saw a group of musicians gathered for Frontier Fiesta).
2. Student Organizations/Extracurricular Activities. Personally, I am interested in the university's marching band (which could have been included under #1) For band members, marching band serves as a pseudo-family while at the university. For spectators, the marching band inspires school spirit. Of course, other organizations fill the same purpose of giving students a feeling of belonging and when we talk with alumni, I'm sure student organizations/extra curricular activities will be prevalent in cherished memories.
3. Multicultural relations. I don't know too much about how race relations played out at this university but I'm guessing they mirrored similar relations off campus: difficulties between Anglos and minorities. More in the present, I wonder how Muslims have fared on campus, particularly after 9/11. Do student relations usually mimick those of the larger city, state, or country? Do they differ?
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