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How Has The War On Drugs Influenced American Political Discourse, Fabiola Gamez-Lopez

Undergraduate Research Symposium Lightning Talks

The War on Drugs was a political initiative designed to eliminate illegal drug use and trafficking through law enforcement and punitive legal measures. Early policies marked a shift from relative deregulation in the early 1900s to a transition to “zero tolerance” policies. Over time, American political discourse has evolved from a strict legal enforcement frame to raising awareness of drug addiction as a public health concern, with growing attitudes of reformation of the previous frame. The methodology used in this study consisted of a qualitative analysis of existing literature, including historical policy documentation, political rhetoric, and scholarly research. By comparing …

Beasts Of Burden: Human Dignity And Roman Slavery In The Silver Age Latin Literature, William Deloach

Ex Sapientia Loqui

This article evaluates rhetoric used to describe enslaved persons in Petronius's Satyricon and Statius's Silvae through the lens of human dignity. Human dignity is evaluated through ancient and modern lenses, drawing upon Cicero's conception of civilitas and contemporary views by luminaries such as George Kateb and Michael Rosen. Silvae and Satyricon utilize conceptions of dignity to uplift the value of slaves, though in some cases the opposite is also observable. Overwhelmingly, the two works lean towards recognizing enslaved persons' dignity rather than rejecting it.

Galen Of Pergamum: Life, Literature, And Legacy, Elyse Rogers

Ex Sapientia Loqui

Galen of Pergamum was a second-century physician whose work had an enduring impact on the field of medicine. His extensive writings were the primary reference and teaching materials for the medical community for over a millennium. While his ideas were revolutionary for his time, they were eventually outdated. Nevertheless, there was a continued reliance on his authority, which hindered scientific advancement. Galen both advanced the world of medicine with his emphasis on observational analysis and constrained its progress through the profound dominance of his theories.

This paper aims to understand the life of Galen and the significance of his work …

"A Pre-Eminently Christian Life": The Seventh Earl Of Shaftesbury As A Guide For Modern Political Engagement, Clara Kernodle

Harding Undergraduate Research Conference

Society has suffered in the absence of Christian courage. Today, an antagonistic culture is feeding an increasingly antagonistic government. Christians do not know how to “win” – we do not even know how to engage. Rod Dreher's "The Benedict Option" encourages us to give up and retreat. Andrew Isker's "The Boniface Option" encourages warfare-style aggression. But Dreher’s and Isker’s approaches each take an aspect of the solution and expand it out of proportion. The proper solution is found in the historic Christian tradition. The Church has always understood her role within culture as one not of fear and loathing, but …

The Grizzly, April 16, 2026, Renee Washart, Adam Denn, Sidney Belleroche, Cassidy Denning, Dylan Mchugh, Erin Ewing, Erik Groff

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Graml Announced as President • Ursinus Dance Program Shift • Paige Dickerman '28 Receives St. Andrews Scholarship • Strusowski's Second Year Surge • From Player to Coach: Ursinus Alum Ryan DiVergilis • Opinion: The Missing LINQs • Ursinus Golf Swings for Improvement in 2026 • Ursinus Tennis Teams Tear Through Non-Conference Play

Student Senate Meeting Minutes April 15, 2026, Student Senate-Winona State University

Student Senate Meeting Minutes

This document is the official Winona State University Student Senate Minutes for April 15, 2026.

Working At The Margins In Interwar Yugoslavia, Stefano Petrungaro

Central European Studies

Prostitutes, beggars, folk healers, peddlers, wandering artists, and bear-leaders: Working at the Margins in Interwar Yugoslavia shows how work shaped their relations with the state and the rest of their world. The protagonists of the book’s story lived on the fringes of society and engaged in activities that were only partially recognized, from a legal and social point of view, as proper jobs, while some of them had no job at all. This book looks at Yugoslavia’s disciplining and social engineering practices through the lens of socially marginal workers. The analysis shows that in this period the South Slav regions …

Phil Sayers Named As Next Lindenwood Women’S Basketball Head Coach, Truman Griessel

Lindenlink (2012- )

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Patriots And Protestant Dissenters: Early Religious Disestablishment In Revolutionary South Carolina, Nathan James Shull

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

In 1778, the newly independent government of South Carolina broke with more than a century of precedent and disestablished the Church of England by enacting Article XXXVIII of its State Constitution. This thesis weaves together the interconnected stories of Patriots such as William Tennent, Christopher Gadsden, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Oliver Hart, Richard Furman, and William Henry Drayton, demonstrating how they converged on disestablishment. While the historiography has focused on one or another religious or political group, this thesis asserts that an array of South Carolinians from across the political spectrum coalesced around disestablishment as a pragmatic solution to a variety …

The Right-To-Work Debate In Louisiana: How A Moment Of Violence Changed Law, Emma K. Thigpen

LSU Master's Theses

These two projects focus on the rise of business communities in twentieth century politics of the South and how they shaped national visions of the United States’ economic future. Chapter 1, a primary source project about how labor violence led to a Right-to-Work law, examines the actions of the La. AFL-CIO, led by Victor Bussie, and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, led by Edward Steimel, as they pursue alternate visions of economic progress and the “American way.” A major theme of this chapter is how violence was manipulated and refashioned to legitimize a lobbying organization and legislation intended …

Interview No. 1835, Matrina Estrada

Combined Interviews

Martina Estrada was born and raised in Durango, Durango, Mexico. She recalled memories from her childhood and playing games such as canicas (marbles), dodgeball, and chinchilagua. In 1979, she immigrated to the U.S. when she was about 15 or 16 years old, and she learned English at the Lamar adult school. In El Paso, Estrada would spend some weekends dancing at the Montana Village dance club where she met her husband. She mentioned different aspects of her life in the city and about her time at the Hilos de Plata Senior center in South Central El Paso. Estrada shared insights …

Restoration Of Rogers Hall, Patsy Glenn

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History and information on much needed repairs of Rogers Hall at UNA, 2006

College Building Transformed Into Museum, Dolly Dalrymple

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An article from The Birmingham News-Age Herald about Wesleyan Hall, its impact on the university and students/faculty, and the addition of a museum to the building, 1940

Una's Predecessor Dates To Feb. 14, 1855, Lorene Frederick

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History of Wesleyan Hall and important dates on the history of UNA

The New Building, The Florence Times

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Information on the new annex for Wesleyan Hall, 1909

Wesleyan Hall An Alabama Landmark, Centerpiece For Training Educators, The Timesdaily

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A walk back in time-some history of Wesleyan Hall by William Lindsey McDonald

Project Courtview Preservation Of Rogers Hall, Project Courtview University Of North Alabama

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Brochure of events for Project Courtview-a fundraising campaign for renovations and preservation of Rogers Hall at UNA

Campaign For Rogers Hall Rededication Ceremony, Campaign For Rogers Hall

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Program for the Rededication Ceremony for Rogers Hall, 2007

Welcome Mat's Out, Susan C. Taylor

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Open House for Rogers Hall, 1985

Hall Of Work, Michele Brown

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Much needed renovations are about to begin on Rogers Hall at UNA

*Article from The TimesDaily

Wesleyan Hall Named Landmark, The Florence Times-Tri-Cities Daily

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Nomination of Wesleyan Hall to the National Register of Historic Places, 1974

2026-04-14 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

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Staff Congress meeting minutes from April 14, 2026.

Interview No. 1833, Concepcion Portillo-Cardona

Combined Interviews

Summary to be posted soon.

New Building Is Accepted By Governor, Florence Times

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New hall at FSTC named for Governor Bibb Graves, 1930

College Is Planning For An Extensive Building Program, Florence Times

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With limited space on campus, Florence State needs to expand

Rogers Hall Nominated To National Historic Register, Florence Times-Tri-Cities Daily

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Rogers Hall was nominated for National Historic Register and is awaiting approval from Washington, D.C. (1974)

Massey Construction Award $444,977 Contract For Addition To Florence State's Collier Library, Florence Times

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Addition to Collier Library, 1961

Local History Is Preserved By College, Florence Times

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Preserving local history within Collier Library and The Susan K. Vaugh Museum at FSC, 1959

Library Addition Underway, Florence Times

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Construction is underway for new addition to Collier Library, 1961

Worth Noting, Daily Corinthian

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The Friends of Libraries U.S.A. designated Collier Library as a Literary Landmark for the works of T.S. Stribling, who won a Pulitzer Price for The Store (1932). Stribling was a graduate of the university.