Testing the Hypothesis Part 1
Make Mid-Town
great again
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Opportunity:
Ever since the closing of many bars in Mid-Town at the University of Florida,
many students have been forced to go out as early as 7:30, disrupting their
whole schedule.
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The
who: The students of UF
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The
what: Students are ruining their schedules and stressing themselves in order to
get out
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The
why: All of the bars in Mid-Town are closing
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Interview
#1
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In
this interview, I spoke with a boy who is currently a junior at the University
of Florida. He could not stop talking about how much Mid-Town has changed since
his freshmen year. How he used to go out at around 10:00 – 10:30, but now he
has to shove down his dinner real fast and go out around 7:30-8:00, so he does
not have to wait on a line for the whole night. He thinks opening more bars and
re-opening Cantina 101 would fix this problem.
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Interview
#2
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My
next interview was with a girl who is currently a senior at the University of
Florida. She explained to me that she has a late class, which forces her to
dress for the night before going to class. Once class is done she needs to
either grab a very quick bite to eat before in Mid-Town after class or just eat
before class. This has caused her stomach to feel terrible on multiple
occasions. She really wants this problem fixed if possible.
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Interview
#3
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My
next interview was with a freshman at the University of Florida. He told me
that this was not his idea of what night life was going to be like. He said he
visited his friends and they at dinner around 8 and went out at like
10:00-10:30. He kept asking me what caused this and if night life here was ever
like that. I had to tell him that it just got like this last year. Once Cantina
close basically. He was shocked.
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Interview
#4
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My
next interview was with a visiting alumni of the University of Florida. He went
out the other night and asked me what happened to this school? He explained to
me how when he used to go here all of your friends would be going to different
places and you would meet in the middle. Now everyone goes to one place and its
depressing. He told me the solution is pretty obvious, re-open cantina and open
more bars. I think by now I am seeing a trend.
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Interview
#5
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My
final interview was with a visiting junior from The Ohio State University. He
pretty much kept making fun of UF night life. I had to explain to him how it
used to be. He told me how late they go out and all their different options. I
was very jealous. It just does not seem fair.
Hi, Matthew! This is an interesting problem you chose to focus on! I am sure that the closing of many bars in Mid-Town is a source of frustration for many college students. Personally, I do not go out because between classes and work, there is no time and it seems a waste to spend all my money drinking. But I understand the social aspect of night life. I think maybe there is a positive aspect of the "early night life". Since students have classes, maybe this forces them to go to bed earlier or spend more time studying rather than going out and staying up late.
ReplyDeleteI really like that you focused on a local problem because I did too! These opportunities allow us to have a bigger impact on our societies and we can really see the differences our solutions make.
Hi Matt, great idea! I agree completely that people are forced to go out way too early here because of the lack of bars to go to. I also remember my freshman year we wouldn't go out until around 11:00 and even then the lines were minimal so we could get in anywhere without waiting too long. Now, if you're not out by 8:30 you end up waiting hours sometimes. Great post!
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