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Sfra Review, Spring 2008, Science Fiction Research Association

SFRA Newsletter (Science Fiction Research Association)

The Spring 2008 issue of the SFRA Review.

Qubit, March 2008

Qubit (Cuban science fiction magazine)

The March 2008 issue of the Qubit.

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 31, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Local celebrity named Board of Trustee, SHU alumnus, John Ratzenberger, accepts new title -- Reality show's David "Punk" Otunga to visit SHU -- Tips for students who are looking to live off campus--Sacred Heart delegation will be leaving for one week to work with elementary and secondary school children in El Salvador--Healthy Eating Revisited: article series Sponsored by the Eating Disorder Task Force -- Award shows left in the dust by students--Dancing to the top of Div. 1 schools--Digital Printing Service offered at Mail Center--Men’s hockey secures home ice for playoff opener--Wrestling falls to Rider, travel to CAA Championships--Quinnipiac scrapes …

The Pacifican February 28, 2008, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

The Pacifican February 21, 2008, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 30, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

NFL head coach Tony Dungy speaks at SHU (photos) -- Record turnout for Spring Career Fair -- CJ masters program receives accreditation -- Students voice opinions on political front -- New season under way for campus Channel 3 -- Performance of ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ in the Edgerton -- What does it take to be Mr. SHU? -- Student Life is searching for 2008 summer Orientation Leaders -- Jacquelin Bouthot set out for Zambia, working for the Mongu Branch of the Cheshire Home Society of Zambia -- Welch College of Business offers MBA for Liberal Arts, Science -- Men’s hoops drops …

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 29, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Men’s indoor track and field team clinched its first Northeast Conference title -- Sorority brings Active Minds to campus -- Obama's campaign trail brings him to Connecticut -- Chinese imports affecting what we eat and wear -- Students are inspired to improve leadership skills -- SHU chosen “College of the Week” by youth political Web site YourThreeCents.com -- Rachel’s Vineyard Ministry offers support -- Drinking posters around the campus causes reactions -- Students speak out against animal killing for the sake of fashion -- Men's track and field captures first NEC title: Women take third, behind St, Francis (Pa,) and …

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 28, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

John McCain makes a Pitt stop -- Sister Margaret Palliser, OP, S.T.D. Assistant Vice President for Mission leaves SHU after 15 years -- Bridgeport Police crack down on underage drinking -- Students help rebuild ruins caused by Katrina -- Judea Pearl gives lecture titled "Can We Talk Ourselves to Peace” -- Pre-PT club coordinates trip to experience 'Bodies' exhibit in N.Y. -- The three green pillars between Seton and Merton Halls have a symbolic meaning of a student’s growing knowledge -- Senior Bridget Steckis has big plans for SHU Players -- Men’s volleyball falls to Springfield -- Shubik, Brooks lead …

The Pacifican February 7, 2008, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Qubit, February 2008

Qubit (Cuban science fiction magazine)

The February 2008 issue of the Qubit.

The Pacifican January 31, 2008, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 27, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

ONE Campus Challenge at SHU ranks first in Nation -- Pack the Pitt breaks attendance record -- Presidential- hopeful John McCain coming to campus -- Nurse practitioner raises pro-life awareness -- Health Center warns students about threat of Norovirus -- Dr. Gerald Reid is appointed faculty athletics representative -- “Connecticut Government and Politics: An Introduction", new book by Dr. Gary Rose -- Decision 2008: Why Should you care? -- Motivation fights second semester blues -- Gallery exhibit called “Women of a Certain Age and Beyond” depicts the beauty of women no matter what their age -- This year, the village …

The Effects Of Multimedia-Supported Problem-Based Inquiry On Student Engagement, Empathy, And Assumptions About History, Thomas Brush, John Saye

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

This research extends a continuing line of inquiry investigating how multimedia resources might be joined with other support structures to effectively implement problem-based inquiry (PBI) activities in secondary history classrooms. Two history teachers with experience in PBI implemented a technology-supported problem-based civil rights unit in their classrooms. Analysis of data obtained from classroom observations, observations of student presentations, and student and teacher interviews suggests that the multimedia problem-based unit provided an authentic context for encountering historical content, provoked empathetic views of historical dilemmas, and encouraged meaningful encounters with historical issues that promoted engagement and more advanced epistemological beliefs about history. …

Japan And The World: Japan’S Contemporary Geopolitical Challenges – A Volume In Honor Of The Memory And Intellectual Legacy Of Asakawa Kan’Ichi, Frances Rosenbluth, Masaru Kohno

CEAS Occasional Publication Series

Yale CEAS Occasional Publication Series - Volume 2

The History Of The Marimba, Daniel Rager

Music Faculty Publications

The author presents an international and historical history of one of the earliest melodic percussion instruments made by man. His research suggests the instrument was widespread throughout Asia and Africa, although many other regions claim it to have originated in their country.

Known by many names and created from an endless array of materials, this paper reflects the marimbas evolution from the fourteenth century to present day. The writer’s research encompasses the marimbas social roles, musical functions, timbres and styles across many countries as well as its evolution into the twenty-first century.

Nimbus (Winter 2008), New College Alumnae/I Association

Alumnae/i Association Collection

No abstract provided.

Refocusing The Critical Gaze From Sixty Years’ Distance: Austrians’ Experiences Of The Nazi Past In Recent Historical Studies, Matthew P. Berg

History

Compared to the late 1970s, when the Austrian voting behavior was characterized by extraordinary stability, low electoral volatility, and high turnout rates, the 1980s and 1990s stand for exceptional changes and ruptures elicited primarily by the rise of the right wing populist FPÍ (Freedom Party of Austria). This volume of collected papers investigates the permanent changes of Austrian voting behavior over the past forty years and analyzes causes and consequences for party competition and the electoral process in Austria during the first decade of the twenty-first century.

An Army Of Housewives: Women’S Wartime Columns In Two Mainstream Israeli Newspapers, Shira Klein

History Faculty Articles and Research

At the height of Israel's 1948 war, women's columns in the newspapers Ha'aretz and Ma‘ariv offered readers advice, stories, and letters. They focused on domestic practices such as preparing food, sewing clothes, dressing fashionably and providing comfort. At first glance, they completely ignored the war raging around them. However, this essay shows that the columnists portrayed housewives' roles, no less than men's front-line fighting, as an important part of the nation's wartime effort. The columnists and their responding readers took the housewives' domestic practices, which made them seem so unfit for battle and turned them into a battlefield of their …

Condominum Arrangements In International Practice: Reviving An Abandoned Concept Of Boundary Dispute Resolution, Joel H. Samuels

Michigan Journal of International Law

This Article attempts to revive the consideration of condominium as a possible solution to contemporary boundary disputes. Part I describes specific historic instances of condominia and derives relevant lessons from each instance. Part II notes that some critics of condominium have in fact confused condominium with other forms of joint dominion over territory. This Part proceeds, therefore, to distinguish condominium from these other arrangements. Next, Part III discusses how experiences with common property regimes over common resources (such as water supplies) might inform the contemporary use of condominium. Finally, informed by lessons articulated in Parts I through III, Part IV …

Exploring Interdisciplinary Prayer Research In A Health Context, E. James Baesler

Communication & Theatre Arts Faculty Publications

Communication, Psychology, and Sociology are three leading academic disciplines engaged in the social scientific study of prayer, the spiritual communication between a believer(s) and God, but rarely do these disciplines collaborate in interdisciplinary prayer scholarship. Possibilities for interdisciplinary prayer research in a health context are explored through a review of the literature and academic interviews. Interdisciplinary linkages in the prayer-health context are organized in an integral "all-quadrant" theoretical model, and an assessment of the viability of interdisciplinary prayer-health research is considered.

A Clean Slate: The Archaeology Of The Donner Party's Writing Slate Fragments, Molly Elizabeth Swords

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Archaeological investigations into the whereabouts of the Alder Creek Donner family campsite yielded a number of artifacts. One type of artifact collected was writing slate fragments, the topic of this thesis. Why were writing slate fragments found at the Alder Creek camp? An investigation into writing slate in the historical record had to be conducted to address this question. The lack of pertinent research associated with writing slate posed a major obstacle, as it has been disregarded as a diagnostic artifact in historical archaeological literature. This paper addresses this problem by a history of writing slate and its uses, as …

Memory And Violence In Israel/Palestine, K. M. Fierke

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

Israeli and Palestinian Narratives of Conflict: History’s Double Helix, edited by Robert I. Rotberg. Indiana University Press, 2006.

and

Memory and Violence in the Middle East and North Africa, edited by Ussama Makdisi and Paul A. Silverstein. Indiana University Press, 2006.

A Pure Space To Be Mexican: Ethnic Mexicans And The Mexico-U.S. Soccer Rivalry, 1990-2002, Paola Rodriguez

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the soccer rivalry between Mexico and the United States that has been evolving since the early 1990s. Neither Mexico nor the United States are soccer powerhouse nations, yet their rivalry is arguably one of the most passionate contests in the world. For the Mexican National team the rivalry has become a struggle to maintain dominance and power in one of the few arenas where Mexico traditionally has had an advantage. The ability of the United States to challenge Mexican hegemony has intensified the rivalry. Although the United States has been able to score some victories inside the …

Learning African-American History In A Synthetic Learning Environment, Adams Greenwood-Ericksen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Synthetic Learning Environments (SLEs) represent a hybrid of simulations and games, and in addition to their pedagogical content, rely on elements of story and interactivity to drive engagement with the learning material. The present work examined the differential impact of varying levels of story and interactivity on learning. The 2x2 between subjects design tested learning and retention among 4 different groups of participants, each receiving one of the 4 possible combinations of low and high levels of story and interactivity. Objective assessments of participant performance yielded the unexpected finding that learners using the SLE performed more poorly than any other …

The Classical Guitar: A Brief History And Introduction To The 20th Century, Curtis N. Smith

Library Research Grants

No abstract provided.

Ch 600 History Of Methodism, Kenneth C. Kinghorn

Syllabi

Kinghorn, Kenneth, The Heritage of American Methodism, Lexingtron: Emeth Press, 2008. Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1974. Those students who have read either of these books can arrange to read alternate materials.

Ch 600 History Of Methodism, Kenneth C. Kinghorn

Syllabi

Kinghorn, Kenneth, The Heritage of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1974. Those students who have read either of these books can arrange to read alternate materials.

Ch 502 X3 8 Church History Ii, Patrick Eby

Syllabi

An introduction to the development of Christianity from the Reformation to the modern period. Emphasis is placed on the central historical figures, movements, and theological issues, with attention given to their importance for Christian ministry today. Major texts and interpretive studies will be read. (3 credit hours)

Ch 600 Xl Methodist History, William Kostlevy

Syllabi

This is a survey of the emergence and spread of Methodism beginning with the career of John Wesley. Special emphasis will be placed on the planting and progress of the movement in America leading to Methodism today. This course meets a denominational requirement with for all candidates for the United Methodist ministry.

Wo 520 The History Of Christian Worship, Lester Ruth

Syllabi

Describing WO520 Do the nature and activity of the Trinity have anything to say about how we worship today? In light of the Trinity, does the history of Christian worship have anything to say about how we worship today? These are the questions that will organize WO520, The History of Christian Worship. The class is designed to be an environment in which a student can explore answers to these questions. We’ll explore these questions by imagining ourselves as leadership in a church named First Methodist Church (we will call it the Touchstone Church in this course), responsible for the church’s …