MultiDisciplinary
Anterior Cruciate Ligaments
By Alexis Jenkins
Alexis Jenkins definitely is very active from the start. Sports have always been her passion; growing up, you could always catch her outside at the softball field playing with her high school, tournament team, or family. This all was until she had an almost career-ending injury occur not just once but twice. Luckily, she could continue to play two years of college softball, but she always wondered why tearing your ACL, also known as your Anterior Cruciate Ligament, was such a big deal. Now years later, she is a Senior here at Millersville studying Sports Journalism. After graduation, she plans to work her way into the ESPN world to eventually become an ESPN Broadcast Journalist.
Language Bias in The Classroom and Approaches for Educators
By Elliot Okie Simcoe
After being prompted by Dr. Yufeng Zhang to research a topic on linguistics, Elliot Simcoe knew that they had to zone in on education. As Elliot was reading articles and the textbook, they learned about the wicked problem of language bias in the classroom. It is a phenomenon that is enforced by systemic classism and racism. As a Bachelor of Science in Education major, equality in education is one of Elliot’s passions, so they wanted to investigate the history and current state of language bias. Elliot also found solutions to minimize language biases and came up with a few of their own. Solutions are important in the education field as they can inform best teaching practices. Elliot plans to use their findings from this project in their future career as an English teacher. Best educational practices are vital for change to be made in society.