Thesis Day 2022

Well readers, two of the hoes had their thesis defenses last week, and we wanted to take a moment to congratulate them both! Sam and Treya both worked extremely hard on their theses all semester long, with many late nights and early mornings doing back-breaking and eye-straining research. Lots of books were read, scholarly articles collected, and citations made. 30 pages (each) later, they had their masterpieces. 

Treya's Presentation: "Why the Linear Life Cycle of Plastic Necessitates Change: 

From One Health Perspective."

Sam's Presentation: "Understanding Emily Dickinson: 

An Exploration through her Poems and Letters."

The gals reflected on their time spent on their theses. "It got a little scary towards the end when I realized I just had 30 pages of random stuff that didn't really fit together," Sam said. "I was so grateful that so many of my friends/roomies came. Super glad it's over and that I was able to fo something challenging during my senior year of college!"

Treya had similar sentiments. "It was an insane amount of work and was so stressful so it feels good to have it done and off of my shoulders, but I'm also really proud of it!" she said. "I was super nervous to defend it but it was actually pretty cool and a lot more personable."

It would be remiss of us if we didn't add that miss Hannah Fischer also completed her video thesis last fall (before this blog existed) and we are all so proud of her! It was called, "Exploring the Intersectionality of Climate Justice in Western New York."

And just for fun, let's also acknowledge honorary roomie Patrick Healy for successfully completing and defending his thesis on the history of The Griffin as well! 

Congratulations to all! You should all be extremely proud of this accomplishment :) And don't worry! Lanie and Bri also have their theses to complete next semester. We can't wait!