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Urban vs. Rural Drinking Water: Comparing Safety, Quality, and Potential Contaminants
No full textAccess to clean drinking water is a necessity for human health and life duration. Contaminants in drinking water can lead to many detrimental health problems such as cholera, typhoid, or gastrointestinal issues. It is important to know that the water supplied to the public is safe for consumption. This study serves as an investigation suggesting not only that there are differences between drinking water in urban and rural settings, but also to inform the public of ways to accurately test the safety of their drinking water. To test this theory, both pre- and post-filtrated water samples were collected from Nashville, TN and Pulaski, TN. Safety levels including, but not limited to, nitrate, pH, turbidity, and bacteria coliforms are tested using at-home testing kits. Nitrate levels between urban and rural settings show that while both are under the maximum contaminant levels of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation drinking water regulations (10 ppm), the rural water had higher levels. Because nitrates are inorganic compounds found in soil or fertilizers, this may suggest that there are higher levels in rural water because there is a higher farming rate than in urban settings. Further preliminary analysis reveals potential rural settings, although still under the Tennessee drinking water regulations, may have higher levels of inorganic materials due to the higher farming rates. These findings, while preliminary, could have implications that there are differences in drinking water in rural vs urban areas, however, both are still considered safe for consumption under the state of Tennessee’s regulations
Bridging Gaps: Identifying Barriers, Voting Patterns, and Civic Engagement Among Burmese/Zomi Immigrants in Middle Tennessee
Get PDFThis study explores the voting patterns and behaviors of new Americans within the Burmese community, focusing on the factors that influence their civic engagement. The primary objective of this research is to understand the challenges and concerns faced by these individuals in the electoral process, including potential barriers to participation. The significance of this work lies in its potential to reveal voting behaviors of immigrant communities in middle Tennessee and contributes to broader efforts aimed at reducing inequality and promoting democratic inclusion. The research will employ focus group meetings and in-depth interviews, building relationships with community members to gather qualitative insights
The Role of Sex of Speaker on Recall and Recognition
No full textCertain aspects of verbal communication are known to influence listeners in different ways. For example, existing research indicates that the perceived sex of a speaker solely based on their voice can influence a listener’s ability to recall and recognize information from the speaker’s content (Aggarwal et al., 2021). Literature is conflicting, with some researchers finding overall memory bias toward a particular sex of speaker and others finding own-sex bias (Kreiner et al., 2004). Literature also states that overall attractiveness of a voice determined by pitch and assertiveness resulted in higher levels of recall and recognition abilities, regardless of the speaker’s sex (Aggarwal et al., 2021). In this study, participants listened to a prerecorded story, narrated by a male or female speaker, and were then tested on their ability to recall specific details. Participants displayed this knowledge first through an open-ended recall prompt, and then via multiple-choice recognition questions. This study looked to find if there was a correlation between recall ability and recognition of specific information such as dates, locations, names, and the sex of the speaker. By better understanding how certain aspects of verbal expression affect memory, we can work to make communication more effective
CAN-SPAM in a Nutshell, Protecting Your Inbox
No full textYour Inbox, Your Rules
Thanks to the CAN-SPAM Act, you’re in control. It gives you the right to say “no thanks” to unwanted emails and keeps senders honest about who they are and what they’re offering. Fewer scams, more transparency—because your inbox should work for you, not against you
Directing II Devised Scenes: Spark! (Group A)
No full textUsing Anne Bogart and Tina Landau\u27s criteria outlined in The Viewpoints Book, each student from Directing II creates an approximately fifteen-minute original stage composition in collaboration with student actors, focusing on the theme: Spark! These performances must utilize the nine physical Viewpoints of tempo, duration, repetition, kinesthetic response, spatial relationship, gesture (behavioral and expressive), shape, architecture, and topography to compose a story inspired by visual, aural, and literary inspirations. Additionally, these original works are supported by the students of the Luminous Motion lighting class, whose moving-light designs elevate this distinctive form of storytelling. It is the director’s job to unify and guide all collaborators as they develop a unique vision that clearly communicates the story they want to tell.
Rehearsals begin with a series of Viewpoint introductory exercises, where compositions are discovered through the exploration of both individual Viewpoints and open Viewpoints (an exercise which lets actors freely choose and create from any of the physical Viewpoints at a given time). After the story is set, the lighting designers are invited to develop their ideas for illuminating and elevating the work. Through several weeks of rehearsals, culminating in technical and dress rehearsals, performances are refined for public performance.
Directors in the 11:45 am session include:
Celeste Eurales: The Spark of Life Ally Anglim: Extinguishing the Spark Nicolette Manrique: The Spark of Love
Lighting Designers in the 11:45 am session include:
Josilyn Seftchick Patricia Weispfennig Virginia Hirsh Jules Robinson Ki’Ara Lynch Rachel Phinne
Beaman in Bloom
No full textNature plays a vital role in everyone’s well-being. Beaman Park, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is an essential part of the region’s ecosystem and a valued natural space for the Middle Tennessee community. Inspired by its significance, the “Beaman in Bloom” (BiB) event was created to promote the physical and mental health benefits of spending time in nature. In preparation for the main event on April 12, 2025, BiB hosted a series of WELLCore sessions to assess and improve college students’ awareness of nature’s health benefits. The preliminary findings revealed a general lack of understanding among participants. However, after the presentation, students reported an increased awareness and appreciation of nature’s positive impact on well-being, highlighting the importance of continued outreach and education
FOCUS: Facing Our Communities Unseen Struggles
No full textOur Honors Prep and Planning cohort, desiring to bring more awareness to the unhoused population in Nashville, is partnering with Nashville’s unhoused community to create a collaborative storytelling project that allows individuals to document and share their lives. Our project will engage the unhoused by inviting participants to capture daily moments through photography with provided film cameras. We desire to exhibit both the highs and the lows and offer an authentic view of their experiences. Working alongside organizations like Daybreak Arts, members of our cohort will collaborate with those experiencing homelessness to produce photos that help the Nashville community engage with their stories. Beyond photography, we encourage expression and collaboration through various forms of media, including art, poetry, songwriting, and writing. Instead of telling people about the lives of those who are unhoused and what they can do to help, we think it would be more impactful to this population to tell their own story and for us to see the world through their lens. This project seeks to shift public perception of Nashville’s homeless community, fostering relationships between the unhoused and the housed and bringing awareness to the injustices of those in insecure housing situations. We aim to humanize and destigmatize the housing-insecure population in Nashville, spurring change, highlighting dignity, and encouraging Nashville to view homelessness through a lens of dignity and inclusion. The project will culminate in an exhibit, sharing their experiences and perspectives with the wider Nashville community. By showing how government policies and social issues impact their daily lives, the goal is to help people in Nashville understand the experiences of homelessness better. In addition to photographs, the exhibit may include recorded interviews or written stories to give a fuller picture of what it’s like to live in these situations. Through this project, we hope to start conversations about ways the community can support positive changes for those facing housing insecurity