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Carla Riley Interview, 2025
Full text linkCarla Riley discusses her childhood and youth growing up in Morris, Minnesota.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/rural_youth_culture/1001/thumbnail.jp
Numerical Results of New and Modified Heuristics for the Vertex Coloring Problem
Full text linkThe chromatic number, χ(G) of an undirected graph G=(V,E) is the minimum number of colors required to color its vertices so that no two adjacent vertices have the same color. Given a graph, G, finding its chromatic number is useful for solving scheduling problems and other combinatorial optimization problems. However, determining the chromatic number of a connected graph is NP-Hard, meaning there is no known polynomial time algorithm which solves it. Thus, we are interested in heuristic solutions which give approximations for the chromatic number in polynomial time. There are well-known heuristics for finding χ(G) for any graph G. In this project, we introduced modifications to the Welsh-Powell and the sequential heuristics. Specifically, for each vertex, we find its degree in the subgraph induced by the uncolored vertices, rather than using the whole graph throughout. We use numerical results to compare the efficiencies of these heuristics with their predecessors and other, non-iterative, constructive heuristics. We compare heuristics\u27 runtimes and their average results, and we show the classes of graphs on which each of these heuristics is most effective
Evaluating a Rural Treatment Court
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Athena Kildegaard Interview, 2025
No full textAthena Kildegaard discusses her early career, her time as an English professor at Morris from 2005-present (as of 2026), the honors program and DVPLA, her community involvement with the PRCA, community life, including SOFA, Prairie Gate Literary Festival. and open mic nights.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/stories/1117/thumbnail.jp
Masculinity as Capitalism: Abuse, Control, and Domination of the Earth in the Construction of Gender Identity
Full text linkThis presentation explores the intersection of masculinity, capitalism, and ecological domination, arguing that hegemonic masculinity cannot be dismantled without addressing the capitalist system perpetuating it. Western feminist literature critiques masculinity and its manifestations but often overlooks capitalism as the root cause, thus failing to dismantle it and provide meaningful alternatives. Through an analysis of ecological and Marxist feminist texts, this presentation argues for a feminist philosophy that integrates the two for a more nuanced understanding of masculinity. This philosophy is supported by highlighting the ways in which capitalism enforces exploitation, control, and domination within gender identity. By integrating Indigenous perspectives and promoting a balance between technological progress and respect for nature, this presentation advocates for a non-dominative masculinity. It proposes that only through a systematic critique of capitalism and engagement with a Marxist ecofeminist theory can a lasting alternative to our current hegemonic masculinity be established.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/urs_2025/1003/thumbnail.jp
