Observation 2

For my second observation, I observed my suitemates, who are Morehead Scholars, and friends of there who are also Morehead Scholars as they watched TV in their dorm room. The atmosphere was very friendly and upbeat. They were watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, both of which require a certain level of intelligence on the subjects of politics and other worldly news. The conversation consisted of many things one might here in conversation between anyone such as classes, weekend plans, and the status of our fabulous basketball team. However, a few key subjects that I was looking for were brought up. One thing I was listening for was discussion about meetings or banquets. The group began talking about their next meeting and what it would consist of. Another thing I was looking for was talk of study abroad trips. My suite mate is studying in Brazil with a fellow scholar who happened to be over at the time, so discussion on details of the trip was brought up. Other minor clues of Morehead-speak were their mention of people I had never heard of. Overall, the night consisted of mostly common conversation with a few flags that would give away their Morehead Scholar status.