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Scripting Relationships Through Adolescent And Adult Dramas: Perceptions Of Completion In Romantic Relationships, Jenna Mcnallie

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

This content analysis sought to observe the number of relational messages present in adult and adolescent serial television dramas in order to understand the presence of Galician’s (2004) Mass Media Myth #10, or “Finding the right mate ‘completes you’” (p. 201). The presence of this completion ideal illustrates the Cultivation Analysis Theory (Gerbner et al., 1986) and is significant in the development of adolescents’ identities and attitudes due to the persuasive power of repetition. Analysis of 101 conversations in 13 episodes found that relational messages are more frequent in adolescent dramas than adult dramas, but Myth #10 is emphasized more …

The Triad Of Evil And The Bush Incumbency: Convergence, Competition, And Cooperation, Meryl J. Irwin Carlson

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

In this essay, I analyze discourses circulating during the 2004 re-election campaign of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney as a means to explore the interactions of three tropes of “evil” as identified by James P. McDaniel (2003). In the months between September 11, 2001 and November 2, 2004, the tropes of “Evil-in-itself,” “Evil-for-itself,” and “Evil-for-others” converged, combined, and competed in the culmination of criticism leveled at the Bush-Cheney campaign regarding the screening of entrants into events and rallies. Integral to this interaction is the articulation of American democracy with capitalism, as theorized by Kenneth Burke (1969). Ultimately, I argue …

Communication Is 93% Nonverbal: An Urban Legend Proliferates, David Lapakko

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Perhaps the best-known numbers within the communication field are those that claim the total meaning of a message is “7 percent verbal, 38 percent vocal, and 55 percent facial.” Despite the fact that this finding is derived from two 1967 studies with serious methodological limitations, these percentages have appeared in a wide variety of communication textbooks. This study takes the investigation a step further, beyond the academic environment, to determine if the 7-38-55 “formula” has now become the equivalent of an “urban legend” about communication in our society-at-large. Overall, this article finds that the formula in question has been widely …

Front Matter

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Front matter and table of contents for Volume 34 of Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal.

Latin On The Walls, Kent Walker

Theses

A dysfunctional family in rural southeastern Missouri learn to cope with death. During the fortification period after the invasion of Iraq, a soldier plays into the banality of war, pranks, drugs, and inspections create tension in an already tense environment.

11-20-2015 Community Art Exhibition Planned December 3-17 At Swosu, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2015

The SWOSU Visiting Artist Program will host an exhibition of artworks from area residents during the holiday season on the Weatherford campus.

A Case Study: The Development Of Safety Tip Sheets For Atv Use In Ranching, Elise Lagerstrom, David P. Gilkey, John Rosecrance, Stacy Hibiske

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

Use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) has become standard practice on the modern ranch. The unique operating conditions present on a ranch, subject the occupational ATV user to hazards requiring awareness and specialized training. The purpose of this study was to apply social marketing methods to address a specific environmental health and safety issue present in the agricultural industry. A series of four ATV tip sheets were created in topic areas specific to the challenges that ATV operators encounter on a ranch. In order to evaluate the intended audiences’ perception of the tip sheets, a questionnaire was administered to all agriculture …

Transitioning Towards Inclusion: The Quest For Equality At The Collegiate Level, Kade Joseph Lee Patterson

University Honors Program

The research inquires into the reception that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community receive in general, especially transgender people in particular. Different scholars and researchers have pointed out that the states have not legislated adequately or have entirely failed to legislate protection for the rights of transgender people. Other scholars have equally pointed out that there is segregation and discrimination against transgender people at the collegiate level. The research reviews the findings of various scholars who have conducted surveys on the topic. The next standard of the research is a practical investigation done on various respondents …

Experimental Evolution And Economics, Terence C. Burnham, Aimee S. Dunlap, David W. Stephens

Educator Preparation & Leadership Faculty Works

This is a theory paper that advocates experimental evolution as a novel approach to study economic preferences. Economics could benefit because preferences are exogenous, axiomatic, and contentious. Experimental evolution allows the empirical study of preferences by placing organisms in designed environments and studying their genotype and phenotype over multiple generations. We describe a number of empirical studies on different aspects of preferences. We argue that experimental evolution has the potential to improve economics.

Governing Water In Canada: The Legislative Experiments In New Governance, Patricia Hania

PhD Dissertations

Governing water in Canada is in transition. Since 2000, episodes of drought, unsafe drinking water, and polluted watersheds have affected local and First Nations communities. In reaction to these crises, provincial regulators entered a new governance phase. This regulatory turn profoundly transforms the traditional environmental regulatory approach by introducing a collaborative new governance arrangement. The legal scholarship is generally supportive of this trend, however, a dearth of empirical research exists to understand how decisions are made under this new regulatory approach.

This dissertation presents an eco-resiliency framework to examine the responsiveness of this new governance mode to environmental change. The …

Developing An Open Educational Resource: Leading Campus Oer Initiatives Through Library-Faculty Collaboration, Mandi Goodsett, Marsha Miles, Barbara Loomis

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

Open Educational Resources (OERs) are gaining traction as students and faculty search for affordable, open access alternatives for learning resources. Find out how one public university library took advantage of the push for OERs and enthusiasm after a library-sponsored OER workshop to publish an open access textbook. This presentation will describe the library’s involvement in developing the project, balancing the workload between librarians and the faculty member, and promoting the new resource on campus. Key takeaways include the importance of communicating, dealing with permissions, taking advantage of graphic design skills, and more. Attendees will leave with ideas about how to …

The Scarlet - Volume Xcv, No. 9 (November 20, 2015), Scarlet Staff

The Scarlet (Student Newspaper) (2011-present)

The November 20, 2015 edition of The Scarlet (est. 1939), Clark University's student-run newspaper. The Scarlet is intellectually and editorially independent of the University.

Easterner, Vol. 67, No. 9, November 20, 2015, Associated Students Of Eastern Washington University

Student Newspapers

This issue of the Easterner contains articles about dissatisfaction amongst faculty about proposed laboratory classrooms, Spokane County elections, a student production of Pocatello, National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, writing professor Rachel Toor, Thanksgiving plans for international students, cross-country team Sarah Reiter, the men's and women's basketball seasons, and the football season.

Chimes: November 20, 2015, Calvin College

Chimes

Students react to Paris attacks by Marisa Heule

"Macabre" impresses with haunting displays of art by Anna Delph

Calvin tied with Hope in flu vaccine challenge by Amelia Sterenberg

Symposium hosts Calvin professor by Alicia De Jong

Financial seminar trains students by Juliana Ludema

Student bands draw crowd by Deanna Geelhood

3D printing produces Disney-inspired prosthetics by Kelsey Powers

Women's basketball opens season with pair of wins by Anna Gernant

November 20, 2015 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate November 20, 2015 Approved Minutes

Daily Eastern News: November 20, 2015, Eastern Illinois University

November

No abstract provided.

Yes, We Kanopy, Stephanie Church, Paul Heyde

Researchers, Instructors, & Staff Scholarship

The Kelvin Smith Library at Case Western Reserve University has experience in both print and electronic Demand Driven Acquisitions. Now, we are experimenting with on-demand streaming media with the help of Kanopy, a distributor of online videos from a variety of popular documentary filmmakers and producers. This poster will cover our library's implementation strategies, integration with our discovery layer and ILS, outcomes from the initial months of the pilot, usage statistics and assessment, as well as user feedback.

Bridging The Gap: A Pictorial History Of The Arkansas Affiliate Of The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Nikki K. Senn

Theses and Dissertations

The Arkansas Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, based in Little Rock, Arkansas, functions as a not-for-profit, philanthropic entity within the breast cancer movement, which gained momentum in the 1980s. This process paper delves into how the Susan G. Komen Arkansas piece fits into the puzzle that is the breast cancer movement. I assessed the breast cancer movement and the development of medical philanthropic entities. The paper also covers methodology and guidelines followed throughout the project. Results of my research exist in this process paper that accompanies the actual project portion of the thesis, a coffee table …

Effects Of Phosphorus On Chemical Forms Of Cd In Plants Of Four Spinach (Spinacia Oleracea L.) Cultivars Differing In Cd Accumulation, Aiguo Yin, Zhongyi Yang, Stephen Ebbs, Jiangang Yuan, Jianbin Wang, Junzhi Yang

Publications

In order to clarify how cadmium (Cd) chemical forms in planta relate to the genotype difference in Cd accumulation of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.), two low-Cd and two high-Cd cultivars were compared under a hydroponic experiment with two concentrations of Cd (8.98 or 44.71 μmol Cd L(-1)). The concentrations of phosphorus in the hydroponic system were also adjusted to two levels (0.5 and 1.0 mmol L(-1)) to investigate the influence of phosphorus on the forms and accumulation of Cd in the tested cultivars. Average Cd concentrations in shoots were 8.50-10.06 mg kg(-1) for high-Cd cultivars and 6.11-6.64 mg kg(-1) for …

Litigation Trolls, W. Bradley Wendel

Cornell Law Faculty Working Papers

Third-party financing of litigation has been described with a variety of unflattering metaphors. Litigation financers have been likened to gamblers in the courtroom casino, loan sharks, vultures, Wild West outlaws, and busybodies mucking about in the private affairs of others. Now Judge Richard Posner has referred to third-party financers as litigation trolls, an undeniably unflattering comparison to patent trolls. But what it is, if anything, that makes third-party financers “trolls”? Legal claims are, for the most part, freely assignable, the proceeds of claims are assignable, and various strangers to the underlying lawsuit, including liability insurers and plaintiffs’ contingency-fee counsel, are …

Board Of Trustees Minutes, November 20, 2015, Eastern Washington University

Board of Trustees Minutes

No abstract provided.

Visualizing The News: An Analysis Of A Year In Interactive News From The New York Times And The Washington Post, Maria T. Olivo

Theses

In the past decade, newsrooms have been struggling to remain relevant while trying to keep and attract new audiences. Access to diverse online tools and big data has expanded the use of infographics and data visualization in news stories, increasing reader engagement with complex content. The increase of interactive visual content in journalism requires rethinking how journalistic and design elements are incorporated in a story. This study explores how The New York Times and The Washington Post incorporate principles of design and data visualization to present complex information for their readers. Using a mixed method approach, a sample of 275 …

Soundings 2015-11-20, N/A N/A

Soundings

No abstract provided.

The Echo: November 20, 2015, Taylor University

2015-2016 (Volume 103)

No more noodles – Christmas City, USA – Sink or swim – The age of terror – States bar Syrian refugees – The tower of Rice – Thank you Taylor – Socks for seniors – Grandma Gracie – Non-traditional traditions – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – A cornucopia of Thanksgiving movies – App on the airways – Art of spontaneity – No, bro – Ruin your heart – Donations or free Tupperware? – Playoff prayers go unanswered – Weekly Preview – Trojans clip Harriers’ wings in home opener – Athlete of the Week

Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, November 20, 2015, University Relations

Tiger Weekly Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Transitioning Towards Inclusion: The Quest For Equality At The Collegiate Level, Kade Joseph Lee Patterson

University Honors College

The research inquires into the reception that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community receive in general, especially transgender people in particular. Different scholars and researchers have pointed out that the states have not legislated adequately or have entirely failed to legislate protection for the rights of transgender people. Other scholars have equally pointed out that there is segregation and discrimination against transgender people at the collegiate level. The research reviews the findings of various scholars who have conducted surveys on the topic. The next standard of the research is a practical investigation done on various respondents …

The Relationship Between Social Networks, Exchange And Kids’ Food In Children’S Peer Culture, Stephanie Tillman Melton

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates children’s peer culture, social networks and the role that kids’ food plays in peer exchanges during middle childhood. During this stage children develop social competencies as they join peer groups with other children and become socialized into children’s peer culture. In order to immerse myself within children’s culture, I conducted ethnographic fieldwork at two afterschool programs providing care for elementary school children. I investigated friendships, social networks and exchanges among third through fifth grade children at the programs. The study included participant observation and participatory group interviews with a sample of the children at both sites. The …

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2015-11-20, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2012-Present

The Story of the Week in this Voice issue is "The Voice interviews incoming president Sarah Bolton," discussing her views regarding leadership and administration. Other news articles include "Choices Program debuts at Wellness," detailing a new alcohol education program, "Fire Department inspecting all rooms for fire hazards," and "Ohio Five Student Leadership Summit held at Wooster." The Features section continues the Bolton interview, along with articles on the Office of Interfaith Campus Ministries (OICM) hosting a Fall Feast and students volunteering to tutor at Edgewood Middle School. The Arts and Entertainment section reports on albums released in the autumn and …

The Halo Light™, Purdue Ect Team

ECT Fact Sheets Archive

Safety concerns are a natural part of many outdoor human experiences, across many jobs and industries including construction, mining, and emergency services, as well as many day-to-day activities such as biking, hiking, and running. One common consistency across these varied experiences is the need to see and be seen in low light and low-visibility conditions. Today, we are still relying on the reflective vest as the primary means for illuminating a person at risk – a product that came out in the 1970s and hasn't significantly changed in over 40 years – creating a need for safety products that matches …

November 20, 2015, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

No abstract provided.