https://www.wavesjournal.org/airwaves daily 0.75 2022-03-24 https://www.wavesjournal.org/airwaves/blog-post-title-one-9792f monthly 0.5 2022-03-24 https://www.wavesjournal.org/submissions daily 0.75 2025-10-15 https://www.wavesjournal.org/about daily 1.0 2025-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/c12c8373-d36f-4d71-9e14-a54d5241b17f/lachlan-dempsey-0L5QTLD0YPc-unsplash.jpg About - Make it stand out Photo by Lachlan Dempsey on Unsplash https://www.wavesjournal.org/who-we-are daily 0.75 2025-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/6e9f00c3-a270-48a0-b985-adb5e5138719/20251015_Emily+Bald_EDITED_04.jpg Who We Are - Emily Bald, Editor-in-chief Emily Bald received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington in Seattle, where she specialized in 19th- and early 20th-century American literature. Her dissertation examines the cultural politics of literary, philosophical, and scientific understandings of time at the turn of the 20th century. Her work has been published in American Literary Realism and an edited collection of essays on novelistic time. As a lecturer at UF, she teaches writing for sustainability and the built environment, the humanities, gender studies, and the medical sciences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1599585645562-NIWPRNIC9PF6CSKRHQ3M/BIZ_1447G_RET_T_crop+%281%29.jpg Who We Are - Eric Vallee Eric Vallee received his Ph.D. in English at Pennsylvania State University, where he specialized in 19th-century American literature. His dissertation examines interdisciplinary work in literature and medicine to unpack cultural representations of gender, race, and (dis)ability. His work has appeared in Early American Studies and Pennsylvania History. At the University Writing Program at UF, he teaches writing in the health professions, physical sciences, engineering, and the law. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1595433805317-TXVJQ8CBGLYCY1DNVWXA/FacultyPic.jpg Who We Are - Andréa Caloiaro Andréa Caloiaro received his PhD in English at the University of Florida, specializing in Irish literature and film. His research examines Irish literature and film on war and militarism through the lenses of trauma and gender theory, narratology, and literature’s relationship to historiography and public commemoration. Andréa’s work appears in Études Irlandaises, e-Keltoi: Journal of Interdisciplinary Celtic Studies, Aethlon: Journal of Sports Literature, among others. At the University Writing Program at UF, he teaches writing in the medical sciences and health professions, engineering, professional communication, and public engagement. https://www.wavesjournal.org/call-for-papers daily 0.75 2021-06-18 https://www.wavesjournal.org/contact daily 0.75 2025-11-18 https://www.wavesjournal.org/fall-2020 daily 0.75 2021-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1604148711209-0U2403PXXN4QL2VYGWA2/Boy+with+Fishnet_Brenna+Sheets.jpg Fall 2020 - Broken Glass Still Upright Brenna Sheets “When I wrote this story, I was in a place of considerable doubt about myself and the world around me. I was relentlessly striving to improve as a writer, but I was then faced with the turmoil of my father’s death. I felt pressured not just by my academic surroundings, but also by society to manage life, death, and self-doubt with effortless sureness and acceptance. I feel this piece was made subconsciously with the hope of resonating, empathizing, and acknowledging that uncertainty is inevitable and continuous.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1604340863127-LDTCG9VO2MIZBP259U1F/Photo+by+Mercedes+Mehling+on+Unsplash.jpg Fall 2020 - The Impact of Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy on Transgender Patients’ Physical Health Ashrita Budharaju “I was already interested in trans health, so I decided to take the opportunity to learn more about the medical aspect of transitioning. During that time, I was developing teaching materials and activities for the gender section of the Gatorship social justice retreat. I took care to center trans voices, and I was starting to understand how socially and medically transitioning impacted the lives of trans people. Most experts agree that hormone therapy has a positive impact on trans patients’ mental health and improves compliance with other treatments as well. However, the effect of hormone therapy on patients who are already at risk for cardiovascular, metabolic, or other conditions is not well studied. With my review, I hope to highlight areas for further study so that we can provide the best care possible for patients who undergo hormone therapy.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1604339163701-W6E8W5P7JR8443Q7XLFG/Photo+by+Bannon+Morrissy+on+Unsplash.jpg Fall 2020 - Redefining the Masculinity of Strong Female Characters through Roma Brianna Riddle “As a nursing major, I don’t get to spend much time analyzing film imagery or reading books anymore. I’ve always viewed it as a privilege to read or watch these works created with so much passion by their writers and directors; Roma is no exception. I fell in love with the imagery of 1970s Mexico and the movie’s ability to flip the expectations of a strong female film character. Though this paper was originally written for a class assignment, writing it never felt like work. My intention in writing this paper was to reflect on the way that female characters are typically portrayed in film and to highlight how Cuarón channels a more realistic embodiment of feminine strength.” https://www.wavesjournal.org/issue-design-experiments-2 daily 0.75 2020-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1607264831096-ENYW7M4N2FB1SK9EVP6Y/Boy+with+Fishnet.jpg Issue Design Experiments 2 - Broken Glass Still Upright Brenna Sheets “When I wrote this story, I was in a place of considerable doubt about myself and the world around me. . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1604340863127-LDTCG9VO2MIZBP259U1F/Photo+by+Mercedes+Mehling+on+Unsplash.jpg Issue Design Experiments 2 - The Impact of Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy on Transgender Patients’ Physical Health Ashrita Budharaju https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1604339163701-W6E8W5P7JR8443Q7XLFG/Photo+by+Bannon+Morrissy+on+Unsplash.jpg Issue Design Experiments 2 - Redefining the Masculinity of Strong Female Characters through Roma Brianna Riddle https://www.wavesjournal.org/brenna-sheets-broken-glass-still-upright daily 0.75 2020-12-11 https://www.wavesjournal.org/ashrita-budharaju-hormone-therapy daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1607943452185-7KC6YPYWLU58FDOYYNON/Budharaju+Table.png Ashrita Budharaju-Impact of Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy Iwamoto et. al (2019). b. IOM (2011). c. Coleman et. al (2012). d. Deutsch (2016). e. Streed, Harfouch, Marvel, Blumenthal, Martin, Mukherjee (2017). https://www.wavesjournal.org/brianna-riddle-strong-female-characters daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://www.wavesjournal.org/peer-reviewers daily 0.75 2020-12-18 https://www.wavesjournal.org/spring-2021 daily 0.75 2021-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1622636757651-RXEIE42WTN1HMIAZPU88/possessed-photography-U3sOwViXhkY-unsplash.jpg Spring 2021 - William ShAIkespeare?: AI and the Quest for Creativity Armaan Kalkat “Being a linguistics major, I had already been interested in the way language shapes our identities and how we define what it means to be human. So much of our history has been devoted to understanding our innate drive for self-expression, and I believe that one of the vital turning points in this quest will come as a result of innovation like that which is the topic of this paper, when humans look for ways to reverse-engineer our own traits and come to better understand ourselves through our attempts to impart said traits to other beings. Of course it can appear to be an exercise in narcissism and self-aggrandizement, but it can simultaneously be an act of beautiful creation in the pursuit of knowledge.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1622637192043-G6DUUIT7SL098AYYF58R/ankush-minda-7KKQG0eB_TI-unsplash.jpg Spring 2021 - Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution to the New Problem of Numbers in Morality Jackson Anderson “This paper was initially written while taking an undergraduate Moral Philosophy course at the University of Florida. The course exposed me to the schools of ethics as well as a multitude of corresponding readings and ideas. I have found studying the evolution of the problem of numbers fascinating and, with the addition of Woollard’s New Problem of Numbers, I felt that I might be getting close to the topic’s modern frontier. It is my hope that others can learn from the proposed solution that I present in this paper so that they may criticize, strengthen, and evolve it.” https://www.wavesjournal.org/armaan-kalkat-william-shaikespeare daily 0.75 2021-06-02 https://www.wavesjournal.org/jackson-armstrong-strong-nonconsequentialist-solution daily 0.75 2021-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623858142597-24YRQCNRLEVE9Q62YB11/Figure+1.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 1. A visual representation of the “Rocks” ethical dilemma in which goes as follows: Five people are stranded on one rock. One person is stranded on another. In your boat, you are able to reach either rock before the tide comes in, but not both. Anyone left standing on a rock at high tide will drown (Anscombe, 1977, p. 17). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623869130201-RXXE08HM82P0QIIQIXLJ/Figure+6.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 6. Once again, a visual of Woollard's Trolley case, now with labeled individuals with clarified claims if relevant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623858999412-RFGKCXZB1JTJ8CL6BFHM/Figure+4.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 4. A visual of Julia Woollard's Trolley case, adapted from that of Judith Jarvis Thomson (Woollard, 2014, p. 635) in order to remove the variable of numbers from the scenario. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623858239117-LLDK2SJLPPWJBDHDYTQV/Figure+2.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 2. A representation of the relative positions of several answers to dilemmas similar to the "Rocks" case (Anscombe, 1977, p. 17), as described by Woollard (2014) in the New Problem of Numbers in Morality (p. 632). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623869221651-XQKKI5X23Q2GYRJVI86I/Figure+7.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 7. A visual of the Empathetic Woollard Trolley case, in which I adjust the claims of each labeled individual to include empathetic claims. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623869735661-H25CL4KBK0Z26C5PNEH4/Figure+12.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 12. A visual of the Empathetic Thomson Trolley, described in the caption below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623869451119-BP6CO5VWGQLE94Q9LUWB/Figure+10.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 10. Once again, a visual of the Empathetic Woollard Trolley that adjusts Woollard's Trolley to also include empathetic claims. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623858347515-RG60HP52MUYRE9VH15EB/Figure+3.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 3. A visual representation of Judith Jarvis Thomson's Trolley Problem (Thomson, 1976, p. 207) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623869697203-JK63Y4I0ETTKV2OF0X6Y/Figure+13.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 13. A chart indicating the corresponding net harms/benefits of each labeled individual from an Empathetic Thomson Trolley case, in which the Thomson case (5 on the main track vs. 1 on the side track) now takes empathetic claims into account. Note that Individual B has identical net outcomes to D, E, F, and G, as well as any other theorized member of the main track given that all things are equal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623869289443-CVBO01CPRKUVVI670GMY/Figure+8.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 8. Once again, a visual of the Extreme Trolley case similar to that discussed by Woollard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623868892214-4WB77ZG7YTITEB75DGJH/Figure+5.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 5. A visual of the Extreme Trolley example, in which the number of people on the main track is remarkably greater than that of the side track. This is adapted from the similar example given by Woollard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623869576245-2TVDSS61IR87F95Q67F9/Figure+11.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 11. A chart indicating the corresponding net harms/benefits of each labeled individual from Empathetic Woollard Trolley, based on the relative weighting previously discussed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1623869371447-P72DIBCOC59G7P848NHM/Figure+9.jpg Jackson Armstrong-Strong Nonconsequentialist Solution - Make it stand out Figure 9. A visual of the Empathetic Extreme Trolley, in which empathetic claims are taken into account and examples of individuals on either track (all being equal) are given. https://www.wavesjournal.org/cfp daily 0.75 2021-11-16 https://www.wavesjournal.org/healthmedicinesociety daily 0.75 2022-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/044b06cc-0d75-445d-a9f2-bdd24ece986c/Menstrual_cup.jpg Special Issue: Health, Medicine, and Society - Menstrual Cups as a Menstrual Hygiene Solution for Resource-Limited Adolescent Girls Tiffany Nguyen “Global women’s health is a subject that I actively stay informed about, and while brainstorming topics, I reflected upon my own experiences with menstrual hygiene. . . . My mother is an immigrant that grew up in rural Vietnam, where internal products like tampons were not only taboo due to stigmas conflating menstruation with sex, but wholly inaccessible. Instead of disposable products, my mother and her sisters would use cut strips of old T-shirts as makeshift reusable pads that had to be cleaned between each use with an overnight soak.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/ced6fe0a-9cde-4885-a6bf-14457d230ab4/charlein-gracia--Ux5mdMJNEA-unsplash.jpg Special Issue: Health, Medicine, and Society - Implications of Camouflage on the Delayed Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Women Jade Jackson “In the Fall 2021 semester, I was challenged with writing an original review paper for my class Writing in the Health Professions. I knew right away that I wanted to explore an issue of health inequity, and I was loosely aware of the gender gap in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis for women. The more I read, the more I understood that a general female phenotype of ASD is missing from the diagnostic process, contributing to many women either being diagnosed much later in life, or never getting a diagnosis. This review attempts to explore the gender gap and provide the beginnings of a succinct female phenotype of ASD in women.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1651666247553-YL9SC0Q4FV61C0FK8G5L/unsplash-image-uUkjeWxSh7c.jpg Special Issue: Health, Medicine, and Society - Analyzing Health Disparities of Trans Masculine Populations with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Easton Brundage “I first wrote this paper for my Women’s Studies Capstone course during the semester that I was both diagnosed with PCOS and started hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Both processes were tumultuous with expensive doctor’s visits, many tests, and constant bloodwork all while I faced consistent barriers from medical providers who created unsupportive and at times transphobic environments. . . . Birthed from my experience navigating the healthcare system, this research paper is a defense of trans masculine people’s bodily autonomy.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/9c607ff7-743f-42bb-916a-e73b312c618a/towfiqu-barbhuiya-ZJaK9jQXeDA-unsplash.jpg Special Issue: Health, Medicine, and Society - Characterizing Diabetes Distress: Assessing Demographic, Clinical, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Correlates Emma Carpenter “While I originally anticipated writing a review paper regarding the pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes, after diving into existing literature I kept encountering an unfamiliar term–“diabetes distress.” Upon reading more, I found myself intrigued by this term–defined as the emotional burden that accompanies diabetes and its demanding self-care behaviors. Although I had investigated the mechanism of type 1 diabetes in my wet-lab research, I had not previously explored the psychological impact of diabetes–nor had I truly considered how living with diabetes might affect someone’s mental health.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/9e009875-5afe-4050-9f84-8812b631b98b/Image+by+Dewald+Van+Rensburg+from+Pixabay+.jpg Special Issue: Health, Medicine, and Society - Investigation of Racial Disparities in Rates of Alzheimer’s Disease Among African Americans as Compared to White Americans Rachel Younglove “Investigating this topic also allowed me to incorporate anthropological perspectives on both race and medicine to better understand how the two interact within culture and society. My goal in illuminating these racial disparities in cognitive health is to enact change that can address the stubborn presence of racial bias and the persistent structural barriers that continue to contribute to African Americans’ increased risk of developing poor cognitive health. My hope is that this research emphasizes the need for interdisciplinary approaches to solving real-world health issues, specifically those involving race as a variable in determining health outcomes.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/2180b9bb-105b-4b30-aef6-cb3aca75d296/Image+by+F.+Muhammad+from+Pixabay+.jpg Special Issue: Health, Medicine, and Society - A Review of Interventions to Address Language Barriers in the Emergency Department Maria Maura, Joel Hernandez, and Keer Zhang “We completed this project as part of a literature review initiative by the Equal Access Clinic Network (EACN) Research Department. We (Maria and Joel) were both born in Cuba and arrived in the United States when we were around 15 years of age. Since then, we have experienced language barriers ourselves and in our families. As future physicians, we have been involved in clinical activities where we have seen the effects of language barriers in patients as well. We hope that this paper will reach Emergency Department physicians and administrators, as well as other students interested in the topic.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/f946cb7f-7bbe-436e-b5b1-8230dec42059/Photo+by+the+National+Cancer+Institute+on+Unsplash.jpg Special Issue: Health, Medicine, and Society - Targeted prevention and control strategies for MSM and IDU populations can reduce stigma and global burden of HIV Ashlyn N. Ludovici and Callaway M. Wells “Lead author Ashlyn Ludovici drove this project after an initial exposure to HIV as a global problem started in 2019, while studying abroad in Athens, Greece. While there, she noticed a lot of used needles and was questioning where they all came from. She learned that there was an Athens-based HIV outbreak among Intravenous Drug Users, and that the needles on the street helped stop the spread of HIV for this population. While writing our paper, we wanted to focus on other subpopulations that have faced unfair and very harmful stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS. This led us to research the history of HIV and the discovery of the significant burden that was placed upon the men who have sex with men (MSM) population.” https://www.wavesjournal.org/tiffany-nguyenmenstrual-cups-as-a-mhs daily 0.75 2022-05-04 https://www.wavesjournal.org/airwaves-podcast daily 0.75 2022-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/780289b2-f313-449e-bcec-ffd0bf7d3616/Photo+by+Possessed+Photography+on+Unsplash.jpg AirWaves Podcast - Make it stand out Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash https://www.wavesjournal.org/easton-brundage-analyzing-health-disparities daily 0.75 2022-05-04 https://www.wavesjournal.org/jade-jackson-delayed-diagnosis-of-asd-in-women daily 0.75 2022-05-04 https://www.wavesjournal.org/evelyn-meckley_times-twisted-arrow daily 0.75 2022-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/2fabceb3-2dca-44c3-8d11-3aa8ac106df6/Meckley+Figure+1.png Evelyn Meckley_Time's Twisted Arrow - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/8d238c42-57b7-4c27-adf0-be286bc86e32/Meckley+Figure+3.png Evelyn Meckley_Time's Twisted Arrow - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/70d81af5-1eb7-4486-b9a8-2da9f49c73ad/Meckley+Figure+4.png Evelyn Meckley_Time's Twisted Arrow - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/884f1e9c-a6ba-4aa8-ba66-c076c29538f0/Meckley+Figure+2.png Evelyn Meckley_Time's Twisted Arrow - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wavesjournal.org/fall-2022 daily 0.75 2023-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/71c5984e-793a-4369-8160-3cdd68c869fd/Photo+by+Tobias+Carlsson+on+Unsplash.jpg Fall 2022 - Time’s Twisted Arrow: An Examination of Queer Desynchronization Evelyn Meckley “This autoethnography was written as the culmination of a semester’s worth of examining positionality and temporal perception in my Quest 1 course. When it came time to choose which aspect of my identity I wanted to explore for my final paper, my queerness was the obvious choice. Queer temporality fascinates me, and through the genre of autoethnography, I was able to reflect on both my own temporality and that of other queer people. As an autoethnography is meant to examine society through the lens of the self, I hoped to address and explore some broadly-felt aspects of the queer temporal experience—to help cishet people understand and to help queer people feel seen.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/ac267505-fba4-42a7-8392-a32d10026f02/jacek-poblocki-OCyGtJG0U7k-unsplash.jpg Fall 2022 - Rootlessness and Placemaking: A Personal Recount and Reflection of Home from a Military Kid Perspective Rebekah Browne ““Rootlessness and Placemaking: A Personal Recount and Reflection of Home from a Military Kid Perspective” is a rendition of a “Student Praxis Project” I was assigned in my class, Spatial and Temporal Thinking. . . . Our course textbook, Space and Place by Yi-Fu Tuan, heavily shaped this module and provided context and language for the reflection portion. We were asked to contextualize Tuan’s perspectives on the impact of physical space on social space, as well as the significance of the concept of homeland using our own life experience. . . . The project also required complementary maps. I understand the maps may not be of a publishing quality, especially regarding readability and accessibility. But I chose not to redraw them because I resonate with their informal quality and hope it may reinforce the intimacy of this piece. ” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/8f9d7977-476e-4cbc-b336-050d7d4b99b3/kilimanjaro-studioz-4aKtCwX1aGg-unsplash.jpg Fall 2022 - Desire of the Absence of the Other Adriana Beltrano “Here, I wanted to explore the theory that when we desire, especially when it comes to romantic desires, we are actually desiring the absence of the other. It is the age-old adage of, ‘I want what I can’t have.’. . . My goal is to have readers (perhaps mostly young adults who are relatively new to love/desire) question their desires and whether they actually hope for fulfillment. When we grow tired of our partners, is it because they are not for us, or is it because media has made us used to unfulfilled or impossible to fulfill relationships as the end goal? On a similar note, are we purposefully desiring things that will never lead to our desires being fulfilled?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/eb4abebc-e5bf-44af-8c17-bd71eed2f55b/Photo+by+Den+Harrson+on+Unsplash.jpg Fall 2022 - The Black Wedding Dress Michelle Muli “On the 10th of February 2022 – the day of South Africa’s State of the Nation Address – a lone figure stood mutely in front of the parliamentary building in Cape Town, donned in a black dress and veil. Through videos on the internet, I watched this woman stand in a silent protest against gender-based violence. . . . I wrote this poem in response to the silent protest held by local artist Qondiswa James, inspired by how she took a stand against gender-based violence only to have her efforts plundered by police forces that repaid her civility with brutality. . . . Above all, it pushes the concept of standing against systems of oppression and uses silence, ironically so, to encourage people to speak up against such systems.” https://www.wavesjournal.org/emma-carpentercharacterization-of-diabetes-distress daily 0.75 2022-11-30 https://www.wavesjournal.org/youngloveracial-disparities-in-rates-of-alzheimers-disease daily 0.75 2022-08-13 https://www.wavesjournal.org/maria-maura-joel-hernandez-keer-zhang-language-barriers-in-the-er daily 0.75 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/3d7bcbaa-2072-4987-bc8f-f2a7fd430a0c/Language+Barriers+Figure+3.png Maria Maura, Joel Hernandez, Keer Zhang-Language Barriers in the ER - Make it stand out Figure #3: Characteristics of included studies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/71405894-d772-4e44-a3fb-9e83cff90f93/Language+Barriers+Figure+1.png Maria Maura, Joel Hernandez, Keer Zhang-Language Barriers in the ER - Make it stand out Figure #1 This figure visually describes the process mentioned above. Template obtained from The PRISMA Group (Moher et al., 2009). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/40276be7-57ed-4d08-8595-95743e01e689/Language+Barriers+Figure+2.png Maria Maura, Joel Hernandez, Keer Zhang-Language Barriers in the ER - Make it stand out Figure #2: 16 articles reported data on interventions to language barriers in the Emergency Department. https://www.wavesjournal.org/ashlyn-n-ludovici-callaway-m-wells-stigma-and-burden-of-hiv daily 0.75 2022-10-09 https://www.wavesjournal.org/adriana-beltranodesire daily 0.75 2022-11-23 https://www.wavesjournal.org/rebekah-browneplacemaking daily 0.75 2022-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/3717500d-f2b8-4018-be76-930d97751f92/Browne+Map+1.jpg Rebekah Browne-Placemaking - Make it stand out Map 1. Childhood bedroom, computer room, and out front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/f07f5e6f-ea9d-4295-b5f0-6bf8cb29630f/Browne+Map+2.jpg Rebekah Browne-Placemaking - Make it stand out Map 2. Aerial view from balcony to Vogelweh Elementary School. https://www.wavesjournal.org/michelle-mulithe-black-wedding-dress daily 0.75 2022-11-23 https://www.wavesjournal.org/browsecategories daily 0.75 2022-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/68f41ea2-b9e4-4dc4-b7a2-849e75b8bcca/Photo+by+I%C3%B1aki+del+Olmo+on+Unsplash.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/6143e362-d072-499e-949b-9094c4bce689/Photo+by+Ousa+Chea+on+Unsplash.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847790953-CKZYQNQFFSXPYIC1KODL/unspecified-7.jpg https://www.wavesjournal.org/spring-2023 daily 0.75 2023-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/eb6007d3-df6e-4e41-95ce-9c275b9e5da5/nate-foong-q-f4HuBlEMQ-unsplash.jpg Spring 2023 - The Grand Gestures for Our Planet Alexandra (Alex) Hess “I wrote this essay to reflect on my travels to our country’s beautiful western states and the environmental issues that currently face its national parks. The Grand Teton National Park, located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was my inspiration for this piece. I hope it will inspire readers to find a connection with nature and nudge them to make shifts towards conserving our exquisite lands.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/fa71d560-e9f2-4ff2-969c-7c7671caba90/luiz-cent-6oWFECZuB30-unsplash.jpg Spring 2023 - The Future of Florida’s Natural Waters Isabela Tagala “As our population grows, an increase in industrial and agricultural activities follows, consequently leading to heavy pollution in bodies of water across Florida. In this policy brief, I delved into three main sections: one, to highlight the negative effects water pollution has on our environment; two, to point out weaknesses and flaws in existing water quality management projects and policies; and three, to offer policy alternatives and enforce the need for a restructuring of water management practices across Florida as a whole.” https://www.wavesjournal.org/isabela-tagala-floridas-natural-waters daily 0.75 2023-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/c738a78c-f21a-4d66-8494-ea8105cf684f/The+Future+of+Florida%27s+Natural+Waters_Page_4.jpg Isabela Tagala-Florida's Natural Waters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/e00418fe-ab49-4705-a1d2-15906d109271/The+Future+of+Florida%27s+Natural+Waters_Page_3.jpg Isabela Tagala-Florida's Natural Waters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/297765e3-7b4c-4ca7-b8df-9528661773eb/The+Future+of+Florida%27s+Natural+Waters_Page_1.jpg Isabela Tagala-Florida's Natural Waters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/f9954637-cc38-4698-8acb-1fe6d1c59c01/The+Future+of+Florida%27s+Natural+Waters_Page_2.jpg Isabela Tagala-Florida's Natural Waters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/a72bd6c3-ff10-4c79-924d-37d2bbafb772/The+Future+of+Florida%27s+Natural+Waters_Page_5.jpg Isabela Tagala-Florida's Natural Waters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wavesjournal.org/alexandra-hess-grand-gestures-for-our-planet daily 0.75 2023-06-14 https://www.wavesjournal.org/fall-2023 daily 0.75 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/7b02a4a3-378c-4333-91ab-765387289446/gayatri-malhotra-5NDGPlKUwdY-unsplash.jpg Fall 2023 - A War of Words: The Role of Rhetoric in Reproductive Rights Molly O’Neill “Rhetoric is often overlooked or used subliminally in abortion discussions. A better understanding of the repercussions of abortion rhetoric and the purposeful intent behind our words is necessary for medically and politically sound decisions. It is my hope that this paper will resonate with a diverse audience and contribute to a more informed and nuanced discussion of abortion, while encouraging empathy across all perspectives.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/c031f754-6447-4c31-8905-257954408850/kazuo-ota-ETpTz0rSIdU-unsplash+2.jpg Fall 2023 - How Skinny Feels: My Experience with an Eating Disorder Zoey Thomas “When I was recovering, my dad found, printed and gave me a blog article written by a college-aged girl who had struggled with anorexia in high school. She wrote about the story of her anorexia: how it had arisen, how it had shaped her, and how she overcame it. The article ended with a current picture of her in college. I read that blog over and over. When my wonderful teacher Dr. Carolyn Kelley told me my essay could help other people experiencing the same battle and suggested I submit it for publishing, I immediately thought back to that blog post. I hope my story can encourage others to choose recovery in the same way that blog did for me.” https://www.wavesjournal.org/zoey-thomas-how-skinny-feels daily 0.75 2023-12-17 https://www.wavesjournal.org/molly-oneill-a-war-of-words daily 0.75 2023-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/8f47b725-4fff-4b7e-90a0-9c731cd83c59/O%27Neill+Figure+1.png Molly O'Neill-A War of Words - Make it stand out Figure 1 The Miraculous Journey. Photo: Nadine el-Khouri https://www.wavesjournal.org/spring-2024 daily 0.75 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/c99a2685-9d51-4bc7-b613-7b6141025b00/nik-ZmY7AG1l0Eo-unsplash.jpg Spring 2024 - For-Who Page? Adaora Edeoga “The human condition of the generations before us isn't decomposing, but it is definitely changing. . . . The instructions for this essay were fairly simple: write an op-ed about how technology affects the way we live. In classic Gen-Z fashion, I chose to focus on social media, specifically on the mystery of the TikTok algorithm coupled with the rise of influencing. The goal of this paper wasn’t to shake the fabric of our society but rather to get people thinking about not just how TikTok's For You page works but why.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/2daa9140-876a-4f44-a90d-e00c07b61d13/marek-okon-B22HYSxVrKo-unsplash.jpg Spring 2024 - Magic Hidden in Plain Sight: An Immersive Trek through the Japanese Alps Hazel Gray “I certainly did not intend to write about the trip while I was actually there, but the more I contemplated my experiences at Kamikouchi, the more I realized that the family excursion was a life-changing journey that reshaped my perspective on life and reality which I yearned to share with others. I sincerely pray that this piece encourages its readers to open their eyes to the treasures concealed in the reality around them, for there is always something greater hidden beneath the surface, waiting patiently to be unleashed.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/bbe94676-b733-4d24-a5d8-6fb0367000f1/sarah-brown-Y_lcWqkOvCw-unsplash.jpg Spring 2024 - Comorbid Insomnia and Alcohol Use: Addressing the Bi-directional Relationship through Multi-target Treatments Klea Gjoka “As someone who has struggled with insomnia for a few years now, I wanted to delve deeper into the current research and therapeutic techniques that have developed for patients with insomnia. Throughout my preliminary research, I frequently encountered papers discussing insomnia as it relates to alcohol use. Considering that the young adult population is significantly affected by both insomnia and alcohol use, I chose to do further research on this relevant topic to understand the type of relationship that exists between the two.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/2f4c81cd-b6ea-4c76-97ab-0eee43d7d2bc/daniel-lloyd-blunk-fernandez-IuOOiHgPEpY-unsplash.jpg Spring 2024 - Calladita Te Miras Mas Bonita America Cortes “I knew I had to put my emotions into words and writing this worked as a sort of therapy for me. I was able to see how much I've grown not only as a person, but as a woman. When I finished reading my narrative to my younger sister, we cried together. She made me realize that this needs to be shared with the world. I hope that when other people read it, they heal with me and realize their worth.” https://www.wavesjournal.org/hazel-gray-spiritual-awe-in-the-japanese-alps daily 0.75 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/9c3a4b41-609c-4d46-8645-030af27aba26/Gray+Figure+1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/771350af-9af3-438b-9312-deb9c4005f8f/Gray+figure+3.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/f4885d73-ad19-4b4c-8cce-26a0d0cc1a5b/Gray+Figure+2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/f87f0854-6e5f-4604-8ee8-9014106b1e60/Gray+Figure+4.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/f170d892-5571-4d7c-9896-81569803a7f7/Gray+Figure+5.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/38cc870f-4e9f-4d66-933d-5fb1f21421ae/Gray+Figure+6.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/b8cc0050-ece6-48be-a032-24f3a3a6acb1/Gray+Figure+7.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/6c7fd1d2-c51d-41c5-b070-27e261e99ab3/Gray+Figure+8.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/7613c4d7-3436-4388-aab3-e88900c967c6/Gray+Figure+9.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/33e78ec3-6880-4c0f-8ab9-baa1db28ac61/Gray+Figure+10.jpg https://www.wavesjournal.org/adaora-edeoga-for-who-page daily 0.75 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/623a8835-ea9e-4843-8f25-bd20de16676d/Bre.png Adaora Edeoga-For-Who-Page? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/42c4aea0-a7ac-4bae-969d-29d0fce5479d/IMG_3061.jpg Adaora Edeoga-For-Who-Page? https://www.wavesjournal.org/klea-gjoka-comorbid-insomnia-and-alcohol-use daily 0.75 2024-05-14 https://www.wavesjournal.org/america-cortes-calladita-te-miras-mas-bonita daily 0.75 2024-05-14 https://www.wavesjournal.org/fall2024 daily 0.75 2025-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/882bdbfe-afb1-4f4f-bb7b-9576e8e3a85f/michael-matloka-ksqLktmKEtA-unsplash.jpg Fall 2024 - Fog to a Cow Rahil Zaveri “During senior year, I drove my younger sibling and myself to school every day, and on the way, we would pass numerous farms and fields. One very foggy morning, I was struggling to see even twenty feet ahead of me, and as I drove, I caught a glimpse of cattle grazing to my right. It struck me as comical then that I, with all my knowledge and technology, was struggling to get to where I needed to go, whereas the cows were utterly content with themselves. This poem is an investigation into these thoughts.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/b3119e2c-496b-4395-b27d-0c30ae1bf034/tom-podmore-uIKzVYSe4Pk-unsplash.jpg Fall 2024 - “The Greatest Dam in the World”: The Troubling History of the Hoover Dam and the Taming of the Colorado River Ryan Tenner “This piece, initially written as a research essay for my American Environmental History class, resulted from an exploration into the history of the land that would eventually become home to the Hoover Dam. I spent several weeks in the University of Florida libraries gathering primary and secondary sources that, when pieced together, amounted to a chronology of the land beginning with Indian settlement and ending with the environmental crises found there today. I want this piece to instill in readers a better understanding of the social and ecological costs inherent to our continued expansion: economic growth is vital, but it must be placed within the context of the losses we face to achieve it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/dbd26d1b-98bb-4d84-b804-e33e23e6a399/Screenshot+2025-01-09+101004.png Fall 2024 - city blocks Delaney Johnson “After taking a visit to the Harn art museum, I was inspired to write this poem. The poem was written with Bertram Hartman’s “City Blocks” in mind. As can be seen in the painting attached, this work of art from 1929 depicts a skyscraper in a large city. My poem is a critique of man’s irresponsible vertical movement; it is an examination of the consequences humanity faces when it chooses this path instead of embarking on a horizontal walk with nature.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/763ea943-e2af-47f2-a999-34940260120a/victor-freitas-vjkM-0m34KU-unsplash.jpg Fall 2024 - Ambiguous Anabolic: An Analysis of Bodybuilding Supplements in College Gym Culture Callen Morley “Athletics and weightlifting have been an integral part of my life which inevitably introduced me to the world of bodybuilding supplements. After consuming different products for several years, I was recently informed I suffered from hypertension. Products like creatine were contributing to this medical condition, even though researchers deem creatine as harmless. This project was born out of a pressing need to confront and address the complex issues surrounding the prevalent use of bodybuilding supplements among male college students.” https://www.wavesjournal.org/ryan-tenner-hoover-dam daily 0.75 2025-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/27f52355-0258-4678-a3c6-fb74c74bd206/Hoover+Dam+Figure+4.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736441338970-F0FHYQRIX8SC5Y8MEIC8/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B1.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442100005-FLNMTNWS34HZTQTJ0E7V/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B5.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442580323-KPKUYHB0HDWXRT59VWMD/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B13.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442781964-G2RO59SEHE0FLDBFOVYX/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B15.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442957595-OTJ02M4EOH9GT86QKPNF/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B17.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/257a12f4-6567-4d70-8fcd-17f95b7ab7ef/Hoover+Dam+Figure+2.png Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442136888-AFUHM44G7TY6WXXKWBKB/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B6.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442602060-OAR6H2KTN36OI55RFY5M/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B14.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442811813-BJVXW96ASBTAM58UGWNL/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B16.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442974668-2OZSJU6OFSLBRN46HSMJ/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B18.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/c558ef7f-43e2-42b2-9f6b-e2b2142aa0b2/Hoover+Dam+Figure+3.png Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442178149-9OOYR9H80AK051Q7KAB8/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B7.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442204348-ALGATTIGJVF6RY34GJED/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B8.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442222849-CY1BPMD4NL6QCU00BZC5/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B9.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442253903-5JUS4KX0MFIA0WFW9N0L/Figure%2B10.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442286563-I7QHQS4I5MC86ZM23DFR/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B11.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/1736442314485-STDVAEFEDLF3W8ZM32OQ/Hoover%2BDam%2BFigure%2B12.jpg Ryan Tenner-Hoover Dam https://www.wavesjournal.org/rahil-zaveri-fog-to-a-cow daily 0.75 2025-01-09 https://www.wavesjournal.org/delaney-johnson-city-blocks daily 0.75 2025-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/6db6d906-2c56-49ea-b915-a3b67b678ab8/city+blocks+Figure+3.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/0dc53ea9-54eb-4541-a280-1a75d54382ee/city+blocks+Figure+4.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/d37035ee-5b1f-4e88-a43f-7ff7e778f9ff/city+blocks+Figure+2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/64867124-a162-4349-9a2f-f2d2c53cface/city+blocks+Figure+1.jpg https://www.wavesjournal.org/callen-morley-ambiguous-anabolic daily 0.75 2025-02-12 https://www.wavesjournal.org/spring-2025 daily 0.75 2025-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/d9df11f8-154c-4ceb-b1e2-ac5fd4da23a1/vlad-tchompalov-nKNrOZ5MXZY-unsplash.jpg Spring 2025 - When Society Collides with Science: The Role of Scientific Illiteracy in the Trans Panic Sunny Hunt “I hope to instill a sense of urgency in my readers. Once they finish reading, I want them to think about the role of science in our society and how they can be informed to prevent themselves from being manipulated or misled. I also want readers, especially those hoping to pursue careers in medicine, to know that some of their colleagues are trans and that no matter which team wins this game of politics, we aren’t going anywhere.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/c4f0c982-303a-4022-808c-53d5fe898ebc/brian-yurasits-jVXgfjSDnJI-unsplash.jpg Spring 2025 - Detrimental Effects of Single Use Disposable Plastic Bags Viviana Baker “This policy brief calls attention to the various detrimental impacts felt by marine, terrestrial and urban environments due to plastic bag pollution. Despite long term proof that these materials are causing detrimental effects to both human and environmental health, single-use plastics are rampant in everyday life. Single-use plastic pollution is a widespread issue due to prevalent use and improper disposal. This is both a social and environmental problem, as we need a collective shift from an inherent disposable mindset to a more sustainable, reuse focused approach.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/3568c45d-6c79-4393-9185-0d4febe0d37d/james-coleman-QHRZv6PIW4s-unsplash.jpg Spring 2025 - Brown Beads & Future Dreams Arden Gozum “Writing the memoir was a therapeutic opportunity to reflect on my honest feelings about the start of my college journey. It forced me to slow down and acknowledge the messy and daunting feelings that I’ve repressed in the past. My intended audience for this project is any college student who is experiencing or has dealt with underlying shadows of doubt about their tracks. On a more niche level, I think anyone who has felt the weight of internal pressures – especially the desire to make their family proud – can relate to this as well. I hope my piece can resonate with those who are dealing with these kinds of vulnerable thoughts and encourage them to embrace the uncertainty.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/163d1cfb-4ab3-4718-b671-3bc36c572449/ryan-noeker-Uy2N83VJgUE-unsplash.jpg Spring 2025 - Making a Spectacle of Florida: Interrogating the Allure of the Dangerous, the Macabre, and the Bizarre in Florida Tourism through Karen Russell’s Swamplandia! Isabella Caraballo “As a student who came from Maryland to attend the University of Florida, I was immediately intrigued by Florida’s kitschy, garish culture. . . . Upon further research and class discussion, Florida slowly revealed itself as a somewhat misunderstood place. I learned about Florida’s Sunshine Law, which has given rise to the “Florida Man” phenomenon and contributes to perceptions of Florida being a wild and lawless place. I created this essay as an outsider seeking to interrogate the stereotypes I held about Floridian culture by delving into how Florida tourism interacts with people’s attraction to the dangerous and the bizarre.” https://www.wavesjournal.org/viviana-baker-single-use-plastics daily 0.75 2025-06-04 https://www.wavesjournal.org/sunny-hunt-when-society-collides-with-science daily 0.75 2025-06-02 https://www.wavesjournal.org/isabella-carabello-making-a-spectacle-of-florida daily 0.75 2025-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/e3e84626-51a8-4f10-a64d-439d60521957/Caraballo+Fig+1.jpg Isabella Carabello-Making a Spectacle of Florida Fig. 1. The menacing jaws of a gator at the entrance of Gatorland, a signature gator attraction. Florida. - Division of Tourism. Entrance to the Gatorland theme park in Orlando, Florida. 20th century. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 30 May. 2025. https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/92934 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/d5ba0cb3-e1c4-44c2-b06e-1201ef6ed601/Caraballo+Fig+2.jpg Isabella Carabello-Making a Spectacle of Florida Fig. 2. The St. Augustine alligator farm, founded in 1893 is one of Florida’s oldest and most iconic roadside attractions. Man petting an alligator at an alligator farm - St. Augustine, Florida. 1946. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 30 May. 2025. https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/65113 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/4a8e955b-90cf-4699-89f2-872b03572903/Caraballo+Fig+3.jpg Isabella Carabello-Making a Spectacle of Florida Fig. 3. The gator pit in the St. Augustine Alligator Farm filled with dozens of ancient, predatorial gators. Zoo Review “Zoo Review: St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park.” The Zoo Review, 5 June 2014, https://thezooreviewer.blogspot.com/2014/06/zoo-review-st-augustine-alligator-farm.html. https://www.wavesjournal.org/arden-gozum-brown-beads-and-future-dreams daily 0.75 2025-06-02 https://www.wavesjournal.org/experiencing-environments-cfp daily 0.75 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7b18f89156208ab858560/3ae22307-303a-4627-9257-7bb2ce80f8e3/autumn-kuney-jSi8CIx1XiI-unsplash.jpg