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Sports Under Quarantine: A Case Study Of Major League Baseball In 2020, Kari L.J. Goold, Reynafe N. Aniga, Peter B. Gray Dec 2020

Sports Under Quarantine: A Case Study Of Major League Baseball In 2020, Kari L.J. Goold, Reynafe N. Aniga, Peter B. Gray

Anthropology Faculty Research

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This case study entailed a Twitter content analysis to address the pandemic-delayed start to Major League Baseball (MLB) in the shortened 2020 season. This case study helps address the overarching objective to investigate how the sports world, especially fans, responded to MLB played during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The methods investigated the common themes and determined who used predetermined Twitter hashtags. We recorded how many times external links, photos, emojis, and the 30 MLB teams were mentioned in the 779 tweets obtained during 39 days of data retrieval. Results showed that …


Less Worthy Lives? We Must Prioritize People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities In Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation, Scott D. Landes, Margaret A. Turk, Katherine E. Mcdonald, Maya Sabatello Dec 2020

Less Worthy Lives? We Must Prioritize People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities In Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation, Scott D. Landes, Margaret A. Turk, Katherine E. Mcdonald, Maya Sabatello

Population Health Research Brief Series

Individuals with developmental and intellectual disability should prioritized during COVID-19 vaccination allocation.


Covid-19, Coronavirus, Wuhan Virus, Or China Virus? Understanding How To “Do No Harm" When Naming An Infectious Disease, Theodore C. Masters-Waage, Nilotpal Jha, Jochen Reb Dec 2020

Covid-19, Coronavirus, Wuhan Virus, Or China Virus? Understanding How To “Do No Harm" When Naming An Infectious Disease, Theodore C. Masters-Waage, Nilotpal Jha, Jochen Reb

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

When labeling an infectious disease, officially sanctioned scientific names, e.g., “H1N1 virus,” are recommended over place-specific names, e.g., “Spanish flu.” This is due to concerns from policymakers and the WHO that the latter might lead to unintended stigmatization. However, with little empirical support for such negative consequences, authorities might be focusing on limited resources on an overstated issue. This paper empirically investigates the impact of naming against the current backdrop of the 2019-2020 pandemic.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Burned Out – COVID-19
  • Payne, Michael. 15 Years with the Bagel Brothers – Sandra Hurley
  • Hargrove, Matthew. Hilltoppers Get in the Win Column, Home Finale Up Next - Football
  • Kieser, Nick. All Eyes on the Spring – Basketball, Softball, Soccer, Baseball
  • Leboutier, Addison. Little Flock of Jesus Christ Fellowship Comes Home – Clarence Tapp
  • Cox, Alex. Editorial Cartoon re: Kamala Harris
  • What a Kamala Harris Vice Presidency Means for Young People of Color
  • Lattimer, Jacob. Student Government Association Sustainability Committee Looks to Make an Impact …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Kieser, Nick. Boyce Store, 1869 to COVID-19
  • Bertucci, Leo. Barren River COVID-19 Data Still Delayed
  • Frazier, Keilen. Joe Biden Their Time
  • Extending the Withdrawal Date Is Not Enough – Pass / D / Fail Option
  • Reynolds, Easton. WKU Extends the Deadline to Withdraw a Class
  • Mallon, Sam. WKU, Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center Initiative Aims to Curb Child Abuse, Neglect – Child Welfare Education
  • Hargrove, Matthew. Hilltoppers Drop Game at Florida Atlantic University, Southern Mississippi Visits the Hill Saturday – Football
  • Gaylord, Kaden. Time …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs Nov 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Murray, Debra. Campaigning During COVID-19
  • Stryker, Shane. Third Party Candidates Present Options Outside Democrats & Republicans
  • WKU Young Democrats
  • WKU College Republicans
  • Serrano, Francisco. A Voice of Change for the Young Generation
  • Thornton, Maggie. Kentucky’s 1st Congressional District
  • Holland, Kelley. Kentucky’s 2nd Congressional District
  • Latimer, Jacob. Senate Candidates on College-Level Issues – Mitch McConnell, Amy McGrath
  • Collins, Michael. District 20 Candidates on the Issues – Patti Minter, Leanette Lopez
  • Who’s Running for City Commission?


Dealing With Covid-19 And Emerging Stronger From It, David Chan Nov 2020

Dealing With Covid-19 And Emerging Stronger From It, David Chan

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Whether it is reacting to news on COVID-19 cases, following safe management rules, adapting to changes at work, assessing leadership and public responses to the coronavirus crisis, or navigating post-pandemic realities, it is all part of understanding how humans think, feel, and behave, says SMU Professor David Chan.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Nutter, Abbey. Haunting on the Hill
  • Latimer, Jacob. Campus Community Expresses Their Thoughts on Buildings & Colleges Connected to Slave Owners
  • Collins, Michael. Greek Organizations Under Scrutiny for COVID-19 Violations
  • Cox, Alex. Editorial Cartoon re: Body Image
  • College Diet Culture
  • Frazier, Keilen & Anna Leachman. Carving New Paths – Southwest Kentucky Mountain Bike Association
  • E-Sports Explained
  • Gaylord, Kaden. Nothing to Celebrate About That Win – Football
  • Hargrove, Matthew. Tyrell Pigrome’s Late Touchdown Gives Hilltoppers First Win in Two Weeks – Football


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Aboah, Henri. Blooming – Flower Shops
  • Reynolds, Easton. Record Setting Voter Turnout Expected This Election Season
  • Collins, Michael. Grocery Shopping In a Pandemic
  • Mallon, Sam. Fighting for Peace – Bowling Green for Peace
  • Tomlin, Laura. WKU Environmental Health & Safety Provides Do’s & Don’t’s for This Halloween During COVID-19
  • It’s Time for WKU to Switch to Environmentally-friendly Take-out Products – Dining Services
  • Keiser, Nick. Covering a WKU Football Game Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Hargrove, Matthew. In Ruins – Football
  • Gaylord, Kaden. The Offense Doesn’t Have …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Lowe, Julianna. A Look Inside – Jamison Moorehead, Quarantine
  • Burris, Lily. Day in the Life – Sharon Hunter
  • Collins, Michael & Lauren Deppen. Need to Know – COVID-19
  • Frazier, Keilen. Homecoming in Barnes-Campbell Hall – Quarantine
  • Lowe, Julianna. Survey to Student – Dining Services, Quarantine
  • Collins, Michael. Kentucky Universities’ Records on COVID-19
  • Burris, Lily. Voices on the Inside – Sam Padgett, Chris Willis, Parker Randall, River Carter, Iyanla Shackelford
  • Hargrove, Matthew. Herd Tramples WKU – Football
  • Gaylord, Kaden. Travis Hudson is the Greatest of All …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs Oct 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Murray, Debra. Truckin’ Great: COVID-19 Leads to New Dining Options
  • Bertucci, Leo. WKU COVID-dashboard Lacks Active Case Count
  • Rash, Liza. Math Department Head Responds to Demotion, Reanalyzes Model 41 Days Later - Bruce Kessler
  • Kieser, Nick. Lady Topper Golf Finishes Second in Hoover Invitational
  • Cox, Alexander. Editorial Cartoon re: Scholarship Money
  • Opening Doors: New Scholarships Show that WKU Cares
  • Edmonds, Garrett. Student Government Association President Garrett Edmonds Plans for New Academic Year
  • Hargrove, Matthew. Tops Take Victory – Football
  • Gaylord, Kaden. Don’t Let This Be …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Reynolds, Easton. 8 Juveniles Responsible for Recurring Water Throwing Harassment
  • Thornton, Maggie. Marching at a Distance – Marching Band
  • Reynolds, Easton. Local Small Businesses Work to Recover from Pandemic Losses
  • Hendricks, Allie & Preston Romanov. Art for All – SoKY Marketplace
  • Cox, Alex. Editorial Cartoon re: Breonna Taylor
  • Bunton, Gabrielle. I Choose Black Women Every Time
  • Nash, Slim. Commissioner Candidate Slim Nash: Your Right to Vote is Special
  • Hargrove, Matthew. Hilltoppers Look to Bounce Back Against Middle Tennessee State University – Football
  • Kieser, Nick. Budget …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Murray, Debra. Voting in College
  • Reynolds, Easton. WKU and Barnes & Noble Partner in 10-year Deal
  • Latimer, Jacob. Online & Hybrid Courses Pose Challenge to Professors
  • Dobbs, Jack & Anna Leachman. Last Ride: Beech Bend Park
  • Lowe, Julianna. A Call to Mitch McConnell – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  • Stack, Madalyn. Editorial Cartoon re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  • Bailey, Carlos. Bowling Green City Commissioner Candidate Shares Statement on the Importance of Voting in Local Elections
  • Kieser, Nick. Football Fans Use New Ticketing App at Home Opener
  • Hargrove, Matthew. …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Bertucci, Leo. System Upgrade from Local Health Department Affects WKU’s COVID-19 Case Count
  • Holland, Kelley. WKU Alum Works as Photojournalist for USA Today – Harrison Hill
  • Latimer, Jacob. Nursing Students Employed at On-campus Clinic Assist with COVID-19 Testing
  • Frazier, Keilen. Dried Out – Tobacco
  • Gray, Tim. Better Together: Black Lives Matter
  • Stack, Madalyn. Editorial Cartoon re: Social Distancing
  • Send Students Home: WKU’s Campus Isn’t Safe
  • Kieser, Nick. To the Mountains – Brooks LeCompte, Track & Field
  • Warner, Casey. Hilltoppers to Host Liberty for Home Opener …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Reynolds, Easton. Coping with Crisis – Hurricane Katrina, COVID-19
  • Bunton, Gabrielle. Students Adjust to Hybrid Classes During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Latimer, Jacob. WKU Student Lorena Silva Releases Springhouse
  • Celebration Despite Separation
  • Stack, Madalyn. Editorial Cartoon re: Zoom Meetings
  • Marshall, Olivia. Navigating My Sorority in a Global Pandemic – Delta Zeta
  • Warner, Casey. Review: Bowling Green Punk-rock Duo Releases Album – Dos Cobros
  • Kieser, Nick. WKU Coaches Adapt to Postponed Season – Soccer, Volleyball
  • Warner, Casey. Piggy-T – Tyrell Pigrome, Football
  • Gaylord, Kaden. Support the Players – …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Collins, Michael. Rough Start – COVID-19
  • Thornton, Maggie. What a WKU Student Learned from Her Experience with COVID-19
  • Harkreader, Dylan & Debra Murray. Programs That Rely On Hands-on Learning Adapt to Virtual Courses
  • Meyer-Thornton, Zane. Keep It Going
  • Hurst, Courtney, Robin Lester & Trenton Peyton. What Is Intercultural Student Engagement Center?
  • Sisler, Julie. WKU Grad Student: It’s On the Administration, Not the Students
  • Kieser, Nick. Football Takes Precautions to Kick Off Season COVID-Free
  • Warner, Casey: Setting Up – Football
  • Gaylord, Kaden. Making It Safe to …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs Aug 2020

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 96, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Rash, Liza. Math Department Head Makes a Shocking Model Regarding Potential Campus COVID-19 Death Rate
  • Bertucci, Leo. WKU Introduces COVID-19 Testing to Campus Community
  • Marshall, Olivia. How Students Can Navigate Campus Facilities This Semester
  • Bunton, Gabrielle. Campus Organizations Prepare to Engage Students Amid COVID Restrictions
  • Deppen, Laurel. On-campus Students Who Contract COVID to be Moved to New Location to Quarantine
  • Stack, Madalyn. Editorial Cartoon re: Social Distancing
  • College of Health & Human Services Should Have Been More Involved in Restart Committee
  • Deppen, Laurel. From the …


“Right To Work” And Life Or Death For Georgia Teachers, Austin Mcneill Brown Jul 2020

“Right To Work” And Life Or Death For Georgia Teachers, Austin Mcneill Brown

Population Health Research Brief Series

Georgia is a “right to work” state, in which teachers can be fired or have their state license revoked if they strike or utilize collective bargaining. This leaves few legal options for teachers to challenge the state mandate to reopen without adequate preparation.


Disparities In Vulnerability To Severe Complications From Covid-19 In The United States, Emily E. Wiemers, Scott Abrahams, Marwa Alfakhri, V. Joseph Holtz, Robert F. Schoeni, Judith A. Seltzer Jul 2020

Disparities In Vulnerability To Severe Complications From Covid-19 In The United States, Emily E. Wiemers, Scott Abrahams, Marwa Alfakhri, V. Joseph Holtz, Robert F. Schoeni, Judith A. Seltzer

Population Health Research Brief Series

Preexisting health conditions increase vulnerability to severe complications from COVID-19. Among middle-aged and older Americans, vulnerability to severe COVID-19 complications based on preexisting conditions is 2-3 times greater for those with low versus high income. Vulnerability is about 40% higher for middle-aged and older adults with a high school degree or less than adults with a four-year college degree. In every age group, Blacks are more vulnerable than Whites, but Hispanics are at lower risk based on fewer preexisting health conditions.


New York’S Recovery Drove National Covid-19 Case Reduction, Sarah Hamersma Jul 2020

New York’S Recovery Drove National Covid-19 Case Reduction, Sarah Hamersma

Population Health Research Brief Series

National COVID-19 trends mask large differences in trends across U.S. states. Reductions in March & April were due almost entirely to declines in New York. The failure of other states to enact strong physical distancing protocols and/or reopening too early has led to our current national surge in cases.


High Covid-19 Mortality Risk In Pennsylvania’S Rural Counties, Raeven Faye Chandler, Shannon M. Monnat, Yue Sun Jul 2020

High Covid-19 Mortality Risk In Pennsylvania’S Rural Counties, Raeven Faye Chandler, Shannon M. Monnat, Yue Sun

Population Health Research Brief Series

COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania have been concentrated in eastern urban counties this far. However, the 14-day incident rate has recently begun increasing in several rural counties that have high prevalence of several chronic health conditions that increase risk of severe complications and death from COVID-19.


Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Covid-19: Evidence From Six Large Cities, Joseph Benitez, Charles J. Courtemanche, Aaron Yelowitz Jul 2020

Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Covid-19: Evidence From Six Large Cities, Joseph Benitez, Charles J. Courtemanche, Aaron Yelowitz

Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise Working Papers

As of June 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has led to more than 2.3 million confirmed infections and 121 thousand fatalities in the United States, with starkly different incidence by race and ethnicity. Our study examines racial and ethnic disparities in confirmed COVID-19 cases across six diverse cities – Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, New York City, San Diego, and St. Louis – at the ZIP code level (covering 436 “neighborhoods” with a population of 17.7 million). Our analysis links these outcomes to six separate data sources to control for demographics; housing; socioeconomic status; occupation; transportation modes; health care access; long-run opportunity, as …


How To Make Critical Decisions Amid Covid-19 Pressures, David Chan Jul 2020

How To Make Critical Decisions Amid Covid-19 Pressures, David Chan

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Time pressure and ambivalence are common when people make decisions in a crisis. Understanding the psychological dynamics helps us slow down to make better decisions.


Busting Myths And Dispelling Doubts About Covid-19, Mark Findlay Jul 2020

Busting Myths And Dispelling Doubts About Covid-19, Mark Findlay

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

The Centre for AI and Data Governance (CAIDG) at Singapore Management University (SMU) has embarked over past months on a programme of research designed to confront concerns about the pandemic and its control. Our interest is primarily directed to the ways in which AI-assisted technologies and mass data sharing have become a feature of pandemic control strategies. We want to know what impact these developments are having on community confidence and health safety. In developing this work, we have come across many myths that need busting.


Legal Constraint In Emergencies: Reflections On Carl Schmitt, The Covid-19 Pandemic And Singapore | Symposium On Covid-19 & Public Law, Wei Yao, Kenny Chng Jul 2020

Legal Constraint In Emergencies: Reflections On Carl Schmitt, The Covid-19 Pandemic And Singapore | Symposium On Covid-19 & Public Law, Wei Yao, Kenny Chng

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

The controversial legal theorist Carl Schmitt’s challenge to the possibility of meaningful legal constraint on executive power in emergencies could not be more relevant in a world struggling to deal with Covid-19. Scrambling against time, governments around the world have declared states of emergency and exercised a swathe of broad executive powers in an effort to manage this highly infectious disease. In times like these, if Schmitt is indeed right that emergencies cannot be governed by law, we are on the cusp of (or perhaps have already entered) a post-law world – where the business of government is characterised by …


Calculating Life And Death In A Time Of Covid, Larry Hirschhorn, Phd Jul 2020

Calculating Life And Death In A Time Of Covid, Larry Hirschhorn, Phd

School of Continuing and Professional Studies Coronavirus Papers

The current pandemic makes us feel helpless. We can respond to its predation pragmatically but its silent march through the population promotes dread. Our helplessness undermines our belief in our culture as the source of our self-esteem and felt significance. One response to our experience of helplessness is the omnipotent stance, the idea that we can master the virus, stop it in its tracks, command one another to comply with injunctions and wreak a path of destruction by devastating the economy. Omnipotence promotes magical thinking. In the service of defeating death, we ignore actual suffering; deaths of despair and deaths …


Increased Covid-19 Risk For Adults With Intellectual And/Or Developmental Disability Living In Residential Group Homes, Scott D. Landes Jun 2020

Increased Covid-19 Risk For Adults With Intellectual And/Or Developmental Disability Living In Residential Group Homes, Scott D. Landes

Population Health Research Brief Series

Adults with intellectual and/or developmental disability living in group homes in New York are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes, including death.


New York State’S Rural Counties Have Higher Covid-19 Mortality Risk, Shannon M. Monnat, Yue Sun Jun 2020

New York State’S Rural Counties Have Higher Covid-19 Mortality Risk, Shannon M. Monnat, Yue Sun

Population Health Research Brief Series

As New York’s regions move through their various phases of reopening businesses and recreations activities, policymakers and residents should be mindful of the underlying health vulnerabilities and the higher COVID-19 mortality risk in several of NY’s rural counties. Is your county at high risk?


Stories From The Frontlines Of The Covid-19 Response In New York, Ashley Van Slyke Jun 2020

Stories From The Frontlines Of The Covid-19 Response In New York, Ashley Van Slyke

Population Health Research Brief Series

This brief features the stories of a nurse and national guardsman from Central NY who served on the frontline of the COVID-19 response during the early days of the outbreak in New York City. These frontline workers described patient overcrowding, equipment shortages, feeling physically and emotionally exhausted, and lessons learned from their experiences.


Homelessness During Covid-19: Understanding And Preventing Risk Of Virus Spread In This Vulnerable Population, Ashley Van Slyke Jun 2020

Homelessness During Covid-19: Understanding And Preventing Risk Of Virus Spread In This Vulnerable Population, Ashley Van Slyke

Population Health Research Brief Series

Individuals experiencing homelessness are older and have a lower life expectancy compared to the average American. This brief describes how individuals who are homeless are experiencing COVID-19 and efforts by various cities and organizations to prevent transmission.