Union Apartments Gym: Motivations for Residents to Attend
Preface: The Union Apartments are a collection of off campus, recently built, high-rise apartment buildings less than a mile from Franklin street. Within the main building lies a relatively large residential gym. I have attended this gym in the past … Read more
Open Your Eyes to Open Eye: A Look at Carrboro’s Coffee Shop Culture
Hey guys, hope all of you are doing well! PREFACE: If you look around, sometimes it feels like the world revolves around coffee shops. College students especially are known for running off of caffeine addictions, so local coffee shops … Read more
Chick-fil-A and Christ: An Ethnographic Study of Fast Food Employees and Franchises
Preface: Hey everyone! I hope all of this talk of food, especially Chick-fil-A, doesn’t make you too hungry. Nevertheless, growing up, Saturdays were always filled with new experiences, but one thing was always the same: eating at Chick-fil-A. My family … Read more
The Culture of Sup Dogs and its Impact on the Chapel Hill Community
Preface As a fifth generation Tar Heel, it is safe to say I am from a Tar Heel family. I live for the Tar Heels. There was nothing I loved more than UNC sports growing up. One weekend every … Read more
Golf, Gazebos, and…Safety Guidelines? A Look into Brier Creek Country Club Amidst a Pandemic
Preface: Country club culture confuses me. Although I live at Brier Creek Country Club (BCCC), I’ve never immersed myself in its lifestyle. Once COVID-19 arrived, I stopped utilizing the club’s amenities altogether. One day, I visited the club’s Instagram … Read more
The People of Pi Phi
Preface As a young woman entering college, one of the main questions I was often asked was if I was planning on joining a sorority. However, I wasn’t quite sure what a sorority looked like on a college campus, especially … Read more