The Student Center is quiet and relaxed, some red, white and blue streamers and balloons on the third floor the only things visible to remind the mind something momentous occurred earlier on. An alumna stops to talk about how her morning started: "I woke up at 8 in the morning, which was weird, because I never get up that early, but, you know..." and her expression brings to mind that unusual urgency that drove me from my bed to watch the ceremonies.
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January 20, 2009
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Thoughts on januarythe20th.com
- "[January the 20th] is a scheme to replicate the great British documentation/ethnography project of the '30s, mass observation. I don't know who's launched this remake but it's a great opportunity to build up a picture of the actual America--not Bill Kristol's, not Jon Meacham's, not MSM's. Teachers, put your students to work! Journos, tell everybody!" -Todd Gitlin, Professor of Journalism and Sociology, Columbia University
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- Please note that though we have taken inspiration from their original concept, we are not officially associated with the Mass Observation Archive. They can be found at http://www.massobs.org.uk
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