"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 #4: The Ghost Cat (i) Source: The following passage is derived from Cumberland University librarian John D. Boniol’s personal experience with a phantom feline Author: John D. Boniol Boniol, John D. “Ghost Cat.” Map Cat. Iron Frog Productions. mapcat.org/librarycatsmap/tnl-ghst.html. Continue Reading …
Text #5: More Than Reading in the Stacks? (i) Source: The following was taken from parts of an interview between Jonathan Rewe and Kathy Lewis in 1993 Contributor: Jackie Faine Informant(s): Jonathan Rewe, Kathy Lewis Semester/Year: Spring, 1993 IU Bloomington Continue Reading …
Text #3: 11th Floor Fear? (i) Source: Excerpt taken from informant David O’Rourke’s speech Contributor: Jackie Faine Informant(s): David O’Rourke Semester/Year: Fall, 1996 IU Bloomington Archival: Folklore of Student Life: Legends f351jmcd.sitehost.iu.edu/legends.html. (ii) Text: It has occurred to me that Continue Reading …
Text #2: Evening Primrose (i) Source: Excerpt taken from October 26, 2018 edition of The Daily Beacon, University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s campus paper Author: Kelly Alley, columnist, writing about her own experience with the Hoskins Library ghost Alley, Kelly. “That’s Continue Reading …
Text #1: Got That Sinking Feeling (i) Source: Contributor: Jackie Faine Informant(s): Julie Smith, Jennifer Landing Semester/Year: Fall, 1996 IU Bloomington Archival: Folklore of Student Life: Legends f351jmcd.sitehost.iu.edu/legends.html. (ii) Text: JS: Ok Jennifer, do you go to the library often? Continue Reading …
Meme #5: Zoom is the Best (i) Source: Page Title: “Zoom Memes for Self-Quaranteens” Date Meme Published: April 19, 2021 Page States: 881.3K members Descriptive Blurb: “Socially isolated college youth stuck doing online courses in closed universities.” Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/groups/zoommemes (ii) Continue Reading …
Meme #4: You’re Not Green (i) Source: Page Title: “Stanford Memes for Edgy Trees” Date Meme Published: April 7, 2021 Page Stats: 32.8K members Descriptive Blurb: “Memes for the people.” Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/groups/StanfordMemes (ii) Text: Graphical user interface, text, application Description Continue Reading …
Meme #3: Bitter Truths (i) Source: Page Title: “Depressed Memes for Uni Teens” Date Meme Published: May 7, 2018 Page Stats: 849 likes & 887 following Descriptive Blurb: None, classified as a “religious organization” Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/DepressedUniTeens/photos/?ref=page_internal (ii) Text: Graphical user Continue Reading …
(i) Source: Page Title: “Uni Memes” Date Meme Published: March 28, 2012 Page Stats: 13,354 likes & 13,359 following Descriptive Blurb: “Uni Memes for all!” Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/Uni-Memes-227306634030889/?ref=page_internal (ii) Text: (iii) Texture: The base image for this meme is known as Continue Reading …
Page Title: “College Memes” Date Meme Published: April 1, 2021 Page Stats: 32,679 likes & 33,377 following Descriptive Blurb: “The biggest college/university meme page in Ireland” Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/collegememesire/community/?ref=page_internal (ii) Text: (iii) Texture: The base image for this meme appears to Continue Reading …