Gillen, Francis X.Whitman, WaltFrenzel, CarlaBattaglia, JenniferFrancis, Erna MaeErdie, BeverlyHensley, LauraLynch, KarenChaves, WandaDiGiacomo, MalisaGillen, Dr. Francis X., Faculty Adviser; Mae Francis, Erna, Editor; Lynch, Karen, Design and Layout Editor; Emmes, Andrea, Illustrator and Graphics Editor; Colson, Brandon, Selection Committee; Greenaway, Nerissa, Selection Committee; Schwindt, Rebecca, Selection Committee; Olmsted, Sandra, Selection CommitteeMae Francis, Erna, editorLynch, Karen, Design and Layout EditorEmmes, Andrea, Illustrator and Graphics EditorColson, Brandon, Selection CommitteeGreenaway, Nerissa, Selection CommitteeSchwindt, Rebecca, Selection CommitteeOlmsted, Sandra, Selection Committee2018-04-042018-04-041994http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/400Respondez!, the University of Tampa's journal for non-fiction writing, is published annually by UT's Honors Program. Students from all disciplines are encouraged to submit research papers, personal essays, other non-fiction writing, projects, and art. Manuscripts must conform to the MIA Style Manual.The authors are solely responsible for their opinions presented, but we welcome your written responses. We are also receptive to any suggestions that you may have to improve this publicationRespondez! is managed, edited, and designed by UT's Honors students. We welcome new staff members.Respondez! (1992-2015) became Respond, starting with the 2016 issue. Respondez! is a poem written by Walt Whitman in 1871 as a call to action. The Respond staff interprets Whitman’s poem as a call for new, emerging ideas to be brought fourth and challenged. The journal embodies Walt Whitman’s poem by aiming to publish informative research that challenges mainstream assumptions.This issue of Respondez! features writers from a variety of disciplines including Biology, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Writing. They challenge the status quo and require that you Respondez!en-USThe University of TampaUniversity of Tampa Honors ProgramJournalArticle