1- 4/23/26, 2:34 pm, Bench by Stadium Road Entrance of Hofstra Campus
2- Cars speeding by, A car being locked(beep!), Siren
3- Woman talking on the phone, Engine running, Tires screeching on concrete, Birds Chirping
4- Wind blowing, Sniffling, Water bubbling in water bottle
5- General sound level is medium, and the amount of sound activity is constant
6- Chaotic
7- Cars speeding by, Wind blowing, a car being locked(beep!)
Time and Place: 1:47pm, 4/17, Constitution Hall Parking Lot
Recognizable Sounds: birds, wind at varying volumes, humming/droning
Location: UBS Arena loading docks
Date & Time: 3/13/26 (1:38pm)
Identifiable Sounds:
-Van doors opening and closing
-Footsteps
-White noise
-Van suspension creaking
1. Date: 3/22/20 – Time: 12:00pm – Location: Estabrook Parking Lot
2. Farthest away from me, I can hear other students and their parents talking to each other, and their car trunks being closed. I can also hear the wheels of their bins being dragged along the concrete.
3. In a medium range, I can hear my parents talking about wearing masks and gloves before entering the building. Moreover, I can hear the trunk of our car being slowly opened.
4. Closest to me, I can hear the footsteps of both myself and my mother, as well as me complaining that the mask is causing my glasses to fog. I can hear the wheels of my bin dragging along the concrete as I pull it.
5. The general sound level is a bit noisy due to the bins being pushed/pulled along the concrete. Other than this, there is not much sound activity taking place.
6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is “peaceful”.
7. Three sound that are essential to the “sound environment” are the bins being pushed/pulled along the concrete, my complaints about my glasses being fogged, and my parents talking to each other.
Location: Parking lot outside Lowe
Sounds heard: footsteps in dirt, gravel, car door opening, car starting, bag being placed in seat, door closing
Sitting in the Bill of Rights parking lot waiting to park. 2/22/2018 10:30pm
sounds : old car running, tires on pavement, crows , wind
In a puddle in the Netherlands Parking lot
Splashing and rain
1 – 2/20/14 – 3:58pm – Parking Lot by Emily Lowe
2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-An air compressor rattling from one of the nearby buildings.
-People’s conversations as they walk on the sidewalk by Emily Lowe.
-The tires of cars rolling on the concrete entering and exiting the parking lot.
3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-A van’s engine starting up a couple of parking stalls down from me.
-A car door opening and slamming.
4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-The WRHU Broadcast playing on the outside speaker of the Herbert School of Communication building.
-The sounds of my shoes swishing in the slush.
-Someone’s cellphone ringing loudly as they walk near me.
5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-It wasn’t all that quiet in the parking lot, but it wasn’t super loud either. The various sounds I heard today weren’t happening all at the same time, however, the compressor noise was the most constant sound out of all of them.
6 – Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
-Routine.
7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The WRHU Broadcast.
-The air compressor rattling.
-The cars coming in and out of the lot.