The purpose of this content analysis is to examine representations and use of racialized and coded language in print media sources between August 9, 2014 and December 6, 2014 about the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The analysis incl . . .

This thesis explores the role of language expectations on English-dominant Mexican-Americans’ ethnic identity and cultural orientation. Ting-Toomey’s (2005) identity negotiation theory (INT), Torres and Phelps (1997) bicultural orientation model (BOM) . . .

The purpose of this study was 1) to measure fruit yield of navel orange trees and the plants’ physiological responses to regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) and 2) to determine if plant-based measures, including stem water potentials (stem), sap flow . . .

In the 21st-century, Chinese contemporary art and artists have seen constant innovation and competition on a global level. The rise of a group of young artists marked the new era of the Chinese contemporary art. Their challenge has a positive impact o . . .

Research of Chinese students in the United States has focused on the adult students who studied in American colleges and universities. Little is known about the younger ones, who are between 13 and 17 and whose stories are equally, if not more, import . . .

The purpose of the thesis is to provide a model prediction to capture specifically how energy usage in sustainable buildings on college campuses is affected by different variables of student life. This paper focuses on the California State University . . .

This thesis explores Latinas’ relationship to food as depicted in four contemporary American films: Tortilla Soup (2001), Woman on Top (2000), What’s Cooking? (2000), and East Side Sushi (2014). in these films, food shapes the depictions of Latinas an . . .

Disciplinary action rates have increased significantly due to the implementation of zero tolerance policies in schools (Castillo 2014). While proponents of zero-tolerance policies argue that these practices make schools safer, research suggests that-z . . .

This paper explores the effects of the 2007 market crash on police department staffing. This analysis examines questions related to police force size, civilianization, and part-time employment in police departments. the observation period is from 2005 . . .