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<strong>Heart</strong> of the Campus<br />
Experts in<br />
Their Fields<br />
his year, six SHP seniors and one<br />
Tjunior T<br />
completed honors projects in<br />
2 <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2006</strong><br />
the areas of History, English, Spanish,<br />
Religious Studies, and Math. One senior even did two<br />
projects! Founded in 1998, SHPʼs Independent Honors<br />
Program for Seniors provides the opportunity for highly<br />
self-motivated students to deeply examine intellectual issues.<br />
Each honors student was responsible for seeking out mentors outside<br />
the SHP community to assist in their research. This year, the<br />
mentors included such scholars as:<br />
• Dr. David Kennedy: Professor of History<br />
at Stanford University; Awarded the<br />
Poetry<br />
of Garcia-Lorca<br />
Flamenco Dance and the<br />
Pulitzer Prize in History in 2000<br />
by ************ ***********<br />
• Dr. Peter Robinson: Former special<br />
assistant and speechwriter to U.S. President<br />
Ronald Reagan; Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution on<br />
War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University<br />
• Dr. Michael Predmore: Professor of Spanish at Stanford; Recipient of the Fulbright<br />
and Guggenheim fellowships<br />
• Dr. Francisco LaRubia-Prado: Professor of Spanish at Georgetown University<br />
The honors students had to complete extensive research and on-going assignments<br />
throughout the semester, including a log of conversations with their mentors, weekly<br />
The Art of Persuasion:<br />
Rhetoric in the Speeches of<br />
de Gaulle, Castro, and Reagan<br />
by ********* *************<br />
papers summarizing their progress, three 5-page<br />
papers on selected topics, one 20-page final paper,<br />
at least one field excursion related to their<br />
topic, and an oral presentation<br />
in front of SHP faculty, students,<br />
and community members.<br />
The impressive presentations, which took place in January,<br />
included powerpoint lectures, mathematical calculations, a Flamenco<br />
demonstration, and intense Q&A sessions.<br />
Heritage Oak Falls<br />
At 7:30am on Sunday,<br />
January 15, <strong>2006</strong>, the<br />
magnificent heritage oak in<br />
front of the Main Building<br />
fell. The tree was uprooted<br />
due to heavy rainfall over the<br />
previous month. Thankfully,<br />
it fell towards the McGanney<br />
Center, only knocking<br />
down a smaller palm tree.<br />
There was no damage to the<br />
Main Building and no one<br />
was hurt.<br />
Multivariable<br />
Differential Calculus<br />
by *** **********, ***<br />
***, ***** ***********,<br />
and ********* **********<br />
Facilitating<br />
the Dialogue<br />
on Abortion<br />
by ****** ******<br />
The American Dream &<br />
Its Visibility in Speeches<br />
of the Past Few Decades<br />
by ******* ********<br />
BEFORE & AFTER: The beautiful heritage oak before the<br />
fall (left) and after the fall (above)
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