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Both in the United States and around the world, sports are considered by some as the pinnacle of both public spectacle and leisurely activity. For those who spectate, they often look to sports as an escape from the stresses of everyday life – work,…

The onset of the Coronavirus strain 19 in late 2019 disrupted many aspects of our lives, including education. This paper describes a study that examined how COVID-19 affected teaching practices. Data collection involved the distribution of two…

Previous researchers at Rider University have noted that while the deep eutectic solvent (DES) choline geranate (CAGE) is an effective antibacterial agent against gram negative bacteria it is not effective against gram positive bacteria. In order to…

On May 25th, 2020, George Floyd died in police custody after shouting “I can’t breathe” while officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck. A video recording of the encounter surfaced on the internet and citizens across the United States protested.…

The original plan was to create a podcast as my final project—then, COVID-19 hit. So, I reworked the plan and created this—a hybrid research/creative expression project. This is the social media deep dive, a series of podcast transcripts and blog…

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the general public has become increasingly aware of the term “supply chain” as it has widely affected the availability of some basic necessities. Even before widespread shortages brought the concept of logistics…

Poll after poll shows the climate crisis as an ever growing issue on the top of voters’ minds. As a global pandemic rages forward, surveys show that support for the government to do more for issues of global warming has not waned (Schwartz). The…

Despite living in a climate that touts that racism has been eliminated, true racial equality is still absent in the modern United States. My thesis research is a study of how American society identifies, categorizes, and reinforces stereotypes onto…

Researchers agree that self-confidence is an important aspect of young students’ lives (Howgate, 1982). Discovering the relationships between freewriting poetry and confidence may be an important way to improve a student’s outlook on the writing…

The dynamic in homes with immigrant parents—that is parents that have emigrated to the country where their children were born—tends to be distinct from that of households where the parents are generations removed from immigration or they share the…