Journal of Student Research 2015

Journal Student Research

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Table of Contents Sophomore…….……………………………………………………………… Determinants of Violent Crime in U.S: Evidence from State Level Data Grace Piggott Faculty Advisor: Dr. Fassil Fata………………………………………………12 College Stress and Strategies to Reduce it Alyssa Stinson Faculty Advisor: Scot Vaver…………………………………………………23 Property Investing in Minocqua, Wisconsin Kyle Stubblefield Faculty Advisor: Dr. Fassil Fanta…………………………………………….33 The World May Never Know: Unwrapping the Mystery of the Tootsie Pop Tyler T. Schmidt Dr. Kevin Drzakowski………………………………………………….........47 Animal and College Student Emotional Relationship: Path to Pet Therapy on Campus Brooke N. Noden Faculty Advisor: Dr. David (Chris) Ferguson………………………………57 Contingency Valuation and Interviews in Open-Source Software Market: Utilizing Conjoint Methodology in Economics Cory Gunderson Faculty Advisor: Dr. David (Chris) Ferguson……………………………......71 A Cosmological Argument Counterexample Paul Keller Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jerry Kapus……………………………………………81 Credit and Debt Management Among UW-Stout Students: Practices and Implications Katie A. Sam Faculty Advisor: Dr. Fassil Fanta………………………………………….....92 Environmental Factors Influencing Wood Frog (Lythobates sylvaticus) Tadpole Size Amanda Smith and Shelby Kilibarda Faculty Advisors: Dr. James Church and Dr. Amanda Little……………….120 Juniors……………………………………………………………………… Seniors…………………………………………………………………………