The Ripon Experience: Student Lives Uncovered
February 2025
HIS 340
Lia Haile, Kaylah Maronek, Raquel Potter
PurposeStatement
Heythere,futureRedhawks!
Welcometoalittletimecapsulefromthepast-February2025, tobeexact!This scrapbookisn'tjustacollectionofmemories;it'sahistoricalsourcethatwecreatedfor ProfessorMatzke’sPublicHistoryClass-asnapshotofwhatlifewaslikeatRiponCollege duringthistime.ThinkofitasamessagefromyourRiponancestors(that’sus!)togive youaglimpseintoourexperiences,studies,anddailyadventures. Soflipthroughthesepages,soakinthenostalgia,andenjoythislittletripbackintime. Whoknows?Maybeoneday,you'llbeaddingyourownstoriestothemix!
GoRedhawks!
Locatedontheupperpartof campus,PickardCommonsisa placewherestudentscangotoa pick-me-upcaffeinatedbeverage fromStarbucks,sitdownfora mealwithfriends,orgetinsome extrastudytimeoneofthelounges
PhotoofPickardCommons
OutsideSeating(Bottomcorner)
LocatedoutsideoftheCommons,thesetables givestudentstheopportunitytostudyandhang outoutside-weatherpermitting!
StudyLounge(Topcorner)
LocatedbelowtheCommons,studentscanutilize thisspaceasahangoutbeforegoingforameal ordohomeworkwhiletheywaitfortheir Starbucksorder
StudentActivitiesOrganization(SAO)
SAOisfoundwithinthelowerCommons.SAOis hangoutplace,wheretoworkonhomework,do craftsforclassorwithclubssponsoreventsor friends.SAOisthe“holygrail’ofartsuppliesand snacksyouneedfortheschooltomakethesemester easierandaffordable.
FSCLounges
Thepicturesontheleftarethedifferentlounges foundwithinthesecondfloorofthenewly renovatedsciencecenter.Areaswheremany STEMmajor/minorsspendtheirtimestudying, talkingwithfriends/professors,andrelaxing beforeclassorbeforeabigtest.Manywindows surroundingthebuildingtolookatdowntown Riponorupper/lowercampus.
Locatedontheupperpartof campus,EastHallha3floors-a largetheaterandsmallstudying areaonfirstfloor,seminarrooms andprofessorofficesonthesecond floor,andprofessorofficesonthe thirdfloor.Thisbuildingis primarilyusedbyhistory students/theRiponHistory Department.
PhotoofEastHall
EastHallKresge(Little) Theater
KresgeLittleTheater,located insideEastHall,isoneofthe largestlecturehallsoncampus. Thisspacehostsavarietyof classes,aswellasspecialevents andguestspeakers.
CozystudyalcovelocatedinEastHall.
Thisisaspacewherestudentscanchat andhangout,orjustworkonhomework onthecouches.
Oneofthefewseminarroomslocatedon thesecondfloorofEastHall.Studentscan usethisroomforseniorseminar,orfor regularclasses.
Locatedontheupperpartofcampus, WestHallprimarilyhousesprofessors offices.Ithas3floorstotalclassroomsandsmallmuseumonfirst floor,alongwithprofessorsoffices andclassroomsontheremaining floors.Thisbuildingisprimarilyused byWomenandGenderStudies, ForeignLanguageandEnglish studies.
PhotoofWestHall
Room101WestHall (LeftCorner)
Largelectureroomonfirstfloor.Students forEnglishandWGSclassescanengage withnewideasandhaveclassdiscussions basedonwhatmaterialtheyarestudying.
Room201inWestHall (RightCorner)
RoomusedcurrentlyusedforWomenand GenderStudies(WGS)Theoriesand Methodologyclass.Picturefeatures ProfessorFindlayandstudents.
PhotoofLaneLibrary
Locatedontheupperpartof campus,Lanelibraryhas4floors consistingofacomputerlab, studyrooms,archives,and academicstudentcenter.Lane Libraryisahotspotforstudents tocomestudy,collaborate,and research.
Multitasking (BottomRight)
“WisconsinRoom”(LeftCorner)
Thisspacehousesplentyofrelaxingplacestostudy.
Therearealsoimagesfromthe‘Sesquicentennial PhotoDisplayonthewalls,whichcommemorates 150yearssincethefoundingofRiponCollege.
Thesephotosdisplayexamplesofstudentlifeon campus,whichweretakenfromthecollegearchives.
Ienjoyworkingonhomeworkinthesunlight thatcomesthroughthewindows(Evenifitis hardtoseemylaptopscreen!)Thisis especiallytrueinwintermonthswhereyou canneverseemtogetenoughvitaminD
Quietstudyroomonthe4th floorofLaneLibrary.Students canusethisroomforsilent study. (Leftcorner)
FranzenCenter (rightcorner)
LocatedonthesecondfloorofLane Library.Studentscanusethisroomasa collaborativelearningspaceandfor tutoringonavarietyofsubjects.
Lia Haile
IamaJunioratRiponCollegewhocurrentlylivesin JohnsonHall.IamdoublemajoringinHistoryand WomenandGenderStudies.Oncampus,youwill usuallyfindmespendingtimewithmyKappaDelta sorority,mycorefriendgroup,oratthelibrarydoing homework(andprintinganinsaneamountofarticles).
Overthepastthreeyears,WestHallhasbecomemy secondhomeoncampus,asmajorityofmyclassestake placethere,butIwouldn’thaveitanyotherway.
KaylahMaronek
IamaSophomoreatRiponCollege!Iama declaredBiologyandHistorydoublemajor. OncampusyouwillfindmeattheFranzen ScienceCenterorFranzenLearningCenter doinghomeworkortalkingwithmyfriends formajorityofmytime.Iamaactive memberontheAlumniBoard,MCAN,and studentworkerforAdvancementatSmith Hall.
Raquel Potter
IamaSenioratRiponCollegeandwillbegraduating intheMay!
DrivingtocampuseverydayfromRandolph, Wisconsin,Iamworkinghardforamajorin AnthropologywithdoubleminorsinMuseumStudies andWomen’sandGenderStudies.Oncampusyouwill usuallyseemeworkingonhomeworkandlaughinga bittooloudlyintheLibrary,butIalsospendagreat dealoftimeinRodman,Wilmore,andHoppStadium whereIamfoundingTrumpetplayerfortheRally Band!
PhotoMetadata
Photoonslide3-photofromRiponCollegewebsite,PickardCommons
Photosonslide4-photosfromRiponCollegeWebsite,PickardCommons
PhotosonSlide5-photosbyKaylahMaronek,FranzenScienceCenter(FSC)Lounges,February15,2025
PhotosonSlide6-photosbyKaylahMaronek,StudentsActivitiesOrganization(SAO),February14,2025
Photoonslide7-photosbyLiaHaile,EastHall,RiponCollege,February11,2025
Photosonslide8-PhotobyLiaHaile,KresgeTheater,EastHall,RiponCollege,February13,2025
Photoonslide9-PhotosbyLiaHaile,StudyAlcoveandSeminarRoom,February13,2025
Photosonslide10-PhotobyLiaHaile,WestHall,RiponCollege,February11,2025
Photoonslide11-photosbyLiaHaile,Rooms101and201,WestHall,RiponCollege,February11,2025
Photosonslide12-PhotobyLiaHaile,LaneLibrary,RiponCollege,February11,2025
Photosonslide13-photosbyRaquelPotter,WisconsinRoom,LaneLibrary,February12,2025
Photosonslide14-photosbyLiaHaile,FrazenLearningCenterandQuietStudyRoom,LaneLibrary,February11,2025
