Browsing COLS Undergraduate Research Symposium by Title
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Anesthesia Response in Handled and Non-Handled Laboratory Rats
(College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2023-05-05)The goal for these species is to reduce the stress the rats may be exposed to in order to obtain improved physiologic results prior to and during sedation. Assessing anesthesia risks and identifying potential problems is ... -
Aspects of a Dynamic Neighborhood: Shorewood v Bayview
(College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2023-05-05)My neighborhood research paper was written about the many differences between the Shorewood and Bay View neighborhoods in the city of Milwaukee. In this research paper I discussed and provided facts about the differences ... -
“Childish Things” — Narnia, Susan Pevensie, and the Nature of Adulthood
(College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2024-05-03)Many have spoken about the “Problem of Susan”-- arguments spanning the full range of reactions to her permanent ejection from Narnia, from frustration with C.S. Lewis’s cruelty to certainty that Susan must have deserved ... -
Collective Trauma and Victim Activism in Japan from the Aum Shinrikyo Sarin Gas Attacks of 1995
(College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2023-05-05)In this research project, I examine the cultural and political effects of the 1995 Tokyo sarin gas attacks, both in shaping victim activism and the experience of collective trauma in Japan. In 1995, the new religious ... -
Collegiate Stigmas: Attitudes, Beliefs, and Opinions on Mental Illness
(College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2024-05-03)Historically, individuals diagnosed with a mental illness were often met with disgust and judgement, resulting in institutionalization with potentially atrocious conditions and outcomes. Today, mental healthcare has improved ... -
Commemoration or Profit? The Truth Behind Belfast’s Titanic
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Comparative Research on American & South Korean Feminism
(College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2024-05-03)As the use of technology changes how we interact with social movements, the 4B Movement of South Korea has spread widely through digital spaces. This recent radical women’s movement utilizes four key tenets to push for ... -
Crafts, Contests, and Control?: An Insider Analysis of Bias and Its Effects Within the Cosplay Community
(College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-05-02)When a subculture is built upon the rubble of insecurity, the end product is imbued with the bias and anger of those who laid the first brick. Despite the subculture of cosplay and anime conventions originating from a ... -
Dairy Farms and Disasters: Preparedness and Emergency Management
(College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-05-02)Although the number of dairy farms in the United States is shrinking, the risk of tragic disasters is increasing due, in part, to changing climate conditions. The possibility of needing a plan for emergency management on ... -
The Depiction of Myths in The Last of Us and its Meaning for Survivors
(College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-05-02)The Depiction of Myths in The Last of Us and its Meaning for Survivors explores how the series of The Last of Us uses myths to construct meaning for survivors navigating a world shaped by an infection of death. Drawing ... -
A Discovery of Witches: Sorcery, Courtly Love, Heresy, and the Divine in the Middle Ages
(College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2024-05-03)The modern recounting of witch trials tend to focus on the implausibility of the supernatural. This disdain for witchcraft as a concept has seeped through the documentation of its history. Whether through the soaring heights ... -
The Effect of Covid-19 on Bat Research in Wisconsin
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The Effects of Fear: Club Disney and the Privatization of Recreation
(College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2024-05-03)This research explores the history of how fear has shaped public and private recreational facilities and how Club Disney is a prime example of this fear in effect. The late 1800s and early 1900s saw a rise in public parks ...