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Overcome: Farmington Honors Journal, Volume 3, Spring 2021
Full text linkThis marks our third Journal for the University of Maine at Farmington’s Honors Department. Looking back at the works submitted to us this year we no-ticed a common thread between them. The delicate thread we discovered was that our artists were working through things, whether that be the shape of the loss of a loved one or struggles with self identity. It became apparent as we read, that humans have the strength to overcome, to show growth and discover through writing and art different ways to cope and to identify. Their work has shown that our struggle during this pandemic was a unified one. These seven contributors have shown us through their own challenges, pan-demic related or personal, the will power to persevere through life’s obstacles. We hope this journal leads it’s readers down the path of overcoming difficulty. —The Editors, BrookLyn Miller and Makena Paul
Being-Towards-Death: COVID-19 and the Mismanagement of Existential Anxiety
Full text linkAs the COVID-19 Pandemic is clearly a significant historical event, there is a need for additional research examining the lived experiences of individuals impacted by it. Adopting Heidegger’s ontology as a conceptual frame, I designed an original study examining pandemic-related narratives generated by college students. In this essay, I will present and analyze the findings of this study, as well as analyze the CDC’s approach to treating pandemic-related stress and anxiety from a Heideggerian perspective
Interest in Domestic Consumption of Soft Shell Green Crabs and Levels of Awareness and Concern of Them as an Invasive Species in Maine
No full textGreen crabs (Carcinus maenas) pose a threat to coastal Maine habitats by exploiting natural resources and outcompeting native species. Studies have shown that there is viability in a fishery and market for soft shell green crabs. This study serves to evaluate the Interest in domestic consumption of soft shell green crabs and levels of awareness and concern of them as an invasive species in Maine. Questionnaires distributed via email and social media solicit fixed answers, which will be used to gather quantitative data regarding personal knowledge. Phone surveys conducted with voluntary participants will be utilized to support findings of the questionnaires
Free Speech on College Campuses
No full textFreedom of speech in the American education system is an issue that is brought up with every generation. No matter who is near education, someone believes what is being taught is not protected by the First Amendment. It is not just professors that need to worry, as speech codes on campuses have been used against the very people they were intended to protect. It is important to note we will also be discussing the larger ripple effects that censorship in a classroom can have, as well as the effect that this censorship has on students and professors
Arts Night
No full textPlease join us for ARTS NIGHT on Monday, April 19th to kick off Symposium Week and celebrate the capstone thesis works of our Visual and Performing Arts majors! 4/19: ARTS NIGHT 5:50pm-8:30pm Emery Community Arts Center and UMF Art Gallery ARTS NIGHT SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
5:50pm: Announcement of 2021-22 Elsie C. Grote Award Recipient
This competitive scholarship is awarded annually to a “full-time junior or senior female student, of meritorious academic standing, with preference given to those who have demonstrated excellence in one of the creative arts.”
Emery Performance Space
6:00pm: Samantha Taylor: A Concept OST
Developing the sounds of a video game that doesn’t exist, Samantha Taylor takes advantage of the genre of video game music to produce a large quantity of theme-based compositions. If this game were to be developed, it would closely follow the story of two characters through their journey against each other and the world around them.
Emery Performance Space.
Preregistration Required
7:30pm: For Films Sake!: Screening of Short Films by Grant Forbes and Sam MacDonald
In conjunction with the exhibition, Unusual Articles: 2021 Senior Show, senior art majors Grant Forbes and Sam MacDonald will screen a selection of their short films.
These films are ridiculous, nonsensical, and just wacky, for lack of a better word. They are easy to watch and digest mentally, while offering a unique perspective on that internal world we create for ourselves in how we interact with the outside one, projecting mentally on how we view it in different ways, from how we interact with it, to how the things within it interact with each other.
Emery Performance Space
On view throughout the evening: Routines of Home: Eliza Robinson April 16 - 23, 2021
Routines of Home is an installation exploring the subject of home and all of the forms that can take. This audio and visual performance piece uses technical elements in place of performers.
Emery Community Arts Center (lower level lobby)
UNUSUAL ARTICLES: 2021 Senior Show April 8 - May 7, 2021 Emery Community Arts Center & UMF Art Gallery UNUSUAL ARTICLES: 2021 Senior Show features the capstone thesis artwork of Visual Arts majors Grant Forbes, Warren Garrett, Lake France, Sam MacDonald, Samantha Taylor and Sara Taylor.
Constellations
Matty Bernard
April 29 – 30, 7 p.m. and May 1, 2 p.m. in Alumni Theatre. Preregistration Required
Constellations (a staged play) written by Nick Payne deals with the theory of multiple universes and relationships. An emphasis of the open environment, and loose structure of the play, allows for Bernard’s unique creative concept for experimentation within the content of existing play. Matty Bernard invites a viewing of her creative directorial version of this play
How an adolescent athlete\u27s status and deviation from masculine norms is perceived by adult men: The impact of observers\u27 masculine ideology
Full text linkMasculinity has been at the forefront of discussion surrounding social change in American popular culture. After consideration of the historical context of masculinity in the 20th century, development and sport were discussed. To evaluate the effects of adult men’s masculinity ideology on their perceptions of gender nonconforming behavior (pink nail polish), an adolescent male athlete target was utilized. A 2 x 2 between-subjects design used sport (football and swimming), and status (a freshman and a senior) in vignettes which described an adolescent male athlete. Participants’ unique attributes, such as degree of conformity to masculine norms, gender role conflict, and policing of masculinity (POM) attitudes were measured to see how these might exert differences in the perceptions of the target’s deviation from traditional masculine behavior. A pilot study (N = 81) was first conducted to test for the validity of the manipulations, and a main study (N = 213) followed. Participants were recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk, and ranged from 18 to 75 years old. The current study found support for these hypotheses and were discussed in relation to other research on masculinity, particularly as it pertains to changes in masculinity throughout the aging process. Both practical and theoretical implications for men and masculinity studies are discussed in light of modern perspectives on masculinity in 2021
U.S. Supreme Court Preview and Review 2021
No full textIn observance of U.S. Constitution Day 2021, University of Maine at Farmington Professor of Political Science James presented his 15th Annual U.S. Supreme Court Preview and Review at Lincoln Auditorium on the UMF campus. Melcher was introduced by senior UMF Political Science major Scott Donahue. Professor Melcher discussed cases from the past Supreme Court term, the upcoming term, and answered audience questions. Among the cases discussed were Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., Fulton v. Philadelphia, Jones v. MIssissippi, Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u27s Health Organization and others. The final part of Melcher\u27s talk featured questions from the audience
The Life of Sir Charles Scarburgh
No full textBiography of Sir Charles Scarburgh (c. 1615-1694) and discussion of his contributions to the history of mathematics
UMF Free the T Project
No full textThe UMF Free The T Project is a student-led initiative that provides free tampons to all UMF students. It began with a large donation of tampons to Community Health Education students working on a class assignment. The Project started by tabling tampons on campus, then expanded to increase access by putting containers in bathrooms of every building. The UMF Free The T Project has now provided over 23,700 tampons to UMF students, and offered valuable experiential learning for many students across various majors
The Ever-Present Dystopia, the Non-Present Utopia, and the Third Space: The Role of Contrasting Coteries in 20th-Century Dystopian Literature and Parable of the Sower
No full textMost works of 20th-century literature feature three conflicting coteries with which the protagonist is connected. The Dystopic Coterie operates within and preserve the status quo of the dystopian society. The Third Space offers the protagonist a hope for escape from the oppressive social and political structures, but will be undercut by the uncertainty of the coterie’s existence or its dystopic hidden qualities. Finally, the Utopic Coterie is a non-existent state that both coteries aim to embody, yet never can achieve. In this presentation, Billie Rose Newby looks at the function and features of these three coteries as they traditionally appear in most dystopian texts. Newby will then look at how these conventions are specifically utilized and broken within Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower and will end by looking at how this structure allows dystopian texts to build a commentary on our relationship to society and culture within the real world