"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
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 …
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 …