(Hastings, Neb.) – On Tuesday, April 16 from 6:30-9 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.), travel to Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Germany and Colorado through the eyes of Hastings College students as they discuss their study abroad and internship experiences. These travel presentations, which are free and open to the public, will kick off Hastings College’s 2013 Academic Showcase.
A celebration now in its ninth year, Academic Showcase allows students to present their original research to their peers, their professors and the Hastings-area community in an environment which replicates an academic conference. Presentations from many fields will continue on Wednesday, April 16 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the venues listed below. All of the presentations, which are limited to twenty minutes with time remaining for questions and discussion, are open to the public and free.
Tuesday, April 16 in French Memorial Chapel
6:30 p.m. Trevor Brass, a senior from Lincoln, Neb., traveled to Germany
“Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp: Remembering Half the Victims?”
7:00 p.m. Emily Johnson, a junior from Victorville, Calif., traveled to Kenya
“Interning Abroad: The International Culmination of Pursuing My Passion”
7:30 p.m. Chloe Ekberg, a senior from Omaha, Neb., traveled to Ireland
“In Tandem: Growing Old in the U.S. and Ireland”
8:00 p.m. Riley Johnson, a sophomore from Salida, Colo., traveled to Ghana
“From the Western World to the World of West Africa”
8:30 p.m. Mario Powell, a senior from Colorado Springs, Colo., interned in Colorado Springs, Colo.
“Evergroovin w/ Mario: A Music Industry Experience”
Wednesday, April 17
Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall (723 E. 9th Street)
9:00 a.m. Sierra Walker, a sophomore from Gering, Neb.
“Lawyers and Comics and Bears, Oh My!: Humor and Internet Gossip in the Oatmeal vs. FunnyJunk”
9:30 a.m. Sarah Wolf, a senior from Hastings, Neb.
“From Piano-wire Weapons to the Great Armistice: The Medium of Music in Erdrich’s Tracks”
11:00 a.m. Lauren Hohbein, a junior from Lincoln, Neb., and Jasmine Khamouna, a junior from Curtis, Neb.
“Benefits of the Food4Thought Program on School-Aged Children in Hastings, Neb.”
11:30 a.m. Rubea Stouppe, a senior from Hutchinson, Kan.
“American Civil Religion and the Middle East: How Religion Affects Public Opinion”
1:00 p.m. Emily Funkey, a junior from Hastings, Neb., and Beth Holloway, a junior from Grand Island, Neb.
“Poetry to Music: Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill”
1:30 p.m. Elizabeth Wilkins, a senior from Omaha, Neb.
“Fishnets and Bruises: A ‘Ruthless’ Feminist Analysis of Whip It”
2:00 p.m. Jon Randall Marx, a senior from Concord, Calif.
“A Plague of Blood and Darkness: Cleric Responses to the Irish Civil War”
2:30 p.m. Ethan Richardson, a junior from Omaha, Neb.
“The Assassins’ Creed: Separating Fact from Fiction”
Wilson Auditorium (714 E. 9th Street)
9:00 a.m. Jared Buskirk, a junior from Holdrege, Neb.
“Devilish Campaign: Devil’s Advocacy and the Troy Public Library”
9:30 a.m. Miranda Klugesherz, a sophomore, from Colorado Springs, Colo.
“Holla at your 'Holmie': A Socio-Communicative Analysis of the Pro-James Holmes Movement”
11:00 a.m. Michael O’Neal, a sophomore from Highlands Ranch, Colo.
“March Madness: Testing a Statistical Approach to Unpredictable Events”
11:30 a.m. Jordan Borrell, a senior from Hastings, Neb.
“The Design and Test of a Robotic Hand to Determine Viability as a Prosthetic Device”
1:00 p.m. Laura Bonnett-Murphy, a senior from Bellevue, Neb.
“Purely Devastating: Edna O’Brien’s Literary Response to the Irish Church and State’s Regulation of Women”
1:30 p.m. Gage Axford, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo.
“Sports and Irish Identity”
2:00 p.m. Patrick White, a Master of Arts in Teaching student from Omaha, Neb.
“The Dark Knight Returns – Underneath the Cowl: An Exploration of Batman’s Identity”
2:30 p.m. Heather Earnest, a senior from Phillips, Neb.
“Nebraska’s Advantage: Does the State Benefit from Your Education?”
Hazelrigg Student Union, Room C (705 E. 9th Street)
9:00 a.m. Trevor Brass, a senior from Lincoln, Neb.
“Everyone’s Doing It: Is Anyone Smart Enough to Beat the Market?”
9:30 a.m. Dylan Stoll, a senior from Lincoln, Neb.
“Effects of Atrazine and Chlorpyrifos on Carboxylesterase Levels in Lab Rats”
11:00 a.m. Laura Bernero, a senior from Highlands Ranch, Colo.
“Alongside: Stories from the Midwest and West Ireland”
11:30 a.m. Abigail Burrows, a senior from McCook, Neb.
“An Exploration in Advertising”
1:00 p.m. Emily Johnson, a junior from Victorville, Calif.
“Bride-Price in a Developing World: The Transforming System of Negotiating Marriage in Kenyan Society”
1:30 p.m. Thomas Olsen, a senior from Grand Island, Neb.
“My Neighbor’s Old Regime is Gone”
2:00 p.m. Elizabeth McCue, a senior from Omaha, Neb.
“Last Stand in the Lost Corner: Viewing Depopulation in Northwest Nebraska through a Photographer’s Eye”
2:30 p.m. Brittany Morse, a senior from Cozad, Neb.
“A New Glass Ceiling? An Analysis of Gender Bias in Political Blogs”
Poster Presentations Hazelrigg Student Union Lounge (705 E. 9th Street)
12:45 p.m. Seton Bachle, a junior from Murdock, Neb.
“Growth of Panicum virgatum in a NaCl Gradient”
Alyssa Beman, a junior from Ayr, Neb.
“Changes in Levels of Estradiol as a Result of Prenatal Exposure to Atrazine and Chlorpyrifos”
Molly Mullervy, a junior from Centennial, Colo.
“Changes in Bone Marrow as a result of Prenatal Exposure to Chlorpyrifos and Atrazine”
Founded in 1882, Hastings College is a private, four-year liberal arts institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs, Hastings College has been named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Hastings College: Pursue Your Passion®. Visit Hastings.edu for more.
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