But outstanding performances will be recognized during Eastern Michigan University's Salute to Excellence Week, March 26-30.
Admission is free.
The presentations of both events cover a broad spectrum of topics from current inquiries into educational, social, political, Internet-related, and business issues to more traditional examinations of history and literature and straightforward scientific experimentation. Symposium XXI will feature more than 100 students giving oral and poster presentations. This presentation maintains that video game ratings are not entirely effective in preventing impressionable players from being exposed to harmful content. This presentation also explains the negative influences that some video games can have on players and suggests ways that ratings can be made more effective. Analyzes the hidden messages popular culture is providing through reality-based programs by revealing the internal and external conventions of this genre, and using video examples to illustrate how these programs are linked to social Darwinism.