The Third Place

1. When Ray Oldenburg talks about a 'Third Place" he is talking about a place to get away places where you have to act a certain way. Oldenburg says that if you go to work you act like you are at work, if you goto church you act like you are at church, but when you are at a third place you can just act like your self and nothing has to be formal so you can just be yourself.

2. A Third Place should be economical and political. A sound economy has to have three kinds of capitol: physical, human, and social. As for political, real democracy is more social than political. This means that people go out and talk about what they like and they vote on it.

3. I think a good example for a potential for a Third Place is Jazzman's Cafe. It is a good place for people to sit around and relax and have nice drink. They have nice booths in there for people to sit at and you can be as loud as you want to be. A way to make the cafe better would be to add more just lounging chairs and maybe a tv to give it an even more relaxing feel. I think Jazzman's Cafe has great potential to become a Third Place on Kalamazoo's Campus