I completely forgot about this and it might not even be read before class.
Kutztown University does its best to sell itself as a competent institution with intelligent professors on staff. This, so far, has been quite correct in most cases. I also get the idea that KU wishes to give the school a false sense of antiquity or wisdom, even though it has only been "Kutztown University" since 1983. This idea of old age comes across through the choosing of the clocktower of Old Main as a symbol of the school, and the fact that the University seems to celebrate it's age dating back to the establishment of the Keystone Normal School in 1866 rather than it's current, more recent incarnation.
Disposable public space is offered abundantly. Unless one is breaking dorm visitation policy, one is allowed to be pretty much anywhere one would want to be on campus at any given time (taking into consideration that it would be abnormal for someone to want to be in any of the academic buildings after hours... let alone wanting to be there during the normal hours). There are open outdoor areas designed to give any KU student a place to just sit and relax.
This isn't fully developed, but I need to get my things together and head over to class. Like, now.
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Look at this...you got in right at the bell tolled :-). I'm looking forward to hearing you unpack several of your observations. For example, the "false antiquity" seems interesting to consider in detail as does the "competent institutions" with "intelligent professors." In what ways does the university try to convey these messages?
I, like you, must now get my things together and head to class!
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