Pedagogy | ArchiveBelow are links (with capsule descriptions) to featured Inquiry Pages completed by students in EOTU-affiliated classes through Spring 2004. Links to selected Inquiry Pages from Fall 2004 are coming soon. All EOTU-related Inquiry Pages can be searched using the IP Search Tool or the IP Google Search Tool. Tip: enter "EOTU" as one search term, adding other terms to narrow results. Tanesha Clausell wrote that people at the NAACP meetings she attended “d on’t too much like to discuss the usual individual criticisms and struggles of social issues dealing with race and ethnicity, because they feel that that topic is too common with minorities who continue to surface their personal experiences of racism and poor treatment during the meetings. ” She also wrote, “ The main aspect I am inquiring about my subculture is whether the organization serves a meaningful purpose for minorities here on campus. Because the university population of minority students is 6 percent, it is important that the organization, which is a very prestigious and charitable one overall, is maintaining those same goals.” This anonymous student stated that her fieldwork “ gave me an immense understanding on my subculture. I realized that we are just like a family who come together to celebrate our rituals and festivals.” Ryley Lyons researched “ Where do the membership fees go to? What impact does the Illini Pride have on the team for which they are cheering for and the team they are cheering against? Why do students join the Illini Pride?” He did his entire project without ever mentioning the “Chief.” This anonymous student wrote, “ It’s refreshing to see the ‘newcomers’ because they add more diversity to the even more diverse community of Christians thriving there.” EOTU: Exploration of Champaign Bar Life Leo Matz wrote, “ As one enters the gates of the college nightlife, it exposes an inevitable reality. Grinding. Chugging. Puking. Entertaining. College students love to drink and party, and they conquer any obstacle in their path that prevents a wild night on the town.” What is Intervarsity Christian Fellowship All About? Adrian Villarreal wrote, “ My initial interest in Intervarsity Christian Fellowship began on Quad Day, when a girl from Intervarsity Christian fellowship offered me a glass of water only if I said yes to the existence of God. With my thirst for water I easily said yes to her question. I thought this was a rude way to approach someone and I wanted to clarify my point.” Regina Munoz wrote in her “findings” section, “There is a lot more to cheerleading than I knew before.” Andrew Jacobs wrote, “Although I obviously want to learn about the game itself (the rules and how it’s played), I really want to know more about how the club functions as a subculture, meaning their similar personalities and their behavior. This includes how they act, how they treat each other, and how they treat others on and off the field.” KASA - Korean American Student Association An anonymous student wrote in her “findings” section, “Korean Americans along with other Asian Americans are stuck between 2 cultures where they don't belong. KASA is a place where many Korean Americans could find compassion with one another.” University of Illinois Football Program Kenneth Callham found “that the town has a much higher morale and people are in better spirits when the team is succeeding.” An anonymous student wrote in her field notes that “after our meeting there was an ΑΤΩ Fraternity member tied to our tree outside. He was the new president or something. He had on shorts and was plastered in gross condiments, it smelled nasty. I am so glad that sororities do not do stuff like that.” Illinois Men’s Ultimate-Frisbee Cole Richter asked in his “investigate” section, “How do other players of ultimate Frisbee feel about it? How do random people feel about ultimate? How does ultimate relate to venture capitalism if at all?” Lounging in Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Hall’s Babcock 3 An anonymous student asked, “The question is how a student’s dorm environment affects him or her and to what extent. With 31 girls living on one floor of a building, how do they influence one another?” Eric Coy wrote in his “rationale” for the unit, “This group is definitely not a stereotypical subculture, but they definitely are one. What I want to know is why they are so close. What is it exactly that brings them together? What traits do they share that can not be initially seen?” Teresa Ramos wrote, “The focus of this project is going to be on how networks at the University of Illinois shape narratives of the University. I think in the case of Brown vs. Board, I will find that these networks create dichotomies between students and perhaps faculty, as opposed to bringing us together.” Campustown--An Investigation into Access and Accommodation Nathan Scholes “decided to take a look at the UIUC Campustown, its productivity as a business district, its past and future, and incorporate a comparative view of our Campustown with those at other Big Ten schools.” Nicole Ortegón asked in the “explore” section, “Do students differentiate and/or feel differently towards lecture versus discussion section teaching assistants? Does spatial proximity between students and faculty/TAs in the classroom setting affect how students interpret such interaction? How do students, as well as faculty members, "experience" the ratio?” Transfer Students and the University: Narratives of One Another Anne Maloney wrote, “I think I am going to focus on the reasons WHY students transfer to the University of Illinois, what their EXPERIENCES are as a transfer student, and lastly, what the University's narrative is about WHO transfer students are.” The Transition from High School to College: The Change in Literacy Practices for Incoming Freshman Anthony Curtis wrote in his field notes, “North Dakota is less liberal than Florida, so ‘Zack’s’ access to literature fit a certain mold established by his community, while ‘Slater’s’ community embraced all types of literature. He was able to read Spanish material in high school, and read literature about the GLBT lifestyle.” Hip Hop Project --> “Lettin It Flow” : ) Kristin Catral wrote, “Questions I have that are driving my research include what are the social aspects of rapping? What happens when you try to write individually, and how does that usually evolve into a social activity or collaborative product?”
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