This is a collection of works authored by students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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Events from 2006

The Slip-Casting Process and Recent Multi-Media Art, Art Johnson

Geochemical Assay of Natural and Anthropogenic Processes of a Large Prairie Pothole Lake, Benjamin J. Johnson

Morphological Differences in the Renal Vasculature of Hypertensive and Normal Rats, Dave Johnson, Jolene Smith, and Ken Willaert

Use of Mycobacterium Smegmatis to Express a Recombinant Mycobacterial Protein, Robert Johnson

Analysis of Pit Features from the Silvernale Site, Joel Juen

Costs of Implementing Open-Source Software, Timothy Juliar

Analysis of the Nicollet County Law Enforcement, Court Services and Community Corrections Revenue and Expenditures: A Five Year Review, Cheryl Kaberle and Virginia Neal

Are Women Getting the Lowest Price? Women's Access to Low Cost Birth Control Pills in Minnesota, Julie Kent

High Schoolers and Their Women: An Analysis of Contemporary Literature Courses at Mankato High Schools, Caroline Kessler and Amy Williams

The Effects of Drought and Temperature Stress on the Competitive Interactions of Smooth Brome (Bromus inermis Leyss.) and Little Bluestem (Schizachyrim scoparium Michx.), Christopher D. Kniffen

Are European Journals More Likely to Publish Positive CAM Trials than American Journals?, Kayla L. Knudsen

Japan and the U.S.: Two Free Nations, Two Versions of Free Press, Eliza Koch

From Mao to Hoover: A Rhetorical Analysis of the 2005 Minneapolis Public Library Ad Campaign, Emily Kofoed

Oxytocin: The Trust Hormone, Emily Kofoed

Identification of the Correlation Between Student Self-Efficacy And Final Course Percentage in a General Chemistry Course, Ian Lalich and Michelle Taylor

Opposition to Catholic Emancipation Within Great Britain, 1820-29, Daryl R. Lawrence

The Basis of Self and Other in Gender Constructed Identity, Julie L. Lemley

Effects of Thermal Boundary Conditions During Finite Element Modeling of Physical Vapor Transport, Wade Luhman

Men Teaching Men: Peer to Peer Violence Prevention in University Residential Halls, Christal Lustig

Qualitative Case Study of a Person Living with Asperger's Syndrome and Parental Experience, Kirsten Markiewicz and Maria Jensen

Finite State Grammar Representations of a Military Communications Task for Use in Automatic Speech Recognition, Ivan Marte, Tung Pham, and Alex Thom

Determination of Genetic Diversity of River Otter Populations in Minnesota, Sunnie McCalla

Airline Bankruptcy: The Abuse & Misuse of Bankruptcy Laws, Dan Menke

Community Assistance for Refugees and Gender Roles: What Could Make this C.A.R. Run Better?, Nathan E. Meyer

Sarbanes-Oxley, the Perceived Fairness of New Penalties Under Sarbanes Oxley, Ross Milbrett

Study of Poverty Distribution in the Twin Cities Metro Area Using GIS, Je Moua

Sarbanes-Oxley, Investigating the Perceived Knowledge and Effectiveness of Financial Statement Fraud Penalties, Kirk Overaas

2006 Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Racecar Competition, Kayle Pauling, Eric Newman, and John Kellander

National Security Agency Wiretapping of U.S. Citizens During the Bush Presidency, Tim Peterson

Converting Finite State Grammar Representations from XML to SLS Format for Use in Multiple Speech Recognition Systems, Tung Pham

Graduate Assistant Mistreatment: Students or Employees?, Joshua Randall

The Miracle on Ice: One Game That Impacted a Nation, Joshua Randall

Is It Really All About the Money: Motivating Employees in the 21st Century, Joshua Randall, Stacy Novotny, and Seth Larson

An Investigation of Student Perspectives on Classroom Resource Usefulness, Joshua Randall and Lindsey Thompson

Investigation of the Magnetic Properties of Strongly Correlated and Hybridized Electron Systems, Eric Raymer

The Use of Paralinguistics in Spontaneous Speech of Children with Williams Syndrome and Typically Developing Children, Kelly Ritter, Evan Panitzke, and Emily Kruse

Effect of Conditioned Medium on the Recovery of Dormant Mycobacteria in Culture, Kelly E. Rock

Supreme Court's Error in 2002 Decision Makes for Unconstitutional Monetary Giveaway, Bailey Breck Rolfsrud

Implementation of a Segmented, Transactional Database Caching System, Benjamin J. Sandmann

A Study of Steroid Use in Sports, Terra Sandquist, Ashley Jay, Dan Krause, and Sara Halveson

Determination of Protein Expression in Transgenic Mice, Melissa Serreyn

Photographic Alternative Processes: An Exploration of Digital and Film Based Photography, Samantha Severson

Conical Helical Antenna, Sumit Shrestha

Utopian Literature, Lisa Sikkink

Nitrogen and Noble Gas Content in Solar Wind Samples from the Genesis Spacecraft, Jacob Simones

An Investigation into Human Decomposition in a Cold Climate Region: A Winter Ecosystem Effects on Postmortem Interval Estimates, Lecia Sims

Shirin Neshat Project, Molly Spartz

Offspring Effects of Impaired Aldosterone Secretion During Pregnancy in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat (SHR), Benjamin Sticha and Lauren Haverstock

Sarbanes-Oxley Act - Section 404 Compliance And Review Assessment, Nida Sumar

Embedded Real Time Operating System for Pain Research, Corey Thibeault

Value in Individuals with Early Stage Alzheimers Disease, Lindsey A. Thisius

Comparisons of Language Network Representations for a Constrained Vocabulary Speech Recognition Task Using Commercially Available Software, Alex Thom and Ivan Marte

The Pseudo-Event of Charitable Work: Uncovering Wal-Mart's Hidden Agenda, Lindsey Thompson

So, What Are You Going to Do with That? A Look at Activism in the Lives of Women's Studies Students and Graduates., Kristen A. Trippe

Effects of Cryo-Destruction on 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Expression in Hypertensive Rats, Eminimoh Udomah

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2006 Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Anti-Machine Breaking Propaganda in Early Nineteenth-Century England, Rebecca Unetic

Bridging the Gap: Bringing Printmaking into the Visual Arts Curriculum, Breanne Urban

Self-Examination of Elders Who Have Transitioned into an Assisted-Living Facility: A Pilot Study, Becca Van Otterloo, Katie Griep, and Katie Hall

Simple Formulations of Thermodynamic Properties, Christopher Wagner

Men Teaching Men: Peer to Peer Violence Prevention in Campus Ministry, Philip Cruise Warren

Screening of Water for Fecal Contamination Using Human Fecal Anaerobe DNA as an Indicator, Lakmini Weeramantri and Masahiro Kakizaki

Cycle of Poverty and Unequal Educational Opportunities, Shayamini Weeramantri

Identification and Structural Characterization of the Major DNA-DNA Cross-Links of Anti-Cancer Agent Thiophene NCS 652287, Stacey Werner

The FLQ Manifesto, Stan Wheatman

How the 2003 HIPAA Laws Affected Chiropractic Clinics in the Mankato Area, Jessica Whitney, Jason Schilling, and Krista Gillen

Events from 2005

A Study of Artists at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Leah G. Anderson

The Introduction of Irrelevent Topics in Spontaneous Speech by Children with William's Syndrome and Typically Developing Children, Meggon Anderson, Kayla Pudwill, and Katie Trefethren

Alternatives to Freedom: Black Communism from 1860s-1940s, Todd Anderson

The Divisions of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Their Various Influence on Various Art Forms, Kari Appel

The Effects of Constraints on Creativity, Jamie Aspenson

Hydrogeochemical Characterization of Prairie du Chien Bedrock Aquifer, Heidi Bednar and Renae Haycraft

Phenolic Concentrations in Typha angustifolia Growing in Three Wetland Communities, Ross Behrends

Poverty Distribution in a Developing City: A Case Study of Mankato, Robert Berger

Applying Early Existential Critiques to Contemporary Themes in American Culture, Erick S. Berquist and Derek J. Skillings

The Choreographic Process: Memory Fields, Nora Bichler

Dissolved Organic Matter Characterization Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Singlet Oxygen Production Rate, Alex J. Bloom

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The Historical Geography of Good Thunder, Minnesota, 1870-2005, Robert L. Bothmann

Balanchine, Melanie Braam

Star Wars: A Humorous Analysis of the Social and Cultural Influence of the Films, David Brennan

The Study of Platinum Vapochromic Complexes, Rachel M. Burkard

Decomposition of a Native Grass Species in the Antartic Tundra, Christopher R. Buyarski

The Effects of Mowing on Populations of Small Mammals at Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Minnesota, Sonja A. Christensen and Bradley M. Behrens

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A History of the Center for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Students on the Campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato, Kellian Clink

Privatized Military Firms: A Detriment to the United States, Matthew M. Collie

The Corneal Imaging System, Matthew M. Collie

Evolution of British Response to the Wars of German Unification: Influences on British Policy (1860-1880), Chad Core

Women in Politics: Gaining Entrance to Minnesota's Legislature, Jenna L. Covey

The Affects of Quantity and Quality in Adolescent Friendships and the Affects They Have on Adult Quality Friendships, Tina Coy

From Catholic Emancipation in 1829 to British Middle Class Emancipation in 1832?, Quinn L. Dauer

Community Planning and Citizen Engagement, Celme Divino and Teresa Menne

The 1000 Journals Project-A Communication Analysis Using Karen Mitchell's Theory of Seamless Intertexts, Elizabeth Dommerhausen

The Nontraditional Student and Computer Skills, Peter Doyscher

Past, Present, and Future Technologies in the Field of Weather Modification, Elizabeth Drommerhausen

Privatization and Commercialization of our National Parks, Elizabeth Drommerhausen

Comparative Analysis of Urban Design and Criminal Behavior: A Study of New Urbanism and Defensible Space as They Pertain to Crime, Afton Enger

An Ethnographic Study of the Communication Practices of a Recovering Alcoholic During the First Month of Sobriety, Lianna Erickson

Distribution of Macroinvertebrate Populations Between Pool and Riffle Areas at Four Locations, Robin Erickson, Cindy Sparrow, and Michelle Imes

Contagious Diseases Acts and the Rise of British Political Feminism, Percy Eykyn

Designing an Articulation Agreement Database for the College of Science, Engineering and Technology Advising Center, Stephanie Fasen, Tim Pham, and Susan Hendley