Volume #5

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Winner of The Navigator’s Best Writing Award

Beyond the Game: Analyzing the Evolution of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Basketball Twitter Coverage during the 2023 and 2024 March Madness Seasons

Dorianna H. Braxton – Journalism

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Linguistic Choices in Election Speeches: Obama, Romney, and Harris


Dana Gloe – English

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Red Room Rhetoric

Haley Wathen – English

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Let’s BookTok About It: The Impact of Book-Focused Social Media Spaces on the Literary Community


Kaya Barringer – English

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The Lightning Thief as Modernized & Neurodiverse Mythology

Nash Porter – English

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Cheaters Gonna Cheat

Dylan M. Grisham – English

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Transferring with Ease: Optimizing the Transfer Process for Students at Park University

Brooklynn N. Lawrence – English

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A Comparison of the Hydrometallurgical Methods for Recycling Rare Earths in Permanent NdFeB Magnets

Malfalda Brás – Chemistry

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How Can Residential Designs Create Spaces That Are Environmentally Smart: A Literature Review   

Abby McLaughlin – Interior Design

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The Home as Self-Expression: Navigating Identity and Marketplace Pressures in Interior Design

Karla Ramos – Interior Design

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Enhancing Homes Through Sustainable Optimization

Rylee C. Reece – Interior Design

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Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.: Ethical and Legal Implosions Pre – 2009 Bank of America Merger

Cheri Regis – Management

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Implementing a New Identity Governance and Administration System

Daniel J. Snapp – Information Systems

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Being Of Old Slow To End War: A Game Theory Analysis of the Final Months of 1914 And Why Wars Don’t End

Logan A. Louden – Military History