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From St. Mary's Students

Hispanophobia: La Discriminación contra las Personas que Hablan Español

Diferencias Generacionales en el Aprendizaje de una Segunda Lengua

Los Beneficios de los Programas Bilingües en los Estados Unidos

The Inevitable Fall of Bernie Madoff’s $65 Billion Scheme

America’s Fallacy for the Poor: Innocent Until Proven Guilty

The Battle of Zama: Rome’s Vengeance

Brian Kemp, The Puppeteer of His Own Election

In the Shadows: Undocumented Life and Human Rights Abuses in the U.S.

CARELESS: Excluding DACA Recipients from the Covid-19 CARES Act

The Holy See Takes On The Fight Against Climate Change

A Company of Heroes: The Story of the Band of Brothers

Trump vs The Vote: What Really Happened in the 2016 Election?

So Close and Yet So Far: The Arles Rhone 3’s Journey to a Second Home

Recent Articles from Our Showcase Edition

Hatshepsut: The King Herself

by Amanda Gutierrez

Spilled Blood on the Holy Day: Florence, the Medicis, and the Tragedy of the Pazzi Conspiracy

by Alison Morales-Aguilar

Cosimo de' Medici: A Man of the Florentine People

by Madeline Emke

The Hidden War at Home: VA Negligence Increasing Veteran Suicide

by Madeline Chandler

The Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine: Is the U.S. Nearing the Finish Line?

by Ratna Ramaraju

¿Importa el idioma que hablas?

by Kimberly Parker

The Political Involvement of Twitter

by Janie Cheverie

Romulus and Remus: The Story of Two Brothers

by Carlos Serna

The Non-Stick Chemical That Stuck DuPont with a Stiff Bill In The Courtroom

by Aleea Costilla

The Modern Gold Rush: Death by Greed

by Rhys Kennedy

The Complicated Process of Seeking Asylum in the United States

by Emilia Caballero Carmona

Claudette Colvin: The Woman Who Wasn’t Rosa Parks

by Abilene Solano

The Nika Riots: A Day at the Races Turned Deadly

by Aaron Sandoval

From Curiosity to an Obsession: The Sinister Evolution of the Milwaukee Cannibal

by Justine Ruiz

Mike Nguyen: The Struggle Of a Restaurant Owner During COVID-19

by Alyssa Ramos

Live Rattlesnakes and Rock n' Roll: The Story of ZZ Top's "Worldwide Texas Tour"

by Ricky Moreno

Tus idiomas te definen, mentalmente hablando

by Ángel Velarde

Hidden Behind the Baton: Women in High School Band Education

by Savannah Palmer

Counting Sheep When You Can't Sleep during COVID-19

by Elizabeth Santos

Cupid Didn't Kill Ingrid Escamilla, Femicide Did: Valentine's Day Femicide Protest

by Kayla Mendez

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Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor

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Can We All Get Along?: The Fight Against Police Brutality

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Chadwick Boseman: A King On And Off The Throne

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BLACK LIVES MATTER- A Change in America

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The Cry of the American Negro: Northern vs. Southern Demands for Human Rights

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Tulsa Massacre 1921: Buck Colbert Franklin in the Greenwood District

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Bryan Stevenson: Justice in the Deep South

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Hatshepsut: The King Herself

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Claudette Colvin: The Woman Who Wasn’t Rosa Parks

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Walter McMillian: Condemned to Death by Perjury

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Rodney Reed :Trapped In the Shadows of Jim Crow

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Der Löwe von Afrika and the Battle of Tanga

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The Struggle against Colonialism: Ethiopia's Experience to Virtual Loss of Independence

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South Africa: Gandhi’s First Fight For Human Rights

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Joseph Jenkins Roberts: A Love for Liberia

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Our Semi-Annual StMU History Media Award Winners and Their Articles

From our 1st Semi-Annual StMU History Media Award Ceremony - Dec 2, 2016

Pain and Beauty Standards: Chinese Foot Binding

A comparison of unbound feet with shoes that have been made for feet that have been bound | Courtesy of Ripley's Believe It or Not

Civil Rights Activist: Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks in 1955 | Courtesy of Wikipedia

Our Lady of Paris

Notre Dame Cathedral | Courtesy of Architectural Excellence: 500 Iconic Buildings

America Loves Lucy

I Love Lucy with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. September 1954. | Courtesy of CBS Photo Archive

Into the Comic World: Superman and American Anxieties in the Great Depression

A young boy reading a Superman comic book | courtesy of Wikimedia commons

The War of the Worlds: An Attack on the Fragility of American Life

Orson Welles answering questions from reporters in the aftermath of live broadcast of H.G. Wells's famous novel "The War of the Worlds" in 1938. | Courtesy of dailymail.co.uk

The Roaring Twenties: Flappers

Sic Semper Tyrannis: The Conspirators of America’s First Assassination (Part II: On the Run and Trials)

Booth's Last Stand | Courtesy of rogerjnorton.com

Sic Semper Tyrannis: The Conspirators of America’s First Assassination (Part I: From Kidnapping to Assassination)

Sic Semper Tyrannis: The Assassination of Lincoln | Courtesy of rogerjnorton.com

“She’s the Man”: The Reign of Queen Hatshepsut

Statue of Queen Hatshepsut | Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

To The One I Loathe: Chicago’s 1929 St.Valentine’s Day Massacre, Part I

Chicago Daily News Headline | Photo courtesy of chicagotribune.com

To The One I Loathe: Chicago’s 1929 St.Valentine’s Day Massacre, Part II

Newspaper clipping announcing the arrest of Jack McGurn in the St.Valentine's Day Massacre | Photo courtesy of rarenewspapers.com

La Malinche: Traitor or Survivor?

Mural by Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin located in Tlaxcala City, Mexico.

From our 2nd Semi-Annual StMU History Media Award Ceremony - May 2, 2017

A Failed Gate: The Water of Scandal Flows Over Richard Nixon

Diego Rivera the Muralist: A Different Working Mexican

Game Six of the 2003 National League Championship Series: Who Is to Blame for The Cubs Loss?

Fastest Man Prevails Over Evil: James “Jesse” Owens vs. Adolf Hitler

“The Most Dangerous Woman in America,” Emma Goldman

The Lynching Era: The Tragic Hanging of Laura and L. D. Nelson

The Weapon that Changed War: U.S. Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

From our 3rd Semi-Annual StMU History Media Award Ceremony - Dec 2, 2017

America in the 1980s: Obsession and Romanticism over The Night Stalker

From Montgomery to Detroit: Rosa Parks

Domesticating Victor of Aveyron: the French Mowgli

Steve Jobs: “We’ll just name it Apple…”

The days leading up to John F. Kennedy’s Assassination

Twenty Years Later: JonBenet’s Unsolved Murder Case

Pleasure vs. Procreation: Egyptian Women Take Control of Their Sexuality

The Chronicle of Walt Disney and his famous sidekick Mickey Mouse

The Dream that Came True: The Story of the 1992 US Olympic Basketball “Dream Team”

Kumari: The Living Goddess of Nepal

Cleopatra and Antony: ‘Till Death Do Us Part

“This is the Zodiac Speaking:” The Serial Killer That May Never Be Found

From our 4th Semi-Annual StMU History Media Award Ceremony - May 2, 2017

Humble Beginnings: How Microsoft Created Windows from DOS

Snow White: From Grimm Origins to Happily Ever After

“The Boogey Man Took Him”: The Cannibalistic Serial Killer Albert Fish

The Generation War: A Teen’s Voice Heard Around the World

The Spoils of War: Stolen Art in WWII

The Unrecognized Soldier of the Mexican Revolution: Petra Herrera and the Adelitas

Heroes Raining Down: 555th Parachute Infantry

Boston: The Band | Tom Scholz: The Rockman

The Massacre at Columbine: How Boys Can Become Murderers

She Sells Seashells by the Seashore: The Story of Mary Anning

Golden Problem: Who Won Puerto Rico’s First Olympic Gold Medal?

“I’m No Hero”: The Life Saving Acts of Irena Sendler

From our 5th Semi-Annual StMU History Media Award Ceremony - Dec 2, 2018

The United States turns its back on Human Rights.

The U.S. Key To Victory: The Navajo Code Talkers Of WWII

The Seven Liberal Arts – The Foundations of Modern Day Education

Like a Cat in Lombardy: Michelangelo Scavenges for Sanity While Painting the Sistine Chapel

China’s Plan to Shanghai Tibet

The online Chauvinist Hog House

Freedom for Sale: For-Profit Bail System

“This is the miracle of miracles”: The Holy Mass

All Tied Up: Hidden Message of Wonder Woman

The Pain Behind The Smile: The Robin Williams Story

The Unsolved Mystery of the Zodiac Killer

Craigslist and Backpage: The Websites Used for Sex Trafficking

ACT UP! Fight Back! Fight AIDS! The AIDS epidemic

Robert F. Kennedy Meets The Same Fate As His Older Brother

Seeing Double: Cloning Dolly the Sheep

The American Constitution and the Death of the “Great Experiment”

Lincoln vs. Douglas: The Debates on Slavery

The Corpse Without Peace: Evita

1968: A New Generation of Chicano Fighters

From our 6th Semi-Annual StMU History Media Award Ceremony - May 2, 2019

The Duchess of Windsor—How the IRS Helped Create Same Gender Marriage

Sticks & Stones May Break My Bones, But My Words Will Build an Army Against Apartheid

Why We Should Defend Human Gene Editing

RuPaul’s Influence On Drag: You Better Work!

Murder or “Justifiable Homicide”?: The Death of the Revolutionary Fred Hampton

From a Life of Luxury to a Life of Holy Poverty: St. Francis, Before the Franciscan Order

A Charlie Brown Debut: Introduction to the First ‘Peanuts’ Member of Color

Emmy Noether: Woman Contributor in Mathematics

Eunice Carter: The Unlikely Hero Who Brought Down the Mob

“I Have not Yet Begun to Fight”: John Paul Jones’ Greatest Victory

From Teahouses to Trading Ports: The Scallywag Empress Ching Shih

The Man Who Would Not Be King: The Abdication of Edward VIII of Great Britain

From our 7th Semi-Annual StMU History Media Award Ceremony - Dec 2, 2019

A Woman’s Shot at Making History: The First Female CEO of Mylan and the EpiPen

Sexual Violence as a Military Weapon in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Testimony of Victory

Behind The Tapes: The Actions Taken Towards Impeaching Nixon

Gun Violence in America: The Sandy Hook Story

E-Cigarettes: An Incredible Invention or Complete Catastrophy? Adam Hergenreder Shares His Catastrophic Experience

America’s Greatest Escape: Alcatraz

A Dreaded Nightmare: Reinhard Heydrich and the Start of the Holocaust

The People vs. Angela Davis: The Black Intellect on Trial

Contemporary Corruption: The Evolution of a Social Disease in Peru Since 1985

The Central Park Five: How the Truth Set Them Free

There’s No Place Like Home, In Hollywood: The Story Behind Judy Garland

Who Wants to Live Forever: Freddie Mercury’s Last Years and his Battle with AIDS

Ted Kennedy: Reputation Drowns With Victim

The Brutal Murder of The Black Dahlia

The Consequences to Conquer Freedom: The Perilous Journey of Female Migrants across the U.S. Mexico Border

“An Absurd Delusion”: Pride, Ignorance, and America’s Deadliest Natural Disaster

From our 8th Semester of the StMU History Media Project - May 1, 2020

Netflix – The Beginning of the Future of Entertainment

Netflix Original Logo | August 28, 1997 | Netflix.com | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

American Enemy? Renouncing Citizenship for Freedom and Enhancing Rights for All Americans

Yasser Esam Hamdi in a prayer service at Guantanamo Bay. | Courtesy of the United States Navy.

One Teen Slows the Race to Extinction!

Greta Thunberg | Wikimedia Commons

The Warren Commission Report: Conspiracy Theories Addressed on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Members of the Warren Commission present their report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to President Lyndon B. Johnson. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington D.C. L-R: John McCloy, J. Lee Rankin (General Counsel), Senator Richard Russell, Congressman Gerald R. Ford, Chief Justice Earl Warren, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Allen Dulles, Senator John Sherman Cooper, and Congressman Hale Boggs | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Der Löwe von Afrika and the Battle of Tanga

Deaths, Deformities, and Illnesses: The Consequences of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War

Pictures of Vietnamese civilians affected by Agent Orange, napalm, and phosphorus bombs during the Vietnam War, Located in The War Remnants Museum by Jorge Lascar | Courtesy of Flickr.com

The Quest for Cuzco: A Look Into the Mythical Genesis of the Inca Empire

Myth of Manco Capac y Mama Ocllo | Date Unknown | Published by Mapi New | Courtesy of Machu Picchu New

Code Breakers Ride the Wave to the Midway

The USS Yorktown is hit on the port side by a torpedo launched from a plan of the Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu during the Battle of Midway|June 4, 1942|Courtesy of National Archives and Records

“You have the right to an attorney…” or Not

Supreme Court of the United States | Courtesy of Wikipedia

MS-13: Origin of the Most Dangerous Gang in the World

“Examining the Influence of MS-13 in America”| Photograph of gang member with tattoo of “MS-13” on his face.| November 26th, 2018| WJLA| Courtesy of Sinclair Broadcast Group

The Struggle against Colonialism: Ethiopia’s Experience to Virtual Loss of Independence

Painting depicting Battle of Adwa | Unknown Ethiopian artist | October 2, 1930 | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Henry Lee Lucas: The Tellings of a Serial Confessor

Photo of Henry Lee Lucas being escorted out of the courthouse after his 1979 murder conviction | Courtesy of GoSanAngelo

Drugs, Alcohol, and Arrests: The Downside to Robert Downey Jr.’s Acting Career

D23 EXPO 20 August 2011 Anaheim, California - Anaheim Convention Center | Richard Harbaugh | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Lucy Hobbs Taylor: The Woman Who Pulled Teeth

Lucy Hobbs Taylor Portrait Circa 1867-1873 | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The 1917 Bath Riots: An Untold Story Of The Border

People wait to be deloused at the Santa Fe quarantine plant in 1917 | Courtesy of the USPHS National Archives

The Battle of a Nation, and the Rise of a New Shogun

“Sekigahara Battle Screen” | Artist’s depiction of the battle from the north | 19th century | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

America’s Finest Hour – The Berlin Candy Bomber

‘Candy Bomber’ delivered chocolate, hope to Berlin | Courtesy of U.S. Air Force

The Rebellion of Tupac Amaru II: From Personal Interests to a Continental Anti-Colonial Movement

Map of the "America" of the South in 1771 with red borders, with the union of Quito (Ecuador) -Lima (Peru) -Charcas (Bolivia), with the union of Paraguay-La Plata, with Chile with a tip, with a Patagonia separated, with a small Brazil, and with Amazonia with a west coast that will be lost in 1772.| 1877 | Daniel Py | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons