Metro- Bus Station

     The site shown here shows the separate forms of transportation located on Bellevue College campus as well as most other campuses in the United States. Seen just outside the buildings where classes are held, this bus stop is one of many seen around campus where both students and faculty can access. The bus allows people to travel to and from campus without discriminating towards a particular gender or race. The bus is also a very inexpensive form of transportation that allows for all classes of individual to have access to.

     The bus stop is a very visual form of segregation between different income levels and accessibility of individuals. People of higher wealth may have access to more private forms of transportation such as a car but for some people on campus the bus is the only means of transportation. While this may be one reason for using the bus, other people may favor public transportation in this society due to the environmental benefits mass transportation brings. The relation the bus stop has with the efforts of formal and equal education to all individuals is huge being that everyone can have equal access to the college campus.

Trophy Case

 These trophies located in the recreational gym facilities on Bellevue College Campus provide many insights into the values designated by this culture. In particular, this culture values achieving goals set by society. These materialistic items show how important achieving these goals seems to be this culture. It seems that there is a tendency to strive for greatness and success as well as being recognized depending on the quality of your success (first, second, third place).

     Trophies found in this case seem to symbolize how important goals seem to be in relation to the life on campus. The trophies achieved by the formal athletic groups on campus symbolize success and achievement while at the same time shows how important recognition of achieved goals seems to be. The cultural values shown through these trophies reflect the constant stress to achieve goals set by society on campus. Trophies visually separate people’s different levels of success and compare it with others who try to achieve similar goals.

Fitness Center

Shown here is an inside look into the gym area located on campus. Similar gym areas may be found on any college campus in the United States. Though other gym areas found on college campuses in the United States differ in size and appearance, they all strive to serve a specific purpose. The purpose is to offer a place of exercise in order to “better” one’s physical and mental health.

     The gym environment is for the most part one of the healthiest places on a college campus. It offers the same opportunities to exercise for any demographic of individual on campus. A person simply has to show that they are a current student or faculty member (with a student ID card) to have access to exercise at any given time.  

Designated Smoking Area

This picture shows a designated smoking area located on the Bellevue College campus. There are numerous other smoking areas available throughout campus that look identical to the one shown here. Numerous designated smoking sites can show how smoking has become a discriminated activity separate from formal education inside the classroom. Those who smoke are required by law to smoke in these designated areas or face fines or more severe consequences.

     With the inclusion of designated smoking areas comes the ability for students to receive a formal education inside the classroom while having the ability to smoke after class in the specified areas. These areas can show the strict guidelines students and faculty must follow while at the same time show leniency for smoking on campus.

A Classroom

Above is a stereotypical classroom found in mostly all U.S colleges and places of education. The teacher shown here is the dominant center of attention who stands at the front of the classroom. In relation with the teacher standing at the front of the classroom are the students who sit in the direction of the teacher in aligned desk or table spaces. There is a constant respect for the teacher while he/she directs the class. Students act in a formal and professional manner with actions such as raising their hands in order to speak.
     The classroom seen here is located on school campus among multiple other classroom sites. There is no gender segregation between students as both males and females sit beside each other as equal students. Similarly, there is no racial discrimination within the class as every student is seen as equal. The teacher in particular is almost seen as the most respected person in the class site as well as the one who holds most of the power.