Strategies for Intervening in Situations of Sexual Violence: Does Gender Matter?
—Emily Olsen (Mentor: Mary Moynihan)
Are men and women likely to respond differently to situations of sexual violence? Why is this question important? Emily Olsen examines whether or not gender plays a role in determining intervention strategies in situations of sexual violence. About the author >>
Why Do Athletes Use Eye Black?
—Benjamin Powers (Mentor: Kenneth Fuld)
Why do athletes use eye black? Is it just a form of "war paint," or does it really give some visual advantage? Benjamin Powers improves on an earlier study of this question. About the author >>
A Story About Critters that Dine On New Hampshire Oysters
—Sarah Mikulak (Mentor: Ray Grizzle, assisted by Jennifer Greene)
Sarah Mikulak shucks the mystery surrounding predation of oysters on constructed reefs in this first of its kind study in New Hampshire. About the author >>
Critical Theory at a Crossroad: Adorno, Marcuse, and the Radical Sixties
—Jacob Skinner (Mentor: Nick Smith, with help from Aline Kuntz)
The social and political theories of activists in the radical '60s were strongly influenced by a small group of neo-Marxists working at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, Germany. Jacob Skinner examines two of these intellectuals and their differing responses to the protests of the 1960s. About the author >>
Teaching Musical Skills in the Co-Curricular Elementary Classroom
—Jessica West (Mentor: Susan Hatfield)
Can a music teacher find songs and chants to teach both musical skills and about another culture? This is the question Jessica West set out to answer in her research project. Her results...? Music to the ears of co-curricular teachers...! About the author >>
The Politics of Survival: Indian and European Collaboration in Colonial North America
—Ian Pajer-Rogers (Mentor: Mary Malone)
Ian Pajer-Rogers gets to the bottom of the mutual dependence between the native peoples of colonial North America and European settlers, casting light on the influence of this collaboration on the evolution of a nation. About the author >>
Evaluating the Evaluator: Volunteer Firefighter Opinion of the Public Protection Classification Program
—James P. Festa (Mentor: Cliff Wirth)
In this article James Festa interviews firefighters about the Public Protection Classification program, the rating system used by the Insurance Services Office to evaluate a fire department's ability to provide services. About the author >>
Controlling the Morphology of Composite Latex Particles
—Douglas Holmes (Mentor: Donald Sundberg, assisted by Jeffrey Stubbs)
How can industry get the latex product they want? Doug Holmes explores and explains one way of controlling the polymerization process to produce latex particles. About the author >>
