Student Researchers: Christopher Jerome & Sarah Johnson Faculty Instructor: Christina Knopf, Ph.D. Evaluator: Dr. Brian Snee, Professor of Communication, SUNY Albany Gun battles between suspected robbers and the Lagos police have resulted in the deaths of nearly 200 suspects in a mere 10 months. In addition to the casualties, 417 robbery suspects were arrested, 1,040 [...]
Student Researcher: Devin Taft Faculty Instructor: Christina M. Knopf, Ph.D. Evaluator: Aisling Taft, journalist Since November 2004, “the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has entered a sad cycle of killings of media professionals.” Five journalists have been killed in similar circumstances and “it seems these are more likely targeted assassinations that random acts of violence.” [...]
Student Researcher: Robert Bice Faculty Instructor: Christina M. Knopf Evaluator: Robert Moore, United States Border Patrol, Immigration Officer (retired) Billionaire Facebook investor, Peter Thiel, has donated one million dollars to NumbersUSA. NumbersUSA, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center is one of six core groups in the movement for anti-immigration. Thiel had no comment as [...]
Student Researcher: Andrea McCarthy Faculty Instructor: Christina M. Knopf, Ph.D. Evaluator: Ryan McCarthy, Peace Corp member 2006-2008 Ghana military is not placed at polling stations to intimidate or persuade voters, but to help support Ghana police. Countries in Africa have had multiple problems with their elections being corrupt or crooked. While it may be intimidating [...]
Student Researcher: Rachel Jenack Faculty Instructor: Christina Knopf, Ph.D. Evaluator: Dr. John Schwaller, President, SUNY Potsdam Over 200 men and women in Atenco, Mexico were arrested, and two young boys killed, in May of 2006 for resisting the police force that attempted to shut down flower vendors. Citizens that supported the flower vendors of Atenco [...]
Student Researchers: Nick Steblenko & David Tiedeman Faculty Instructor: Christina Knopf, Ph.D. Evaluator: Major Scott Toth, Military Science Instructor, Clarkson University It seems as though the turmoil in Kenya has been taken to new heights and many are wondering where it will end. Kenya’s government is seeking to pass an amendment that will terminate the [...]
Student Researcher: Nick Carelli Faculty Instructor: Christina M. Knopf, Ph.D. Evaluator: Trista Lang, Canadian Nurse in Central America & Rights Action member Goldcorp Inc. mining company is demonstrating North American mining industry’s socially and environmentally destructive practices throughout the hemisphere. Goldcorp, one of the world’s largest gold mining companies, is stationed in Vancouver, B.C., with [...]
Student Researcher: Katie McCartin, Melissa Bock, Anne Geiler, Ava Roebuck, Morgan Burke, Scott O’Neil Faculty Instructor: Kevin Howley Potential Evaluator: Nafhat Nasr Ten veterans and four civilians were arrested outside the final presidential debate on October 15 at Hofstra University. They were entering the debate in attempts to deliver questions about candidates’ plans of withdrawal [...]
Student Researchers: Scott O’Neil ,Melissa Bock, Morgan Burke, Anne Geiler, Katie McCartin, Ava Roebuck Faculty Instructor: Kevin Howley Evaluator: Bruce Stinebrickner, Ph.D. Incumbent politicians are giving as much as 50% of moneys raised specifically for their re-election campaigns to their party colleagues and national party committees. The idea is that incumbent politicians need to least [...]
Student Researchers: Melissa Bock, Morgan Burke, Anne Geiler, Katie McCartin, Scott O’Neil, Ava Roebuck Faculty Instructor: Kevin Howley Evaluator: Douglas Harms, Ph. D., Professor of Computer Science, DePauw University White spaces, which are the segments of the public airwaves between television channels that go unused, could be key in providing high-speed, more affordable cellular and [...]
