Fall 2018 Projects

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  Stay Woke: Effects of the Criminal Justice System

  Olivia Allen, Stevie Sedlacko, and Mariah Zollinger

  This project describes what makes the Indiana Justice System different from other state Justice Systems.

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  Payday Loans in the United States

  Gabrielle Amstutz, Usman Gil Ivern, and Julia Calvert

  This project explores the statistics, history, and consequences of the payday loan industry.

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  Constitutional Freedoms and the Haitian Revolution

  Aislinn Baltas, John Wedding, Joe Zimpfer, and Tristian de la Navarre

  This project explores how freedom was differently envisioned in the constitutions of L’Ouverture and Dessalines following the Haitian Revolution.

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  Freedom and Communication

  Ryan Barrett, Madi Dornseif, Libbie Rammage, Kinsey Paulson, Graeme Wright, and Kailynn Steele

  This project explores different aspects of media and communication in relation to freedom.

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  Accessing Arts Education

  Hope Blackburn, Emily Horowitz, Kayla DeGaray, and Rebecca Levin

  This project examines the factors that contribute to lack of access to arts education, mainly looking at access to dance programs in the United States.

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  Freedom of Communication

  Brooke Blevins, Jacob Price, Addison Cazier, Mary Mueller, and Jacob Marcheschi

  This project examines different elements of communication and how they relate to freedom.

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  Gender Dynamics in Dance

  Gen Bolton, Alex Lindsey, Isabelle Ramey, and Rebecca Tschan

  This project explores gender roles and their impact on freedom in dance.

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  Economic Inequality: A Blog About Economic Inequality in North America

  Colin Cornacchia, Brady Murphy, Colin Theye, and Daniela Silber

  This project takes on a blog format to illustrate economic inequality in North America.

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  The Trail of Tears and the Cherokee Nation

  Levi Elliott, Jordan Muller, and Kashayla Sidhu

  This project examines the Trail of Tears and how the Cherokee Nation was effected by the Indiana Removal Act.

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  British Immigration to the Thirteen Colonies and the Search for Freedom in the New World

  Grant Goodnight, Ashleign Porter, Darby DeFord, and Megan Hanson

  This project focuses on the concepts of freedom and movement of two groups of people, "the poor," a group leaving Great Britain's debtors' prison, and "the pure," a separatist group in pursuit of religious freedom from the Church of England, to the New World.

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  The F Word: Encouraging Civil Discourse

  Josh Hall, Kasey Meeks, Sophia Shultz, Ross Wilson, and Julia Cerra

  This project explores how members of the Butler community think about specific aspects of freedom.

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  Healthcare and Freedom

  Zach Hanquier, Delaney Cordell, Courtney Morgan, and Lizzy Ratz

  This project covers information regarding the global trends in healthcare, quality, and accessibility of available public and private healthcare in first and third world countries, as well as the impact healthcare decisions make on personal freedom and societal health and safety.

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  Name Changes and Our Freedoms

  Ambrie Kidder, Joe Larson, Abby Reeder, Madisyn Smith, and Bailey Yates

  This project explores the impacts of name changes and whether or not these changes infringes upon the freedoms of groups of people or individuals.

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  Gender Labor Inequality

  Nick Lucas, Nick Henek, Addie Gorgoni, and Navneet Kaur

  This project examines moments of gender inequality during the Gilded Age, Progressive Era, Great Depression, The Regan Presidency, and the Great Recession.

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  Freedom and Healthcare

  Ally Miller, Jeremy Cleary, Riley Banks, Hannah Abrell, Tim Leblanc, and Elizabeth Hoffman

  This project analyzes the healthcare systems of Sweden, the United States, and the Netherlands and how each of these systems has an impact on the freedoms of citizens in each of these countries.

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  Freedom of the Arts in Education

  Krysta Smith, Stephanie Haran, Rachel Klitzing, Jacob Herr, Bailey Hogan, and Jackie Jordan

  This project conveys the importance the arts have on individual freedom in education.

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  The Impact of European Colonization on Native Americans

  Laurel Steinly, Maddie Moore, Ryan Frederick, Claire Colburn, and Chad Slider

  This project observes how European migration and settlement led to the oppression of Native American people, and how this relationship between vastly different cultures experienced extreme highs and lows.

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  Mass Incarceration Across the Globe: Investigating Incarceration in the Transatlantic World

  Kendall Swartzell, Jack Ciesla, Daniel Mulawa, Claire Edwards, and Alaina Hanke

  This project brings attention to the injustices of mass incarceration and explains how mass incarceration, as a form of legal punishment, strips away the freedoms of various demographics, races, and socioeconomic classes more than others.

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  Mass Incarceration: Trans-Women of Color

  Elise Wang, Isaiah Moore, Catalina Gallegos, Zoya Barker, and Mikayla Whittemore

  This project brings attention to the injustices faced by transwomen of color in the United States’ prisons.

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  A President’s Effect on Freedom

  Gavin Zawacki, Kameron Leisure, Tommy Marren, Lauren Turnbull, and Sydney Sims

  This project explores how certain presidents throughout United States history have affected the freedom of the citizens they serve.