Senior John Sproles’ chose to focus his project on the incident in Ferguson, Miss., involving the fatal police shooting of African-American 18-year-old Michael Brown, which garnered both national and international attention. He analyzed various print media between the time of … Continued
The Hanford site, a nuclear weapons production complex in Benton County, Wash., produced 56 million gallons of radioactive waste. Needing to get rid of it, the company began to dump it into the Columbian River. Senior Caleb Roher became concerned … Continued
Many recognize racism in their lives through conversation or behavior but senior Michael Tyner decided to see if it occurred in a more obscure field he called “New Racism” with a focus on professional athletes. As a wrestler, sports interested … Continued
There are a lot of things that can alter a person’s perception and judgment of another person. According to the research seniors Eddie Carrillo and Sean Arbogast did, temperature is one of the leading factors that can alter your cognition. … Continued
Not every capstone project students’ work on is something they are passionate about. Senior Victoria Hampton made sure hers was. As a creative writing and journalism double major, Hampton decided to do a project that would not only affect someone … Continued
Jose “Eddie” Carrillo is a psychology major whose project topic focuses on the connection between the mind and body. Embodied cognition is the formative role the environment plays in the development of cognitive processes. An interesting perspective of embodied cognition … Continued
Physics and math double major Brandon Harms decided to focus his senior project on something that reaches far beyond a person’s basic understanding of light. “I’m doing my project on the quantum state tomography of slow/stopped light.” said Harms. To … Continued
Senior Rana Wildgrube’s goal for her project is explaining a very misunderstood industry: professional cuddling. “From the surface professional cuddling may seem exotic, however when you dig deeper, it has similar characteristics of other service industry jobs,” said Wildgrube. Using … Continued
Environmental education has become increasingly important in recent years. At least senior Marcia Wilcox strongly believes so. “We need to make sure there’s something left for our kids,” said Wilcoc about resources on Earth. Wilcox is focusing her capstone project … Continued
When coffee and power naps fail to keep students actively engaged in class, the next best strategy could be to ditch the use of the standard classroom chair. Exercise science major Nani Ostrom has introduced the use of stability balls … Continued
Imagine that you are opening the restaurant of your dreams and you have a slew of young eager employees. It is opening night. There is music playing, laughter throughout room, and the sound of glasses clinging. Unfortunately, the atmosphere is … Continued
Patricia Echeverria’s senior project tackles an ethical dilemma by exploring the costs and benefits of using chimpanzees in research. Echeverria is a 29-year-old transfer student from Tillamook Bay Community College. She is currently finishing her degree in biology and is … Continued