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The Big Book Of Little Joys, Nina Uy, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

The Big Book Of Little Joys, Nina Uy, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


Our Future Is Bright, Ellie Wolgemuth, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

Our Future Is Bright, Ellie Wolgemuth, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


Whale Falls, Cora Zeng, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

Whale Falls, Cora Zeng, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


For Emily Whenever I May Find Her, Dinah Biga, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

For Emily Whenever I May Find Her, Dinah Biga, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


Helen Marie Besch… Sure Is A Student At Risd, Helen Besch, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

Helen Marie Besch… Sure Is A Student At Risd, Helen Besch, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


One Unending Thing, Keira Callahan, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

One Unending Thing, Keira Callahan, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


Unearthed Material, Hannah Chosid, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

Unearthed Material, Hannah Chosid, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


Chokor, Tauseeq Gulzar, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

Chokor, Tauseeq Gulzar, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


"Remove The Jacket", Shay Killeen, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

"Remove The Jacket", Shay Killeen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


Dolores (From "Lolita"), MinMin Liang, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

Dolores (From "Lolita"), Minmin Liang, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


Do Fish Have Dreams On Land?, Ellie Lin, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

Do Fish Have Dreams On Land?, Ellie Lin, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


The Arcade Providence, Jacquelyn Rich, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

The Arcade Providence, Jacquelyn Rich, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


A Day In The Life, Ruby Nemeroff, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

A Day In The Life, Ruby Nemeroff, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


What Does A Shoe Mean To You?, Lea Gyuwon Seo, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

What Does A Shoe Mean To You?, Lea Gyuwon Seo, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


The Closest You'll Come To Flying, Lydia Smithey, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

The Closest You'll Come To Flying, Lydia Smithey, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


Resisting Facts Kills Jr, Maya Lakshmi Srinivasan, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

Resisting Facts Kills Jr, Maya Lakshmi Srinivasan, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


Utopia, Mohan Qian, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

Utopia, Mohan Qian, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


Under The Feathers, Shawn Wang, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

Under The Feathers, Shawn Wang, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

INNOVATIVE STRUCTURE PURCHASE PRIZE | $375 Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed

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Where Futures Grow, Joyce Zhang, Special Collections, Fleet Library 2025 Rhode Island School of Design

Where Futures Grow, Joyce Zhang, Special Collections, Fleet Library

12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026

Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.


Adaptive Compulsion, Amanda A. Santos 2025 California State University, San Bernardino

Adaptive Compulsion, Amanda A. Santos

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Adaptive

Adjective

Adap.tive ( ə-ˈdap-tiv)

of, relating to, or being a heritable trait that serves a specific function and improves an organism's fitness or survival

Compulsion

Noun

Com.pul.sion (kəm-ˈpəl-shən)

a repetitive behavior or mental act that a person feels driven to perform to alleviate the anxiety and distress caused by an unwanted thought or urge, known as an obsession.

For years we have lived in unprecedented times. From the worldwide quarantine in 2020 resulting from the pandemic, to our current US political crisis. The constant barrage of events is overwhelming and demoralizing.

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