Context: This is a folk tradition that occurs at UCLA during finals week as a means of blowing off steam, my brother learned this tradition as a freshman and gave his opinions on the tradition and its value. K: So ya….uh. Undie Run is basically a quarterly tradition at UCLA in which the Wednesday of… Continue Reading »
Main Body: Informant: My family doesn’t do this and I don’t think it’s a Nicaraguan thing to do. But some people, what they do is – is they put money in their shirt and they run around their block and the – like, their heartbeat, how many times your heart beats – that’s supposed to… Continue Reading »
Main piece: If you run track in Southern Illinois, then you’ve been on a cinder track. Unlike rubber tracks, they’re hard, uneven, and they hurt so badly to fall on. Cinders cut easily, and get caught up in runners’ scrapes when they fall. Track athletes are very superstitious, right? So this trend caught on –… Continue Reading »
My informant is a USC student of Armenian and Caucasian origin, born and raised in California and regularly exercises through distance running. She is also a human biology major with an emphasis in human performance. “So during a long day of a run—Melissa and I would hate it—and really count down our ten miles until… Continue Reading »
This informant is a member of a USC fraternity and I asked him to share some of their traditions or stories he might have. One I found interesting was about an annual tradition that occurs when the Sororities give out their bids to the new members. Every year in the Fall sororities have this event… Continue Reading »