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7th Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research
April 12 – 13, 2001
Magnolia Room, University CenterThursday, April 12, 2001
7:30 p.m. Opening Plenary Session
Welcome Mary Kay Corbitt
Acting Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
the Social Sciences
Dr. Kathe Lowney
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
the Humanities
Dr. Shirley Hardin
African American Studies and English
the Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Dr. Dennis Marks
Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences
Reception and Poster Session I
7:45 a.m. Poster Session II
Coffee
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m Paper Session I
Moderator: Dr. Matthew Richard
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
Remarks Dr. Louis Levy
Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs
"The Apocalypse of Paul: Influences on the Imagery of Hell"
Michael Holt, Department of Philosophy
Dr. Linda Bennett-Elder, Faculty Adviser
"Incidence of Upper Respiratory Tract Disease in Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus Polphemus) on a Military Installation in South-Central Georgia"
Stephen W. Mullis, Department of Biology
Dr. J. Mitchell Lockhart, Faculty Adviser
"Belinda's Day: A Comparison Between Beardsley's Illustrations and a Reader's Interpretation"
Diana M. Suggs, Department of English
Dr. Susan Seyfarth, Faculty Adviser
"Let My People In"
Sherita Y. Hilton, Department of History
Dr. David Williams, Faculty Adviser
"2-D Quantum Gravity using Clifford Algebra"
Jason K. Looper,
Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences
Dr. Dennis Marks, Faculty Adviser
"Marked for Life: Tattooing in Euro-American Cultures"
Joseph J. Green,
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
Dr. Matthew Richard, Faculty Adviser
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Poster Session III
Coffee
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. Paper Session II
Moderator: Dr. Linda Bennett-Elder,
Philosophy
"Racism on University Campuses"
Ieisha Gibson, Shikera D. Howard, Maya K. Johnson, and
Mark T. Morley, African American Studies Program
Dr. Shirley Hardin and Dr. Okete Shiroya, Faculty Advisers
"Expansion of DNA Fingerprint Studies into the Ecological Genetics of the Gynogenetic Cyprinid Minnow of the Phoxinus-EOS-Neogaeus Complex in Northern Minnesota"
Megan Bass and Jeremy DeBarry, Department of Biology
Dr. John Elder, Faculty Adviser
"Bézier Curves: Toward Building Your Own Font"
Justin Crosby, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Dr. Charles Kicey, Faculty Adviser
"An Analysis of La relación by Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca"
Shelley R. Doyle, Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Dr. Manuel Cachan, Faculty Adviser
"The Policy-Making Environment Surrounding the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969"
Joshua A. Larkey, Department of Political Science
Dr. Richard Saeger, Faculty Adviser
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
Friday, April 13, 2001 - continued
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Paper Session III
Moderator: Dr. Charles Kicey
Mathematics and Computer Science
"Similarites in the Lives of Heloise and Mary Magdalene"
Min Hwa Arnold, Department of Philosophy
Dr. Linda Bennett-Elder, Faculty Adviser
"Observations Concerning the Troubles and
Peace Process in Northern Ireland"
Derek L. Moore, Department of History and Honors Program
Dr. Charles Johnson, Faculty Adviser
"Seeing Our Galaxy with Invisible Light: Radio Astronomy at VSU"
Zachary W. Friis, Jason K. Gaines, and Jason K.Looper,
Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences
Dr. Cecilia Barnbaum, Faculty Adviser
"African Americans: The Absolute and Relative
Members of the Underclass"
Yolanda N. Mathis, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
Dr. Michael Brooks, Faculty Adviser
"High Frequency, High Voltage Synthesis of Carbon Based Nanostructures"
Tambrea T. Ellison, Department of Chemistry and Honors Program
Dr. Thomas Manning and Dr. Brian Adler Faculty Advisers
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 – 4:15 p.m. Paper Session IV
Moderator: Dr. Theresa Thompson
English
"Kampus Kops: Student Newspapers and the Changes in Campus Crime Reporting Laws"
Leah F. Cassorla, Department of English
Dr. Patricia Miller, Faculty Adviser
"A Stock Brokerage Web Interface"
Steven Taylor, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Dr. David Gibson, Faculty Adviser
" ‘A Mother's Love’: The Role of Women in the Words of Ricardo Palma"
B. Dean Allbritton, Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Dr. Manuel Cachán, Faculty Adviser
"The 1992 Presidential Election: The Rise of the Right, The Third Party, and Voter Turnout"
Jeremy B. Lamb, Department of Political Science
Dr. James Laplant, Faculty Adviser
"Natural Products from Humic Substances"
Tice A.W. Umberger, Department of Chemistry
Dr. Thomas Manning, Faculty Adviser
4:15 P.M. Presentation of Certificates
Posters
Chemistry
"The Origin of Life?"
William J. Paneral
Dr. Thomas Manning, Faculty Adviser
English
"Music That Survived the Holocaust"
Crystal Gayle Carter, Diana M. Suggs, and Susan Veal
Dr. Susan Seyfarth, Faculty Adviser
Mathematics and Computer Science
"Interactive Calculus Using Java Applets"
Andrew R. Fore and Pattie Gaylor
Dr. Thomas Carnevale, Faculty Adviser
Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences
"The Optogalvanic Effect in Neon"
Caleb Price
Dr. Frank Flaherty, Faculty Adviser
"Global Climate Change on a Regional Scale: Lowndes County Through the Years"
Jessica A. Tharpe
Dr. Larry McGlinn, Faculty Adviser
Honors Program
"Reform and The New York Times: An Archive"
Blenda J. Link
Dr. Brian Adler, Faculty Adviser