Observation #3

My third observation took place at lunch at Lenoir Dining hall. During this time, I was having lunch with my friends, which included two Morehead Scholars and three non-Morehead scholars. The conversation was very casual. It started with the normal “How was your day” and we talked about how our classes were going just as we would with anyone else. The only time during the conversation that it was obvious, to me at least, that the three Morehead Scholars were in fact Morehead Scholars was when we started talking about our plans for the week. Everyone’s responses included things like intramural games, tests, or parties. One of the scholars stated that they were going to a reception on Friday night and was unable to give much more detail than that. When the subject changed, I noticed that scholar ask another whether they were going or not. The scholar’s inability to give more detail on her reception and the fact that she only asked the other scholar at the table if he were going makes me believe that the reception is a Morehead event. She also chose not to further discuss the reception, which argues that she was trying not to call attention to her being a Morehead Scholar.