Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: The UR students usually stay on campus and socialize on campus. Notably, there are a few bars downtown that people tend to go and socialize. For shopping, a lot of students go to the Short Pump center.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: The community is made of students, faculty, and staff. It is dominated by young people, and it is a predominantly white institution.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: I live in a residence hall on campus. The residents are mostly students, and the dorms are somewhat separated by class. There are some freshman dorms, and others are mixed. I know that some people live off-campus, but are usually very close.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: I honestly am not sure what the campus political culture is. I think it is dominated by Democrats. But also, since we have a business school, composed of people from middle/upper-class families, and a big community from the Southern states where tend to be more Republican, I suspect there is a substantial amount of Republicans.