The “Campus” article from Wednesday’s (9/29ish) reading emphasizes how the American college system is a unique form of higher education. College is a driving force in American culture and defines many American's transition from youth to maturity. College is a first glimpse at the real world. It's the first time many teenagers get their first taste of freedom: Freedom to chose, freedom to learn, and freedom to get shitfaced. College is the transition point where people begin to develop ideals and principles that can make then even more independent of their family and home (and sometimes from society altogether). It seemed fitting for the article to reflect in the author’s own decisions in how he analyzed American campus.
“These choices naturally reflect my own background and interests, as well as my interpretations of the historical forces that have shaped the collegiate design.”
Similarly, a college campus reflects the backgrounds and interests of its student body and professors. It builds and unique experience off the choices of former classes, constantly shifting and modifying to meet the needs of the next student. While the choice of classes offered and professors hired is in the hands of administrators, the student population still controls the culture of a school (which for some can be the most appealing aspect of a school).
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