Five seniors presented their theses to the Sociology and Anthropology faculty on Wednesday May 6th. High honors went to Christina Helm for her paper and research on “University Facebook Pages: Applying Interaction Ritual Theory to the Digital World.” Honors went to four students – Cindy Gaete presenting her paper “Proud to be an Anchor Baby: Resistance and Agency of Stigmatized U.S.-Born Children of Unauthorized Parents.”; Suzanne Brewster wrote on “Attack Politics on Social Media: The Negative Campaigning Strategies of Male and Female 2014 Congressional Candidates.”; Elyse Cianfarano’s paper was titled “Colgate Contested: A Study in Power, Identity, and Community.” ; and Marielba Casabona presented her research on “Patch-working Pathways Towards Higher Education: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Unauthorized Latina/o Students in California”. Copies of all theses are available in the SOAN department library for viewing. Congratulations to all of these students for their year-long efforts in researching, writing, and presenting their material!