The Power Of Pictures
Teaching Assistant, Daniel Gardener, blogged about a Food Politics course: Let’s begin with a challenge: Think about what you had for dinner last night. Now, if someone were to ask you to describe this experience from start to finish, what would you say? It would likely go something like this. I compiled a salad at the salad bar, bought a piece of grilled chicken, and grabbed... Read More
The Reality of Stalking: Dr. Currul-Dykeman
People are fearful of stalkers. We envision strangers lurking in dark alleys and outside our dorm rooms. The reality is that “nearly 3 in 4 of all victims of stalking knew their offender in some capacity” (Baum, Catalano, & Rand, 2009) and “59% of female victims were stalked by some type of intimate partner…and 87% of all stalkers are male.” (Tjaden &... Read More
Boland Third West Girls’ Bathroom: Magdalena Ross ’14
Topic: This semester, I spent time in the bathroom of my residence hall in Boland Hall on the third floor. Originally thinking I would spend my time observing the body image practices of females on my floor as they prepare for class or going out on the weekends, I faced a completely different situation. Instead, I was presented with a project revolving around the body image perceptions... Read More
Composting at Stonehill College: Breanne Penkala ’15, Jeff Santos ’15, Colin Walker ’15, Andrew Curran ’15, Alphonse Riang ’15
PRINTS first visual photo essay!! Read More
Anomaly of Marriage Equality in the United States: Victoria Young
A classroom full of elementary school students stands up at 9:05am Monday through Friday and rehearses the Pledge of Allegiance. They repeat the words “and with liberty and justice for all,” but do all citizens of the United States experience liberty and justice under the same laws? The Fourteenth Amendment in the Constitution, initially created to protect the rights of recently... Read More
The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children (Children Witness to Violence): Jenna Lussier ’13
There has been violence between intimate partners and within families for countless years. It was not until 1994, however, that laws began to officially protect women from violence. The Violence Against Women Act – passed by Congress in 1994 – forced people to recognize cases of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault as serious, punishment-worthy offenses (United... Read More
Durkheim and Bullying By: Julia Crane ’13, Emily Gehrdes ’13, Patrick McKeon ’13, Rich Valeri ’13
Durkheim and Suicide Durkheim’s theoretical framework proves to be helpful when used to understand the intersection of suicide and modern-day patterns of homophobic bullying. His concept of “collective conscience” offers an explanation for prejudices in society, pervasive attitudes that foster atmospheres in which homophobic bullying can occur (Ritzer... Read More
Did They Really Just Say That?; Micro-Analysis of Interations By: Elyssa Feliciano ’12
Did They Really Just Say That?!? Growing up in a predominantly white area has greatly influenced the way I perceive the caucasian culture. For a long time, I considered myself to be white despite my most blatantly not white outward appearance. My speech and the manner in which I carry myself might be considered “white” by society and after growing up where I have, I didn’t... Read More
A Discussion of Effective & Ineffective Youth Preventive Program Strategies Relating to Brockton’s Promise By: Kelly Sullivan ’11
In our present society, the well being of our youth is declining dramatically. Many youth are experiencing a lack of support, encouragement and beneficial relationships from both their family and their community. In simple terms, our culture today is raising youth who are experiencing an overabundance of negative assets and a serious deficit of positive assets (Benson, 2006, 2).... Read More
The Providence Reform School Project By: Alessia DiCenso & Brittany Kaminski ’11 Part Two
An audio-visual presentation by Alessia DiCenso and Brittany Kaminski with Professor George Branigan. Read More