Cafeteria ScienceBetween classes, if we students needed to pass time before the next session, the best place to relax and mingle was in the college cafeteria. That was where people watching could be developed into a talent. Friends jovially referred to the socializing as studying cafeteria science.
I frequently arrived early and sat by myself at one of the long tables and waited for friends to finish their classes. Several people I knew also took classes at the same times during the day. Other times, I would befriend someone from one of my classes, start a conversation and end up sitting with them. In addition to making great friendships, cafeteria science gave me some unique inspiration for papers for my psychology and creative writing classes, but one guy in particular I avoided at all
