Hampton at a glance
As I walk about the campus each day and observe the different sites and interactions of the people, it amazes me how we are so different, but yet many of us are the same. I watch as we transfer from class to class, the scenery at the cafe on the inside as well as outside, the student grill, and the Chapel on Sunday. These are very interesting places to observe because you have so many different personalities and ideas uniting as one. And all of this takes place on the campus of Hampton University. Each day, many of us scramble from class to class looking like little ants running about lost. Then there is time spent front the Science and Technology building and the lobby of MLK and Buckman in between classes. In front of the Science & Technology is majority upperclassmen having their bonding time since many of them do not live on campus anyway. They all post up on the walls whether it is cold or hot and just chill and talk. Some play around hitting and chasing each other; while others show each other love by hugging one another and expressing themselves. Then you have the lobby of MLK and Buckman where everyone chills in between classes. This is the one of the main spots in between the ten minute break session before eac
ck with one another and sometimes they mingle amongst us. And then to top it off, some of them sound very different from us because of their nationality. So here we are in our own little universe interacting amongst each other. Now let us take a little journey to the cafeteria. As you are walking towards the cafeteria you see quite a few people chilling on the outside, standing in street, and sitting on the rails and the walls. Then you see the different sororities and fraternities gathered at their spots. You know when another Q has arrived to their tree spot because you hear their loud and boisterous dog bark and then they throw up their signs. They all gather under there tree and sit on their little crates and have their brotherly bonding time. Then you know the AKA's are around because you hear there little "skee-wee" and then you see the little gesture with their pinkies, and you know they have arrived. Then they station themselves on their big little smiley face by the cafeteria and continue with their sisterly bonding time. The Delta's on the other hand do not have a particular spot if I'm correct, but you still know when they are around because you see them make their little triangular hand gesture and their call which is "oooh-ooop" ! nd finally you have those chilling on the steps. Once the ten minute session is up, you hear everyone scrambling trying to get to class. After everyone is gone it is complete silence again, maybe one or two voices speaking. Then, once class ends the cycle begins again. Outside of the hang-outs I observe those walking to class. Some like I walk with very serious faces just trying get where we need to be. It's nothing like a rainy day on campus when everyone has on their wind-breakers and umbrellas popped up as protection from the rain. Also, what tops the rain off are the strong winds called "THE HAWK". So you have to be ready when it is coming your way. Next you have the cold days. Then you have to worry about "THE HAWK" attacking. It is one thing to be cold but when you have the wind to go along with it, it makes it much worst. In both of these weather situations you see everyone all bundled up with no time for socializing, just trying to get where they need to be! Hampton is made up of many diverse ideas and concepts because the student body makes the school and we are all different in some fashion or another. This is what makes the school such a good observation because you have many different things to explore. Along with these different ideas there is a common link among all of us, and this is how many of us are able to interact with one another so well. Even though Hampton is a small environment sometimes this is good because it makes it that much easier for us to interact and learn new things everyday.
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Approximate Word count = 1891
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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