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- 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:
- Alexis Ghorai describes his youth in Lansing, Michigan, finding high school less than challenging, but being motivated and succeeding at the University of Michigan. He also talks about his relationship with his parents, his decision to join the Navy when his parents divorced, and the conflict he feels between his liberal leanings and doing his duty as ordered. He speculates about having a family while in the Navy and then concludes by talking about his life at college, concentrating on his studies, his social life and the stresses between being a kid and being a responsible student.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-11-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- 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 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:
- 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 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:
- 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:
- Alexis Ghorai describes his youth in Lansing, Michigan, finding high school less than challenging, but being motivated and succeeding at the University of Michigan. He also talks about his relationship with his parents, his decision to join the Navy when his parents divorced, and the conflict he feels between his liberal leanings and doing his duty as ordered. He speculates about having a family while in the Navy and then concludes by talking about his life at college, concentrating on his studies, his social life and the stresses between being a kid and being a responsible student.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-11-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection