Surprised Me:
I was surprised that although a lot of people were watching the super bowl, there were many who did not care about the outcome of the game. There were some people that were upset or excited when the Packers won, but there were a large amount that did not seem invested. I was surprised to observe that a lot of people were there to socialize, when the game ended it was like people were relieved to get on with their night. At other Superbowl parties I have been to in my life my friends that were there were extremely invested and emotional about the game, but those in the Patton lobby did not exhibit the levels of excitement that I am used to.
Intrigued Me:
The setting of the Superbowl party in the lobby intrigued me. I thought that it was interesting to see how the room revolved around the stationary projector. There were those who just passed through the lobby and then there were people who sat around the large screen. However, everyone there seemed to be busy: they were having a conversation, texting, or getting up to leave, sitting down to study. The only thing that remained constant in all the commotion was the projector.
Another thing I found intriguing was how the lobby could change environments so quickly. After the game ended other events quickly occurred. A game of monopoly began, the tv switched from showing the super bowl to showing the television show glee, many people began doing homework. I thought that this changing atmosphere depicted college life very accurately, everything is likely to change and places and sites often have multiple uses. A dorm room can function as practice room, recording studio, living room, bedroom, small kitchen, entertainment center. A classroom can be used by multiple teachers and sometimes even different subjects. One can go from study mode, to hangout time, to snack time, to nap time back to study time in the course of a couple hours. It was intriguing to see the changing atmosphere of college as displayed by the super bowl gathering in the Patton Hall lobby.
Intrigued Me:
The setting of the Superbowl party in the lobby intrigued me. I thought that it was interesting to see how the room revolved around the stationary projector. There were those who just passed through the lobby and then there were people who sat around the large screen. However, everyone there seemed to be busy: they were having a conversation, texting, or getting up to leave, sitting down to study. The only thing that remained constant in all the commotion was the projector.
Another thing I found intriguing was how the lobby could change environments so quickly. After the game ended other events quickly occurred. A game of monopoly began, the tv switched from showing the super bowl to showing the television show glee, many people began doing homework. I thought that this changing atmosphere depicted college life very accurately, everything is likely to change and places and sites often have multiple uses. A dorm room can function as practice room, recording studio, living room, bedroom, small kitchen, entertainment center. A classroom can be used by multiple teachers and sometimes even different subjects. One can go from study mode, to hangout time, to snack time, to nap time back to study time in the course of a couple hours. It was intriguing to see the changing atmosphere of college as displayed by the super bowl gathering in the Patton Hall lobby.
What Disturbed Me:
I was slightly disturbed about the American culture of football. There is such a flood of junk food and snacks that are consumed. It is strange to observe the emphasis put upon extremely unhealthy food. Other than that there was little that disturbed me. It was an average and normal experience for a college campus and nothing was very new or disturbing.
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