This project by Hollins student Allison Crandall, developed in collaboration with Professor Phyllis L. Mellinger and Professor Jen Boyle, emerged as part of an initiative at Hollins University to integrate quantitative reasoning into humanities-based courses. This project is part of an NSF-funded program at Hollins University, Quantitative Reasoning Across the Curriculum. Read more about quantitative reasoning at Hollins . English 250: New Media and Literature is the first English course at Hollins to include an applied quantitative component.