StoverLit&SocTimeDiaries

Sarah Stover CLUE Step 1a Time Diaries and Photos

8:00 to 9:00 = Wake up, get ready for class 9:00 to 10:00 = Class 10:00 to 12:00 = Some homework, eat lunch 12:00 to 1:00 = Class 1:00 to 4:00 = Relaxing and homework 4:00 to 5:00 = Gym 5:00 to 6:00 = Getting for dinner (shower, change) 6:00 to 7:00 = Dinner 7:00 to 9:00 = Relaxing, homework 9:00 to10:30 = DASL meeting 10:30 to 11:00 = Relax, get reading for bed
 * __Diary 1__**


 * __Diary 2__**

9:15 to 10:00 = Wake up, get ready, read magazine 10:00 to 11:30 = Wrote essay, set up printer 11:30 to 11:40 = Ate a banana 11:40 to 1:00 = Shower, blow dry hair, get dressed, brush teeth 1:00 to 3:00 = Lunch, hang out 3:00 to 4:30 = Class 4:30 to 5:30 = Gym 5:30 to 6:30 = Shower, change for dinner 6:30 to 7:30 = Dinner 7:30 to 9:00 = Homework, relax 9:00 to 10:30 = DASL meeting 10:30 = Relax, go to bed


 * __Diary 3__**

6:45 to 8:00 = Wake up, get ready for class 8:00 to 9:00 = Class 9:00 to 10:00 = Did work in the Kehr computer lab 10:00 to 12:00 = Back to upper campus, nap 12:00 to 12:30 = Hang out 12:30 to 3:00 = Lunch 3:00 to 4:30 = Class 4:30 to 6:00 = Hang out at upper campus 6:00 to 7:00 = Eat dinner 7:00 to 2:00 = Homework, relax 2:00 = Go to bed


 * __Diary 4__**

9:45 to 11:00 = Wake up, shower, blow dry hair, get dressed 11:00 to 12:00 = Eat breakfast/lunch 12:00 to 2:00 = Hang out, relax 2:00 to 4:00 = Go to the bookstore, shop at poster sale 4:00 to 5:00 = Hang out in the dorm, organize textbooks and notebooks 5:00 to 6:00 = Dinner 6:00 to 7:00 = Shopped at WalMart 7:00 to 8:00 = Visit a friend’s apartment 8:00 to 11:00 = Relax and hang out with friends 11:00 to 11:30 = Get ready for bed


 * __Diary 5__**

5:30 to 8:00 = Wake up, got shower, laid in bed 8:00 to 9:15 = Class 9:15 to 11:00 = Took a nap in dorm room 11:00 to 12:00 = Class 12:00 to 1:00 = Eat lunch 1:00 to 5:00 = Homework, reading 5:00 to 6:30 = Dinner 6:30 to 7:00 = Homework, hang out, relax 7:00 to 8:00 = Hang out with neighbor 8:00 to 9:00 = CA meeting 9:00 to 11:00 = Watched TV 11:00 to 11:30 = Texting with a friend 11:30 to 12:00 = Got ready for bed 12:00 = Went to bed


 * Question: What does the data you collect suggest to you about college life?**

The Time Diaries show that most of the people I interviewed go to class, hang out, do homework, and eat. Some people had club meetings and other people went to the gym, but most of their time is spent on either classes and classwork or friends. There was a lot of "hanging out" or relaxing between classes. I think the photos show the most about college life. In Picture 1, the one wall is filled with postcards from around the world, so the person is obviously very interested in traveling. The picture frame on the opposite wall has pictures of the student on a trip to a foreign country, reinforcing the idea that the student loves to travel. Picture 2 is a boy's dorm, which you can tell by the color scheme. You can tell the person is messy, likes Fruit Loops, and enjoys music (there's a stereo on the desk). The inhabitant of the dorm room in Picture 3 likes Star Trek and Sci-Fi because he has the posters on the walls. I think these photos show how college life is different to each person. It's a jumble of personalities and personal choices.

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