Sports is “engaged leisure” and requires people to work together. It is the opposite of sedentary leisure, which includes video games and watching TV. Engaged leisure, which includes concerts and going out to eat, emphasizes the social.
This photo was taken some time ago in the entryway to the library. But little has changed. There is still a gulf between students and an inability — or maybe just a lack of interest — to interact. To be social. Students prefer, it seems, to be alone in their own world.