MultiDisciplinary
Anterior Cruciate Ligaments
By Alexis Jenkins
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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.
Government & Political Affairs
Debt-Trap Diplomacy: Chinese influence in Africa
By David Milam
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David Milam is a Government and Political Affairs Major and International Studies Minor. Growing up a military brat David lived in multiple countries and developed a love for studying new cultures and societies. He is a junior at Millersville University and conducted the research for his project during his Modern China class. David’s project analyzes the effects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Africa and whether China is using the controversial tactic of debt-trap diplomacy to increase Chinese influence in Africa. David hopes to continue traveling the world and plans to seek a career in international intelligence upon graduating.
Author's Note:
I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.
Thank you to my advisor, Dr. David Owen, for his support with this project. This article is a reduced sample of a larger project.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to David Milam at dpmilam@millersville.edu.
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Keywords: China, Africa, debt, development, influence