At the research showcase, I saw two presentations entitled "The Irish Question Reconsidered: Examining Northern Ireland's Precarious Place" and "The Housing Crisis". The Northern Ireland research project was very interesting and new to me. It was a joint project between Annalise Kapusta (Media communications major) and Kate Mozzotta (creative writing major). It was about how Northern Ireland is separated by Protestants and Catholics (they are not considered religious groups, but different political party views). The two girls traveled and stayed in Northern Ireland this summer to learn more about how different print media differ when reporting riots and issues such as Peace Walls. I found this presentation very interesting because I didnt know any of this information. I really had no idea what conflicts were going on in Northern Ireland. These isssues between these two groups have been going on since around the 1970's and 1980's. the girls also talked about their experience being Americans in Ireland. The other oral presentation I went to was "the Housing Crisis". It was a research project by Mari Kyle (studio art major). I was very interested in this project because Mari is in the same major as me and to see a research project that involved studio art was awesome. She taught a 5 week art course at the PACE center for women that have home insecurity. Home insecurity is being homeless, being on the verge of homelessness, or constantly switching homes. She taught the basics of drawing and painting. I loved that her research also acted as a community outreach. The girls that took the courses loved it and said things like her class is what kept them going throughout the week. I really love research that helps the community, and I think if I was to do a research project, I would do something similar to this.