2016 Speeches

Elizabeth Mahon - "The Red Rose"

(advised by Sandy Alexander)

January 27, 2016

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Anastasia Snetkova - "I Know the Girl Who Was Raped"

(advised by Dorothy Austin)

January 27, 2016

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Aaron Suduiko - ""What is it like to be a gamer?"

(advised by Sandy Alexander)

January 28, 2016

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Alex Young - "Empty Rooms"

(advised by Steve Kelman)

January 28, 2016

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Bowen Lu - "Time 2"

(advised by Ben Burns)

January 31, 2016

Mary-Grace Reeves - "Ballet: What's The Pointe?"

(advised by Brett Flehinger)

January 31, 2016

Dianisbeth Acquie - "My Esperanza Rising"

(advised by Michael Uy)

February 1, 2016

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Andreas V. - "The Long Jump"

(advised by Ben Burns)

February 1, 2016

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Annelie Herrmann - "That Sucks. I'm Sorry"

(advised by Cassie Robertson)

February 2, 2016

Rugsit Kanan - "Redbull, Siracha, and Spicy Peanut Salad Dressing"

(advised by Daniel Adler)

February 2, 2016

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Colton Valentine - "Being Alone"

(advised by Caitlin Casey)

February 3, 2016

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Tianyu Liu - "The Hidden Story of Your Plate"

(advised by Diana Eck)

February 3, 2016

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Nico Simko - "From Star Wars to Senior Spring"

(advised by Diana Eck)

February 4, 2016

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Kay Lu - "Lost and Found in Translation"

(advised by HH Kang)

February 4, 2016

Meena Boppana - "Gender and Math"

(advised by Jonathan Bruno)

February 9, 2016

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Neha Dalal - "Why I Didn't Hunt for Horcruxes"

(advised by Eli Schachar)

February 9, 2016

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Mark Liu - "The Letter"

(advised by Michael Uy)

February 10, 2016

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Anna Zhong - "How I Came to Unlearn"

(advised by Steve Coit)

February 10, 2016

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Rachael Smith - "The Class That Changed My Life"

(advised by Mike Zuckerman)

February 11, 2016

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Kelsey Clayman - "My Wacky Brain"

(advised by Jess Yarmarkovich)

February 11, 2016

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Arjun Kapur - "The Best Days Are Ahead of Us"

(advised by Jonathan Bruno)

February 14, 2016

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Curtis St. Pierre - "Serious Gratitude and Lighthearted Love"

(advised by Eli Schachar)

February 15, 2016

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Jeffery Durand - "Dreaming Wide Awake"

(advised by Steve Coit)

February 15, 2016

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Wright Smith - "My Lesson From Don"

(advised by Brett Flehinger)

February 16, 2016

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Anne Matthews - "The Courage to Choose"

(advised by Marina Connelly)

February 16, 2016

 

Rohan Pavuluri - "Empathy Meets Tech"

(advised by Diana Eck)

February 17, 2016

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Jenny Gathright - "Nwanganga"

(advised by Shaniece Criss)

February 17, 2016

Andi Mirviss - "The Cute Call"

(advised by Jonathan Fanton)

February 18, 2016

Andy Gordon - "My Life as an Excel Spreadsheet"

(advised by Beth Terry)

February 18, 2016

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Adela Kim - "Yellow Fever?"

(advised by Jonathan Bruno)

February 21, 2016

 

Maura McGrath - "HAHAHA"

(advised by Caitlin Casey)

February 21, 2016

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Emily Davies - "Just Try It"

(advised by Yaseen Eldik)

February 23, 2016

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Rivka Hyland - "On Fruit Flies"

(advised by Patrick O'Donnell)

February 23, 2016

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Stella Wong - "Seeing Sounds"

(advised by Diana Eck)

February 24, 2016

 

Jennifer Tu - "A Perfect Circle"

(advised by Leslie Tarver)

February 25, 2016

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Molly Richmond - "Two Shots of Adrenaline and a Good Dose of Freedom"

(advised by Meghan Cleary)

February 25, 2016

Will Skinner - "A Boy and His Brunch"

(advised by Sandy Alexander)

February 28, 2016

Yamna Anwar - "What Stands Out"

(advised by Allie Feldberg)

February 28, 2016

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Lauren Kang - "There Are No Angry Feminists"

(advised by Jonathan Bruno)

February 29, 2016

Soa Andrian - "Not All Black Girls Know How To Eat"

(advised by Eli Schachar)

February 29, 2016

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Ray Kim - "A Change of Scenery"

(advised by Eli Schachar)

March 1, 2016

Serena Hagerty - "Eyes Down"

(advised by Daria Van Tyne)

March 1, 2016

Dylan Munro - "Modeling Music"

(advised by Eli Schachar)

March 2, 2016

James Watkins - "Home Sweet Home"

(advised by Eli Schachar)

March 2, 2016

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Sara Asad - "The Nau Bahar Electric Press"

(advised by Shaniece Criss)

March 3, 2016

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Dillon Cruz - "Goose Creek"

(advised by Allie Feldberg)

March 3, 2016

Connor Harris - "My Mom is a Hamilton Fangirl"

(advised by Diana Eck)

March 6, 2016

Ratna Gill - "Love at Lowell"

(advised by Eli Schachar)

March 6, 2016

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Irma Nomani - "Baba's Hands"

(advised by Daria Van Tyne)

March 8, 2016

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Jahred Liddie - "But It's Just a Myth"

(advised by Allie Feldberg)

March 8, 2016

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Alex Hassan - "A Change of Heart"

(advised by Sandy Alexander)

March 9, 2016

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Gabrielle Wilson - "Just Like Animals"

(advised by Demond Criss)

March 9, 2016