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Vengeance And The Crusades, Susanna A. Throop Jun 2006

Vengeance And The Crusades, Susanna A. Throop

History Faculty Publications

This article demonstrates that the popularity of the idea of crusading as vengeance was not limited to the laity, and, instead of fading away after 1099, the ideology grew more widespread as the twelfth century progressed. The primary aim here is to present the evidence alongside preliminary analysis, reserving further, more detailed interpretation for future publications.

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Barry Bonds Hits No. 715, Richard C. Crepeau May 2006

Barry Bonds Hits No. 715, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It pains me excessively to admit this, but Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig and I agree on something: Barry Bonds' arrival at the number 714 and 715 in home runs is not the occasion for celebration.

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Mining The Meaning Of Collective Memory And Imagination: The Construction Of Identity In The Puerto Rican Diaspora, Courtney Hooper May 2006

Mining The Meaning Of Collective Memory And Imagination: The Construction Of Identity In The Puerto Rican Diaspora, Courtney Hooper

Cultural Studies Capstone Papers

This project illuminates the relationship between cultural resistance, cultural production, and cultural identity in the poetry of Puerto Ricans in New York (“Nuyoricans”). Through textual analysis, informal interviews, and participant observation conducted in the South Bronx, this project is interested in how the descriptions of the island as “home” are used to mediate a cultural or ethnic identity, particularly amongst a people who do not live there, or perhaps never have. While the construction of an ethnic identity and a conceptual homeland in a diasporic community has been studied in past research, the intention here is to elaborate upon the …

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Gambling And College Sports, Richard C. Crepeau May 2006

Gambling And College Sports, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It has been a longstanding assumption among historians of sport that gambling is an essential element in the appeal of sport, and that from the first competition it was likely that a wager was involved. It is also generally conceded that, without gambling, sport would experience a marked decline in public interest. The gambling industry in America is huge and largely illegal, while the gambling industry on other parts of the planet is huge and legal.

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Oedipus' Wake: The (Neo-)Masculinization Of The Self In Late Twentieth-Century American Women's Memoir, Thomas Johnson May 2006

Oedipus' Wake: The (Neo-)Masculinization Of The Self In Late Twentieth-Century American Women's Memoir, Thomas Johnson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Without pretensions to exhaustiveness, this study briefly examines the mid- to late-twentieth-century flowering of western theory and criticism built around autobiographical writing and follows the feminist branch(es) of that theory and criticism through a reading of the following four memoirs: Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy, All the Lost Girls by Patricia Foster, Lying by Lauren Slater, and Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel. Using both Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalytic theory as they relate to literature, I argue that the selves these four women write in their memoirs are not selves built around the model historically set for women by …

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“Daddy, Tell Me Another Story:” The Drive-By Truckers, Southern History, And Popular Culture, Ellie Campbell May 2006

“Daddy, Tell Me Another Story:” The Drive-By Truckers, Southern History, And Popular Culture, Ellie Campbell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This work describes the connections that the Drive-By Truckers make between Southern history, popular culture, and their vision of Southern identity through an examination of lyrics from six of their albums.

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The Grizzly, April 27, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Sarah Keck, Dan Lamson, Alexis Witt, Lane Taylor, Megan Helzner, Katy Diana, Darron Harley, Casey Joy, Sonia N. Gonzalez, Alex Ernst, Dave Marcheskie, Matthew Pastor Apr 2006

The Grizzly, April 27, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Sarah Keck, Dan Lamson, Alexis Witt, Lane Taylor, Megan Helzner, Katy Diana, Darron Harley, Casey Joy, Sonia N. Gonzalez, Alex Ernst, Dave Marcheskie, Matthew Pastor

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Full Auditorium Discusses Solutions to Diversity Issues at Forum • A Senior Reflects on Her Ursinus Experience • Annual Student Art Show Opens • Crowding First Base • One Last Look Back • Students' Artwork Featured Permanently in Myrin Library • Exploring the "Nature" of Suburban Sprawl • Opinions: Unnecessary Police Watch; Organic Obsession • Year in Review, Dynasties and Disappointments

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The Ultimate Non-Event: The Nfl Draft, Richard C. Crepeau Apr 2006

The Ultimate Non-Event: The Nfl Draft, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is the biggest non-event in sport. It saturates the sports talk shows, the sports pages, the sports magazines, the sports web sites. It is the orphan adopted and promoted by ESPN and turned into a monster of the television world. It is the sports version of "Let's Make a Deal" as audience members dress up to catch the camera eye. It is the sports television equivalent of a nuclear explosion leaving behind a wasteland of irradiated viewers.

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Keith Hernandez On Women In The Dugout, Richard C. Crepeau Apr 2006

Keith Hernandez On Women In The Dugout, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Each time I hear the name Keith Hernandez I am taken back to March of 1989 when, at the New York Mets' spring training facility, Darryl Strawberry threw a punch at the first-baseman. It was one of those forgettable moments except for the line that someone got off about the incident: "It was the first time that Strawberry ever hit the cut-off man."

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The Grizzly, April 20, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Alexis Witt, Marlena M. Mcmahon-Purk, Sarah Keck, Dan Lamson, Lane Taylor, Austin L. Duckett, Ashley Higgins, Alex Ernst, Sonia N. Gonzalez, Matthew Pastor, Dave Marcheskie Apr 2006

The Grizzly, April 20, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Alexis Witt, Marlena M. Mcmahon-Purk, Sarah Keck, Dan Lamson, Lane Taylor, Austin L. Duckett, Ashley Higgins, Alex Ernst, Sonia N. Gonzalez, Matthew Pastor, Dave Marcheskie

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Tour of Asia Adds Spice to Diversity Week • USGA Meeting Tackles Hate Crimes at Ursinus • Dr. Mel King Discusses the "Power of Love" • Pornography Pastime • 2006 Senior Giving Campaign • Opinions: Diversity Issues at Ursinus College: A Cry for Change; Drawing the Line: Moral Predicament of Abortion, Part III; Diversity Week: Tradition Continues • Bears Lose to Washington • Easter Massacre

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Amateurs And Professionals In College Sports, Richard C. Crepeau Apr 2006

Amateurs And Professionals In College Sports, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

During this past week, The New York Times published two stories concerning the eligibility of tennis players to participate in NCAA competitions. The point of contention has arisen over a very high number of international players who have been dominating championship play over the last few years. Last year, in the NCAA national championships, 38 of the 64 male competitors and 33 of the 64 female competitors were international players, and one estimate is that half of these players were professionals under NCAA rules.

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The Grizzly, April 13, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Sarah Keck, Dan Lamson, Kirsten Schuck, Lane Taylor, Katie Perkins, Katy Diana, Alex Ernst, Ashley Higgins, Danielle Langdon, Jay Repko Apr 2006

The Grizzly, April 13, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Sarah Keck, Dan Lamson, Kirsten Schuck, Lane Taylor, Katie Perkins, Katy Diana, Alex Ernst, Ashley Higgins, Danielle Langdon, Jay Repko

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Relay a Success • New Healthcare Scholarship Available • Lurking Beneath the Skin: Scabies Infection • Day of Museums • Shopping with Eco-labels • Airband a Hit • Opinions: Drawing the Line: Moral Predicament of Abortion, Part II • Importance of CoSA: A Message • Bears Battle Back • Real Deal on Steroids

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The Role And Effect Of Advertising On Women During World War Ii, Laura Elizabeth Francis Apr 2006

The Role And Effect Of Advertising On Women During World War Ii, Laura Elizabeth Francis

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

Advertising had an overwhelming effect on women during World War II; many women were influenced by advertising in the media to behave a certain way, buy certain products, and also support the war effort in a variety of ways. In the 1940s while many American women’s husbands, fiances, boyfriends, brothers, and sons were going off to fight in the War abroad, many women were fighting a war of their own on the home front. While men could prove they were active patriotic citizens by fighting in the military and taking government positions, female’s roles were re-written to show what they …

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The Grizzly, April 6, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Dan Lamson, Allison Emery, Alexis Witt, Johanna Engel, Cecily Macconchie, Lane Taylor, Katie Perkins, Cori Turkowski, Ashley Higgins, Sonia N. Gonzalez, Jay Repko, Michael Graham Apr 2006

The Grizzly, April 6, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Dan Lamson, Allison Emery, Alexis Witt, Johanna Engel, Cecily Macconchie, Lane Taylor, Katie Perkins, Cori Turkowski, Ashley Higgins, Sonia N. Gonzalez, Jay Repko, Michael Graham

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Gerlach and Murphy Embroiled in Plagiarism Controversy • Edible Book Festival 2006 • Poem-palooza: From Slammers to Dead Poets • Tradition Brings Old and New Friends Together • Competing for a Good Cause • A Taste of Tantric • Once Upon a Time in France • Opinions: Standardized Testing for Colleges?; Drawing the Line: Moral Predicament of Abortion • Playoff Bound in 2006? • Noah Builds Ark Around Baby Gators

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There's No "I" In Team: Individualism, Private Property, And Propriety In Cicero's De Officiis, Alex C. Parrish Apr 2006

There's No "I" In Team: Individualism, Private Property, And Propriety In Cicero's De Officiis, Alex C. Parrish

Honors Capstones

Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.

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Bud Selig And Steroids, Richard C. Crepeau Apr 2006

Bud Selig And Steroids, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is spring. Time of optimism and renewal. The flowers are in bloom. Spring training is over. Opening day of another baseball season is upon us. Everyone is in first place. Dreams of pennants in October are yet to be crushed. What possibly could dampen the mood as another baseball season opens? In so many ways it is the best time of year. Could it possibly last?

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Review Of The Battle Of An Loc, Gregory A. Daddis Apr 2006

Review Of The Battle Of An Loc, Gregory A. Daddis

History Faculty Articles and Research

A review of The Battle of An Loc, by James H. Willbanks.

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A Misunderstanding Between Cultures: The Causes Of The Dakota Conflict Of 1862, Amanda Breu Apr 2006

A Misunderstanding Between Cultures: The Causes Of The Dakota Conflict Of 1862, Amanda Breu

History Student Work

No abstract provided.

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The Grizzly, March 30, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Dan Lamson, Allison Emery, Dina Yarmus, Sarah Keck, Lane Taylor, Katy Diana, Courtney Fox, Chris Curley, Darron Harley, Julia Lickfield, Carolyn Kratz, Michael Graham, Matthew Pastor Mar 2006

The Grizzly, March 30, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Dan Lamson, Allison Emery, Dina Yarmus, Sarah Keck, Lane Taylor, Katy Diana, Courtney Fox, Chris Curley, Darron Harley, Julia Lickfield, Carolyn Kratz, Michael Graham, Matthew Pastor

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Dr. Edwards Presents Baden Lecture • Student Activism at Ursinus College: Can You Hear Us Now? WeCAN! • Drag Show at Ursinus Anything but a Drag • Circumcision Decision • Stereotypes and Self-Interest: Part Two • Living Off Campus More Trouble Than its Worth? • Brief Conversation with Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes • Opinions: Reimert, a Place to Call Home; The Revolution Will be Printed; Tuition to Increase by $8,492 Next Year • Bears Sweep Eastern in Double Header

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Scandal At Indiana, K-State, And Duke, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 2006

Scandal At Indiana, K-State, And Duke, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

In this month of madness, March is going out like a crazed lion. The Final Four has offered excitement at the level of delirium. While off the court the dark underside of intercollegiate athletics had found numerous modes of expression pointing to levels of madness of another kind.

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Madness In March: Steroids & Point-Shaving, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 2006

Madness In March: Steroids & Point-Shaving, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Welcome to March Madness, or rather the Madness that is March. I will not use "March Madness" because CBS Inc. and the NCAA Inc. own the phrase "March Madness" and I wouldn't want to face a lawsuit for using this copyrighted phrase. So in deference to CBS, the NCAA, and their all-star team of corporate lawyers, I will not risk their wrath and will speak only of the "Madness that is March" rather than "March Madness."

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The Grizzly, March 9, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Sarah Keck, Kirsten Schuck, Lane Taylor, Ian Eglinton-Woods, Katie Perkins, S. Ross Doughty, Alex Ernst, David Chamberlain, Brian D. Thomas, Dave Marcheskie Mar 2006

The Grizzly, March 9, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Sarah Keck, Kirsten Schuck, Lane Taylor, Ian Eglinton-Woods, Katie Perkins, S. Ross Doughty, Alex Ernst, David Chamberlain, Brian D. Thomas, Dave Marcheskie

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Two Juniors Attend C.O.O.L. Idealist National Conference in Tennessee • Celebration of Student Achievement • SPINT: Overview of House Projects • Understanding Abortion • Imperfect World of Auguste Rodin • Kelly Stirs Up Laughs • Marche aux Puces and Other Shopping Advice • Opinions: Letter to the Editor; Gimme Fiction Drips with Musical Ambition; Line Between Personal Offense and Free Speech • Bears Crush Crusaders • Respect!

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The Death Of Kirby Puckett, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 2006

The Death Of Kirby Puckett, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

What to say when a friend dies? It is always a difficult moment for the living. For anyone who was a fan of the Minnesota Twins and of baseball that moment is here again because Kirby Puckett, a great friend to all Twins fans, died yesterday, just a day after suffering a stroke. He was 45. To fans like me he was the archetypal baseball player, and although I never met him, he was the friendly round man in centerfield who did so much for the struggling baseball franchise in Minnesota. He was a friend to anyone who ever saw …

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The Grizzly, March 2, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Dan Lamson, Sarah Keck, Allison Emery, Kirsten Schuck, Lane Taylor, Katie Perkins, Katy Diana, Marlena M. Mcmahon-Purk, Alex Ernst, Julia Black, Jay Repko, Danielle Langdon, Michael Graham Mar 2006

The Grizzly, March 2, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Dan Lamson, Sarah Keck, Allison Emery, Kirsten Schuck, Lane Taylor, Katie Perkins, Katy Diana, Marlena M. Mcmahon-Purk, Alex Ernst, Julia Black, Jay Repko, Danielle Langdon, Michael Graham

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Omega Chi Hosts Red Cross Blood Drive • Alumna of Sigma Gamma Rho Honored with Stamp • Georgetown Professor Speaks About Abortion • Ursinus Hosts Job and Internship Fair • Introducing the IUD • Centre Pompidou: Modern Art • Breaking Stereotypes • WVOU Spotlight: Bloc Party • Opinions: Red Cross Guidelines Demonstrate Questionable Requirements • Letter to the Editor • Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

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European Hockey To The Fore In Turin, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 2006

European Hockey To The Fore In Turin, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Before leaving the Olympic Winter Games behind I want to make a few closing observations on what might be regarded as the downside.

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Beyond That “It's Just A Flesh Wound...” Kind Of Feeling: A Medieval Game1 Proposal, Carol Robinson Mar 2006

Beyond That “It's Just A Flesh Wound...” Kind Of Feeling: A Medieval Game1 Proposal, Carol Robinson

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

In his book, What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, James Paul Gee argues that “the power of video games, for good or ill, resides in the ways in which they meld learning and identity…,” and he cautions that this power can be used to miscommunicate wrong ideology (such as might be found in a neo-Nazi game that encourages the player to conduct ethnic cleansing (199). However, Gee advocates “understanding the ‘play’ of identities and perspectives as they work for and against each other in the world, now and throughout history” (200). The art – …

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The Quest For Perfection At Turin, Richard C. Crepeau Feb 2006

The Quest For Perfection At Turin, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

With the XXth Winter Olympics now in the books, I want to reflect on a few of the many extraordinary occurrences of the past two weeks. Some of these I saw on television and some I read about. Most of these observations concern the second week of competition as I have already written about the first week.

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The Grizzly, February 23, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Allison Emery, Percelia Blidge, Dan Lamson, Sarah Keck, Lane Taylor, Megan Helzner, Cecily Macconchie, Danielle Langdon, Darron Harley, Alex Ernst, Dave Marcheskie, Matthew Pastor, Michael Graham Feb 2006

The Grizzly, February 23, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Allison Emery, Percelia Blidge, Dan Lamson, Sarah Keck, Lane Taylor, Megan Helzner, Cecily Macconchie, Danielle Langdon, Darron Harley, Alex Ernst, Dave Marcheskie, Matthew Pastor, Michael Graham

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Possibility of Honor Code Comes Under Review Again at Ursinus • Date Auction Raises Money for Airband Charity • WVOU: Preview of the Semester's Events • Countdown to Relay Continues • Batteries Included • Airband Begins a Successful Year • A Vitamin a Day Keeps the Doctor Away • Kwan Bows out of Olympics • Opinions: How Did You Celebrate Black History Month?; Apple Twists Unexpected in Extraordinary Machine • Crown Hopes for Royal Family • History Made as Bears Win 4th CC Title

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Surprises At The Winter Olympics, Richard C. Crepeau Feb 2006

Surprises At The Winter Olympics, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As the second week of the XXth Winter Olympic games begins the surprises continue to mount. Some are truly surprises while others are simply a tribute to the slim margins of difference among elite athletes. Still others are rooted in the misplaced expectations of the press.

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The Grizzly, February 16, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Sarah Keck, Percelia Blidge, Lane Taylor, Katie Perkins, Megan Helzner, Katy Diana, Brandon Brown, Alex Ernst, Michael Graham, Matthew Pastor Feb 2006

The Grizzly, February 16, 2006, Ali Wagner, Bart Brooks, Sarah Keck, Percelia Blidge, Lane Taylor, Katie Perkins, Megan Helzner, Katy Diana, Brandon Brown, Alex Ernst, Michael Graham, Matthew Pastor

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

"Hoodoo Man" Arthur Flowers Delivers Captivating Speech at Ursinus • USGA Holds First Meeting of Semester • Francophone Film Festival: "Almost Peaceful" • Georgetown Professor to Lecture at Ursinus • Getting to Know Your Glands • Spiritual Experiences in Paris • Meet the New Director of Facilities Services and Keep Current with Bomberger Renovations • Recycling Myths Revealed • Retraction on Parking Article • Broken Social Scene a Must Have for Indie Fans • Lone Senior Walks Off a Winner

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