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- To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Wayne State University Student Life
- Description:
- Jacinta Maria Rocking-Stringer, a visiting English and drama student from the University of Surrey in England, talks about her youth in England, her parents and family, and her family's place in the class structure in England. She compares students in the British university system with the American students she has met at Michigan State University, saying that Americans are less focused, less serious about their studies, and more prone to abuse their new found freedoms while away from home. She also talks about her dream of becoming an actor and how she hopes to be able to balance a professional life wtih having a family.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-11-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University junior Elaine Birning describes her social science major, but says she is really uncertain about her ultimate career path and contemplates taking a year off from school. Birning also compares her peers with the 1960's generation and says that there is now a stronger focus on earning a degree and deferring happiness. She says, however,that while she does want a good income, she is really more focused on happiness and helping others.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-12-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- The Michigan State University Libraries presents "Music History: Dramatizing the African American Experience", a reading of selected scenes from Sandra Seaton's play "Music History". Actors Teri Brown and Kenneth Nelson portray college students struggling with their relationship against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and the sweeping cultural turmoil in America in the nineteen-sixties. Mardra Thomas narrates the play and introductory remarks are provided by the director, David Clauson and MSU Librarian Michael Rodriguez. Presented at the MSU Main Library as part of the Michigan Writers Series. Part one of three parts.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University senior Jamie Ringlein reflects on her hometown of Flint, Michigan, her childhood, school, and having a wide array of interests. Ringlein compares the generation of the 1960s with her contemporaries and says she doesn't see much in the way of social awareness in today's students. Ringlein talks about coming from a large family and the difficulty she had in adjusting to college life and says that she would like to have a career and children, but refuses to accept the traditional housewife role.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-08-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Rainey came to MSU in 1964, with his law degree, as an MBA student. He later accepted a teaching position and became assistant dean of the College of Business in 1969. Rainey recalls his role on the Student Faculty Judiciary and the social pressures of the 1960s on campus. He also discusses the College of Business and its relation to MSU, the pros and cons of the semester system, evolving student expectations and how the College attempts to meet those challenges.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-05-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Eighteen year old Michigan State University Mathematics sophomore Katie Overweg discusses growing up in her hometown of Portland, MI, her parents and their careers, her siblings, the closeness of her family, and the emphasis which they place on education. She says that she hopes to become a teacher and start a family and that many of her peers seem only to be interested in how much money they hope to make. She also describes life in the dorm, rates her professors, and says that the process of socialization and maturing while at college is at least as important as the course work.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-11-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University sophomore Christopher Day says he wants a career in law and sees himself someday living in New England with a wife and children. Day compares his contemporaries to the generation of the 1960s, the tension between getting a good paying career and establishing an enjoyable life, his family, the transition from high school to college, life in his fraternity, and his experience with what he calls "reverse discrimination."
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-17T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Visiting Michigan State University student Josie Douglas-Smith talks about her family and home in Liverpool, England, attending a private girls school, the class structure in England, and the differences between American and British cultures. Douglas-Smith talks about studying drama and French, adjusting to American college life, and says that she does not wish to be dependent on a husband for money, be a housewife, or deal with children.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-12-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection