CrandellReadingResponseThree

Making a college community? I thought this reading was basic and almost common sense. Nathan may have pointed out some things I would not have thought about right away, but I would have known the answer if she would have asked a question or two about her research. I am a CA on campus, so I am more than aware that many residents would like to go do things and be involved on the floor. They simply just forget, are busy, or are not interested when the time comes. Nathan mentioned how her RA tried to build a sense of community and even asked for her resident’s input. It did not change anything. I have found that spare of the moment activities work the best. All people are different and so to get the entire floor to do and also enjoy one activity is almost impossible. As far as the mix of races Nathan observed, I too have noticed and questioned it myself. I had a roommate my first semester here at college that was a different ethnicity than me. I found there were a lot of things I didn’t know about her culture or understand, but I found out quickly we were one-hundred percent different! I believe sometimes “differences” or “unknowns” make people nervous and it is easier to not be friends then to take the time to get to know them better.