No one warned us that starting university was going to be such a strange experience.  Well, perhaps not strange, but certainly an essay in sociology or anthropology.  So, it was with some relief that our Anthro 101 prof suggested that we each undertake an anthropological study on campus, partly to acclimatize ourselves to postsecondary life, partly to begin to learn a discipline whose goal was to help you understand the weird and the wonderful. Among the topics proposed by our prof were: A"content analysis" of iron-on T-shirt transfers spotted on campus; Stitch designs on the back pockets of blue jeans; First words spoken by profs by discipline; Elevator behaviour per building; Graffiti on the risers of stairs in the Social Sciences tower; Graffitti on the backs of fiberglass chairs, also in the Social Sciences tower; Subjects, authors and titles featured in low traffic areas of the library; Reception of persons with amputations; Faculty and student satisfaction...