1- February 2, 2012, 8:45, Dorm Room – Lieden House- Netherlands North
2- Lots of obnoxious yelling and screaming of male voices
3- Doors opening and closing. A guy is talking on the phone in the hallway
4- The whir of the computer, my suitemates talking and the refrigerator is running, the shower water running.
5- The sound level is extremely loud as quiet have not started yet
6- Rambunctious
7- the obnoxious yelling, doors opening and closing, the sound of the refrigerator running
1- 2/2/12 -5:52-Design Studio
2- I hear the sound of someone typing on their laptop, papers shuffling, random objects hitting desks/shuffling, pencils moving accross the page, and hands swiping across pieces of paper.
3- There is an awesome crazy eclectic remix coming from someone’s laptop speakers. The remix includes such artists as Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Michael Jackson.
4- People are speaking, some loud, others not so loud.
5- There is generally a lot of sound activity in the room. Even when things are “quiet” You can still hear the sound of music and people typing on their laptops, shuffling papers, etc.
6- Busy.
7- The sound of typing on laptops, music, and people talking.
1. 2012-02-02 at 5:00 PM, Sitting at a table outside Bits ‘n Bites.
2. Sound furthest away: An aircraft above our heads, rumbling across the sky to or from one of the Long Island airports.
3. Sound medium range away: Cars on Hempstead Turnpike driving past just North of us.
4. Sound closest to you: Low conversations of people walking around us, doors opening and closing in Memorial Hall.
5. General Sound Level: It’s a quiet evening at Hofstra, a lull in time before another wave of classes gets out. A few people are walking, but nobody is too loud. It’s unseasonably warm for February, but still, nobody wants to be outside for too long. The doors swing open and shut regularly, dinner time at Memorial Hall. The hum of traffic remains behind it all (thought not to busy, and horns are a rarity), while leaves and branches rustle above our heads. Not much going on for the moment.
6. One word description of the moment: Subdued
7. Three sounds that “make up” the environment: the traffic on Hempstead Tpk, the rustling of the leaves above, and the conversations of those walking by us.
1- 2/2/12, 1:30am, my dorm room.
2- The sounds of laughter and talking coming from the side walkout side.
3- The buzz of my refrigerator, voices from the room next door, a door closing down the hall and the heavy breathing of my roommate.
4- The tick of my clock next to me, and my own breathing.
5- the buzz of the refrigerator and tick of the clock are constant and my roommate’s breathing has become a steady pattern. Every once in while I can make out the conversations coming from next door. Everything sounds muffled and soft.
6- Soothing
7- My roommate’s breathing, the buzz of the refrigerator, the tick of my clock.
1- 4/22/11 Arlington, Va, home with my mom.
2- The wind blowing outside.
3- My dog barking at the back door.
4- The tv, my mom talking to me, typing on my computer.
5- Very quiet.
6- Peaceful.
7- Dog barking, tv on, mom talking.
1) 4/29/11-9:00 a.m.-Hammer Computer Lab
2) The printer running, traffic driving by outside, the door opening and closing, the machine beeping when people scan their card to gain entry to the lab, and two students talking near the lab entrance were the furthest audible sounds.
3) Chair near me sliding on the carpet, a student’s phone ringing, other students typing on their keyboards, and keys jingling would qualify as medium range sounds.
4) My mouse clicks and my fingers typing on the keyboard would be considered sounds closest to me.
5) The sound level was fairly quiet. The sound activity was low because not many people were in the computer lab on a Friday morning.
6) Feeble
7) Machine beeping when students swipe into the lab, typing on keyboards, and the printer running.
1) 4/14/11-10:45 p.m.-Women’s bathroom on 9th floor of Alliance Hall
2) Boy yelling in the hallway and faint music coming from a room just outside the bathroom were the furthest audible sounds.
3) Water flowing in the shower, the door opening and closing, and a girl humming next to me would qualify as medium range sounds.
4) Water rushing from the sink, my toothbrush bristles scraping against my teeth, and spitting would be considered sounds closest to me.
5) The sound level was moderate. The sound activity was also moderate because there aren’t typically many people using the bathroom at once that make lots of different sounds.
6) Aqueous
7) Water from the shower, bathroom door opening and closing, and sounds from brushing my teeth.
