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Black Thumbs
No full textFollowing a chance encounter with a child she’s convinced is hers, a barren playwright implants herself into the life of the girl\u27s mother, forming an unlikely bond that forces them both to confront their regrets and the grief they’ve ignored
Film Study
No full textWhat appears to be a normal film study class is a deep delve into the 2000\u27s song Stacy\u27s Mom. From there, things appear less and less like what they seem. A play that observes the cyclical nature of social politics within a classroom structure
With a Little Help from My Friends
No full textA fictional play about the change in The Beatle\u27s group dynamic after the death of their manager, Brian Epstein
Making Venus : The Artistic Processes of Bob Fosse and Dominique Kelley
No full textThis paper investigates the distinct artistic methodologies of choreographers Bob Fosse and Dominique Kelley that informed the creation of my senior thesis jazz dance performance Venus. By examining Fosse’s iconic, precise, and sensual movement style alongside Kelley’s collaborative, emotionally grounded, and stylistically diverse approach, I analyze the ways each choreographer approaches storytelling, rehearsal, and movement design. Through a comparative exploration of their artistic practices, I identify specific elements from both choreographers that I would like to emulate and elements that I would like to avoid within my own creative process. The resulting work, Venus, which was presented in the Senior Thesis Dance Concert on April 5, 2025, draws from Fosse’s meticulous attention to detail and Kelley’s flexible, inclusive rehearsal style to develop a choreographic voice that values both precision and experimentation in the service of meaningful, narrative-driven dance
WebMD: Diagnosing Ascot Hills Park’s Biodiversity Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) from Spiderwebs
No full textEnvironmental DNA (eDNA) is the genetic material shed by organisms in the environment. It has emerged as a powerful tool for assessing biodiversity, particularly in aquatic settings. However, in terrestrial environments, there are gaps in what substrate(s), filter(s), and machinery can collect airborne eDNA. Since 2020, spiderwebs have emerged as a promising novel substrate for airborne eDNA collection. To assess the biodiversity at Ascot Hills Park, Los Angeles, California, this study investigates the use of spiderwebs for airborne eDNA collection. To evaluate this approach, six spiderweb samples were collected from six plants in a forest restoration site. Traditional biodiversity field surveys have also been completed for comparison. Using sterile techniques, spiderwebs were collected and placed in blue buffer and proteinase K. eDNA extraction, amplification, and sequencing were completed. Subsequent bioinformatic analysis was performed to identify species present in the collected samples. Results indicate that spiderwebs effectively capture a wide range of airborne eDNA from terrestrial species, including vertebrates and invertebrates, and offer a non-invasive method for biodiversity assessment. The findings highlight the potential for spiderweb-based eDNA sampling as a complementary approach to traditional biodiversity monitoring techniques
Inpatient
Get PDFA suicide attempt lands a golden-boy tennis prodigy in an upscale Malibu rehab. There, he must survive the dysfunctional owner and his coke-snorting son, an eccentric mix of troubled teens, and a manipulative ex hellbent on sabotaging his last shot at recovery
Ethics in the Age of Digital Trading: Rethinking Responsibility in Modern Investing
Get PDFThe rise of digital trading platforms such as Robinhood has transformed retail investing into an accessible activity for the general public. While these platforms claim to democratize investing through commission-free trading and intuitive interfaces, their gamified designs and aggressive marketing raise significant ethical concerns. This paper explores how such apps target inexperienced users, encouraging potentially reckless financial behavior under the guise of empowerment
Multispecies Edible Landscape Design: A Rewilding-Inspired Sustainable Campus Vision for Ehime University, Japan
Get PDFUniversity campuses as sites of learning, practice and experimentation hold large potential for transforming our understanding of human-nature relations in an age of rapid climate change and biodiversity loss. Yet campus design often does not live up to principles and standards of sustainable design. To fulfill their role in societies, universities should lead by example and use the campus as a living lab where students, staff and community members can experience and experiment with blueprints of more sustainable futures. Here, we showcase a campus vision developed as part of a multispecies campus initiative for Ehime University, a regional Japanese national university located in Matsuyama on the island of Shikoku. The vision draws upon the concepts of rewilding, multispecies sustainability and edible landscape: 1) diverse multispecies interactions with more-than-human campus co-inhabitants offer opportunities for playful social learning in a cultural context where remains virtually unknown, 2) campus design seeks to meet the needs of diverse species, envisioning the campus as a space of multispecies flourishing, 3) edible landscaping offers embodied experiences from planting to care to eating with a focus on co-design and co-management by students and community — groups who currently have little to no say in campus affairs. Reimagining the campus in simple words but with a radical overhaul of the landscape aims at starting conversations, widens the scope of what futures are deemed feasible, and targets a near-future refresh of the 2016 campus master plan
Dismantling Stereotypes and Reclaiming Narratives through Representation, Artistry, and Legacy: Teaching Black Women in Theatre and Film-Empowered by Color
No full textThis course and paper explore the history of how Black women have been erased, stereotyped, and underrepresented in American theatre and film, and how they have reclaimed their own narratives through groundbreaking artistry and innovation. It\u27s built around the core belief that representation matters: not just to correct the stories that have been left out, but to affirm the richness, complexity, and power of Black womanhood.
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, we blend historical research, critical conversation, and artistic exploration. We study early pioneers like Pauline Hopkins, Angelina Weld Grimké, and Vinnette Carroll, and connect their legacies to contemporary changemakers like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons, and Dominique Morisseau. Students engage with plays, films, interviews, and critical readings to see how Black women have challenged stereotypes, shifted narratives, and carved out new spaces for themselves and others.The course also invites students to think about the complexities Black women face working within and sometimes pushing back against, traditional ideas about respectability, representation, and visibility. We center the voices and visions of Black women as a way to show how education, theatre, and film can be powerful tools for reclamation, creativity, and liberation.
At its heart, this project is about more than studying history, it\u27s about inspiring students to imagine how they, too, can be part of reshaping the future of storytelling. It\u27s a celebration of legacy, resistance, artistry, and the transformative power of representation