Observing People and Spaces on Campus

I decided to observe the people and space of Jazzman’s café. Most of the tables near the windows are empty, while the tables and chairs in the inner part of the room are filled with students and staff. There is the usual hustle and bustle of people studying and eating lunch in the mid-afternoon. The smell of coffee and a somewhat burned bagel are in the air, while music is being played in the background. Most of the students are typing away on their laptops in the inner part of the room, while a few people are there to just catch up with friends. One student seated with a professor, seems to be discussing registration for the next quarter, as advising week gets closer. Another student is listening to music with his headphones, as I can hear a faint hum of the song, while he annoyingly taps his pencil to the beat. A student behind me is loudly and aggressively talking to her mother on the phone, arguing as mothers and daughters do. As the time gets closer to fifty minutes past the hour, the line at the register starts growing and the noise of students walking across Driscoll from class to class gets louder.