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The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 3 - Sept 27, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 3 - September 27, 2007. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 2 - Sept 20, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 2 - September 20, 2007. 20 pages.

The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 11 - Sept 13, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 13 - September 13, 2007. 20 pages.

Hearing Loss, Nick Clemens

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

No abstract provided.

Propaganda: Can A Word Decide A War?, Dennis M. Murphy, James F. White

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Strategic Communications And The Battle Of Ideas, Mari K. Eder

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Challenges Of Strategic Communication, Michael A. Brown

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Full Volume 83: Global Legal Challenges: Command Of The Commons, Strategic Communications, And Natural Disasters

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Strategic Communication, Richard Halloran

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Strategic Communications And The Decline Of The Us Soft Power, Gene E. Bigler

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Interview With Roger Mosvick, Class Of 1952 And Professor Of Speech And Communication, Roger Mosvick

Macalester Oral Histories

No abstract provided.

Language Use And Sexual Communication Among Xhosa Speakers In Cape Town, South Africa, Demetria Cain

UCHC Graduate School Masters Theses 2003 - 2010

No abstract provided.

The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 24 - May 3, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 24 - May 3, 2007. 28 pages.

Are Television News Programs Becoming Nothing More Than Infotainment?, Nicole Morell

Senior Honors Projects

The money driven, have-it-done-by-yesterday world Americans live in takes no prisoners, and television news is certainly no exception. Driven by profits and struggling to keep up with the busy American with a short attention span and even shorter amount of free time, it seems broadcast television news programs have resorted to a man bites dog, blood and guts, celebrity format. What many think of as news seems to be no more than a few attention grabbing headlines already digested and spit back out in a way that the viewer can understand. In order to get down to the real story …

Will The Twenty-Five Of You Accept This Rose? Assessing Gender Portrayals On Abc's The Bachelor., Glaucia Pereira Steckelberg

Student Work

Cultivation theory suggests that television viewing influences beliefs and opinions about the real world. Also, framing theory suggests that the way we see an issue may be directly related to how media portray it. The recent pervasiveness of reality-television dating shows in prime time provides a sea of opportunities for gender communication research. The purpose here was to explore women's representations in a courtship context as depicted in ABC's The Bachelor to determine the presence of female stereotypes (RQl). Three groups of eliminated women were also compared to determine differences among them in terms of appearance and behavior (RQ2). In …

Comunicación: Exploring Language And Cultural Barriers In Healthcare, Jessica Bayner

English Honors Papers

The ability to relay an idea or message to another is extremely powerful, as it requires coherence on the part of the communicator, and understanding on the part of the person one is communicating with. In terms of healthcare, a patient’s needs must be made clear to the Doctor. Likewise, a Doctor should be able to convey his/her thoughts to whomever is being treated. However, the success of such an interaction with Hispanics in particular is not only based on verbal efforts; body language, culture, and signs of respect all come into play (de Paula, Lagana, & Gonzalez-Ramirez 203, as …

The Chasm Between Two Parallel Worlds, Brandi Harline

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

In much of the research conducted on military issues, problems are identified years, sometimes decades, before the military publicly acknowledges these concerns; an example of this is sexual assault, which scholars discussed for over thirty years before the military acknowledged the issue. In this paper, I study the value differences between the military leadership and the scholars who study military topics and how these different values may hinder effective communication between the two groups. The method I use in identifying the standards by which the two groups identify problems is content analysis on articles published by the two communities, calculating …

The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 23 - Apr 26, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 23 - Apr 26, 2007. 28 pages.

Investigating The Worldwide Popularity Of Forensics, Heather Stankiewicz

Pell Scholars and Senior Theses

The popularity of forensic science has increased dramatically over the past decade throughout the United States. However, has this popularity spread to other countries around the world and to what extent? In the United States, there are numerous television shows focusing on the law and crime scene analysis, including “CSI,” “Law and Order,” “24,” “Crossing Jordan,” and “Forensic Files,” just to name a few. It is evident that the fascination with forensics has also reached other countries with the spread of the television show “CSI” to England, Thailand, and even India. Because of the popularity with these television shows, this …

Communication And Trust In Global Virtual Teams, Derrick A. Macdonald

Student Scholarship

Managing projects with team members from disparate locations using email. Annotated bibliographies about team management from the Weatherhead School of Management Executive MBA Class of 2007.

Cultural Differences In E-Mail Use Of Virtual Teams, Hermes Guarin

Student Scholarship

Cultural differences play an important role in the choice of communication technology in managing a virtual team Annotated bibliographies about team management from the Weatherhead School of Management Executive MBA Class of 2007.

Contradiction And The Carnival: A Study Of Mcgregor’S Theory X And Theory Y Framework Applied To Communication Within A Carnival Setting, Ashley Dawn Johnston

Masters Theses

The following study addresses Douglas McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y management paradigm as applied toward carnival executives' (CEs) communication to employees. Fifteen CEs were interviewed and elicited narratives that held either Theory X or Theory Y paradigm. From the narratives it was discovered that most CEs held a Theory Y paradigm toward employees. However, it was also discovered that the Theory Y paradigm may be a result of increased use of foreign labor or a swing in the carnival industry itself.

The Portrayal Of Powerful Women In The Media, Kristin Milligan

Honors Projects in Communication

The purpose of this research is to investigate the portrayal of powerful women in the media and to gain a perspective of different ways the media tend to elaborate and focus on gender issues to a greater extent than the general public may think. I intend to demonstrate that powerful women are often portrayed unfairly in the media and that this could affect the progress they make in their careers. I hypothesize that although women are making strides in the right direction, the often negative portrayal of powerful women in the media can be unwarranted and lead to the unfair …

Bridging The Critical Chasm Between Service And Research: The Cancer Information Service’S Collaboratory, Linda Squiers, Nigel Bush, Robin C. Vanderpool, Ludmila Cofta-Woerpel, Cecilia Fabrizio

Health, Behavior & Society Faculty Publications

As a collaboratory for cancer communication and education research, the National Cancer Institute's (NCIs) Cancer Information Service (CIS) is in an ideal position to bridge the critical chasm that exists between service and research. This article describes the CIS' current research program as well as the CIS Research Agenda launched in 2005. The CIS' progress in developing and supporting recently funded studies that address this agenda is detailed. The unique resources and opportunities available to researchers, public health practitioners, health care providers, and community-based organizations interested in developing collaborative cancer communication and cancer education studies with the CIS are identified …

First Amendment And Non-Political Speech: Exploring A Constitutional Model That Focuses On The Existence Of Alternative Channels Of Communication, The, Patrick M. Garry

Missouri Law Review

This Article attempts to illustrate how media entertainment speech currently possesses a constitutional advantage over the traditional political speech of physical protest. Part I discusses current First Amendment doctrines relating to permissible types of speech regulation. Although these doctrines claim to be content-neutral, they effectively discriminate against the speech of on-site political protest. Part II examines how this discrimination comes into being. Since many of the constitutional doctrines relating to speech regulation are geared to the "place" where the speech occurs, these doctrines essentially let media entertainment off the hook, since the vast majority of that entertainment has no "place" …

Slides: Environmental Justice: Comprehensive Approach, Nicholas Targ

The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)

Presenter: Nicholas Targ, Holland & Knight, former Associate Director for Environmental Justice Integration, Office of Environmental Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

16 slides

Medical Malpractice Reform: A Societal Crisis Or Fear Marketing?, Phil Rutsohn, Andrew Sikula Sr.

Management Faculty Research

This paper explores the primary issues surrounding the malpractice crisis currently facing the healthcare system and asks the question ‘is it truly a crisis or is it an effective marketing campaign waged by interested parties?’ The authors discuss the primary issues presented by both the supporters of tort reform and the opposition to tort reform. As is true for many issues in healthcare, final analysis suggests that tort reform is needed or not needed depends on the analysts' role in the system. The authors argue that the evidence suggests malpractice reform will produce desired results if the goal is to …

The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 19 - Mar 1, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 19 - March 1, 2007. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V. 71 - N. 17 - Feb 15, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 71 - Number 17 - February 15, 2007. 24 pages.

Crop Updates 2007 - Farming Systems, David Jeffries, A. Loi, B. J. Nutt, Clinton K. Revell Dr, Yvette Oliver, Michael Robertson, Bill Bowden, Kit Leake, Ashley Bonser, Ian Maling, Bindi Isbister, Garren Knell, Alison Slade, David Stephens, Michael Meuleners, David Beard, Nicolyn Short, Rob Grima, Ingrid Richardson, Ruhi Ferdowsian, Geoff Bee, David Evans, Bob Gilkes, Senthold Asseng, Jim Dixon, Felicity Byrne, Mike Ewing, Dennis Van Gool, Louise Barton, Ralf Kiese, David Gatter, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Renee Buck, Christoph Hinz, Daniel Murphy, Cameron Weeks, Meredith Fairbanks, John Peirce, Brad Rayner, Sandy White, Paul Damon, Qifa Ma, Zed Rengel, Ed Barrett-Lennard, Meir Altman, Tracey M. Gianatti, Lindsay Bell, Ben Webb, Caroline Peek, Paul Sanford, Paul Blackwell, Glen Riethmuller, Darshan Sharma, Mike Collins, Frank D'Emden, David Hall, G. P. Manango, D. L. Steverson, Vanessa Stewart, Julie Roche, Peter Rutherford, Imma Farre, Ian Foster, Stephen Charles, Frances Hoyle, N. Milton, M. Osman, L. K. Abbott, W. R. Cookson, S. Darmawanto, Rob Sands, David Mccarthy, Paul Carmody, J. Russell, J. Eyres, G. Fosbery, A. Roe, Phil Nichols, Andrew Bathgate, Anne Wilkins

Crop Updates

This session covers forty papers from different authors:

1. Quality Assurance and industry stewardship, David Jeffries, Better Farm IQ Manager, Cooperative Bulk Handling

2. Sothis: Trifolium dasyurum (Eastern Star clover), A. Loi, B.J. Nutt and C.K. Revell, Department of Agriculture and Food

3. Poor performing patches of the paddock – to ameliorate or live with low yield? Yvette Oliver¹, Michael Robertson¹, Bill Bowden², Kit Leake³and Ashley Bonser³, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems¹, Department of Food and Agriculture², Kellerberrin Farmer³

4. What evidence is there that …