"Folklore of Student Life" holds the accumulated wisdom and wit of several IU undergraduate classes and of a good many IU undergraduates, all focused upon the folklore -- those shared avenues of creativity and expression -- that is part of the college experience at Indiana University. This website is a joint production of Prof John McDowell and his students in a number of undergraduate classes
Interview with IU Student 2 Interview was collected from IU Senior Taryn, age 22. Taryn is an out-of-state student attending IU, and she has attended IU for her entire undergraduate career. Interview was conducted in living room of apartment, with Continue Reading …
Interview with IU Student 1 Interview was collected from IU Senior AJ Boyd, 22. AJ is a tour guide for IU and has been involved in IU’s Intensive Freshman Seminar (IFS) program all four years of her undergraduate experience. She Continue Reading …
Text 1 Contributor: Lindsey Hughes Informant: Joseph Turner Title: “The Fortune Cookie” Date: First Semester, 2005 “I planned a birthday dinner for my girlfriend at a Chinese Restaurant. I invited her parents to come along as well. Earlier that day, Continue Reading …
Shannon’s tailgating tips: I have found a current list of ten tailgating tips in which all “tailgaters” should follow according to http://www.tailgating.com. 1. Dress in team colors. Show your team spirit; tailgaters are always the best fans! 2. Plan your Continue Reading …
Shannon’s archive rite: Original Contributor: Faulkner, John Title: Tailgating An American Tradition Class: F101 Semester/year: Fall/ 1981 “One particularly creative group, not having a real tailgate on their car, went to the junk yard and bought a tailgate from an Continue Reading …
Roommate 1 Interview Source: Kelly Wentzlof, current IU Sophomore; Mar 29, 2021 Text: How often did you cook your meals compared to eating dining hall food? 4-5 times a week ate in room or assembled food there What kinds of Continue Reading …
Roommate 2 Interview Source: Laura Gerber, current IU Sophomore; Mar 29, 2021 Text: How often did you cook your meals compared to eating dining hall food? 2-3 times a week prepped food/ate in room What kinds of meals did you Continue Reading …
Game 3: Quarters Date Collected: April 12, 2008 Quarters is a drinking game which actually goes back many years. I observed this game for a few rounds and discovered this unofficial sport/game has a very simple, standard set of rules: Continue Reading …
Contributor: Lindsey Hughes Informant: Stephanie Smith (Pseudonym) Title of Text: “Proposal” Date of Text: First Semester, Oct. 31, 2005 (Halloween!!) Text (Interview) Interviewer: When did your boyfriend propose to you? Stephanie: He proposed on Halloween, before we went to our Continue Reading …
Observation of Showalter Fountain Collector spent 45 minutes at Showalter Fountain on Wednesday, March 24, from a period of 2-3 pm. Collector was joined by AJ and Taryn, informants from the first two interviews. The Wellness Day was chosen as Continue Reading …