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Six ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ communication students were chosen to present papers representing various types of rhetorical criticism at the joint meeting of the Southern and Central Speech Communication Association in St. Louis, Mo., April 8-11. The papers were competitively accepted from submissions from colleges throughout the South and Midwest.

¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ senior Nathan Lott's paper was judged best at the conference. His topic was "Bill Clinton and the Art of Rhetorical Blameshifting." Lott is from Tyrone, Ga.

Other participants and their paper topics were:

ÌýÌýÌý Emily Adams of Conyers, Ga., "A Narrative Analysis of Dar Williams' 'Traveling Again.'"

ÌýÌýÌý Jenn Burgess of Memphis, Tenn., "A Dip into Oblivion: A Feminist Analysis of Ally McBeal."

ÌýÌýÌý Megan Shackleford of Bradenton, Fla., "A Feminist Criticism of a Glamour Article."

ÌýÌýÌý Lesley Vinzant of Vestavia Hills, "Ally McBeal and the Post-Feminist Movement."

ÌýÌýÌý Jason Zinn of Knoxville, Tenn., "A Narrative Critique of Dave Matthews' 'Recently.'"

Public presentations of the papers were followed by detailed critiques by nationally known communication scholars.

Michael Janas and Amanda Borden of ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ's Speech Communication and Theatre department attended the conference with the students.

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