This is a photo essay I assembled for the Online Journalism class about a day in the life of returning student Austin Hall. I followed Austin around during a typical busy day around Dominican to gain some insight into how he stays fit and healthy, how he gets around and what its like to work the library desk in the Cyber Cafe for six hours at a stretch. Below are captions for the photos.

1.) Austin's Bicycle: Returning student Austin Hall rides this bicycle, 16 miles each way from his apartment each day to get to classes at Dominican. "It used to have fifteen speeds," says Austin, who purchased the bike three years ago for $80 from a pawnshop. "Now its only three."
2.) Austin in transit (photo by Austin Hall): Austin riding his bicycle through his "halfway point," the intersection of Foster and Central Park Blvd. at 7:15 a.m. Monday. Austin rides from his Andersonville apartment in Chicago a total of 32 miles each day, unless weather is foul enough to warrant driving his 1987 Ford Country Squire station wagon to class.
3.) The Remains of a Nutritious Breakfast: The remnants of Austin's healthy breakfast of milk, grapefruit, a fruit cup and assorted nuts, all brought from home except for the fruit. "I just like eating healthy," he says. "I eat grapefruit and nuts for breakfast instead of Lucky Charms."
4.) Homework before Class: Austin types his LAS 379 response paper concerning Pope John Paul II's "On Human Work" in the Technology Center before class Monday morning. He frequently comes to the Tech Center to work on homework throughout the day, as his two jobs make it difficult to get everything done at home.
5.) Lunch: Chicken salad and a glass of water round out a green and healthy lunch at noon in the dining hall. "I like lots of fiber, lots of protein in my lunch to keep me going through the day," he said.
6.) Gym: Austin works out on the rowing machine in the Fitness Center at 12:20 p.m. on Monday afternoon. "I usually try to make it to the gym two or three times a week for a half hour to forty-five minutes at a time," he said. "I mostly lift weights to keep up my upper-body strength, but today I decided to try something different."
7.) Voting booth: Austin attempts to remember if he has registered to vote at a voter registration booth in the Rebecca Crown Library Link on Monday. After years of voting for the Green party, he switched to the Democrats a few years ago after moving to Chicago from Nashville.
8.) Job: Austin squeezes in some extra homework while working as a desk attendant at the Library Resource Desk in the Cyber Café at 5:15 p.m. Monday. He works the resource desk Monday nights for six hours in addition to working his other part-time job as a chef at a Chicago restaurant.
9.) Dinner at work: Austin sips a fresh fruit cup for dessert after eating a turkey sandwich for supper at the Resource Desk at 7:28 p.m. Monday. In between eating dinner and attending to his job at the desk, he also researches scholarly articles for an English paper on cultural studies.
10.) End of the Day: Austin is the last person to leave the Cyber Café after closing at midnight, following the troubleshooting of the printer to help a student print 65 pages at 11:58 p.m. He leaves the Cyber Café to begin the 16-mile bicycle journey back to Andersonville. Tomorrow he starts the process all over again.