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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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Pleistocene foraminifera assemblages as a proxy for temperature in the Weddell Sea, ODP Site 693A

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Cassandre Stirpe
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Climate conditions in the Weddell Sea during the Pleistocene can be inferred by examining the abundance of foraminifer species and mineral fragments in ocean sediment cores. In particular, Neogloboquadrina incompta is a useful temperature proxy, and the abundance of terrigenous...

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The Social Displacement and Public Censorship of Public Spaces in Buenos Aires

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Matthias Howley
Department or Program
Urban Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Buenos Aires is home to many Bolivian immigrants, so much that they statistically have become a key member of the city's citizenry. This thesis entails the social and cultural mechanisms that prevent Bolivians from having a social representation in the...

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