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The Bg News September 01, 2016, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 1, 2016. Volume 96-Issue 5.

Database Spotlight: Education Fall 2016, The University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Database Spotlight

No abstract provided.

Database Spotlight: Nursing Fall 2016, The University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Database Spotlight

No abstract provided.

Advancing Veteran Success In Higher Education: Case Highlights Of Veteran-Friendly Programs At Professional Schools At Syracuse University, Nyasha Y. Boldon, Rosalinda V. Maury, Mirza Tihic

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

Made possible through support from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC),this paper highlights findings from schools at Syracuse University. The goal of this study and paper is twofold: to identify challenges and best practices with creating, recruiting, and sustaining veteran-friendly programming and initiatives and to share recommendations for other schools and college campuses on how to become more veteran-friendly, with particular emphasis on addressing the needs of today’s student veterans

Sentiment And Stock Returns: Anticipating A Major Sporting Event -- Online Appendix, Geoffrey C. Friesen, Brian C. Payne, Jiri Tresl

Department of Finance: Faculty Publications

Table 3 (Appendix): Average Daily Raw Returns around NFL Super Bowl Events for Firms Headquartered in Losing, Winning, Favored, and Non-Favored States and the S&P 500

Table 5 (Appendix): Average Daily Abnormal Returns around NFL Super Bowl Events for Firms Headquartered in Losing, Winning, Favored, and Non-Favored States

Table 6 (Appendix): Average Daily Abnormal Returns around NFL Super Bowl Events for Firms Headquartered in Losing, Winning, Favored, and Non-Favored States Conditioned on whether the Firm is in a Losing or Winning State

Table 7 (Appendix) : Sample Split into Size Quintiles

Table 8 (Appendix) : Characteristics of the Matched Sample …

Southern Hip-Hop Week: Day 3. Hip-Hop And Rap From The Nesc, Admin

Blog Posts

Beginning in the late 1980s, southern hip-hop and rap effectively trumped contemporary R&B as the foremost popular urban music trend. A regional response to the then-burgeoning East and West Coast hip-hop scenes, purveyors of southern rap simultaneously surfaced in cities ranging from Atlanta and Miami to New Orleans, Memphis, and Houston. Although many older music fans downplay the significance and artistic credibility of the genre, southern rap "created by an MC, or rapper, and a DJ, or producer" has emerged as a primary motivator in the youth market, influencing fashion, language, the mass media, and other facets of commercial and …

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

The Roddey Mcmillan Record - August 31, 2016, Winthrop University

The RMR 2010-2019

The Roddey McMillan Record (RMR) is Winthrop’s monthly multicultural student publication. The RMR has been a significant voice of the minority population of the Winthrop community since its creation by Gail Harris in April 1986. It promotes awareness and understanding of issues concerning minorities for the prosperity of the entire Winthrop community. The purpose of the RMR is to shine light on the many diverse cultures at Winthrop, focusing on issues, concerns and happenings of those who represent the multicultural community on campus. The Roddey McMillan Record is named after Dr. Cynthia Roddey and Atty, Sheila McMillan. Cynthia Roddey was …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Opinions
• Puzzles
• News
• Features
• Sports

Current, August 29, 2016, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

No abstract provided.

Dependency Theory Reloaded: Exploring Baseball In The Dominican Republic, Sarah Nass

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Latin America’s presence in Major League Baseball has grown rapidly in recent years. The increase of players from the Dominican Republic can no longer be ignored. But why is Major League Baseball in the Dominican Republic? What has been the impact of Major League Baseball’s player development strategies and tactics on the people and culture of the Dominican Republic? Does the Dominican Republic need Major League Baseball to be successful? An ethnographic study was conducted in an attempt to answer these questions. This study examines the relationship between Major League Baseball and the Dominican Republic. Examining this relationship using the …

Georgia Southern University Alumni Association Announces 2016 40 Under 40 List, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Georgia Southern University Alumni Association Announces 2016 40 Under 40 List
• Five Student-Athlete Alumni are honored with recognition

The Pacifican August 27, 2016, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

The Scarlet - Volume Xcvi, No. 1 (August 25, 2016), Scarlet Staff

The Scarlet (Student Newspaper) (2011-present)

The August 25, 2016 edition of The Scarlet (est. 1939), Clark University's student-run newspaper. The Scarlet is intellectually and editorially independent of the University.

Health & Kinesiology News, Georgia Southern University

Health Sciences & Kinesiology: News & Publications (2015-2023)

• Online Sports Management Degree Ranked No. 5 by OnlineU

Chhs News, College Of Health And Human Sciences, Georgia Southern University

College of Health Professions: News & Publications (2012-2023)

No abstract provided.

Olympic Contradictions, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

There are times when I think that the Olympics should be wiped off the sports calendar once and for all. Then when the games begin I flip into reverse and find myself watching the performances and admiring the high level of skill on display.

2016-2017, Collin College

Course Catalogs

Contains information on courses and class descriptions as well as campus resources at Collin College.

Maroon And White And Read All Over Newspaper Coverage Of Desegregation Of Mississippi State Football, 1970-1973, Benjamin Joseph Downs

Theses and Dissertations

This content analysis was designed to investigate newspaper coverage of the desegregation of Mississippi State varsity football through the media coverage of the first Black football players at Mississippi State University, Robert Bell and Frank Dowsing. Two hundred and three articles from three newspapers (The Starkville Daily News, Mississippi State Reflector, and Jackson Clarion-Ledger) were examined using a three-tiered qualitative analysis. That analysis resulted in 426 frame instances and 686 theme instances, or a total of 1,112 codes. The resulting data were then interpreted using Critical Race Theory (CRT) to generate understanding of the desegregation of the football program. The …

Gwu Alumnus Trains Olympic Swimming Medalist, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

The Olympic Games in Brazil have produced a series of proud and historic moments for 2003 Gardner-Webb University alumnus Jeremy Martin. Martin owns Charlotte, N.C.-based sports-training facility Ultimate Athlete (UA), which officially opened in 2015. He has watched Team USA’s swimming events with great interest as teenager Kathleen Baker, one of the many athletes for which his organization provides performance training, claimed a gold medal with the women’s 4×100-meter medley relay team and an individual silver medal in the women’s 100-meter backstroke event.

Student Managers One Of Many Behind-The-Scenes Heroes Of Camp, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Student Managers One Of Many Behind-the-scenes Heroes Of Camp
• Group helps make things run smoothly at practice

Sun Belt Conference Honors 165 Eagle Student-Athletes For Work In Classroom, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Sun Belt Conference Honors 165 Eagle Student-Athletes For Work in Classroom
• Commisioner’s List, Academic Honor Roll Released

Health-Risk Behaviors And Bmi Percentiles, Timothy Mikando Makubuya

Dissertations

This study examined the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) percentile and health risk behaviors of physical activity, dietary behaviors and sleep among high school students from the Youth Risk Behavioral Survey. The study used the 2013 National Youth Risk Behavioral Survey data from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The researcher used data for 9th to 12th graders to examine the associations between physical activity, dietary behavior, sleep and BMI percentiles among those participants using a measure of Spearman’s Rho correlation and Multiple Linear Regression analysis. There were significant indirect associations between physical activity, dietary behavior …

Summer Commencement Ceremonies, University Of North Florida

Commencement Printed Materials

Program for the Summer Commencement ceremonies.

08-02-2016 Swosu Students Complete Degrees Following Summer Semester, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2016

A total of 199 students at Southwestern Oklahoma State University complete requirements for either associate, bachelor’s or master’s degrees this summer on the Weatherford campus.

Arts & Humanities News, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities: News & Publications (2009-2023)

• Honors for Two Foreign Languages Faculty, Students
• 40 Under 40 Alumni List Released

August 2016 Quicknotes, Southern Adventist University

QuickNotes – Advancement e-Newsletter

QuickNotes is an e-newsletter that comes from Advancement at Southern Adventist University. August 2016 edition features the article "Sabbath Trail Dedication Scheduled for September 10".

Graduate Bulletin | 2016-2017, Jacksonville State University

Bulletins & Catalogs | Graduate

Vol. 38, No. 1 (August 2016). Jacksonville State was granted University status in 1966 and began adding graduate programs to its curriculum at that time. Graduate bulletins and catalogs contain information on the academic calendar, policies and procedures, faculty, scholarships and tuition, and degree requirements for graduate programs.

2016-2017 Bulletin

Undergraduate Bulletins

After 2003 the University of Dayton Bulletin went exclusively online. This copy was downloaded from the University of Dayton's website in March 2018.

Why We Follow: Exploring How Culture Shapes Users’ Motivation For Following Sport Organizations On Twitter And Weibo, Bo Li

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation was to explore how culture shapes Social media users’ usage as they follow sport organizations on two similar microblogging services - Twitter and Weibo. In particular, the study attempted to measure whether Social media users exhibited different usage pattern, points of attachment, and usage motivations within two different cultural environments known as individualism and collectivism.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Social media followers were selected and invited to participant in this study. There were 839 the Lakers’ Weibo followers and 334 Twitter followers who completed an online survey facilitated on Qualtrics. The results of Multivariate analysis …