Tuesday, August 19, 2003
in the past two days, the population of this town has increased by about eight thousand. this is the week that all of the college students are moving into the dorms. i'm really depressed about it, too.
in case you haven't noticed, i consider myself a lot more of a townie than a college student. i technically go to the University, but unlike most UI students, i have set foot inside our Public Library, i remember when the floor of the Old Capitol Mall was yellow and orange, i can identify the one-way streets and not go down them the wrong way, i know the names and locations of most of the elementary schools, etc. etc. etc. sometimes i find myself despising students, which is hilarious because i AM one. but i obviously don't fit in with most of the rest of them.
the way it usually is, i think, with midwestern colleges, is that the school itself is an oasis of liberalism, while the surrounding town has a mostly conservative population. sometimes it seems like Iowa City is the opposite: liberal city, but most of the college students (especially in this so-called post-nine-eleven society) seem to be republicans.
they're all pretty much business majors from the rich, white suburbs of Chicago, each of whom probably got a car for their 16th birthday and an SUV (with vanity plates) for a graduation gift. people who don't really understand or find desirable nonconformity or progressive thought. i've heard Iowa City described as the most distant suburb of Chicago, which offends me profoundly.
i really don't relate to my peers. well, i don't relate well to anybody, but my peers especially.
in case you haven't noticed, i consider myself a lot more of a townie than a college student. i technically go to the University, but unlike most UI students, i have set foot inside our Public Library, i remember when the floor of the Old Capitol Mall was yellow and orange, i can identify the one-way streets and not go down them the wrong way, i know the names and locations of most of the elementary schools, etc. etc. etc. sometimes i find myself despising students, which is hilarious because i AM one. but i obviously don't fit in with most of the rest of them.
the way it usually is, i think, with midwestern colleges, is that the school itself is an oasis of liberalism, while the surrounding town has a mostly conservative population. sometimes it seems like Iowa City is the opposite: liberal city, but most of the college students (especially in this so-called post-nine-eleven society) seem to be republicans.
they're all pretty much business majors from the rich, white suburbs of Chicago, each of whom probably got a car for their 16th birthday and an SUV (with vanity plates) for a graduation gift. people who don't really understand or find desirable nonconformity or progressive thought. i've heard Iowa City described as the most distant suburb of Chicago, which offends me profoundly.
i really don't relate to my peers. well, i don't relate well to anybody, but my peers especially.
