"The Effects of Noise on Concentration and Mood in a Learning Environment"by Kaylan Hand "China: A New Superpower?"by Chase Kelly; "Drowning Capitalism: The Aquatic Redemption of the Rabbitte Family in Roddy Doyle's The Van" by Ashley Miller; "From the White Mind to the Colorblind Eye: Peeling Whiteness from Toni Morrison's Characters in Tar Baby, Song of Solomon, and The Bluest Eye" by Nikkia Nelson; "Motivation and Commitment Factors of Volunteers in Environmental Non-Profit Organizations and Implications for the Future" by Adrienne Fry;

ith volume 4, Omnino continues to produce an impressive array of undergraduate research from VSU. As always, the research papers contained in this volume have been rigorously refereed by VSU faculty members and edited by VSU students. I would like to thank all of the students who submitted their work to Omnino this year, the faculty referees who so generously gave of their time to review our submissions, the faculty mentors who guided their students through the drafts and revisions necessary for publication, and the Omnino student editors for their astute and diligent work. I am also very grateful to VSU for the funding that makes Omnino's publication possible.