#NetNarr The Storied Campus by Alan Levine

University of Wollongong (Australia)

cogdogblog — 2017-03-20 06:11:39 UTC

https://www.uow.edu.au/
For those not from here, what can you learn about what the life is like for students there?

Kean University (USA) http://www.kean.edu/

cogdogblog — 2017-03-20 06:16:53 UTC

For those not from here, what can you learn about what the life is like for students there?

Why Kean University is for me

cogdogblog — 2017-03-20 06:18:57 UTC

Written by a student "it's not too big and not too small", has good food, professors and flowers. Sounds like a happy student https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why-kean-university-is-for-me

Welcome video

cogdogblog — 2017-03-20 06:21:22 UTC

WHAT THE UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG SAYS IT'S LIKE....

cogdogblog — 2017-03-20 06:23:43 UTC

What can you find online, not only the links but what you think it reveals about the student life there. Just add your note somewhere in proximity to here.

WHAT KEAN UNIVERSITY SAYS IT'S LIKE

cogdogblog — 2017-03-20 06:24:18 UTC

What can you find online, not only the links but what you think it reveals about the student life there. Just add your note somewhere in proximity to here.

The Storied Campus

cogdogblog — 2017-03-20 06:31:14 UTC

What it's really like at UW - add your personal stories of meaningful experiences there and include a photo of where it happen. Just add somewhere in the vicinity of here.

The Storied Campus

cogdogblog — 2017-03-20 06:32:34 UTC

What it's really like at Kean - add your personal stories of meaningful experiences at Kean and include a photo of where it happen. Just add somewhere in the vicinity of here.

Love, Actually

sandybrownjensen — 2017-03-21 16:28:07 UTC

(Neither from Keane nor UW, so my post is up here in the right hand corner.)
I met my to be husband outside the English office, 4th floor Center Building, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR. It is now, 23 years later, the hall outside an office we have both had over the years. Some great karma and glowing memories attach to that random patch of linoleumed hallway!

Wollongong: we need to talk about ducks

2017-03-22 11:23:21 UTC

We have a campus problem with ducks that have become aggressive in stealing food from students. At first they seemed cute because, you know, ducks. But I've sat in this food hall area watching them grab food from tables. They're big ducks. And no one quite knows what to do. This is especially a problem with international students as no one wants to hear that a student went home from Australia with a story of being attacked by a duck. (this image is from a tweet shared by first year student @teskanas) -- Kate

Birds of a feather graduate together

2017-03-22 23:32:25 UTC

The Duck Pond lawn at UOW is a delightful open grass space frequented by students (and, of course, those feathered, fiery food snatchers) wishing to kick back and relax in the sun. Located near the library and surrounded on one side by towering eucalyptus trees, the Duck Pond lawn is also used for events and special occasions such as graduation days.

Each time I pass by this lovely spot, I am pleasantly reminded of a photo that was taken there on my Dad’s graduation day in May 1986. The photo (shown below, with permission), features my Pop, great-grandmother, Dad and Nan. I love this photo because it reveals a rich history to UOW which, for many years, seemed to have been disguised under a marketing campaign promoting a modern and youthful university image.

Perhaps I have such a strong affinity and fondness for the Duck Pond lawn because it connects me to my own family history. In a weird way, the Duck Pond lawn acts as a symbol of educational achievement in my family, both over time and across generations. While UOW has endured many changes since the 1980s, the Duck Pond lawn remains much the same. Next month, some thirty years later, I too will be donning UOW’s royal blue cape, standing with my family on the Duck Pond lawn and reflecting on the proud UOW heritage that unites our educational journeys.

- Giverny

2017-03-22 23:36:08 UTC

UOW's Duck Pond. You can no longer see the library, but you can still make out Mount Keira in the background.

Image taken by Giverny on March 23, 2017.

2017-03-22 23:45:47 UTC

UOW's Duck Pond lawn on a sunny day in 2011.

Image from: https://jadetorr.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/a-wednesday-at-uow-4/

Lecture Attendance

2017-03-23 00:48:04 UTC

When the lecturer threatens to technical fail anyone who misses the lecture and it's only week 4. And the lecture is at 8:30am. And it shouldn't be compulsory.

Trains

2017-03-23 00:50:21 UTC

A train home. Once an hour. I love my life.

WARNING: Parking thief on the loose

2017-03-23 00:51:43 UTC

Today someone stole my parking spot and it was extremely disrespectful. Not a fan of lack of parking and respect of that individual (green p plater in a red hatchback

The beanbag chill-out area

2017-03-23 00:51:48 UTC

The beanbag area above the food court is AMAZING! Sitting down and having a nap between classes or just chilling listening to music. I have to time myself so I don't fall asleep for too long

Library Cubicles

2017-03-23 00:53:54 UTC

The little square seats you get in the quiet section of the library are perfect for when you're too tired from life and want to avoid all forms of social interaction. Although now, there seems to be too many ppl wanting to avoid socialising (or maybe they just actually want to study, who knows)

The only time I like being outside is here.

2017-03-23 00:55:19 UTC

I never study in the library anymore unless its raining and I can't find a seat undercover. I love how almost wherever I study outside in the uni, it's pretty. I don't enjoy the outside as much anymore but I embrace the outdoors while I am at uni.

Car Park Stories

2017-03-23 00:55:28 UTC

One time I was leaving and two cars were approaching my car spot. The people decided the only way one of them would get the spot is to stick a hand out of their windows and do rock-paper-scissors to decide who would get the spot

I want to believe.

2017-03-23 00:55:43 UTC

Coming to terms with the fact that one of the teachers at UOW is a conspiracy theorist. This is a problem when the subject he teaches is based around facts.

Car Park Hack 2:

2017-03-23 00:56:09 UTC

- Arrive at the campus at roughly the --:20 or :25 mark. Most Classes end at Half-past.

- FInd someone making their way to the carpark and slowly trail them

- Wait for them tyo

Innovation Campus is out of this world.

2017-03-23 00:56:58 UTC

UOW has an 'Innovation' Campus. My Media Arts sessions are conducted on this campus. The Innovation Campus is located in Fairy Meadow, an industrial/surf-regional town, and the architecture of the IC is completely out of place in this environment, the coolest thing about the campus is the Science Centre and Planetarium, it stands out like a purple kangaroo at the cricket. The architecture is bloody ripper, hey.

2017-03-23 00:57:36 UTC

This room is muggy and uncomfortable

Coffee

2017-03-23 00:58:31 UTC

The baristas at rush2 make a mean coffee and i respect that

2017-03-23 00:58:57 UTC

- if you're driving by yourself pick up 2 people off the street to get free carpool parking

2017-03-23 01:01:06 UTC

When you trail someone for 10 minutes only to realise that they are leaving the campus by walking through the carpark...

2017-03-23 01:01:34 UTC

Couldn't actually hear a word being said over the fans

It's more than just a cafe

2017-03-23 01:02:53 UTC

If my UOW degree was a formula one race, then Panizzi would be my pit stop. That place has vibes like RnB on a Friday. It's more than just a cafe, it's life.

The Big White Duck on Campus

2017-03-23 01:03:00 UTC

I once was eating sushi and edamame beans and this big white duck came up to me and stole my beans

2017-03-23 01:03:25 UTC

When you're walking to uni from your car 45 minutes away and nobody picks you up for carpool
smh rude
now I'm sweaty

2017-03-23 01:04:19 UTC

when your lecturer won't record the lecture that you can't attend even when you have another subject tutorial at the exact same time at another campus, and its the only tutorial available

Memories

mcorbettwilson — 2017-03-23 06:28:30 UTC

<---- I'll hang out by Sandy like I do in Networked Narratives. Waves!!!
I'm a non-traditional student at a (2 year) Community College in Oakland, California. I'm retired and have never been to Australia but Wikipedia says Wollongong is an industrial and port town not unlike Oakland.
Today's politics has taken me back to my high school and college days when Richard Nixon was the 1st American President to resign in disgrace. I grew up in Nixon's home town near Los Angeles and enjoyed political comedy by The Firesign Theater on the radio and Monty Python's Flying Circus on TV. I found this Australian TV comedy show from the first day of Australia's nationwide color television broadcasting. This clip reminds me of the scene from The Wizard of Oz where the movie transitions from black and white to color.
Do students at Wollongong University know about Aunty Jack from their grandparents?

Other Storied Places

cogdogblog — 2017-03-23 14:48:42 UTC

We don't want to leave out our open participants, so this corner is for you.

Hidden Treasure(s)

llopez23 — 2017-03-23 16:45:14 UTC

Across the street from the hustle and bustle of Kean University campus life, tucked away beyond a small field you will find a yet quaint building rich with history called Liberty Hall. It is here where I was invited to join my classmates for an afternoon tea to commemorate the completion of our summer course. The stunning decor was matched only by the beauty of the souls with whom I had the pleasure of dining with that day. The memory, eternal.

A Lot of Student Service

cogdogblog — 2017-03-23 18:19:00 UTC

Nice to see in the student newspaper examples of service activities, like the students who spent their Spring break helping on rebuilding areas in Atlantic City affected by Hurricane Sandy
http://www.cougarsbyte.com/article/2017/03/skipping-the-beach-for-service

Neither Here Nor There

MrH2020 — 2017-03-23 20:15:19 UTC

Greetings from out in the Big Wide Open part of the NetNarr. I am enjoying the show here, wandering around in my slippers and pajamas. What's the Big Wide Open like? It's big. Wide. Yep, and open. And that gives us freedom to roam where we want. So glad you invited us in.

Library bathrooms providing the goods

2017-03-24 00:58:23 UTC

The best bathrooms on campus are located on the ground floor of the Library - they're (usually) pretty clean, and are so much better/safer than the rest of the dodgy bathrooms at UOW.

A Converted Lab on the 5th floor of Physical Sciences F-Wing

cogdogblog — 2017-03-24 01:15:56 UTC

1988 was my second year as a grad student in the Geology Department at Arizona State University. The department chair saw I had a minor in Computer Science and offered me a Teaching Assistantship managing a new facility- they had gotten a grant from Apple that included about 12 Mac Plus Computers, all connected to a LaserWriter Printer. My job was to help students use them and also to create a few teaching programs in software. There was a 300 baud modem that one could connect to the university mainframe VAX computers.

This was my launch into my career in educational technology, those little square Macs on the black lab desks in F-Wing

Love the One on One

2017-03-24 02:14:56 UTC

As you get older, you start to look at the one on one time you have with your parents differently. One of my favorite memories at Kean University took place in EUGENE G. WILKINS THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. My father and I went there to see Chris Tucker. Chris Tucker was great, but what I loved more than anything was the one on one time I had with my dad. I enjoyed just seeing him laugh. I enjoyed the fact I had another memory to add to my collection. Quanesha

My sanctuary at UoW

2017-03-24 04:05:01 UTC

I'm terribly introverted, so the university library is the only place where I can still feel calm and alone even with so many people around. I find solace in the quiet background noise of people typing, occasionally disturbed by the sound of turned pages. Sometimes, after a long study period, I would look up from the screen and can't help but smile because of views like in this picture.

Between the Campus and cloud

2017-03-24 05:57:39 UTC

golden silk is woven across spaces that would be unthinkable in a smaller insect.

My City Was Gone

MrH2020 — 2017-03-24 09:48:42 UTC

Fifteen years or so after I left my undergraduate state college, never returning for any special events or keeping any ties to the place, I returned only when my son had a basketball tournament on campus. We live about two hours away. It was so strange to come into the campus of my college youth because most of the buildings were now gone, replaced with new ones, high rises, as the campus became the focus state's efforts to boost the region through the university as the economic engine. I felt so out of place, as if I had taken the wrong exit off the highway. What I noticed was that I saw a shadow campus -- what I remembered -- with the new campus -- what now existed -- and wandered around, searching for something to ground my memory, something to place me here. I never did find it. My "city" was gone. My son didn't know what the fuss was, as I pointed out landmarks that no longer existed, but he is still in high school. His days of college experiences are still ahead.

My Kean University Homebase By Anna Bella

2017-03-24 16:50:57 UTC

I've come to Kean for both undergrad and graduate school and there has always been one place where I spent most of my time other than in classes and that was the Kean University Library computer lab. I've seen previous students come and go and my coworkers have frequently changed over the years but there has been some things that have stayed the same. For one my boss and supervisor and the general comfort of always having a place to hang out and readily access to computers since I work there. I've witnessed a lot of drama occur here but there's always been moments of fun that I will always remember and faces that I could never forget.

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An Image from Google- This photo doesn't do our library justice.

2017-03-24 17:00:12 UTC

Corners and intersects

w_taleo — 2017-03-24 23:37:44 UTC

Some of the favourite views of my working day.

Student Magazine

w_taleo — 2017-03-24 23:42:33 UTC

Here is the latest student mag from my Uni. Although I'm a staff member they accept my scratchings. My poem is in pg33 Haiku for Clouds. [wendy]

Location Location Location

2017-03-27 02:03:22 UTC

With its location near the beautiful beaches of the Illawarra and South Coast of New South Wales, the UOW campus is filled with browned bodies that stride across campus like gazelles, the traditional groups of funny, nerdy boys who are always quick with a smart-ass comment in class, the awkward but intelligent girls who are still growing into their greatness, the foreign students who are suffering from homesickness and are laughing with senses heightened at being so far from home, and the rest that make up the diverse crowd. I’m part of the mature age crowd… which basically means I’m mostly the only thirtysomething in a sea of eighteen-year-olds, which is challenging and awesome all at once.

Neo Soul Concert @ Wilkins Theatre

2017-03-27 13:31:11 UTC

One of the best times I had on campus was when I wasn't even a student. As an alumni ( I went to Kean for Undergrad and now Grad) I came back to campus for the most unbelievable concert ever. It was unbelievable because the tickets were only $25. But I knew the Student Council president so I was able to have front row tickets for free. At this concert I saw three of my favorite Neo-Soul artists live and in living color. Chrisette Michelle, Marsha Ambrosias and Musiq Soulchild. He's my favorite. My wedding CD was filled with his songs. My husband and I had our first dance to a Musiq Soulchild song. This was such an incredible experience. One that I never would've imagined experiencing on a college campus... and it was free.

Perseverance

hayeskel — 2017-03-28 03:10:35 UTC

I remember walking this lonely stretch of main campus in my freshman year and thinking, "I can't do this. I should've gone to Chicago, to SAIC. Art school. Taken the risk elsewhere. But, then, maybe college isn't for me. I'm not like the people here. And, traveling to campus is so rough. I might as well drop-out. I'm not going to do anything worthwhile here and, surely, nothing worthwhile will get done because of me." Yeah.... That first year, I was hard on myself. Like, killer killer.

But, you know what?

I kept coming back. Didn't drop-out. Aced my exams. Did my work. Made it onto the Dean's List--every semester so far.

Met some cool people (some less cool, too, but that's what resting b*tch face if for). Made some good friends--other students and faculty. Found some places on campus to curl up with a good book. Took some art classes.

Now.

Now, I walk this stretch of once-abysmal sidewalk to my job on-campus--at the Writing Center. To the library, to see my librarian friend (who loves and appreciates horror and spookiness as much as me~)

I take this route, sometimes, on my way to a club meeting--for metals and jewelry-making which is a passion I discovered in the course of all that earlier, emotional mayhem. ~~Turns out adding art into the mix makes things~~ ~~better~~? A friend I made on campus actually told me about Kean's metals program and recommended I try it out. I'm so glad I did.

I've got minors in Art History + Fine Arts (specialization in metals/jewelry-making!) to add to my degree in Writing Studies. ^.^

I walk this stretch now, too, with friends to the train station. Often, we ride together. I've moved a few times since I began university and I still have some tough travel days but they're just bad days. Not anything indicative of a bad life or bad life choices. ~~Just good ol' NJ Transit--the picture of efficiency and convenience.~~

*Excuse me, I got to go grab my eyes from where they rolled down the hall.....*

Anyway, long story short, I'm grateful this path that once made me so uncertain of myself has now become a grounding force. Don't know what more I could ask for.

(......Well, lower tuition for starters....and trolley service to the train station.....less-sad fruit cups at Starbucks... and, uhm, having more than 1 working stall in the library ladies' room would be nice.....just saying ;)

~Kelli

Tech-Savvy?

hayeskel — 2017-03-28 03:56:55 UTC

So, UWO looks kind of high-tech. Also, very globally-minded and diverse. Which, are all pluses ^.^ Is global business a big program? Or, international trade/stock? Maybe I'm wrong and it's science which, go figure. ~~Kean's investing all it's funds in STEM, too~~.

Your library looks cool, as well. ~~But do you have a purple-haired librarian who paints their nails to match?~~It offers workshops--one I saw for blogging :) Seems, overall, like there are lots of activities like workshops or club things to do. (Didn't see and Metals club but you do have a Metal Head club so....)

Oh! And, there are little ducks next to some student-related content on the site which is adorable!

Still a Little Homesick

2017-03-28 16:05:23 UTC

I'll be honest - trying to think of a place at Kean associated with a (positive) memory has been pretty rough, and that's not me trying to demean the university itself. This past school year has been one of the toughest transitions I've ever gone through in my life. Even though I'm originally from New Jersey, I spent the last four years in Erie, Pennsylvania at Mercyhurst University for my undergrad, and loved every second being there. When I decided to come to Kean, I thought I would be okay - after all, I was back in Jersey, so there was some familiarity... right? I was really, really wrong. I've never experienced homesickness in my life before until that first month I was at Kean and dreaming of dreary Erie, and I wanted to kick myself in the face for being a nostalgic sap, but sometimes you can't help it. Kean is a really big school, compared to what I'm used to, and I feel like I rarely see the same face twice. To add, I live on campus, and most of the students here commute, so it's been hard for me to make friends in my free time.

However, there is one spot on campus where I feel at home, centered, and a sense of belonging, which is inside the office of the Kean University Writing Project, which I am the Graduate Assistant for. The office is small but has a lovely window that overlooks the pathways outside, and makes for a great space for my introverted self. It's the only spot where I feel a sense of purpose and where I'm not out of place.

- Hailey

Techy and Research-Centric

2017-03-28 19:58:59 UTC

From looking at your website, I get the impression that the school is focused on technology and research. From clicking around, it seems that the university's primary focus is jobs and preparing students to go out into the working world.
As for research, it looks like you have a wonderful library and I'd love to check it out!
It stood out to me that there doesn't seem to be a Student Life tab on the website. On the website of every U.S. college I looked at, a predominant feature is what the school has to offer in terms of student activities. I didn't get this on the UOW website. Is that the case? Is the less valued in other parts of the world?
-Marissa

Unexpected.

2017-03-28 20:09:43 UTC

I've lived 5 minutes away from Kean my entire life, and I never thought I'd be a student here. I went away for my undergraduate degree, to a tiny school in Western P.A., Grove City College. The most I knew about Kean was the glimpse of the dorm buildings that are just barely visible through the trees at the end of my street.
The first time I walked on campus, I was amazed. I've lived so close for so long, and was never aware of the campus home that exists here. When you drive by, Kean seems small, but when you walk on campus it's almost like a TARDIS-- bigger on the inside.
I took this picture one beautiful day from the top floor of one of the new buildings on campus and, although Kean isn't my beloved undergrad, I think it's a pretty cool place.

Diverse and Well-funded? By Alex Grimes

2017-03-29 13:38:19 UTC

Diverse and Well-funded? From what I’ve viewed/read, the initial video provided, the campus sounds quite diverse/multicultural given all the visuals and statistics. I assume that the campus takes great pride in that quality and tries to convey that fact in certain ways. Like any college it would seem that Wollongong is quite well-equipped and geared toward preparing its students for the working world. Doesn’t look to be any shortage of reading material in your library (always a good thing). I'm sure that you all have a lot of resources, both inanimate and human, but, of course, a college experience is what you make of it, as well as how much time and dedication you invest.

Spilling My Heart

2017-03-29 15:01:19 UTC

To be quite honest, this photo is very unflattering to me, and it might have you wondering how a doorway can explain what Kean is really like. Well, let me tell you.

For about a year and a half I went to the University of New Haven in West Haven, CT. I was a music major, and before I left, I switched my major to English. I had my mind set to go to Ramapo College in Mahwah, NJ, but they wanted to hold me back for ridiculous reasons and was only going to accept 23 of my 50 credits at the time. So, I lost my $200 housing deposit and drove all the way there with my mother and sister to withdraw from all of my classes and cancel any pending paperwork. After that, and in the same day, I researched English programs. Kean was one of the first schools (proximity wise) that popped up, and I was immediately brought back to the day I blatantly said to my guidance counselor that I wasn't planning on adding Kean to my potential college list during my junior year of high school.

If I am going to be transparent with you... I did not choose Kean. I fell flat out on my my face into what is Kean University because I would have been out of school for a semester and/or a year trying to get my life together. I was for sure that other schools would tell me that there is nothing that could be done. This picture you see below housed the office of the now retired Dr. Daniel O'Day. This man single handedly changed my entire life in one afternoon.... It was past the deadline for entry into the Spring semester as my mother and I waited outside of this office for about an hour (or more); Dr. O'Day was dealing with other students first and had asked us to stay. He finally opened the door to a desolate hallway, standing just about my height (5'2") in his taupe colored suit with his glasses and grey hair. After talking in his office about my goals and what I wanted to major in, he walked me all around this campus until he could find the individuals he was looking for. We finally reached a classroom where it seemed prospective students were registering for their classes for the first time. Rosa Cameli approached us, and I stood behind Dr. O'Day as he explained my situation. She handed my crumpled unofficial transcript to Mr. Worlds and he promptly turned and said "let her in".

I felt lost and helpless when I walked into that building that day because I didn't know what state I was going to come out of it in. When I tell you I owe everything to Dr. O'Day I truly mean it. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have had the chance for my professor (who is now my boss) to tell me that she thinks I would make a great writing consultant. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have had the chance for that same professor and boss to rehire me as a graduate assistant making my entire master's degree free. If it wasn't for him, I have no idea what my life would be like, and where I would be in this moment as I type this. In the spirit of transparency there is a lot at this school that I would like to forget as many students feel about their respective colleges and universities just because such is life, but this university literally is my saving grace. When I reflect on the people that I have come to know, the lessons that I now have ingrained in my mind, and the communities that have been built, I cannot help but to cry and think... if it wasn't for him. I owe my entire educational foundation to a select few here at Kean who have absolutely turned my life around; those individuals have contributed to my life in monumental ways and have had a hand in helping me grow into the young woman that I am today.

So when I am asked what Kean is for me... what it is really like, I have to say that it is home and it sticks to me indubitably and forever.

Peace,
Richonda

Memories That Stay With You by Alex Grimes

2017-03-29 15:08:36 UTC

I'm a transfer student who has been at Kean university for 3 years now. It's one more year than I would have liked, but I changed my major, so I should expect the consequences. What I'm going to tell you about Kean is that it's what you make of it. Like any other school, you have resources at your disposal, some that are more outspoken that you don't have to do research or do some legwork to find out about some hidden opportunities. There have been a number of teachers here that have rubbed off on me and given me a new perspective on life, as well as how I perform on my work. I would have to say that one of my most memorible moments at Kean was not something that occurred in a classroom, but in a dorm. When I was started at Kean I dormed, and for reasons I won't go into, I moved out of my initial room in Sozio Hall and into a dorm in the New Upperclassmen Hall. It was there that I was introduced to my new roommate, who at the time I didn't know it, but as time went by I realized we had a lot in common. Our friendship flourished in that building and every so often when I pass it a small feeling of positivity rushes through me. Honestly, it's the people at the campus that have made my experiences and time here worthwhile. It really is the people that you know. You have to be outgoing to a certain degree to get the full college experience.

Full Circle

2017-03-30 03:06:20 UTC

{ripped from my blog post ehehe...}
Kean's campus is gorgeous. Most of my tuition probably goes to gardening, to be honest. Which is why everyone throws a hissy-fit when you step foot on the grass. God forbid a blade of grass is bent. But really, I love the trees (willows, my favorites) and the winding paths dotted with patches of mulch-strewn accent gardens… It’s so… outdoorsy. God, it’s gorgeous in the fall. And the spring. Winter? It’s kinda abysmal. *shrug*

I’ve had a lot of random, sporadic, memorable moments at the gazebo in this picture. When I first toured the campus, I mentioned that I would hang out there all the time because a) it’s a pretty spot, and b) it seems like the cliché college hangout spot. One time, I met up with high school friends who’d gone to my uni with me. Another time, back in the stone age of when I was a music ed major still, I tried practicing my flute out there. That lasted about thirty seconds before self-consciousness crept in and I fled the scene. Sigh. Ha… And another time, my anime club met out there. It was the first day of the semester, so we did intros and stuff. That was a fun time. I don’t go to anime club anymore, really… It’s kinda sad, but… I dunno, I’m fine without it, I guess. Go figure. And now, most recently, I took pics there for LinkedIn (hence the fancy pose...). Ha. Adult things.

Anyway. It feels like I’ve kind of come full circle. I suppose that’s fitting, considering I’m nearing the end of my undergraduate career. Still got a year to go yet, but it’s been nice to reflect on how much has changed.

Heh… it’s funny, how something (a place, an object, maybe even a person) can just quietly exist in your life without you ever really noticing it. Then, when you look back on said thing, you realize that there are a lot of good memories that are attached to it, and can’t really help but smile.

--Masooch

Kean's Darkroom

petitjoa — 2017-03-30 10:51:50 UTC

On the 2nd floor of the Vaughn Eames building is my sanctuary. Well, one of them. Stepping in, after giving birth to film. Time to develop, timing and lighting is key. Nutrients served to lift the image. The darkness is key for flight. A metaphor for the lifted dream at the eye of the beholder.

By @le_petitjo
www.le-petitjo.com

Alone in a crowd of 11,814.

2017-04-02 22:58:19 UTC

Have you ever been placed in a swimming sea of individuals and internally felt that you could not connect with the souls surrounding you? Your eyes meet hundreds more each day, and yet the empty void expands. I tend to feel alone on this vast campus. My own bubble in the sea of 11, 814 is at this gazebo. Through residing at the dorms on campus, and commuting two hours to and from; this place has always served for positive thoughts. When ever I feel most alone, my feet wander here and my thoughts flow freely... Here, I do not feel so alone