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Honor Thyself, Alonzo O. Williams

Dance (MFA) Theses

The black male experience and identity in America are filled with complexity. We struggle to know ourselves. We work to see the way of love and the peace of an unviolated free spirit. We want to engage with ourselves with the highest degree of freedom and comfort, not to continue to question our identity in a life-threatening white patriarchal masculinity ideal. Honoring oneself from the lenses of the Reconstruction era of the United States is essential. Reconceptualizing this history explores the significance of emphasizing Reconstruction in my life as a black male to go through a process of self-discovery and …

Women In American Pop Music: Christina Aguilera’S Impact On Cultural Narratives, Chin Wai (Rosie) Wong

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Pop music as a mainstream medium is often more enjoyed than critically studied. Former studies and literatures point out a major issue that many American female pop music artists face. These artists are often confined in a box that reduces their full human-being attributes to a narrowed view, where their identity is portrayed in a diminishing and inaccurate way. Despite this narrowed narrative of what a woman should be, this box has become a norm that many female artists must adhere to in order to achieve mainstream success. This paper responds to this phenomenon by analyzing Christina Aguilera’s music, spanning …

Rachel Dolezal, Caitlyn Jenner, And Identity Transformation: Identity Legitimization In Internet Comments, Sarah G. Pillow

Communication Studies Student Scholarship

This paper looks at the ways in which a person's identity may be legitimized or delegitimized by looking at the supposed identity transformations of Rachel Dolezal and Caitlyn Jenner, and the subsequent internet reactions. Through analyzing one article and its associated public comments, this paper considers the citizen critic and their role in creating an identity through five criteria of legitimization: identity has evidence to back it up; perceived truthfulness of the person; permanence of identity; experience of oppression; and activism and/or advocacy.

Playing Politics With Rape: Republican Apologia In The 2012 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, Kelsey Deforest

Hollins Student Conference (2012-2016)

During the second half of 2012, heightened scrutiny was applied to Republican politicians’ discussion of sexual assault. This wave of interrogation, though, began too late to affect the debates over the 2012 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization. This paper will problematize these debates by analyzing the rhetoric of self-defense used by Republican legislators in the House of Representatives to defend their VAWA Reauthorization bill. By applying a feminist critical discourse analysis to the final VAWA Reauthorization debate held on May 16, 2012, this paper shows that the actions of the Republican legislators are rooted in a desire to protect the …

"Kissing For Equality" And "Dining For Freedom": Analyzing The Ego-Function Of The August 2012 Chick-Fil-A Demonstrations, Jill M. Weber

Communication Studies Faculty Scholarship

In August 2012, thousands of Americans traveled to their local Chick-fil-A restaurants to participate in the Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day and the National Same Sex Kiss Day, two demonstrations designed to show support and opposition, respectively, to the company’s public endorsement of the “biblical definition of the family unit.” This essay draws upon Richard B. Gregg’s theory of the ego-function to analyze the important persuasive functions the protests served for the participants involved. An analysis of the messages shared among members in the groups’ respective Facebook pages shows that the participants promoted a message of victimage, virtuousness, importance, strength, and unity. …

James Danforth Quayle, Iii, "Murphy Brown Speech" (19 May 1992), Jill M. Weber

Communication Studies Faculty Scholarship

In his "Murphy Brown Speech," Quayle assessed the 1992 Los Angeles riots and discussed the Bush administration's plans for addressing social and economic inequalities. His brief critique of a fictional television single‐mother, however, overshadowed his message and became the focus of intense criticism from the media. After the controversy died down, Quayle's assertions inspired a debate over the family, welfare policies, economic opportunity, and the role of government in social policy that continues today.

Gloria Steinem, "Testimony Before Senate Hearings On The Equal Rights Amendment" (6 May 1970), Jill M. Weber

Communication Studies Faculty Scholarship

In her testimony before the Senate ERA hearings, Gloria Steinem refuted sex‐based myths about women and championed the ERA. Situating the ERA within the larger civil rights movement, Steinem called on Congress to acknowledge women's oppression as a serious political issue. She also worked to make women's rights issues more appealing to a mainstream audience by talking about the ERA's benefits for men and women and by emphasizing the democratic principles it embodied.

Hollins Columns (2007 May 2), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Campus security responds to tragedy
• Temporary appointments fill empty SGA positions
• QEP and SSLs: The ABCs of first year seminars
• Examples of QEP Seminars
• Hollins Students take a voluntary vow of silence
• Indie folk artist performs at Hollins
• Students frustrated with new email system
• Library extends hour for exams
• Spring 2007 exam schedule
• Hollins Alumni reappropriates porn
• Virginia tech victims are remembered
• Students question gun control policies
• Shapiro: A pretty good band
• Quality TV comes from "Mars"
• Media behavior shameful
• Columns Comic:
• Tennis team finished 3rd in ODAC
• In-House show offers friendly competition
• Fitness tips
• Hollins names …

Hollins Columns (2007 Apr 1), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Mrs. Degree teaches homemaking skills
• Hollins prepared for terrorist attacks
• Golf team sports Loch Ness Monster in pond
• Hollins students strip tease to success
• Out with Sodexho, in with Food Network Chefs
• Campus takes up cause to free Spears and Lohan
• 50% of Olsen Twins admitted to Hollins
• The gavel shares his life story
• "300" film embraced by Republican party
• This spring: Fugly is the New Black
• The straight and narrow path
• Columns Comic: Smokers vs. Capt Squirell
• Hollins wins Division III basketball title
• Fitness tips for bikini season

Hollins Columns (2007 Mar 13), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Grapheon presents 74th annual lit. fest
• Stables prevent spread of equine herpes
• Wilson Museum presents Godey's Lady's Book
• Students lend a helping hand in Lucea
• Housing Sign-ups Spring 2007
• Richard Rudolph conducts a new tune
• For students, Mrs. Dee means breakfast
• FBI Profiler speaks at Hollins
• OUTLoud sponsors drag king event
• Fans excited about "the Neon Bible"
• No excuse for smoking
• Hollins Comic: Critters vs. Smokers Part 1
• Varsity Tennis off to a promising start
• Lacrosse welcomes new members
• Fitness tips

Minister Louis Farrakhan, "Million Man March" (16 October 1995), Jill M. Weber

Communication Studies Faculty Scholarship

An examination of Louis Farrakhan's controversial speech at the Million Man March in October, 1995.

Hollins Columns (2006 Dec 6), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Faculty approves leadership program
• HUTV prepares for spring launch
• Women discuss careers in male-dominated fields
• Students debate faculty involvement in senate
• Safety tips for the holidays
• Class, students raise environmental awareness
• Students underrepresented at polls
• "The Queen" examines British politics
• Indie artist releases new EP
• Hollins Columns Manifesto
• Letter to the Editor: Message to Seniors
• Support the Basketball Team this January

Hollins Columns (2006 Apr 17), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Spring fever hits Ireland abroad program
• Environmental advisory board comes to Hollins
• Evolution vs. intelligent design debate hits campus
• What do you think?
• Promotions abound: the tenure and "professor" process
• Communication department receives grant for trip to Washington D.C.
• Women in Music Course continues networking project
• Censorship: Why it's never an option
• April fools article on patriot act a personal bias
• Where has all the integrity gone?
• Freya activities: promote love and understanding
• Interstate 81 begins process to become new toll road
• Lacrosse teams ends its season with a win
• Veronica Mars delivers mysteries, and more
• Summer …

Hollins Columns (2006 Mar 13), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Rent star Anthony Rapp visits Hollins
• "Quadrangle" re-appears with a collage of voices
• ADA remains a prominent part of campus life
• Students start working on Community Garden
• Visual Arts Center welcomes new Sally Mann exhibit
• Voice reacts to South Dakota abortion legislation
• Global interest association's multicultural festival
• Brings diversity, heritage, fun to Hollins Campus
• New SGA chair positions filled
• "Transamerica": A transformative film
• GPA is not a measure of intelligence
• "Youth must be youthful"
• Quadrangle article misleading
• Senate presence a concern?

Hollins Columns (2006 Feb 27), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• The search is on... again
• Women's history month celebrated with new conference
• Strategic planning creates a new vision
• Economics department forsees needed change
• Women's leadership and social conference starts buzz
• "Career Development" News Corner
• Course on personal narratives changes outlook
• Navigating the maze of the Judicial System
• S.H.A.R.E. reaches out to various communities, causes
• Blurring the student/faculty divide: progressive or incestuous?
• I want to be Dean Ridley when I grow up
• When in London: Independence learned through subway trials
• Music review: Beth Orton's "Comfort of Strangers"
• Wouldn't it be grand if life was a musical?
• Race exercise …

William Jefferson Clinton, "Racism In The United States" (16 October 1995), Jill M. Weber

Communication Studies Faculty Scholarship

In "Racism in the United States," President Bill Clinton acknowledged racial differences and called upon Americans to "clean our house of racism." Maintaining that the discussion of differences was the first step in alleviating racial tension, Clinton made dialogue a centerpiece of his race initiative. Clinton's approach to civil rights and his emphasis on dialogue marked an important step in the ongoing debates over civil rights in America by illustrating a president's role in shaping such debates.

Hollins Columns (2005 Dec 5), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Student race exercise promotes discussion
• Senate helps quiet rumors about alcohol policies
• HUtv focuses efforts on future projects with help of media services
• Student race exercise promotes discussion
• HUtv improves expands capabilities
• Harry Potter matures with fans
• Harry Potter Dictionary
• Dear Editor: "Rage Against the Dying of the Light"
• Johnny Cash: Real life music taken from real life experience
• Bad habits equal bad representation
• Oh, Hollins: Despite your flaws, I'll miss you
• Unfair judgement regarding sleeping
• Judicial system should be revisited
• Lacrosse gearing up for spring with fellow students
• Dear Editor: The class of 2006 isn't any …

Hollins Columns (2005 Oct 24), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• President Nancy Gray is inaugurated
• Museum opening draws crowds, interest
• Columnist Ellen Goodman comes to campus
• Bridge to Terebithia cast overcomes production problems
• Music to our ears: Department prepares for expansions
• BSA catalyst for empowerment
• Oct. 20: It's Tinker Day!
• The her shoes delivers laughter and tears
• Social revelations of a college undergrad
• En Guard: Fencing team faces new challenges
• Tennis team receives support from coach, fans, each other

Hollins Columns (2005 Oct 3), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Lt. Governor Hopeful talks 'God, guns, and gays'
• Strategic planning demands student attention
• Strategic planning needs student input
• SGA Update
• Cargoes Competition: A promising new tradition
• General education requirements to be reevaluated this year
• Inauguration weekend packed with food and events
• Carrie Weems: To Be Continued now on display
• Campus embraces Hispanic month with rhythm
• Should Facebook be a place to hurt your sister?
• Celebrity gossip turned sad: the Kate Moss scandal
• To name a baby Junebug and other serious questions
• R. Kelly's controversial urban opera is genius to my ears
• Field hockey reacts to club status …

Hollins Columns (2005 May 4), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Retiring Faculty Bring About Academic Changes
• A compilation of senior projects, thesis and papers
• Senior Hilary DuBose creates community garden
• Hollins Alum killed in Murder-Suicide
• New study abroad program offered in Argentina
• New director of dining services, Janett Russell, arrives on campus
• The "Goombah" program begins search of student mentors
• Theater department undergoes a variety of changes
• Mayfest brings rocking bands to campus
• Senior Wills '05!
• A Grand Ol' Time at the Grandin: "Les Choristes" & "Melinda and Melinda"
• Dear Editor: Rising tuitions and the three-year program - a direct correlation
• Goodbye sophomore year, goodbye class of …

Hollins Columns (2005 Apr 1), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Mysterious 35 foot dildo discovered on front quad
• Top 10 ways to save Hollins University's financial crisis:
• Squirrels seize the school
• "Honor" award bestows employment casualties
• Roommate slain on campus
• Hollins PR has local men join sports teams
• Lisa Bower, wipe my ass!
• The gossip corner -- keep it on the down low
• Scientists discover "super-tapeworm!"
• Just who the heck is I.N. Cognito?

Hollins Columns (2005 Mar 9), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Administration, students, and senate disagree over club sports
• Three new M.F.A. programs created
• J-Term analyzed through comparisons with other colleges
• First batch of creative writing M.F.A. students to graduate
• International Women's Day honored by Women's Studies department and students
• Juried Art Show displays student work
• Founder's Day 2005
• Students join nation-wide trend of abusing prescription drugs
• Colon Cancer Awareness Month recognized on campus
• Dana Weir scheduled to read her work during literary festival
• Out to the Movies with Hope and Cathleen
• "Sideways" cast deserves more recognition
• Off the shelf: thoughts on literature
• Dear editor: The ALBUM's staff …

Hollins Columns (2004 Nov 1), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Another women's college gone - Wells goes co-ed
• Senior Appreciation Program goals seem hard to attain
• HAB aids GSB search for new speakers
• On air: HUTV created
• Senior Appreciation
• S.R.L.A. offers weekly conversations about various religions to students
• Students participate in Appalachia service project
• S.H.A.R.E. Olympiad raise money for local soup kitchen
• Circle K, the new community service club on-campus
• T.H.U.G.S. to perform around Roanoke Valley
• Author David Sedaris reads to sold out audience at Roanoke's Jefferson Center
• Tinker Day!: What rain?
• Taking a walk down memory lane, TV style
• A lesson from the 2004 Boston Red …

Hollins Columns (2004 Oct 4), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Sports teams better than ever in last seasons
• Students' political interest increases
• Creation of center affords new opportunities
• New and improved ADA back on campus
• HUUYA brings new religious views to campus
• New class of 2008 officers have high hopes
• Life in the not-so-express lane
• That's the way I've always heard it should be
• Dear Editors: Apathy isn't the main problem
• Dear Editors: Freya still active on campus
• Dear Editors: It's like, peace and love dude!
• New soccer coach makes welcome improvements
• Anna Copplestone named Athlete of the Week

Hollins Columns (2004 May 3), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• SGA proposes clause for advisors
• HOP hall added to specialty housing
• Q&A with new Spanish professor, Elda Stanco
• Alumna to speak at commencement
• English department prepares for change
• Speaking women's minds: Student adds voice
• Professors argue for women's rights
• Eight simply rules for life on campus
• An editor's will: always toward better things
• Don't tell me to mind my manners
• Classism still a problem
• Dear editor: Just smile
• Campus equestrian team has winning season
• Lacrosse team looks forward to next season

Hollins Columns (2004 Apr 19), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Lost yearbooks arrive on campus
• Campus TV station a likely possibility
• Crossley shares perspective
• Film festival screens student, professional work
• Physics professor experiments with U.V. technology
• Scenes from Gender is a drag...Show!
• Your guide to area movie theaters
• What plans for after graduation?
• Horoscopes
• Lesson on holidays: Aussies have it right
• New tennis courts slow in development

Hollins Columns (2004 Apr 5), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Presidential hopeful speaks
• Symposium sparks journalism dialogue
• Problems arise for Colleges Against Cancer
• Center plans to bring awareness to campus
• The Hollins Columns is hiring for the 2004/2005 school year!
• English department welcomes new member
• Ring Night dangers bring structural changes
• Calendar of Events: April 5-April 19
• Sound off: What are you looking for in Hollins' next president
• SGA Openings '04-'05
• Summer jobs aren't all bad...that bad...
• Horoscopes
• Good marriage should be possible for all
• Dear editor: Wal-Mart savings come with price
• Bush inspired me: liberal all the way
• Dear editor: accusations threaten campus
• Soccer program adapts …

Hollins Columns (2004 Mar 15), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Campus sets relationship rules
• Tennis team crushes Methodist College
• Seniors crawl toward goal
• Cafeteria apologizes after food fight
• Magazine editor spreads feminist awareness
• Bush's plan to ban sparks dialogue
• Calendar of Events: March 15-March 28
• Sound Off: What do you think about consensual sex between professors and students
• I am Cat, and I'm addicted to my opinions
• Horoscopes
• Exercise, not just diet, key to healthy lifestyle
• Dear editor: diversity problem really exists on campus
• Task force reviews athletic program

Hollins Columns (2003 Nov 17), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Priority rises for disabilities
• Fall Ring Night rumors spark controversy
• Master Planners propose campus revisions
• Susan Thomas to adopt Kazahkstanian child
• Voice organizes campus-wide recycling program
• Sound off: What is your take on partial-birth abortion?
• Fall Dance Gathering well attended
• Julianna Baggott to read work on campus
• I'm most thankful for competent help
• Horoscopes
• Apart from turkey and stuffing, thanks for...
• Campus safety should live up to its name
• Dear editor: Discrimination illegal, not sin
• Time for thanks and giving
• Campus safety causes student trouble
• Lockhart runs circles around competition

Hollins Columns (2003 Oct 20), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• M.F.A. program is under way
• Task Force to build inclusive community
• Surveillance cameras to be installed on campus
• Wildflour 'paving paradise'
• New Visual Arts Center coming April 2004
• 1st generation college students change image
• Junior achieves celebrity status on campus
• Elaine Brown answers lingering questions
• Miss Guidance II provides advice...?
• Columns evolves over years on campus
• 'Kill Bill' prepares audience for gory sequel
• Grapheon keeps student reading tradition alive
• To drink or not to drink? That is the question
• Horoscopes
• Penis envy? Other muscles, maybe...
• Student, professor speak out about affirmative inaction
• Professor provides insight into historical …