Blog 3 - Interviews

Questions for the interviews:
1. Do you enjoy living in the residence hall?
2. Were you fearful of moving into a residence hall?
3. What is living with another person that you have never met before like?
4. Explain to me the awful smells coming from the kitchen.
5. Do you know who tore the sink from the wall?
6. What is your main source of entertainment during the week/weekend when living in Howick?
7. How was the transition from living at home to living on your own?
8. How do you feel about hall sports? Do you have any unique stories about hall sports?
9.Do you get along with the RA? Do you believe they are useful?
10. Elevator or stairs?
11.How do you feel about the type of bathroom inside the residence hall?
12. How do you deal with not having any privacy?
13. Do you agree with the concept of residence halls?
14.How useful do you believe the study lounge actually is?
15.How do you feel about doing your laundry?

 I interviewed  a student that lives only a few doors down from me. Joe is his name. Joe is a freshman at Ball State University, studying business. Joe spends most of his time on his skateboard, which means he was wearing a pair of tight pants and a loose-fitting T-shirt. Most of my friends throughout high school were skaters so i understood this type of dress. I have spoken to Joe before but never this professionally, so he wasn't uptight or anything. He was completely forthcoming. The beginning of the interview was slow because we just made small talk since I have talked to him before.

I saw an opportunity to talk/interview my RA, Andrew. Our Hall is shaped like an L, Andrew's room is located at the corner of the L. He is a Junior, going for a degree in spanish. Since Andrew is meant to be a leader on our floor so when i was interviewing him, i wouldn't get personal answers. He would always respond the way the school would want him to respond. He didn't have any unique stories, and wasn't very enthusiastic. He also didn't provide any significant information.

 I conducted an interview with a student named Tj. Tj lives at the other end of the hall from me and he also works at the hall desk. Tj is a freshman with an undecided major. Tj is a pretty average guy I would say. I have also talked with Tj before so he didn't mind me asking him some questions.