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- Michigan State University freshman Mari Nord talks about her Japanese and Norwegian heritage, her professor father and businesswoman mother, living in East Lansing, and her great love for traveling. Nord describes Japanese culture, the Japanese education system, and learning the language while in nursery school. She says that she feels torn between Japanese and American culture and gets along best at MSU with international students. She talks about adjusting to college life, majoring in veterinary medicine, and hoping to work with endangered species and says that she does not simply want to have a job and family if that means settling down in one place.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-02-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University graduate Josie Gray talks about her childhood in Rochester, MI and her dreams of going to college and having a career. Gray also discusses her experiences in James Madison College at MSU and explains why she decided to major in the very competitive field of advertising. She talks about living on and off campus during her college years and describes how difficult it was meeting the expectations of her roommates and the differences between living with males and females. Gray credits her mother with helping prepare her for a life of independence and says that she hopes to one day own her own business and live in Metro Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-09-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University sophomore James Porter talks about growing up on a farm in Heartland, MI, his family and siblings, and his parent's careers. He talks about the transition from high school to college, says that he is living off campus now and calls dorm life "insane". Porter says that in ten years he expects to be actor, but would be happy to have any job in professional theater. Theater life, he says, does not lend itself to starting a family.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-11-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Engineering junior Becki Baszler talks about growing up on a small farm just outside of Cheboygan, Michigan and the changes she has witnessed in that community. Baszler reflects on her childhood career aspirations and explains how she settled on Engineering as a major. Baszler also describes her experiences as an engineering intern at General Motors and says she would rather work for a smaller company when she graduates. Baszler predicts marriage, family and career for herself over the next ten years amd says that she expects to be able to juggle family and career and achieve success.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University freshman Ted Stockton says he does not know what he will major in, but hopes to be a college professor like his father. Stockton talks about his hometown of Dearborn, MI, its large Arab-American population, and managing to do well in high school, without studying. He describes the academic and social adjustments he has made as a new college student and says that college is really the time to develop the ability to relate to and get along with others. Stockton also talks about his academic interests and says that he has no interest pursuing a degree just for the money.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-06-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University senior Ken Webster talks about growing up in Detroit, his family, his childhood, and watching his neighborhood decline. Webster says he started thinking about a career in film and graphics while still a child and that this dream led him to MSU. He describes the transition between high school and college, why he chose MSU over a commercial art school and how he thinks that choice will affect his future career. He says that ultimately, he wants to have a family and a nice home in the suburbs.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-05-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lansing Community College sophomore Macey Morales talks about growing up in a rough area of Lansing, MI, having a large garden at home, a Puerto Rican father and Mexican mother, and a wonderful childhood up to the time of her mother's death. She talks about her mixed heritage, dealing with racism, and the example her father set by trying to make sure that his children were assimilated into American society and by not confusing them by forcing them to learn Spanish. Morales describes a number of jobs she has had, majoring in telecommunications at LCC and looking for a creative career. She says she does not see herself married with children in the near future, and wants her own career, her own money, and her own home in the country.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-03-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University freshman Brian Chu talks about his Chinese and Scot parents and his youth in Florida. Chu also talks about his high school experience and making the adjustment to college and having roommates in the dorm. He says that he would like to have a hotel management career like his father and hopes someday to also have a home and family of his own.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-05-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University junior Jewell Muller describes her motivation for going to college, but confesses that she is still uncertain about what she wants to do with her life. Muller talks about her adjustment to college life, being the "typical" freshman," dealing with peers who have difficulty managing themselves, and being exposed to racial conflict. Muller says she that she ultimately wants a career, husband, and family and that family will be the most important part of her life.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University senior Jory Burroughs, majoring in Animal Science, talks about his home life, and family in Bath, MI and the experience of moving to Michigan from Alberta, Canada as a seven year-old. Burroughs talks about his parents and how they influenced his college decisions and explains how he evaluated his options and made his career choice. Burroughs also discusses his work as a Residence Hall Adviser at MSU, his own adjustment to college life, drinking patterns on campus, and what he sees as the value of a college education. Burroughs says that he is an optimist and that in next ten years he expects to be an equine surgeon practicing in Minnesota and that he hopes to start his own family.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-10-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection