# 2016 Speeches ## expand\_more Sort **Elizabeth Mahon - "The Red Rose"** (advised by Sandy Alexander) January 27, 2016 [text](/file_url/827) **Anastasia Snetkova - "I Know the Girl Who Was Raped"** (advised by Dorothy Austin) January 27, 2016 [text](/file_url/828) **Aaron Suduiko - ""What is it like to be a gamer?"** (advised by Sandy Alexander) January 28, 2016 [text](/file_url/829) **Alex Young - "Empty Rooms"** (advised by Steve Kelman) January 28, 2016 [text](/file_url/831) **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 [text](/file_url/832) **Andreas V. - "The Long Jump"** (advised by Ben Burns) February 1, 2016 [text](/file_url/833) **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 [text](/file_url/834) **Colton Valentine - "Being Alone"** (advised by Caitlin Casey) February 3, 2016 [text](/file_url/835) **Tianyu Liu - "The Hidden Story of Your Plate"** (advised by Diana Eck) February 3, 2016 [text](/file_url/836) **Nico Simko - "From Star Wars to Senior Spring"** (advised by Diana Eck) February 4, 2016 [text](/file_url/837) **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 [text](/file_url/838) **Neha Dalal - "Why I Didn't Hunt for Horcruxes"** (advised by Eli Schachar) February 9, 2016 [text](/file_url/839) **Mark Liu - "The Letter"** (advised by Michael Uy) February 10, 2016 [text](/file_url/840) **Anna Zhong - "How I Came to Unlearn"** (advised by Steve Coit) February 10, 2016 [text](/file_url/841) **Rachael Smith - "The Class That Changed My Life"** (advised by Mike Zuckerman) February 11, 2016 [text](/file_url/842) **Kelsey Clayman - "My Wacky Brain"** (advised by Jess Yarmarkovich) February 11, 2016 [text](/file_url/843) **Arjun Kapur - "The Best Days Are Ahead of Us"** (advised by Jonathan Bruno) February 14, 2016 [text](/file_url/844) **Curtis St. Pierre - "Serious Gratitude and Lighthearted Love"** (advised by Eli Schachar) February 15, 2016 [text](/file_url/845) **Jeffery Durand - "Dreaming Wide Awake"** (advised by Steve Coit) February 15, 2016 [text](/file_url/846) **Wright Smith - "My Lesson From Don"** (advised by Brett Flehinger) February 16, 2016 [text](/file_url/847) **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 [text](/file_url/848) **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 [text](/file_url/849) **Adela Kim - "Yellow Fever?"** (advised by Jonathan Bruno) February 21, 2016 [[{"fid":"1207336","view_mode":"default","type":"media","attributes":{"height":"360","width":"640","class":"wysiwyg-placeholder media-element file-default"}}]] **Maura McGrath - "HAHAHA"** (advised by Caitlin Casey) February 21, 2016 [text](/file_url/850) **Emily Davies - "Just Try It"** (advised by Yaseen Eldik) February 23, 2016 [text](/file_url/851) **Rivka Hyland - "On Fruit Flies"** (advised by Patrick O'Donnell) February 23, 2016 [text](/file_url/852) **Stella Wong - "Seeing Sounds"** (advised by Diana Eck) February 24, 2016 **Jennifer Tu - "A Perfect Circle"** (advised by Leslie Tarver) February 25, 2016 [text](/file_url/853) **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 [text](/file_url/854) **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 [text](/file_url/855) **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 [text](/file_url/856) **Sara Asad - "The Nau Bahar Electric Press"** (advised by Shaniece Criss) March 3, 2016 [text](/file_url/857) **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 [text](/file_url/858) **Irma Nomani - "Baba's Hands"** (advised by Daria Van Tyne) March 8, 2016 [text](/file_url/859) **Jahred Liddie - "But It's Just a Myth"** (advised by Allie Feldberg) March 8, 2016 [text](/file_url/860) **Alex Hassan - "A Change of Heart"** (advised by Sandy Alexander) March 9, 2016 [text](/file_url/861) **Gabrielle Wilson - "Just Like Animals"** (advised by Demond Criss) March 9, 2016