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Item Open Access Building Capabilities at WomanShare(University of Oregon, 2024-03-14) Deivanayagam, NithiFormed in 1974, WomanShare stands as one of the longest-continuing women's lands, representing the feminist and planned community movements in the United States. Women came together in large numbers during the 1970s to resist rooted patriarchal systems and advocate for their rights, marking a turning point in the struggle for gender equality. To gain more independence and to break free from conventional home duties, women fought to abolish strict gender roles. The community's experiences and expertise cover a range of skills essential for communal living, from building design and construction to health and healing, gardening, and political activism. WomanShare's founding principles highlight its commitment to being a women-only space, a home for lesbians, and providing services to the larger community (Founding Principles of WomanShare, WomanShare Collective). This commitment aligns with the broader feminist ethos of collaboration, equality, and shared decision-making. The participants at WomanShare, including traveling women, extended visitors, apprentices, and the resident collective, contribute to the diversity of the community, reflecting intentional inclusivity and emphasizing communal living, conservation of natural resources, and creating a healthy and supportive environment.Item Open Access Understanding Hoarding Culture and Consumerism(University of Oregon, 2023-12-07) Deivanayagam, NithiItem Open Access The Symbolic Dance of Slime: Exploring Birth, Death, and Cultural Conception(University of Oregon, 2023-11-04) Deivanayagam, NithiItem Open Access The Untouchable Macronutrient: Exploring The Unwavering Reputation of Protein(2023-03-20) Deivanayagam, NithiA healthy well-balanced diet should include macronutrients like protein, fats, and carbs since it gives the body the fuel and nutrients it needs to function. Carbs are known to be the primary source of energy as it supplies the body with glucose, which provides energy for the body’s function and physical activities.1 Healthy carbs are found in foods like whole grains, beans, fruits, and vegetables. Fats are considered to be the secondary source of energy as it is supplying energy that can use immediately or “stored for later when the energy from carbs is depleted.”2 Healthy fats can be found in foods like nuts, seeds, and oils, which are stored in the body to provide insulation, protect organs, regulate cholesterol levels, and carry fat-soluble vitamins.2 Protein has many different functions in the body and can be obtained from various sources. Over the last few decades, especially in the 1970s and 1990s, these macronutrients have been subject to various forms of vilification, where one or more components got labeled as “bad” or “unhealthy.” Due to the defemination of certain macronutrients, like fats and carbs, there has been a rise in popular diets that promote restricting or avoiding a particular macronutrient, like low-fat and low-carb diets. Carbs have been vilified due to weight gain and obesity, and fats have been condemned because of their negative impacts on health. Protein has not been vilified like the other macronutrients due to its ability to increase satiety, promote weight loss, and build muscle mass, and the lack of evidence linking protein to negative health outcomes.Item Open Access The Flaws of the USDA Food Pyramid (1992) and Its Impact on Protein Consumption: A Critical Analysis(2023-02-05) Deivanayagam, NithiThe USA introduced the Food Pyramid in 1992 with the intention of offering nutritional advice on how to make healthy dietary choices. This pyramid had different food groups placed in sections: the largest represented the grain group, followed by the fruit and vegetable group, the dairy group, and the smallest represented the protein group. The pyramid's design was meant to suggest that people should consume more food from its base and fewer meals and liquids from its top1. During the first half of the twentieth century, the government aimed to provide guidelines to help people make more informed decisions about their diets and ensure they were consuming a balanced diet that met their nutritional needs. The government provided information on the recommended daily intake of different nutrients, like protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Despite its good intentions, the USDA Food Pyramid (1992) was flawed in several ways, including an emphasis on high carbohydrate consumption and its inadequate representation of protein, which resulted in a shift in the public’s dietary habits, leading to negative health outcomes.Item Open Access Meat and Diary Dominance: How Protein Became Synonymous and How Vegetarians Challenged This Narrative(2023-02-05) Deivanayagam, NithiAs scientists started to investigate how much protein is required to support body growth, people began to stress about their protein consumption around the beginning of the twentieth century. Meat and dairy products were seen as the best sources of protein as they got emphasized more and more as a crucial nutrient to include in a diet. Vegetarians questioned the reliance on animal-based protein sources by stressing the importance of a plant-based diet, which has the potential to provide all the essential nutrients along with protein to be healthy. They pushed back against the idea by raising awareness of the negative health consequences of overconsuming protein and following diets with animal-based products as the source of protein. Since meat and dairy products were available sources of protein at the time, as scientists continued to stress its importance in the diet, protein came to be synonymous with these foods. As excessive consumption of protein has been associated with health issues, vegetarians have fought back against this narrative by promoting plant-based diets as a better alternative.Item Open Access Unpunished Crimes in Ancient Greek Drama in Euripides' Medea(2022-05-28) Deivanayagam, NithiThe term “crime” covers a broad spectrum of illegal behavior, like murder, doing drugs, theft, etc. In a typical manner speaking, when someone commits a crime, they face the people of the law and are charged for the crime. In the Greek drama play Medea, Medea wants to get revenge on Jason because he decided to leave her and marry the princess to give their children better opportunities in life. Medea does not care about Jason’s reasons, but she wants to hurt him as much as he had hurt her, and she decided the best way is to hurt things he cares about: his lineage. As part of her vengeance scheme, she decides to kill everybody who may aid Jason in improving his bloodline, even if they do not know that they are helping. Even though Medea committed a large crime by murdering four people, she escapes without consequences, since she has personal relations with the gods, and she made Aegeus take an oath promising her protection.Item Open Access Northern Paiute History Project Paper Collection 2014(University of Oregon Libraries, 2014) Hwang, Soo; Lerner, Kimi; Raether, Jan; Smith, Simone; Weissman, MadelineItem Open Access Transportation Fuels & Policy(University of Oregon, Clark Honors College, 2011-12) O'Neal, Chip; Deal, Parker; Hassanein, Karim; Young, Abby; Rempel, Alexandra; Rempel, AlanDespite the forecast of imminent end of petroleum, the future of transportation fuels is bright. Concerns over peak oil and climate change have motivated the research and development of alternative energy and transportation fuel sources.5 Electric and hybrid electric vehicles, cellulosic bioethanol, biodiesel from algae and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles all serve as potential game changers in the transportation sector. The status quo is changing, moving away from the fossil fuels which enabled the unprecedented growth in the past. But what is equally important is understanding your own consumption habits. By being conscientious of your own decisions, you can help ease the transition from our currently unsustainable transportation sector. This website is designed to help inform you about the current status of petroleum, and what you can do to help our transition to a sustainable future.Item Open Access Materials in Transition(University of Oregon, Clark Honors College, 2011-12) Broberg, Kate Liddle; DiGregorio, Rachelle; Madison, Erin; Hawkins, Lauren; Rempel, Alexandra; Rempel, AlanThrough an investigation of plastic and aluminum production and recycling, waste to energy methods, plastic bottle use, and plastic bag use, we have come to the conclusion that the citizens and government of the United States need to work together to reduce primary material production and use. Additionally, we must increase recycling and reuse in order to close the production and consumption loop of potentially hazardous and energy-consuming products, primarily plastic and metals. Through these methods, we can best retain the embodied energy of waste materials and avoid excessive use of non-renewable resources.Item Open Access Electricity Fuel Resources(University of Oregon, Clark Honors College, 2011-12) Schreiner-McGraw, Adam; Chianello, Maria; Wilson, Taylor; Haas, Tyler; Rempel, Alexandra; Rempel, AlanWhy Study Electricity Fuels? We do not have an unlimited supply of coal, uranium, or natural gas, and all of those methods for producing electricity can cause significant environmental damage. How can we provide electricity for a growing market without devastating environmental impacts? Our group members have provided several alternatives to current electricity production methods, and we are investigating the feasibility of implementing them on a nationwide scale. Our alternative processes are: carbon sequestration from coal-fired power plants, solar energy, wind energy, and wave energy.Item Open Access Sustainable Sustenance(University of Oregon, Clark Honors College, 2011-12) Xthona, Tabit; Shindelman, Sarah; Carter, Dylan; Goldberg, Julie; Rempel, Alexandra; Rempel, AlanIn order to meet demand in the U.S., current food production uses about 50% of the country's land area, 80% of its fresh water, and 17% of its fossil energy. Currently, much more energy goes into production than we get out in calories. On average, the caloric input to output ratio for animal protein is 28:1 and 3.3:1 for plant protein. This amount of energy input is not sustainable and needs to be changed to ensure future food security. This web page exists to provide information on status quo food production practices and lead consumers towards more sustainable sustenance systems.Item Open Access Transportation Systems(University of Oregon, Clark Honors College, 2011-12) Borlant-Guertler, Gabe; Tillotson, Brock; Landsem, Paige; Wickman, Lindsay; Rempel, Alexandra; Rempel, AlanThe current US transport system is centered around, and highly reliant of, individuals driving their own car on government constructed roads and highways. This has been the case for the past half century. The current state of the US transportation system is hugely wasteful, in terms of money, time, and energy. Instead of devoting vast amounts of resources to an already wasteful system, some believe we should consider other transport infrastructure whenever possible. By implementing systems such as light rail, heavy rail, buses, and better urban planning, we have the opportunity to reduce waste.Item Open Access Truth in Pragmatism(2008-12-06) Greer, JosephItem Open Access 29 Visionary HYMNS(2006) Carlson, Chris; Garah, Joey29 Visionary HYMNS is a collection of original poetry with annotations written for Suzanne Clark's HC 444 seminar on Cold War Literature. The poems are written in the form of John Berryman's Dream Songs, and refer to works by various authors that were presented in the class.Item Open Access Drug Use Within Vietnam-era Student Protest: Central or Coincidental?(Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon, 2005-04-15) Freeland, SarahItem Open Access A War on Terror: The Civil Rights Movement and Mississippi Freedom Summer(Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon, 2005-03-14) Blakley, JuliannaItem Open Access The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps: Protests and Perspectives on the University of Oregon Campus in 1969 and 1970(Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon, 2005-03-14) Mosen, EmilyItem Open Access The Vietnam War and Anti-War Protests: The Parallels Between University of Oregon Student Protests, and One Veteran’s Experience as the Result of President Johnson’s Entanglements with the War (1962-1969)(Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon, 2005-03-14) Flowers, CourtneyItem Open Access “Stop, hey, what’s that sound”: Popular Music at the University of Oregon During the 1969-70 School Year(Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon, 2005-03-14) Roby-Sage, Courtney