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What Is A Feasible Solution To The Problem Of Cyberbullying From Yik Yak And Other Social Media At Colby?, Annabel Darling Apr 2015

What Is A Feasible Solution To The Problem Of Cyberbullying From Yik Yak And Other Social Media At Colby?, Annabel Darling

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.


A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Brian Levenson Apr 2015

A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Brian Levenson

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby Community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution


Suicidal Thought And Depression At Colby College, James Gonzalez Apr 2015

Suicidal Thought And Depression At Colby College, James Gonzalez

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on the causes and stimulants for depression and suicide ideation among Colby students, like academic pressure/stress, lack in a strong social life, and reduction in familial interactions.


A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Kaci Kus Apr 2015

A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Kaci Kus

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focussed on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.


Examining The Problems Or Sexual Assaults At Colby College And Proposing A Change, Steven Zieselman Apr 2015

Examining The Problems Or Sexual Assaults At Colby College And Proposing A Change, Steven Zieselman

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger project focused on the issues of sexual assaults in the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.


A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby: Preventing Sexual Assault, Laura Wu Apr 2015

A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby: Preventing Sexual Assault, Laura Wu

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.


College Athlete Stereotypes At Colby, Alexander Beach Apr 2015

College Athlete Stereotypes At Colby, Alexander Beach

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

I will be looking at the causes and effects of athlete stereotypes on the Colby campus. Through research, I will be identifying the issues with the stereotypes, and finding potential options for solutions to the problem.


A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, John Pappas Apr 2015

A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, John Pappas

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and a feasible solution.


A Proposal For Dealing With Underage Drinking At Colby, Matthew Mckinney Apr 2015

A Proposal For Dealing With Underage Drinking At Colby, Matthew Mckinney

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project details the drinking endemic at Colby college. Students consume alcohol despite the age limit, and face little resistance from campus administration/security. With such little regard for, and such little enforcement of the law, it has begun to lose it's authority. Is this a problem at Colby? If so, is it one of student action, or a lack of administrative response?


A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Matthew Sindler Apr 2015

A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Matthew Sindler

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.


A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby: Improving Colby-Waterville Relations, Dagmar Dousma Apr 2015

A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby: Improving Colby-Waterville Relations, Dagmar Dousma

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby Community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution. Colby's history tightly interweaves with the history of Waterville, yet currently the two communities appear mainly segregated. What causes lay at the root of this detachment, and how can we improve interaction? This research, which is by no means comprehensive, attempts to gain perspective into the developing understanding of the Colby-Waterville relation.


Potential Sex Discrimination At Colby's Math & Computer Science & Engineering Departments, Zilin Chen Apr 2015

Potential Sex Discrimination At Colby's Math & Computer Science & Engineering Departments, Zilin Chen

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project is meant to identify why there are fewer women in MSE studies. And I will also present some feasible solutions not to solve the problem itself but to improve the situation.


Shakespearean Theatre On Stage, Kyle Laurita Bonometti, Connor Emmert, Alice Black Apr 2015

Shakespearean Theatre On Stage, Kyle Laurita Bonometti, Connor Emmert, Alice Black

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

We will look at different forms of Shakespearean theatre presented on screen.


Shakespeare In Tv Series, Kelly Mccarthy, William Harley, Cameron Hillier, Samantha Silvay Apr 2015

Shakespeare In Tv Series, Kelly Mccarthy, William Harley, Cameron Hillier, Samantha Silvay

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

Our poster will cover the various TV series that have adapted Shakespeare's plays. In particular, our poster will cover Sons of Anarchy (Hamlet), House of Cards (Richard III), and Blackadder (Richard III).


Animating Shakespeare On Screen, Molly Ostrow, Katherine Kibler, Jillian Riendeau Apr 2015

Animating Shakespeare On Screen, Molly Ostrow, Katherine Kibler, Jillian Riendeau

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

This project will explore the animated adoration of Shakespeare and how these various productions function in our culture today.


Shakespeare In Social Media, Brendan Leonard, Rachel Bird, Samantha Dow Apr 2015

Shakespeare In Social Media, Brendan Leonard, Rachel Bird, Samantha Dow

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

A presentation on the ways in which Shakespeare appears in social media.


Help International Students To Make Friends With Others, Danqing Zhao May 2014

Help International Students To Make Friends With Others, Danqing Zhao

CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium

Recent years increasing international students come to Colby for high education. Colby also did a lot of things to help these students and tried to attract more. However, I notice that most international students spend most times with each other. They understand the importance of communicating with different people but have trouble or dont have chance to make American friends. Getting alone with students from the same culture background is more comfortable than contacting with totally different people. Therefore, Colby may need to do something to improve the relationship between international students and local students. It is also beneficial to …