Volume 11 Authors

An Interview with Mairead O'Hara

This piece came from Dr. White’s junior seminar, coupled with her long-running interest in how historians, much like journalists, shape the stories they tell—especially when they hold influence over massive audiences. She discussed how, because of the vast amount of dominion they had, that large an amount of dominion affects so many people’s lives.

An Interview with Francesca Thérèse Ramos

“I want to study canon law to help Christians and Catholics in China,” she explains. During her studies, Francesca noticed that nearly ⅓ of her classmates back home were Chinese students who were interested in Christianity or Catholicism but felt unable to convert or express interest due to family pressure or government restrictions. That experience really stuck with her- and has continued to inspire her academic and personal goals.

An Interview with Benedict Gorman 

Can AI gaze at the stars and contemplate its place in the universe? Can AI have leisure? If not, why do we talk about it as if it can? Questions like these and others inspired Benedict Gorman to write on the rise of AI’s effects on human psychology, and how it relates to man’s overall place in the cosmos.

An Interview with Kayla Thuel

In ENG 432: Coordinating Seminar II, Kayla Thuel was inspired to write on the development of the Irish poet, Seamus Heaney. While others in her seminar decided to focus their term papers on eulogy, Kayla went a different direction. In her paper, she explored how Seamus Heaney began to lean more into his persona as an agent for political change during Ireland’s Troubles.

An Interview with Josefine Prosperi

Through her essay, she hopes to inspire other students, particularly those who may doubt themselves. She believes that “no matter age or major, everyone should be thinking about this issue. Just thinking about it allows you to make small changes to help the greater change in society.” She especially imagined her fellow students as her audience and hoped her work would encourage them to reflect on the issue she explored.