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  2020-05-16

  Assignment instructions for PSC 401D The State

  Participating in Public History Hi, Rebels. Thank you for your hard work on your final paper. Your discussions of federalism and COVID-19 should not go to waste. I'm working with a project involved in chronicling people's experiences and the like during the time of coronavirus. We are living history. We must keep and curate information from all walks of life (rather than just the elite). Therefore, we are going to include your work in a growing archive of living history. Here is a news story that introduces and explains the archive: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/us/coronavirus-pandemic-historians-archive.html Upload your final paper to this website. You can do this anonymously, if desired. https://covid19.omeka.net/contribution A breakdown of the submission form follows: Contribution: Story Upload file: Your final paper in PDF form Title: This is NOT the title of your paper. The requested title is a descriptive term for fellow researchers looking for information. Pretend you are scrolling through pages of random data and looking for your work. Create a title for the archive that would help with that. Examples could include "Student Paper on Federalism and Coronavirus" or "Academic analysis of federalism and coronavirus" or "Examining the impact of coronavirus and federalism." Author: You. (If there is more than one author, you have two choices of the order to list people. The first is by order of effort (or seniority), and the second is alphabetical. Most of the time, academic collaborations have a primary author/editor/master kitten herder/principal investigator, and this person is listed first, then things go alphabetical. Do not use et al. for this project – list all authors. Most of you should have only one author.) Date created: 05/15/2020 Story text: The cut and pasted version of your pdf, which you uploaded above. Geolocation: UNLV or your zip code Name: Your name (Include even if you want to be anonymous) Email: An email the researchers of the project can contact you at if you have questions What else: THIS IS IMPORTANT. (1) Include hashtags here. Make sure they include #unlv #psc401D #mlphelps #coursework #federalism and then keep going. Do you mention the name of a politician? #therenamehere A location? #nevada #lasvegas (2) If you would prefer your entry to be anonymous, include that information here. (Remember to remove your name from your paper, too.) (3) Any other comments you think would help a librarian curate your materials. After uploading, take a snapshot or screenshot of your confirmation page and upload it to Canvas for extra credit. https://unlv.instructure.com/courses/60820/assignments/676732 I also encourage you to upload all of your notes, the journal entries I asked you to keep, pictures of abandoned places, or any other materials you have that may be of interest to future historians. Each item should be in a separate entry (unless they are linked.) I ask you to include the tag #mlphelps on anything you upload, even not course-related. Again, this part is optional. Still, you did so much work. You might as well put it somewhere for future use. Explore and have fun! Tell your friends to upload stuff! This is academia in action! Questions? Phelps@unlv.edu #mlphelps The University of Nevada, Las Vegas #unlv Political Science 401D, The State #psc401D
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  2020-05-16

  Last Class Announcement PSC100

  Hi, Rebels. Thank you for your hard work these past five weeks. I have my grades inputted, and I will submit them to UNLV in 24 hours. I am here if you have any questions. I also have some announcements that I think may interest you: Contribute to the Covid-19 Archive: A favor – if your KNPR paper dealt with coronavirus, would you please upload it to the Covid-19 Archive? I encourage you to upload other things that relate to you as a person and Las Vegas. Do you have pictures of an empty Las Vegas? Have you been journaling about how much this sucks? Have you made art inspired by the pandemic? I'm part of a project trying to collect these stories. I encourage you to upload a bit of your life. Tag anything class related with #psc100 and #unlv. I'd like you to include the tag #mlphelps in anything you upload to trace your activity to me. (Don't worry if you do it wrong, real people will review and fix your entry) Please upload your KNPR paper/journal/picture/poem/art/anger here: https://covid19.omeka.net/contribution COVID-19 Testing: Testing for coronavirus is available and free. You do not have to have symptoms or health insurance to get tested. Visit UNLV Medicine's COVID-19 Triage Questionnaire website, Text ''covid'' to 702-744-9722, or call 702-583-4408. I tried out the website before sending it out, and it seems pretty easy. Political Science Club: In Fall 2020, the department of political science will be sponsoring a student-led and student-created Political Science Club. We are now gathering interested members. This club will exist to provide a community for our majors and friends. Anyone is welcome. Join here: https://groups.google.com/a/unlv.edu/forum/#!forum/political-science-club In closing, I offer my sincerest congratulations to our graduating seniors. Look at how far you've come and how much you've overcome! The world is dark and hard, but we've trained you to be a rebel. Be the light. Congratulations again. Phelps #mlphelps
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  2020-05-16

  PSC101 Extra Credit Instructions

  Call For Paper Upload to Archive for PSC101: Hi, Rebels. I hear your upset about the KNPR paper. In response, I have given everyone 5% extra credit on that assignment. (I've done this by lowering the points possible to 95 while not adjusting your score. Since the KNPR paper is worth 15% of your grade – no matter how many points I make it worth – this has the effect of giving you 5% extra credit on your paper. Yes, this really is the easiest way.) I also offer you the chance for an extra 5% extra credit on the KNPR paper. I'm working with a project involved in chronicling people's experiences and the like during coronavirus. Right now, you and I are living history. We must keep and curate information from all walks of life (rather than just the elite). To get this 5% of extra credit, you will upload your KNPR assignment to https://covid19.omeka.net/contribution with following tags in the "What else would you like to tell us about this contribution?" field: #unlv #psc100 #mlphelps #knpr #stateofnevada #nevada You may also remove all personal information from your paper and upload it anonymously. If you do not want to contribute to the archive, you may write a 250 to 500-word essay explaining the intent and history of this archival project and upload that in place of the screenshot. TLDR: For extra credit, upload your KNPR paper here: https://covid19.omeka.net/contribution then upload a screenshot of your confirmation page to canvas here: https://unlv.instructure.com/courses/61456/assignments/676624 I need to turn in grades soon, so you only have 24 hours to complete this extra credit. I'm here if you have any questions. Best, Phelps PS: I hope you upload many, many things to this archive, such as journals, explanations of what is going on at work, pictures of empty or strange places, interviews with your parents and friends, etc. I would see us represented. It'll help me if you include #mlphelps in everything you upload. I want to make sure the experience of the individual - you - is not forgotten by history.