Evitt Nashed
Dr. Smith
March 13, 2024
Ethnography is defined as the customs and personalities a certain group shares. For my ethnography observation, I had to observe people in the Lower MUC at SIUE. My tasks involved watching these kinds of people talk, what they are doing, what topics they are talking about, etc. As I was observing I formed the main question, “Are you at the MUC to socialize, eat, or work?”
I started my observation at 2:00 because that’s when the MUC was busy. I sat where the Cocina and Pizza place were at. The surroundings of my place were full of tables and seats. There are also TVs present for people to watch. I counted how many people were around me and made an average of about 30-40 people. While observing, a couple groups of people were together eating and socializing. None of them had any textbooks or homework, so I wouldn’t assume they were working on something. There were a couple of students just sitting alone either on their phones or being productive with work.
The overall surroundings of this area were loud and didn’t have any quiet places. The observation I’ve made through watching these certain people was that the MUC is a common place for people to mostly socialize with others and not a place for quiet time or work. I felt as if this was going to be the answer since I don’t go to the MUC to work, instead, I go there to socialize with my friends and talk about our day or random drama.