Student Documentary:

Vox pop, interviews and documentary

The topic I’ve chosen is about the cold weather and how it affects students. I feel this is important because not only do we have students that are coming from Maine, but from other states across the country. This means that they could be from a warmer climate, and maybe they’ve never seen snow before. So because some students are form warmer climate they might not know how truly dangerous the winter in Maine can, be and how cold it can get. I want to inform people, how cold and dangerous winter can be, and ask those who do live on campus and in maine how well prepare they are for the winter.

Public Possible Student/Teacher questions:

• When going to a party, how many layers of clothing do you wear?
• How long are you willing to wait outside for a party in the winter?
• Do you feel there should be more cancellation of school because of the snow and ice?
• Why do you think people go outside without proper attire?
• What do you believe to be proper attire for winter?

Questions for possible interviews:

Questions for UVAC:

• “How many people are called to UVAC for weather related things?”
• “Are they trained to deal with weather related injuries?”
• “What causes these weather related injuries, snow, ice, wind?”
• “How minor or major are these weather related injuries?”
• “Has anyone came in with frostbite?”
• “How cold does it need to be to get frostbite?”
• “How can frostbite be taken care of?” “What are the levels of frostbite?”

Questions for UMPD:

• Has there ever been an occasion where classes were not cancelled when you think they should have been, or has the school always made the correct choice in its cancellation policies?
• Do you have a policy for helping students out in winter?
• Do students always  make rational decisions when it comes to their own safety such as going out to parties with less than adaquate clothing.
• “Over the past couple of years, how many people have you had to stop or drive because they didn’t have proper clothing on?”
• “What are people’s responses when you stop and help them? Thankful? Or do they want to walk?”

Questions Medical/Health Center:

• “How does this weather affect people who are sick?”
• “Who is more likely to be affected by the cold?”
• “Do former illnesses make people more susceptible to the cold? And to weather related injuries?”
• “How many people have you seen with minor weather related injuries?”

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