• Cover Art-- "Light at Antelope Canyon" 

  Vinitha, Gadiraju (University of Oregon, 2018)

• Letter from the Editor 

  Zhou, Allison M. (University of Oregon, 2018)

• Guest Editorial- "On Undergraduate Research" 

  Mohr, James C. (University of Oregon, 2018)

• Spitting Bars and Subverting Heteronormativity: An Analysis of Frank Ocean and Tyler, the Creator's Departures from Heteronormativity, Traditional Concepts of Masculinity, and the Gender Binary 

  Elkins, Lizzy (University of Oregon, 2018)

  This paper seeks to investigate an emerging movement of rap and pop artists who actively subvert structures of the gender binary and heteronormativity through their music. The main artists considered in this research are ...

• Women's Biological Threat to Confucian Social Order: An Examination of Gender Constructs through an Analysis of Pre-modern Chinese Literature 

  Pellouchoud, Megan (University of Oregon, 2018)

  Cultural views embedded within an array of pre-modern Chinese literature unveil social and gender constructs designed to promote Confucian social order. Confucian culture prioritizes the reproduction of sons, in order ...

• Responding to the Hyde Amendment: Abortion Discourse, Race, and a Conspiracy of Silence 

  Wilms-Crowe, Momo (University of Oregon, 2018)

  This research project examines the discourse about abortion and reproductive justice in order to analyze how race shaped politics within the second-wave feminist movement. Specifically, I explore why more black women did ...

• Cover Art- "Mountains Before The Eclipse" 

  Tran, Sherman (University of Oregon, 2018)

• Letter from the Editor 

  Zhou, Allison M. (University of Oregon, 2018)

• Guest Editorial-"Reflecting on Research" 

  Dudukovic, Nicole (University of Oregon, 2018)

• A Comparison of Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy and External Beam Radiation Therapy for Urinary and Sexual Function in Men Treated for Prostate Cancer 

  Fischer, Julia (University of Oregon, 2018)

  INTRODUCTION: Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men. Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP) and External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) are standard treatments for clinically localized ...

• The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Snow Leopard Conservation on and Around the Tibetan Plateau 

  Taub, Hannah (University of Oregon, 2018)

  As an endangered species, snow leopards are in critical and immediate danger of extinction. In the last few decades, concerted efforts on the part of conservation organizations and various governments have created stricter ...

• What Did You Say She Was Like? Features of Gossip Associated with Hearsay Accuracy and Consensus 

  Xu, Chenle (University of Oregon, 2018)

  When gossiping about a person, how does one’s verbal responses affect the impression formed by the gossipers? A previous study on hearsay reputation find that when two gossipers gossiping about a target person, the hearsay ...

• Cover Art- "OUR Journal" 

  Lazaris, Jade (University of Oregon, 2017)

• Letter from the Editor 

  Dorning, Sandra (University of Oregon, 2017)

• Guest Editorial- "The Long Road to Knowledge" 

  Peppis, Paul (University of Oregon, 2017)

• Art Feature- "Lane Poppy" 

  Allums, Martin (University of Oregon, 2017)

• Bean as Our Future: How Ender's Shadow Disputes the 1997 Backlash Against Human Cloning 

  Temple, Seth (University of Oregon, 2017)

  In 1997, Dr. Ian Wilmut and colleagues at the Roslin Institute performed a successful somatic cell nuclear transfer on a female sheep named Dolly. Fear-mongering media coverage of Dolly immediately postulated concerns ...

• Analysis of the Economic Impacts of Immigration in the United States 

  McIntosh, Michael (University of Oregon, 2017)

  In this paper, I attempt to establish a causal relationship between immigration and local economic outputs. My estimation sample consists of national data on each of education attainment, wages, and native employment, ...

• Magical Girl Martyrs: Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Purity, Beauty, and Passivity 

  James, Tate (University of Oregon, 2017)

  The Japanese animated television show (or “anime”), Puella Magi Madoka Magica, has garnered significant popularity. Anime fans and critics alike often hail the show as a progressive criticism of the magical girl genre. ...

• Springing Forward: Changes in Phenology of Native Plant Species in Southern Oregon Prairies as a Result of Experimental Climate Change 

  Kanner, Maura; McCullough, Laura; Nock, Kathryn (University of Oregon, 2017)

  Changes in land use, agriculture, and the introduction of invasive species have left prairies of the Pacific Northwest at risk of exacerbated disturbance as a result of changes in climate. A shift in phenology—the timing ...

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