美国大学生的生活（Life of American College Students）Life of American College StudentsIn addition to the progress of learning, the university environment has a great influence on students' attitudes, beliefs, self-confidence, behavior and future achievements. Universities in the United States generally allow students greater freedom to shape their campus life.Students' participation in school affairsA clear trend since 1960s is that students are demanding and getting more power in school decision-making. Many colleges and universities such as University of California at Berkeley, Columbia University and the Harvard University student protest reflects the students on what they think is the imperious and outdated rules of discontent, reforms and the demands of students is also involved in the curriculum and teaching plan. Although the media hype and actively participate in campus protests of students accounts for a very small proportion of all college students, but many school authorities should change policy, such as universal relaxation of the management of student hostels, more let students act, so that the traditional role of the school instead of away from parents, students have more courses freedom is allowed in the course. But the school authorities do not say that students have a say in hiring teachers and see it as a threat to academic freedom.For a long time, there has been an autonomous body of students at universities in the United States, with the primary aim of helping schools maintain effective collaboration with allstudents and provide students with direct experience inself-management. Student leaders are elected by the student autonomy council. The authority and function of students' autonomous organizations vary from school to school, while others participate in the organization of certain student activities, while others play a major role in the formulation of school rules and the disciplining of students. In late 60s the campus after the turmoil, some university students have increased their in the formulation and implementation of rules and regulations on power, some college students also increased patch members in the Council. An important factor is the students to participate in the voting rights amendment to the Constitution by 1970, the minimum age of the youth vote in national elections from 21 years to 18 years by many states, the legal age to 18 years from the age of 21.Recreational activitiesThe student's extracurricular activities are rich and varied university tradition, and is regarded as a valuable part of College education. But most students have a heavy burden of specialized courses and only participate in 2-3 organized extracurricular activities. Select the range of extracurricular activities is very wide, usually a drama, choir, debate club, film society, French club etc..Many colleges have recognized the first-class drama, and almost all are campus drama. Stage performance is usually associated with public speaking, English literature, and the training and creative activities of foreign languages and literature. Students' performances of drama, musicals and light dancingsongs often attract large audiences, such as students and local residents, in major occasions such as school celebrations;School radio stations are often presided over by students. Some radio stations have received national attention for their excellent coverage of local news events. The vast majority of colleges and universities to encourage students to publish various publications, such as daily or weekly, annual, literary journals or humor magazine, the journal editor and publishing manager have great responsibilities, are widely respected, so these positions become the goal of many students. Is the news department of the University, usually by the journalism school publication, but many famous universities such as Yale University magazine, the "Daily News" and "Daily News" of the University of Wisconsin, is the non professional undergraduate responsible for publishing the news. Various student publications emerge in an endless stream, they created countless emerge of itself and perish of itself, the writer and journalist. Norman Mailer, John Ashbery, John Updike is at the Harvard University magazine "crimson", and began writing career.Sports activitiesThe intercollegiate games in many institutions are sponsored by the efficient sports department, which is heavily supported by the school's finances. Some sports, especially rugby and basketball, are usually commercial,Large stadiums often All seats are occupied. At present, more and more institutions are beginning to reduce their emphasison sports competitions where only a small number of students can participate. Instead, they will concentrate on promoting a wide range of sports activities.Student unionThe first student union in the United States was founded in 1896 in, but it was not developed until 1930. As a community centre on campus, student associations offer social and recreational opportunities not only for students, but also for faculty, alumni and visitors. A typical student union building usually has an auditorium, a dining room, a snack bar, and some recreation rooms for dancing, exhibitions, music and video games.religious activitiesReligious activities on campus also vary from school to school, requiring students to go to school, church and church each day to allow students to participate in religious activities in a free and varied manner. Because of the separation of church and state in America, the classroom facilities in public schools can not be used for propaganda and education, but there is no limit to students' Extracurricular religious activities. In most non missionary colleges, many different church groups collectively appoint a school shepherd to deal with religious affairs in schools, and work with the school and the students who live outside the church. As American colleges and universities have mostly religious backgrounds, churches of various architectural styles have become a scene of the campus.Student dormitoryIf schools offer dormitories, the vast majority of American college students prefer to live on campus because it not only increases social and educational opportunities, but also costs less than renting private homes. Many colleges have regulations for students living on campus unless their homes are near the school. There are large hotel buildings, such as the Columbia University, while others are small peasant houses, such as Northwestern University. Accommodation conditions are very large, and some institutions have dormitories and bedrooms, but usually only bedrooms, with public reception rooms, study rooms, Kangle rooms, kitchens and laundry facilities. Some schools, such as University of Chicago, arrange undergraduate students, graduate students, students, medical students and law students to live on the first floor to promote contact and communication. Schools usually employ graduate or senior undergraduates as dormitory consultants who are responsible for managing the dormitory and mentoring academic and personal issues. Many colleges rely on male and female students' associations to solve most of the student accommodation problems.SororityThis campus named after 2 or 3 Greek letter fraternity from various literary societies in eighteenth Century and early nineteenth Century or reading development to start, often have secret nature, people will be mutual and keep a secret now, the sorority usually focused only on social and common interests. Men and women of various fraternity sizes, some association with branches in the hundreds of schools throughout the country,some clubs and some only very few, the male college students nationwide association has about 150 female students, the association also has about 65. There are countless local associations.After the civil war, American men and women fraternity began building housing for their members live, later also to non members to provide shelter. For their members, these campus buildings are the most important social centers. In recent years, the overwhelming majority of college students have given up discriminatory provisions when they recruit new members. Under the pressure of some social organizations, some institutions prohibit all fraternity organizations or only allow a small number of local friendship activities.Honorary societyIn many institutions, the highest honor for students is the Phi Beta Kappa, a social group founded in 1776, which later became a purely student honor organization and had chapters in more than 200 institutions. The main criteria for member selection are academic performance, although other conditions are considered. Almost all the subjects have the honor society, excellent students can join the selection, such as scientific research personnel Sigma Xi specially selected outstanding members, while Phi Delta Kappa is composed by the education luminaries.Association of alumni and alumni associationsAs early as in 1792, Yale University had the same grade meetingand no secretary. The first Alumni Association was founded at the Williams Institute in 1821, and since then, schools have followed suit. Almost all institutions now have their own alumni associations. The American Alumni Association, which is composed of alumni associations, aims to promote alumni activities and promote higher education. The annual homecoming of alumni is a major social custom in the United states. Institutions of higher learning have actively launchedfund-raising activities among alumni, and alumni donations have accounted for a large proportion of voluntary contributions to higher education.。
