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The focal point for my research is the dorm. To be more specific, the dorms of a select few that I have deemed leaders of larger groups of white males. These few rooms are found in Stu west 854 and La Folatte 321. From these dorm rooms, I can see how several of my informants interact with each other more closely than I could everywhere else. The dorms serve as a haven/hangout for the majority of my sub-culture. I can gather my information fairly discretely here even in the close quarters. I can do this because most of the time there is some kind of activity taking place; whether it is a video game, YouTube video, of someone telling a story. The dorms are generally rectangle rooms (Johnson is the only exception that I have seen) and very compact spaces for two people to live. As I have stated, the dorm is a haven for my sub-culture. I feel like my dorm is my “new home”. I am very familiar with every inch of my new living quarters, because of this familiarity; it brings me comfort and security. Through some of my research and more so my life experience at BSU I strongly feel that this applies to majority of my sub-culture.