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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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Identifying Opportunities and Pathways to Increase Carbon Sequestration through Reforestation on the Vassar Ecological Preserve

Publication Date
2022-May-01
Authors
Skuches, Ethan
Department or Program
Environmental Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

The goal of this research was to devise methodology and recommendations for forest restoration that concurrently increases potential carbon sequestration. We surveyed permanent forest plots on the Vassar College Ecological Preserve in the summer of 2021 and used diameter at...

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LOL MY THESIS: An Exploration of the Written and Oral Linguistic Effects of Text Messaging

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Kristen Elizabeth Palasick
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

This project explores a new register of language called 'textese,' which has developed as a result of text messaging via cell phones. I research how and why textese is being used, to understand how text messages are linguistically affecting the...

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Society of the Culinary Spectacle: An Analysis of the Mediated Relationship Between Female Celebrity Chefs And the Kitchen

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Olivia Harries
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Gender remains a primary issue in the culinary, area, and a diachronic analysis of the portrayal of women in food media highlights the role that representation plays in both reinforcing and easing this divide. By examining the personas of Julia...

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