By Sam Shourds, Staff Writer Adam K. Fetterman, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at El Paso, led a lecture on Thursday afternoon regarding research that is “truly hot off the presses.” He spoke to the gathered group of professors, students, and community members about metaphor theory and the data he has collected over years of studying the connection between the use of metaphors and emotional adeptness. The basis of metaphor theory, as described by Fetterman, revolves around three assumptions. First, metaphors should be common and have purposeful structure. Next, the world is...