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- 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 sophomore Lorraine Axeman talks about growing up in a middle class, suburban neighborhood in East Lansing and her family's emphasis on education. She describes the social challenges of high school and the difficulty of adjusting to college while living at home and being free to explore and discover her creative side. Axeman, who is a pre- law major, says a legal career will give her the flexibility to work from home and have children and suggests that she might sacrifice a career for a family.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-10-30T00:00:00Z
- 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 sophomore Wendy Pearson talks about her childhood in Detroit, her "barely integrated" grade school, her parents, attending Cass Tech High School, majoring in journalism, acclimating to college and roommates, and the importance of education in her family. Pearson also talks about aspiring to own a magazine, her reluctance to marry and have children, and the possibility of someday writing novels.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-11-06T00:00:00Z
- 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 senior Nimesh Patel says he is majoring in social science and psychology and hopes to earn a law degree and a doctorate in international relations and finally join the foreign service. Patel talks about his Indian heritage, his parents, their emphasis on education, the sacrifices made by their families, and the professional pursuits of his sisters. Patel describes the village his father came from and says that his own visit to India changed the way he looks at the world and made him more appreciative of life in the U.S. He also talks about the adjustment to college life and socializing with students from all over the country. Part of the series "Generation X: the hopes and dreams of college students," produced and recorded by Robert F. Crawford.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-06-07T00:00:00Z
- 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 sophomore Lorraine Axeman talks about growing up in a middle class, suburban neighborhood in East Lansing and her family's emphasis on education. She describes the social challenges of high school and the difficulty of adjusting to college while living at home and being free to explore and discover her creative side. Axeman, who is a pre- law major, says a legal career will give her the flexibility to work from home and have children and suggests that she might sacrifice a career for a family.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University junior Connie Tingson talks about her Filipino heritage, growing up in Livonia, Michigan, and attending private Catholic schools. Tingson also reflects upon being an Asian-American, American perceptions of Asian academic superiority, her high school curriculum, her difficult transition to college life, and the racism she has experienced. Tingson says that she first wanted to be doctor, but now wants to practice international law and have a family.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-05-29T00:00:00Z
- 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