In the first few weeks of school, we began our descent into the world of analysis and numbers from our aerial viewpoint of concepts and theories of 160. We delved into questions because questions are the root of all research, particularly the research we will embark on during this class and future ENVS courses and […]
Concentrating on Narrative
My master plan is to double major in ENVS and English. I am intrigued by the connections between literature and our mindsets about “environmental issues” and how these can evolve over time. For instance, my ENVS 160 synthesis project focused on the Grand Coulee Dam and the rhetoric that transformed this proposed project into the […]
Education, Gender, Development and Endangered Fish Species: A Statistical Analysis
Team: Anna Blythe, Travis Meng, Hannah Smay Background Building on our lab from last week, we continued to study the number of threatened fish species among the 25 2014-2015 Lewis & Clark overseas programs. In order to begin to get a better idea of what causes the variance in threatened fish species among these countries, […]
Back to School: September
It’s always difficult to make the transition from summertime adventures back to the university routine. A few weeks ago, I made my annual migration northwest, driving the Columbia River Gorge towards Portland. Everyone is back, learning about new technologies and remembering more than we thought we would from last year. We began our semester […]
Local in the Global Scale
When we discussed the concept of “local” in relation to french fries and Burgerville, I realized how incredible impossible it is to be completely “local.” Just in the room I am sitting in, I can’t see anything that I would in any way consider “local.” Shoes from Germany, a water bottle purchased in Idaho, chairs […]