Pat Brady
Students in Spanish 203 and 204 will examine Newspeak, reading Greg Palast's (BBC) report «No crean todo lo que lean en los periódicos sobre Venezuela» ("Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers about Venezuela") and discussing how the media interpret news and if they present an inherent bias which could be used to topple the popularly elected president of an oil exporting nation.

Tom Ellis
English 111 and 112 students will discuss "Politics and the English Language" and are encouraged to read 1984 and/or Huxley's Brave New World and Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower and to incorporate these futuristic dystopic readings into their essays.

Jay Glosser
Students in ITN 106  Operating Systems; ITN 107 PC Hardware Repair; and ITE  Basic Computer Literacy will discuss security issues with the cyber environment from personal use to educational use to business uses.

Robert Guess
Students in Information Systems classes in Cyberlaw will study privacy in the digital age, including the effects of privacy legislation: Cyberlaw Resources

Fran Jacobson
Western Civilization II students are reading the book, writing a paper on 1984, and attending activities surrounding this event.

Kathleen Dooley
English 111 students will examine several topics related to 1984 in terms of both scientific and literary investigation, for example, spyware, drugs, and love, culminating in a thoroughly investigated research paper.

Ann Johnston
English as a Second Language 17 (Bridge Reading) students will read 1984 and discuss how the situations compare with situations in their home countries around the world.

Nancy Jolemore
English 111 students will read Orwell's 1984 and “Politics and the English Language,” “Doublespeak” by William Lutz, and “Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising” by Ann McClintock; they will write analyses of speeches, advertisements, or commercials; a paper on a woman important for advancement of civil rights/responsibilities; and an argument on national security versus civil rights.

Michele Marits
Students in English 112, English 210, and Humanities 210 will write letters to the editor of The Virginian Pilot, TCC Times, or Portfolio; attend one of the film screenings and write a critique comparing the film with the novel; and join discussions on the weblog.

Chuck Pierce
Students in English 111 will conduct research and write a paper about the war in Iraq from the beginning of the conflict to recent events.

Donna Reiss
English 111 and English 112 students will examine the rhetoric of campaign speeches, slogans, and ads from both political parties and nominate entries for Doublespeak and Orwell awards.

James Roberts
Students in ECO 201 (Principles of Macroeconomics) will write a term paper on how the techniques of social control featured in Orwell's 1984 compare and contrast with those of the United States today or with those of other nations at any time in the past century.