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Dropping The Gloves: Fighting For Varsity Status Under Title Ix— The Rise Of Women’S Ice Hockey At The University Of Maine, Emily K. Mcnair
Dropping The Gloves: Fighting For Varsity Status Under Title Ix— The Rise Of Women’S Ice Hockey At The University Of Maine, Emily K. Mcnair
Honors College
Ice hockey at the University of Maine is a culture, of sorts. The university has a long tradition of supporting and growing a large fan base around its Division 1 varsity men’s ice hockey team. On the opposite end of that, the university’s female counterpart, the varsity women’s ice hockey team appears to get lost in the fray when discussing the hockey culture at the school. The purpose of this thesis is to tell the story of UMaine’s women’s ice hockey team. From the creation of the team as a club in the late 1970s, the organization battled through a …
The Role And Rhetoric Of Interest Groups In Obergefell V. Hodges’ Amicus Briefs, Heidi Mills
The Role And Rhetoric Of Interest Groups In Obergefell V. Hodges’ Amicus Briefs, Heidi Mills
Honors College
This thesis explores the expression of polarization surrounding the most recent same-sex marriage case in the Supreme Court, Obergefell v. Hodges. 28 amicus briefs, submitted from interested groups and concerned individuals in support of either the petitioners or the respondents, were analyzed for the major points of concurrence and disagreement between the two sides. The aim of the study was to come to a more nuanced understanding of the ways in which both sides express their arguments either for or against same-sex marriage. What the findings of the content analysis suggest is that interest groups on both side of the …
Extra! Extra! This Just Thin: Identifying And Evaluating Framing Of Obesity-Related News Coverage In Maine, Alan D. Bennett
Extra! Extra! This Just Thin: Identifying And Evaluating Framing Of Obesity-Related News Coverage In Maine, Alan D. Bennett
Honors College
Obesity is an important health issue, and understanding both its origins and its remedies is critical. More than 78 million people in the United States — more than one- third the nation’s population — are obese, making obesity one of the most newsworthy health concerns of the time. The first step in addressing public health issues is to inform the public, for which news media act as the primary source. However, news media overwhelmingly frame obesity reports through a lens of individual responsibility, which blames people for their eating habits while ignoring systemic factors of obesity such as food industry …