2 10 343 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/dbd0fae43d57133d7b7339236eb56ca0.png cade5ae9351a215acf050245612c7912 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Final Projects Spring 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cycles of Change: Boston, biking, and the last ten years. Description An account of the resource I wrote a magazine article that explored the changes in Boston’s bike culture and bike infrastructure in the last decade. I guided my research with questions like: What caused these changes? Who were the big players in changing things? What does the new face of biking in Boston look like? And what changes are still being pushed for? As the project progressed, I tried to shift to also understanding why things changed. What social and political factors helped bike advocates’ cause? I am including a picture of me biking through Jamaica Plain, which captures the spirit of my process (A friend took this when she joined me on a ride to take pictures of different types of bike lanes in Boston). I tried to get a good understanding of the biking situation by talking with people who have been involved in the politics, going for rides myself, and visiting a bike shop that one of my interviewees (Steve Miller) told me about. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Carmack https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/ded552f0f6e0a8226885a2ad5ba84cbd.png d70745a51f5b9c503c8236c9ddcf6293 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Final Projects Spring 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Power of the People: City Life/ Vida Urbana Description An account of the resource My project is about the community organization of City Life/ Vida Urbana. They focus on the issue of foreclosures in Boston. Through weekly meetings, blockades, letters to the government and banks, and civil disobedience, they support families that can’t fight against foreclosure on their own. After personally attending a meeting and interviewing multiple members, I learn that the organization is much more than what it would seem like to someone who only judges the success of an organization through its statistics. Although City Life has helped prevent 100 of families from foreclosure, the organization is more than that. They have created a community within a community. I saw the members inspire and teach each other. The success of City Life is rooted in the passion of the members to make change. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Meg Casscells-Hamby https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/2b280e7c929a969e2c96705b92becf9f.png f0894d4f3d84df02fa3745736b2bf7ec Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Final Projects Spring 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Boys of Winter Description An account of the resource The Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics compete for the NHL and NBA championships every season, but they also compete for Boston’s attention in the winter. Because popularity of the team is often tied to that team’s success, I found that the Bruins were currently the more popular winter sports team, despite missing the playoffs this year, while the Celtics made the playoffs. I used interviews of fans, talked to restaurant workers at venues near the TD Garden, compared price, attendance, and retail sales data, and found online evidence to back up the claim that the Bruins are truly the most popular team in Boston during the winter. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Aidan Cleary https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/5145fecabb9ad20c9ba22f33a24617eb.jpg 57314fb8a55508033a8cbb547215cab4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Final Projects Spring 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Homelessness in Boston Description An account of the resource Within my paper, I explore the issue of homelessness that is so prevalent in and around Boston. In particular, past, present, and future measures taken and being taken by the local and state governments, as well as various organizations, are a large focus of the paper, and are used to better understand the nature of Boston's particular problem with homelessness. Risk factors for homelessness and the more common causes in Boston are explored and analyzed, to help further understand why some approaches might work and others might not, as well as what neighborhoods within Boston might be at greatest risk. Ways to mitigate and eventually end homelessness in Boston are also explored and discussed within the paper, questioning what homelessness may reveal about Boston and society at large. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jon Cruz https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/c96d8b91bf97d1d33ed17b5c356bc890.png 9a93c58070439a3b30137407d2630c58 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Final Projects Spring 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Red Sox in 2013 Description An account of the resource Summary: My paper uses firsthand accounts of personal experiences during the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, combined with speeches and newspaper articles, to describe the effect of the Boston Red Sox on the city of Boston throughout the 2013 MLB season, as Boston tries to recover from the tragic events that marred the Boston Marathon. The paper will go into detail on how the Red Sox became a symbol of strength and unity, a pillar on which the people of Boston and fans of Red Sox Nation all around the world rallied upon to recuperate as the Red Sox chased the World Series title, and how that social cohesion allowed Boston to come back even stronger than before the Marathon bombing. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jeremy Dietrich https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/670f95a7d5bd15094ffd3aeb38ae3980.jpg 2420d7fab88e5c4ca6b6ef206ab48699 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Final Projects Spring 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Through Other Eyes Description An account of the resource This project was done in an effort to reconnect with a lot of my friends that I have made within the Latin American community here in Boston, and elsewhere. The idea behind the project was to develop an overarching idea, if that was possible, of how this particular community viewed Boston. Are there opinions to be skewed one way or the other? Will their opinions of the city depend heavily on their personal experiences within their community or will it depend on this ‘imaginary’ Boston that they carry around with them? All-in-all, I was a little surprised at how little was said about the food (sea-food), museums, symphonies, and historical significance of the area which is to say that 0 of the 18 people that I interviewed mentioned any of those things. A lot of the focus was on the weather, which is understandable, and the sports teams, mostly the Red Sox. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jordan Ellett https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/445bb2bb3cae3d1b7eace62db8ca715e.png 22b7bb2b938590c9f51bacd229b94757 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Final Projects Spring 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Exploring Public Transit as a Case Study for Language Policy in Boston Description An account of the resource I report on research to investigate the availability of information and services in languages other than English at six M.B.T.A. subway stations, and frame these results with data regarding language usage in Boston. I then analyze the problem (almost complete lack of available services in foreign languages) and finish with policy recommendations for the M.B.T.A. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jake Freyer https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/41256b1a436de6e6750642b188537f20.jpg 8c9592208df387575a6cf107b5128335 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Final Projects Spring 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Retention of young Professionals in Boston Description An account of the resource Research question – is Boston actually unappealing to young adults, specifically recent college graduates? The interviews and personal point-of-views from the four individuals offer some insight into the young professionals’ minds but they are by no means representative of all young professionals. The inclusion of these four individuals was simply to shed light on the thought of some Ivy League educated individuals and their retention. The decision of the Harvard University students to remain in the Boston area both serves as contradictory to the idea that Boston is unappealing to young professionals because they chose Boston as their post-graduate destination, but their long term plans demonstrate that Boston has not been and will not be appealing enough to remain here long term, which draws validity to the ideas that many professionals hoping to improve Boston have suggested and the initiatives to improve Boston. These individuals demonstrated short-term appeal for Boston because of opportunity or circumstance, but eventually plan to move away. The interesting addition was the Columbia University student who finds Boston appealing and would consider relocating to the Boston area at some point in the future. Nonetheless, among the reports demonstrating a higher than expected retention of young professionals and the idea that the “brain drain” exists, there is an inconsistency and room for improvement. A single conclusion cannot be drawn from the retention of young professionals in Boston. Many professionals believe more can be done to make Boston nightlife more appealing, affordable, and accessible in addition to providing more transportation for the suburb dwellers who cannot afford the city’s rent. The “brain drain” has not been disproven even though BRA / UMass report demonstrates that retention is higher than previously perceived, but as Hopper’s blog mentions, the report could be stronger if it included more comparison and more sources. There are initiatives in place but they require civic engagement, meaning they require more motivation from the busy young adults, and although the individuals I interviewed are staying or have stayed in Boston, their intentions are short term and Boston is weeded out by other options because their initial reasons for staying in Boston came out of circumstance or opportunity. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Erika Garcia https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/80d75b198fd43641235d8afb637739fb.png 7c27eede123cb0a7d4437b499e4dee97 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Final Projects Spring 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fenway Park in the Context Fenway Description An account of the resource With my paper, I am examining Fenway Park in the greater context of the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood. I originally hoped to hear from someone on the Fenway Community Development Committee, but no one returned my correspondences in time. So, I substituted by looking for older news stories about the Fenway CDC’s most recent revitalization efforts. After writing about that for a bit, I will move on to talking about my trip to Fenway. I went down during a game to examine that neighborhood and how the stadium fits in, but also the overall atmosphere of the people at the time. Finally, I would go to a bar during the game to see more of the atmosphere and how the game itself feeds into it (without spending the money on an actual game ticket). I visited during a Tuesday night home game, and after surveying the perimeter, went into The Lansdowne. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Theo Gerome https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/7a066267b43b3176a0f95a51d23bca8a.png 32929cdd2b3a9f2424d2af4c24723f72 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Final Projects Spring 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reading Libraries: A Study of Boston through the Codman Square and Honan-Allston Library Branches Description An account of the resource This paper presents a study of the City of Boston through two of its library branches. Insofar as ordinary people comprise the constituency of libraries, the premise of my research is that studying libraries and how they are utilized is a way of understanding local communities. This is a particularly fitting approach for studying Boston, a city that prides itself on its academic reputation and its rich library history. Boston was the home of the first free municipal library in the country, and was subsequently the first library system to establish branches in local neighborhoods. Local libraries have evolved to serve the unique needs of their communities. Whereas the Codman Square Library in Dorchester serves a population that is struggling to overcome poverty and violence, the Honan-Allston Library serves a neighborhood with less material need but more concerns about upcoming development in the area. My personal observations and my interviews with librarians at both the Codman Square and Honan-Allston Libraries lend insight into both the disparity between and the vibrancy of two distinct neighborhoods in Boston. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Becky Gould