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Experimental Internship : AVES Films
No full text5 p.My summer internship at AVES Films, a growing production company in Grand Rapids, Michigan, gave me a firsthand look at this change. This paper will offer a detailed analysis of my time there, where I not only gained practical skills but also strategic insights into the role of video in modern marketing. I'll relate these experiences to my academic background at Kalamazoo College, emphasizing how video has become central to content creation and marketing strategy. At AVES Films, the approach goes beyond just making videos; it includes storytelling, brand-building, and data analysis to make informed decisions. This experience has been invaluable in expanding my skill set and understanding of today's marketing landscape
Morningstar Summer Internship Program: An Impactful and Learning Experience
No full text26 p.During the summer of 2023, I had the chance to participate in the Morningstar Summer Internship Program. During my internship at Morningstar, I worked as a Product Management Intern for one of the licensed data products – Morningstar Essentials. In addition, I also had a collaboration with five interns on a ten-week-long group case study to provide new strategies for employee participation in internal community engagement programs. During my tenure, I was fortunate to work on my individual projects under the great guidance and leadership of my manager Maureen Bevan. Regarding my case study, I was working with a team full of great people and professionals including Dhruv Kothari, Hao Nguyen, Gautami Thombare, and William Li, led by our mentor Kassandra Torres. In my Senior Integrated Project, I will not only describe the projects that I was working on during my internship, but I will also discuss the relationship between this internship experience and the education I have gained at Kalamazoo College
The loss of specific DGC proteins leads to dystrophic muscle characteristics
No full text1 Broadside. 48"W x 36"HIn striated skeletal muscle, the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC) serves to link the extracellular matrix and the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton while also protecting muscle fibers from damage caused by contraction. Muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic disorders that primarily affect skeletal muscle and are characterized by progressive muscle wasting. Major forms of muscular dystrophy have been linked to abnormalities of the DGC proteins. Due to this, mice with mutations affecting the DGC are significant models for studying muscular dystrophy and its pathology. By performing histological and morphometric analyses of skeletal muscle, we can establish a correlation between the skeletal muscle characteristics, and the abnormal DGC expression across the mouse genotypes. This study will expand our basic understanding of the DGC in both healthy and diseased skeletal muscle, and how the DGC mutations might contribute to the muscle fibers’ integrity.Kalamazoo College. Department of Biology. Diebold Symposium, 202
Exploring Ubiquitination in Cancer Regulation
No full text1 Broadside. 48"W x 36"HUbiquitylation is a post-translational modification that controls many highly regulated, biological processes that are vital to maintaining cell homeostasis (Duan & Pagano et al., 2021). Ubiquitylation is involved in protein degradation, altering kinase activity, and interfering with protein interactions and dysregulation of the ubiquitin system has been associated with the initiation and development of cancer (Mansour., 2018; Duan & Pagano et al., 2021). In this study, we will focus on the role of DCAF15, an E3 ubiquitin protein, and its role in the promotion of pro-pathogenic pathways that lead to the development of Acute Myeloid Leukemia also known as AML.Kalamazoo College. Department of Biology. Diebold Symposium, 202
Towards the Synthesis of {4-Phenyl-6-[(phenylimino)methyl]-2 pyridyl}methyleneaminobenzene: A Symmetric, Tridentate Ligand for Mn(II) Photoactive Complexes
No full textvii, 20p.Photoactive compounds of Ir and Ru have proven to be useful in the field of photochemistry and have advanced various technologies such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), dye-sensitized solar cells, and photoredox catalysis. Despite being attractive for their photoactive properties, these metals are still some of the rarest elements in the Earth’s crust, posing an issue for sustainable long-term use of these metals. In contrast, Mn is more abundant and relatively inexpensive, yet has issues of short excited-state lifetimes and ligand lability for its coordination complexes. This study focuses on the synthesis of the Schiff-base ligand {4-phenyl-6-[(phenylimino)methyl]-2pyridyl}methyleneaminobenzene, or Ph-IAPP. Ph-IAPP is hypothesized to extend the excited-state lifetime of its corresponding Mn(II) complex due to its strong chelate effect, strong ligand field strength, and extended conjugation from its aromatic rings. We propose a route to prepare Ph-IAPP, first beginning with the synthesis of 4-phenyl-2,6-pyridinedicarboxylate. In this study, the following variables were tested to determine if they aid in the formation of 4-phenyl-2,6-pyridinedicarboxylate: palladium catalyst loading and sources, phosphine loading and sources, reaction time, water content, and the presence of alcohols. The results of this study demonstrated that the most promising reaction conditions were 5mol% Pd(OAc)2 with 10mol% P(o-tolyl)3, reacted for 18 hours, and that the presence of water hindered the progress of the reaction while the presence of ethanol aided the reaction
Extreme Green: An Evaluation of Far-Right Ecologism as a Social Movement
No full text1 broadside. 48"W x 36"HBoth climate change and the rise of the far-right across America in the twenty-first century have the potential to increase radicalization and collective action. As the effects of climate change increase, some may find answers in far-right ecologism, which encompasses the frames and ideologies, individuals, and groups associated with both far-right rhetoric and environmental action and concern. Using a framework of social movement theory, I analyze the characteristics of far-right ecologism to see if it can be considered a social movement, which is important because of its tendency towards violence as well as its future relevance.Kalamazoo College. Department of Anthropology and Sociology and Human Development and Social Relations (HDSR). Hightower Symposium, 202
Imagining Affirming Classrooms : Leamer Variability vs. the Standardization of Students in Chicago Public Schools
No full textvii, 79p.While educational standards and curriculum design are becoming more and more influenced by equity-centered educational frameworks in Chicago Public Schools, individual experiences of marginalized students within the district paint a contrasting picture of a rigid allowance of who a student can be. This study argues that through a process of standardization, students are expected and often forced to conform to a restrictive model of student allowance in CPS, one that does not recognize the full realities of all that students bring with them to the classroom. Through the limited responses of the school system to a student's learner variability (the specific experiences, backgrounds, and abilities, both inside and outside of the classroom that make each student who they are), students who conform to this standardization are rewarded while students who cannot undergo a process of forced invisibility in an attempt to manufacture false conformity. This study finds that this process is not met without resistance from students, and an educator's response to the student's reaction is one of the determining factors of how students understand their experience in CPS. Overall, this study calls for a greater acceptance and recognition of who students are outside of the classroom for a more equitable experience in the classroom
Translating Yoshiya Nobuko’s Literature: 日陰の花 (Flower in the Shade)
No full text13p.Yoshiya Nobuko (1896-1973), widely considered one of the biggest contributors to the modern-day shōjo manga and anime genre, was one of the most accomplished Japanese authors of the twentieth century as a novelist, essayist, and poet (Suzuki 575). Following the opening of Japanese borders after 1868, Japan experienced a rapid intake of Western culture and media. Girls and young women who had been taught the philosophy of “good wife, good mother” through the Japanese education system were exposed to many different types of girls through Western media, which pushed them toward exploring more independent and free philosophies. Through this came the birth of Shōjo bunka, or girls’ culture. This space became a getaway for girls and young women where they could be free from societal expectations and the influence of men (Dollase 727). Yoshiya’s collection of short stories titled Hana monogatari was one of the formational works for girls’ literature, setting the tone for a dreamy, flowery distinctive style. Hana monogatari stories are not plot-heavy—they are focused on imagery, sentimentalism, and the exploration of relationships between women and girls (Dollase 729). Each short story is named after a type or species of flower, such as “Yellow Rose” (translated by Sarah Frederick) and “Foxfire” (translated by Lawrence Rogers).
“Flower in the Shade”, or “Hikage no hana”, comes just after the midpoint of the series—it is the third story in the latter half of the series. It appears in the modern 「花物語（下）」(Hana monogatari (shita)) print book, which I located during my time abroad in Tokyo at the main location of the popular chain Kinokuniya Book Store. “Hikage no hana” focuses on a girl named Tamaki and her relationship with another girl named Masuko, nicknamed affectionately as “Masu.” Tamaki traverses the moonlit rooms of her own home, preparing for a meeting with Masuko under the curtain of the night. As she prepares, she cannot seem to escape the portrait of her mother in the drawing room, whose eyes seem to lay Tamaki’s soul bare. In the end, while Masuko waits below the balcony, gripped by a sudden unease, Tamaki begs the portrait of her mother to not scold her for the intimate relationship she shares with Masuko in secret.
In translating any work, problems with preserving tone and style arise. Yoshiya’s flowery and emotional writing creates a difficult source material to work with if one wishes to accurately translate the original content. The characteristic hesitance to truly name Tamaki and Masuko’s relationship further creates a difficulty in selecting language to be used. In my own translation I have attempted to preserve as much of Yoshiya’s original intention and appeal as possible, but three specific cases have created difficulty for both me and the professors I worked alongside to create this translation.
Firstly, Yoshiya’s use of many ellipses and dashes encapsulates the dreamy, watercolor-like tone of many of her stories in Hana monogatari. Because this usage is so indicative of her own style, I elected to preserve as many as possible. The use of ellipses often leaves the end of the thought unknown, trailing off for the reader to then interpret in their own way. In doing so, the mysterious dream-like quality of “Hikage no hana” is thus preserved.
Secondly, あわれ、pronounced “ah-wah-reh”, is a specific term that Yoshiya makes use of multiple times in this text. The phrase itself means something like pity, or bittersweetness, and is used in situations where an event or person is beautiful yet pitiful, like the beauty of cherry blossom petals falling from their trees to the ground. Through the context of the story, aware is used in slightly different manners each time, creating a difficulty in translating the story accurately while also attempting to preserve the element of deliberate repetition that Yoshiya employed. In most cases, I have chosen here to translate aware as mainly “pity” or “pitiful”, but the feeling that these terms invoke is not quite the true meaning of aware as a whole. When reading this story, it is my hope that the reader will take the use of “pitifulness” and similar wording with a grain of salt, knowing that it is not quite an accurate translation—though there is pity, there is also a beauty in the suffering.
Lastly, there is also a difference in kanji usage throughout the text for specifically the term “flower in the shade”, changing throughout the text and including the title. Here, hikage (meaning shade) is written with two different kanji at different points in time: 日陰 and 日影. The former is generally used as an absolute darkness—the yin of yin and yang, so to speak. The latter refers to not an absolute darkness but rather a shadow created from light and the lack of, such as a cast shadow or silhouette. The main character’s name, Tamaki, also uses the latter’s kanji, which perhaps alludes to the shadows that play a large role in this story’s plot. The term used to describe Tamaki’s mother’s portrait, 面影 (omokage), also uses this kanji. Both play a very important role in the story, which thus explains the use of 日影. Interestingly, the title itself uses the other kanji, for “absolute darkness”. The reason for this is unclear to me, as I feel that my own skill level in Japanese is insufficient to properly research the discrepancy between these two spellings.
Kanji usage was, in general, an issue for me—I do not have the type of kanji knowledge that many Japanese learners and speakers have, and this hindered my ability to first understand the story itself. With much help from Dr. Brian White and Dr. Sugimori Noriko, I was able to understand even some more antiquated kanji usage within the story, and with that I am extremely grateful. Without their help, I would not have been able to create this project.
For this project, I have researched Yoshiya’s own life and impact as well as her historical climate to provide a more accurate and nuanced translation. I also wish to expand the available translated works from specifically female Japanese authors due to my own experience with Japanese literature. I feel that much translated Japanese literature is limited to being a majority male authors, who are generally more recognized and popular than female Japanese authors. Thus, I chose Yoshiya’s work because it was important to my own experience as a lover of literature. I hope to further expand Yoshiya’s audience and expose more readers to her work
Climate Change impact on agriculture within the U.S. Corn Belt
No full textiii, 17p.Climate change has been one of the main contributors to significant crop yield loss within the agricultural industry in the past 20 years. In the U.S. Corn Belt specifically, the Midwest region has undergone notable atmospheric changes that has led to the development of weather technology and farm management skills to assist farmers in preparing for any economic and agricultural risks that may occur. Due to every Corn Belt state experiencing various effects of climate conditions, farmers either understand the dangers of climate change or do not see it as a threat at all. Agriculture managers need to provide effort in understanding each farmer's unique perspective and problems with climate change in order to provide the best advice and resources. Although resources such as climate education, farming technology, and support groups are helpful for any farmer to utilize, there is ultimately a need for a reconstruction of infrastructure by the U.S. government in order to provide stable economic, agricultural, and institutional support in dealing with unpredictable climate conditions. This paper will be a literature review in research of how climate change has impacted agriculture within the U.S. Corn Belt
