I could bring already known friends here and study with them or make new friends here. I could perform at open mic night, then I would be very well known around this community. There are many ways to advance in this discourse community and be an insider. I start to learn the menu, know the people, and be a known face around. The more I come to the Fireside Café, I become more comfortable here. As an outsider of this community I had to explore all of the options here before I made my decision to get chicken and shrimp Alfredo noodles at the Innovations option. Some of these titles are literacies outsiders of this discourse community may not understand until they explore the food under the titles. The choices range from the GridIron Grill (breakfast and lunch sandwiches), Poblano’s, Innovations (pasta and Asian cuisine), Comfort Zone (Stouts favorite food), and the Heritage Deli. The first time I ate at the fireside grill I scoped out all of the options first. This was another step to becoming an insider of this community. When I got there though I was surrounded by people I knew. I attended this event with a couple friends. The room was packed and filled with excitement. This concert was hosted in the MSC Great Hall. They are known nationwide and we had them right in our MSC. The BDP hosts concerts with well-known bands such as We The Kings. The Blue Devils Productions (BDP) crew is in charge of putting on these awesome events and do a really good job. They have had concerts here, comedians, guest speakers, company representatives for majors, and fun events like open mic night. All of the events are held in the upstairs area. The people range from students of any age along with teachers. Some intensely use their lab top while listening to what ever plays out of their headphones. Almost every person in this room has their lab top out. As I sit and observe the discourse community I notice a lot of similarities with what people do in here. The lounge is a diverse area for what you can do in here. On a casual day here some people sit alone while others sit with friends. It now includes 10,000 square feet of lounge space, with vast windows, great dining options, performance space and an Involvement Center showcasing student involvement on campus
“An absolute stunning transformation,” says the board of regents. (UW-Stout “Memorial student center” n.pag.).” The MSC underwent a $19 million renovation and reopened in January 2012. “As the heart of the UW-Stout campus, the MSC provides welcoming gathering spaces for the campus community, features high energy, bright colors and cozy comfortable atmospheres. As an outsider looking in I liked the atmosphere I saw and wanted to come to the MSC more often.
The crowd was very supportive with their clapping and cheering.
The insiders here knew some of the performers, I could here people calling out names like they knew them.
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The acts ranged from piano players who also sang, accordian players, free verse poets, and rappers. Soon we found out that it was Open Mic Night. On this Thursday night my friend had invited me to study with her upstairs.
As an outsider of this rooms community I was not aware of the exciting event that happens on Thursdays. I don’t think much of it I just get in the zone of studying. The front of the room draws my attention with its lit up stage and piano laying still. The architecture and layout of the room absorbs me. The atmosphere of the Fireside cafe lounge in the Memorial Student Center. The lights are set low, the fire burning hot, the people generally quite.
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