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Stats Or Studs: Does It Pay To Be Good Looking? The Economic Impact Of Lookism, Lisle O'Neill Apr 2009

Stats Or Studs: Does It Pay To Be Good Looking? The Economic Impact Of Lookism, Lisle O'Neill

Business and Economics Honors Papers

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is a phrase that exemplifies the subjectivity of attractiveness. In recent years, researchers in the fields of economics, sociology, and anaplasty have used symmetry analysis in an attempt to make beauty an objective issue. People characterized by greater facial symmetry, as defined by exhibiting balanced lateral proportions, are considered to be more attractive. Furthermore, labor economists, such as Hamermesh and Biddle (1994), suggest a wage premium for more attractive individuals, however, the measure of attractiveness was not based on symmetry. This study examines the effect of NFL quarterbacks' attractiveness on …


Nsu News Release - 2009-04-25 - Three-Pea Tl Nsu Rowing Wins Third-Straight Ssc Championship, Nova Southeastern University Apr 2009

Nsu News Release - 2009-04-25 - Three-Pea Tl Nsu Rowing Wins Third-Straight Ssc Championship, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Nsu News Release - 2009-04-19 - Make It Four: Rowing Varsity 8 Tabbed Ssc Boat Of The Week, Nova Southeastern University Apr 2009

Nsu News Release - 2009-04-19 - Make It Four: Rowing Varsity 8 Tabbed Ssc Boat Of The Week, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Nsu News Release - 2009-04-19 - Nsu Rowing Claims Third In Two Races At Sira Championships, Nova Southeastern University Apr 2009

Nsu News Release - 2009-04-19 - Nsu Rowing Claims Third In Two Races At Sira Championships, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Nsu News Release - 2009-04-13 - Three In A Row: Nsu Sharks Rowing Varsity B Named Ssc Boat Of The Week, Nova Southeastern University Apr 2009

Nsu News Release - 2009-04-13 - Three In A Row: Nsu Sharks Rowing Varsity B Named Ssc Boat Of The Week, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Nsu News Release - 2009-04-11 - Nsu Sharks Rowing Claim Fira Women's Team Championship, Nova Southeastern University Apr 2009

Nsu News Release - 2009-04-11 - Nsu Sharks Rowing Claim Fira Women's Team Championship, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Press Releases

No abstract provided.


The Death Of Nick Adenhart, Richard C. Crepeau Apr 2009

The Death Of Nick Adenhart, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

For all us fans the opening of the baseball season is one of the first signs of spring. The teams have ended training in Arizona and Florida and are now ready for the long grind of the regular season. April is full of optimism and hope. It is the time of renewal, a time to begin again as an equal in the standings. Reality will set in eventually for all but the very best, hopes will fade, champions will be crowned, and then the following spring it will begin again.


Dick's Fantasy Sports: Ncaa, Yankee Stadium, And The Cubs, Richard C. Crepeau Apr 2009

Dick's Fantasy Sports: Ncaa, Yankee Stadium, And The Cubs, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past few weeks I have heard and read a lot of very interesting things coming out of SportsWorld.


Premier, Gian Galassi, Robyn Campbell-Ouchida, Judy A. Nagai, David Schwartz, Jeff L. Voyles Apr 2009

Premier, Gian Galassi, Robyn Campbell-Ouchida, Judy A. Nagai, David Schwartz, Jeff L. Voyles

Premier: The Magazine of the UNLV Harrah Hotel College

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Performance Of Major League Baseball Players During Their “Free Agency” Season, Evan Konstantatos Apr 2009

Performance Of Major League Baseball Players During Their “Free Agency” Season, Evan Konstantatos

Honors Projects in Finance

Do pro athletes try harder and perform better during their free agency year? Each year this question is asked in many professional sports. The purpose and objective of this project is to discover whether Major League Baseball players actually have better statistics during their free agency year. The result will add creditability to one side of the issue at hand. Data collected consists of offensive statistics in the year prior to their free agency year, their free agency year itself and the year after their free agency season. A simple paired T-test was applied for six major offensive categories: HR/AB, …


Nsu News Release - 2009-03-30 - Nsu Rowing Varsity B Selected Ssc Boat Of The Week, Nova Southeastern University Mar 2009

Nsu News Release - 2009-03-30 - Nsu Rowing Varsity B Selected Ssc Boat Of The Week, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Nsu News Release - 2009-03-28 - Sharks Rowing Wins Six More At Division Ii Duals, Nova Southeastern University Mar 2009

Nsu News Release - 2009-03-28 - Sharks Rowing Wins Six More At Division Ii Duals, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Nsu News Release - 2009-03-27 - Sharks Rowing Opens Division Ii Duals With Three Wins, Nova Southeastern University Mar 2009

Nsu News Release - 2009-03-27 - Sharks Rowing Opens Division Ii Duals With Three Wins, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Time For The Us To Get Serious In The Wbc, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 2009

Time For The Us To Get Serious In The Wbc, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

In case you haven't heard, and apparently many in the United States have not, Japan is the World Champion of Baseball for the second time running. No, they did not win the World Series, they won the World Baseball Classic, and for the second time in as many tries the United States did not make it to the finals. If this were basketball the outcry in the United States would be deafening. In fact, there is no outcry.


Fsu And Bobby Bowden Are Mildly Slapped, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 2009

Fsu And Bobby Bowden Are Mildly Slapped, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past several months Florida State University has been preparing to face the music in its latest athletic scandal. Now that the NCAA has made its ruling, FSU officials don't seem to appreciate the tune that the NCAA is playing. However, there is little doubt that many FSU athletes, with the proper academic counseling, could name that tune, although it might take more than three notes


The Commercialization Of College Sports, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 2009

The Commercialization Of College Sports, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

At the 2009 NCAA Convention in January the president of the organization, Dr. Myles Brand, gave his State of the Association Address. The subject was the dangers of commercialism in intercollegiate athletics. Reading Dr. Brand's address on the brink of the annual epidemic of March Madness is, to the say the least, a mind-blowing exercise. It is either the product of unfettered chutzpah or incredible naïveté. The tone and content of the address offer considerable evidence of each.


2009-03-12, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents. Mar 2009

2009-03-12, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


A-Rod And Steroids, Richard C. Crepeau Feb 2009

A-Rod And Steroids, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Just when it seems that the drug issue in sports is about to slip out of the headlines, and just when it seems that the revelations about steroid use in baseball are coming to an end, something happens. This time an Olympic Gold Medal collector is photographed filling those massive swimming-developed lungs from a bong. Then the man who was going to remove Barry Bonds from the top of the home run charts and make any asterisks irrelevant is hung out to dry by another leak of confidential information from a sealed grand jury report.


Underdog Consumption: An Exploration Into Meanings And Motives, Lee Phillip Mcginnis, James W. Gentry Feb 2009

Underdog Consumption: An Exploration Into Meanings And Motives, Lee Phillip Mcginnis, James W. Gentry

Department of Marketing: Faculty Publications

Marketers frequently position business concerns—whether brands, teams, or stores—as the non market-dominant entity (or the “underdog”). This article examines the motives for underdog support through in-depth interviews and a focus group. Findings suggest that underdog consumers support underdogs out of empathy, as a way to ensure the maintenance of equal opportunity in competition, and as a way to provide personal inspiration. Some motives for underdog support can be interpreted to be anti-consumption (or, at least, anti-corporate) in nature. On the other hand, many underdog consumers support and identify with underdogs not necessarily as a way to keep the top dog …


Super Bowl Xliii, Richard C. Crepeau Jan 2009

Super Bowl Xliii, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is time once again to enter the days of the Roman Numerals when excess becomes the norm, hyperbole is accepted as standard English, and the rich demonstrate in no uncertain terms that they are, and you are not. It is also the time when the middle class, those 85% of Americans who identify themselves as such, do their best to wallow in excess.


Objectification Of Children, Richard C. Crepeau Jan 2009

Objectification Of Children, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

To say that sport is a central institution in American life would be a gross understatement. The obsessive hold that sport has on Americans is obvious to anyone who spends more than five minutes examining the culture. As we approach the mid-winter festival of the Super Bowl such an obsession seems self-evident.


Race And The Bucs, Richard C. Crepeau Jan 2009

Race And The Bucs, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As the nation prepares for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States (I have not seen that referenced as Henry Aaron's number), I am struck by how much has been written about the changes in American society that have prepared the United States for this moment. There have been articles about how the music industry has transformed the way in which Americans think about African Americans. The New York Times today has a piece on how American film has contributed to the transformation of American society. There have been numerous comments on the significance …


The Bc$; Football's (Non) Diversity, Richard C. Crepeau Jan 2009

The Bc$; Football's (Non) Diversity, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

There is something so right about college football this year. On January 2, nearly a week before the so-called BC$ National Championship game, there is a legitimate national champion already in place. On the 2nd of January in some bowl game somewhere Utah stomped all over Alabama. You will remember the Crimson Tide from earlier this season when they were ranked by several experts, computers, and their fans as Number One in the nation. We know that Utah is the national champion, not because they rolled all over the Tide, 31-17, but because they are the only undefeated team in …


Sportainment: Changing The Pace Of Limited-Overs Cricket In South Africa, Michael M. Goldman, K. Johns Jan 2009

Sportainment: Changing The Pace Of Limited-Overs Cricket In South Africa, Michael M. Goldman, K. Johns

Sport Management

This study addresses the need to deepen the understanding of sports marketing in an emerging market context. The in-depth case study of Standard Bank Pro20 Cricket explores the strategy, execution and results of the successful launch of a new cricket format in South Africa. As such, it contributes to the theory and practice of sport marketing, especially sport event sponsorship. Schwartz and Hunter (2008) highlight the “lucrative” (p. 251) nature of tournaments and championships sponsorships, given the opportunity for media and advertising exposure related to the event. This study documents the effective use of a partnership approach to sponsorship (Meenaghan, …


Morehead State Eagles 2009 Baseball, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics. Jan 2009

Morehead State Eagles 2009 Baseball, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Sports Team Programs

The 2009 official media guide of the Morehead State University baseball team.


Morehead State University 2009 Tennis, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics. Jan 2009

Morehead State University 2009 Tennis, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Sports Team Programs

The 2009 official media guide of the Morehead State University tennis team.


Morehead State 2009-2010 Women's Basketball, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics. Jan 2009

Morehead State 2009-2010 Women's Basketball, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Sports Team Programs

The 2009-2010 official media guide of the Morehead State University women's basketball team.


Morehead State University 2009 Softball, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics. Jan 2009

Morehead State University 2009 Softball, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Sports Team Programs

The 2009 official media guide of the Morehead State University softball team.


2009 Nsu Sharks Women's Soccer Game Program, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2009

2009 Nsu Sharks Women's Soccer Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.


2009 Nsu Sharks Women's Rowing Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2009

2009 Nsu Sharks Women's Rowing Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.