03165nam 2200649Ia 450 991046228990332120200520144314.01-283-61122-81-62103-617-0(CKB)2670000000246755(EBL)1029627(OCoLC)785390225(SSID)ssj0000830774(PQKBManifestationID)11440029(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000830774(PQKBWorkID)10820480(PQKB)11308141(StDuBDS)EDZ0000206334(MiAaPQ)EBC1029627(OCoLC)830023686(MdBmJHUP)muse24794(Au-PeEL)EBL1029627(CaPaEBR)ebr10604694(CaONFJC)MIL838057(EXLCZ)99267000000024675520120330d2012 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCampus traditions[electronic resource] folklore from the old-time college to the modern mega-university /Simon J. BronnerJackson University Press of Mississippic20121 online resource (496 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61703-616-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Prologue: "Here's the Syllabus"; 1. Getting In: Orientation; 2. The Stress of Grades: Tests and Papers; 3. Professors, Coaches, Jocks, Geeks, and Other Strange Characters; 4. Rushes, Pranks, and Dinks: The Rough-and-Tumble Campus; 5. College Spirit: Expressing Loyalty and Rivalry; 6. Campus Events: Holidays, Games, and Sports; 7. Greek Life; 8. Legendary Locations, Laughs, and Horrors; 9. Sex and the Single Student; 10. Getting Out: Graduation; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z From their beginnings, campuses emerged as hotbeds of traditions and folklore. American college students inhabit a culture with its own slang, stories, humor, beliefs, rituals, and pranks. Simon J. Bronner takes a long, engaging look at American campus life and how it is shaped by students and at the same time shapes the values of all who pass through it. The archetypes of absent-minded profs, fumbling jocks, and curve-setting dweebs are the stuff of legend and humor, along with the all-nighters, tailgating parties, and initiations that mark campus tradition--and student identities. UndergrCollege studentsUnited StatesCollege studentsUnited StatesSocial life and customsCollege environmentUnited StatesFolkloreUnited StatesElectronic books.College studentsCollege studentsSocial life and customs.College environmentFolklore378.1/980973Bronner Simon J801383MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462289903321Campus traditions2133942UNINA