Business Commons^™

New Media Technology: Oppression In The Modern World, Shauna Nefos

Honors Projects and Presentations: Undergraduate

New media technology is now present everywhere in our society. This technology has a large impact on individuals with and without access to it. In the following paper, I will discuss issues of access and new media technology from history to present day. This is an effort to combine both of my majors - Sociology and Communications - into a work which could easily be expanded upon for graduate studies. By briefly reviewing the history of new media technology as well as historically outlining minority group oppression in the United States, correlations will be suggested between the development of technology …

Fisheries In Sundarbans: Problems And Prospects, Ganesh Chandra, R L. Sagar

Ganesh Chandra

Sundarbans, the largest delta on the planet earth is famous for its marine and estuarine fish resources. A large population is dependent on fishery activity and capture fisheries is treated as the backbone of Sundarban economy. Sundarban boast around 172 species of fishes, 20 species of prawn and 44 species of crabs including two edible crabs. But fisheries in Sundarbans faces some difficult problems which have an impact on the biodiversity, sustainability and livelihood of fish resources and fisher folk viz. shrinking tiger prawn population, indiscriminate fish seed collection, lack of post harvest and other infrastructures, natural calamities such as …

Maine Food Trader, New England Environmental Finance Center, University Of Southern Maine

Local Food Systems

A free website for buying, selling, trading and donating local food. Keep food from going to waste and help make food production a good way to make a living in Maine.

Ua12/2/1 Ballin': Hilltopper Basketball 2003, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special edition of the College Heights Herald regarding basketball.

• Buckman, Josh. Road to NCAA Filled with Challenges
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Paul Sanderford Returning to Bench
• Casagrande, Michael. Camryn Whitaker, Todor Pandov Return After ACL Rehab Sessions
• Casagrande, Michael. Post Players Don’t Stand Tall
• Wilberding, Beth. After Three Years of Change, Seniors Ready to Lead by Example
• Buckman, Josh. Women’s Schedule Dotted with Southeastern Conference Foes
• North, Amber. Towering True Centers Give Foes Reason for Concern
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. The Chosen One – Darrin Horn

Ua12/2/1 Careers, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special edition of the College Heights Herald regarding job searches and employment.

• McDowell, Dedra. Careers
• Sainlar, Lindsay. Employers Want Star Qualities
• Lester, Kevin. Career Services Center Useful for Students
• Hagan, Laura. 22 Percent of Employers Will Increase Hiring
• Mason, Kristy. Expo Might Help Freshman
• Pike, Daniel. Job Search Getting Less Appealing
• Toone, Stephanie. Applicants Must Start Searches Early

Rain, Money, Eligibility, And Gordon Gee: All Problems, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

I tuned in Thursday night to see how bad the weather was in Virginia. I wasn't so much interested in Virginia Beach or Pat Robertson's bunker as I was the situation in Blacksburg. Sure enough the Virginia Tech/Texas A&M game was going ahead in wind and rain, not hurricane force, still and all a fairly formidable downpour.

Overtime In College Football: The Latest Idiocy In Sport, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Would someone please, please, stop the dismal spectacle of overtime in college football!

Heavy Drama At The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The opening of the football seasons, both college and professional, can mean only one thing. It's time for the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.

Ua12/2/1 Heir Apparent, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special edition of the College Heights Herald regarding football.

• Schoenbaechler, Danny. After Seven Years as an Assistant, David Elson Takes the Reigns
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Defense Drops the Hammer
• Casagrande, Michael. Teammates Try to Keep Trey McMiller’s Memory, Spirit Alive
• Buckman, Josh. Casey Rooney & Perez Smith Look for More Airtime in Upcoming Season
• Casagrande, Michael. Chris Miller Sticks Around, Wins Job
• Watt, Wes. Brian Claybourn, Antonio Veals Lead Unit

The Cesspool Of Intercollegiate Athletics, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Should it now be a requirement that anyone using the term "Intercollegiate Athletics" precede it with the words, "In the cesspool that is . . .?" The events of the past few weeks would indicate so.

Herb Brooks: A Tribute, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Sports Illustrated considers the Miracle on Ice the sports event of the 20th century. For an American it would be difficult to argue otherwise. The victory over the Russians at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games is considered by many, including myself, the greatest sports upset of the past half-century.

Ua3/9/5 Faculty/Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at fall convocation. He discusses the Challenging the Spirit strategic plan, achievements, diversity, affirmative action, accessibility, accreditation and WKU's centennial.

Ua12/2/1 A Year In Review: Sports, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special edition of the College Heights Herald regarding athletics. Articles:

• Hightower, Kyle. Hiring David Elson Good Choice – So Was Willie Taggart – Football
• Moore, Michael. Hilltoppers Make Swell Choice in Good Ol’ Boy with Western Ties – Darrin Horn
• Ford, Brittany. Find Out Who You Are While You’re at Western
• Ford, Brittany. Food Services Getting Major Facelift
• Dining Dollars, Big Red Dollars Or Cash?
• Ford, Brittany. Senior Shares Experience on Class Scheduling

The Tour De France, Lance Armstrong, And The Rumors Of Drugs, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Lance Armstrong once called the Tour de France "a contest in purposeless suffering." In a different mood Armstrong dubbed the Tour as "the most gallant athletic endeavor in the world." He may well have been right on both occasions.

Kobe Bryant Case - The British Open Fabulous Finale, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The avalanche has begun. Over the next several months we will be buried in media coverage of the Kobe Bryant Case. We will get double coverage with misinformation flowing from the news outlets and the sports outlets. By the end of this weekend numbness was already beginning to set in every time I heard the word "Kobe.”

Baseball's All-Star Game: Some History, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Baseball's All-Star Game is coming up tomorrow at Comiskey Park (a.k.a. US Cellular Field) in Chicago. This is the fourth All-Star Game hosted by the White Sox and the seventh game to be held in Chicago.

Randall Simon's Sausage Assault, Mascots, And The All-Star Game, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Randall Simon is a very lucky man. When he took his bat to the nearest sausage it was blind luck that it was not the Bratwurst that was within his strike zone along the railing of the Pirates dugout. Those of us who have called Wisconsin home at one point in our lives know that, although Italian sausage may be savored by many, it is only the Brat that has sacred iconic status in the home state of the late Senator Joseph McCarthy. There are many other places that claim to hold a Bratwurst Festival but the annual event in …

The Good And The Ugly In Larges Doses In One Day In Sportsworld, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

When I opened my newspaper Tuesday morning I knew I was living in both the best and the worst of times in sportsworld. On the front page of the Orlando Sentinel was the picture of the Orlando Magic Mr. Nice Guy and all around great guy, Darrell Armstrong. The model of the community had been arrested at 2:30 a.m. outside an Orlando nightspot for battery on a police officer and resisting arrest.

David Beckham Sold Off To Madrid, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The sale of David Beckham by Manchester United to Real Madrid must be the highest profile transnational sports transfer since Wayne Gretzky was shipped out of Edmonton to Los Angeles. There were moves in the Canadian Parliament to designate the Great One as a national treasure to prevent that sale from completion and Canadians went into a period of national mourning. Neither Tony Blair nor his Minister of Sport suggested such an action at Westminster but still there was considerable reaction among British football fanatics.

Larry Doby: Greatness Overlooked In The Shadow Of Robinson, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Wednesday evening Larry Doby died at age 79 in Montclair, New Jersey. Thursday afternoon in Yankee Stadium there was a tribute to Lou Gehrig on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Sometimes there is an odd confluence of events, and this is one of them. Although they played in different eras and under very different circumstances Larry Doby and Lou Gehrig shared one characteristic. The exceptional careers of both men were played out in the shadows of those around them.

College Sport Just Keeps Getting More Bizarre In Its Excesses, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

In the past two months I have come to an entirely new appreciation of intercollegiate athletics. I now see how it serves the aims of higher education and builds character. It is clear that it is not about the money and that coaches are true educators guiding young men and women to a life of the highest ethical and moral standards. I have been wrong and I am willing to stand tall and admit it. This is clearly an institution within the institution of higher learning that is worth protecting, preserving, and cherishing.

Sosa's Corked Bat: Much To Do Over Not Much, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is so. It is also Sosa.

50th Anniversary Of The Everest Conquest And The Everest Obsession, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The second of June is the anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of England. On that same day in 1953 news arrived in London that Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay had reached the summit of Mount Everest a few days earlier on May 29th. It seemed like a fortuitous convergence of events celebrating resurgent British Imperial power. In fact it was but an illusion, a false echo of past glory for a fading empire economically drained by the ravages of war.

2003 June-December, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Athletics Press Release Archives

Morehead State Athletics press releases from June to December of 2003.

Affiliation Of Authors In Production And Operations Management Journals, Steven M. Yager

Honors Theses

This paper will represent an update of the first two POM research productivity rankings published seven years ago (Young, Baird, Pullman, 1996; Malhotra, Kher, 1996). This study will seek to rank business schools and other organizations, both internationally and within the domestic United States. Researchers in the POM field can also view the results to determine who's who and what universities or organizations are demonstrating an increased focus on POM.

Politics And Sports, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It was a quick war and as wars go a relatively easy one for the victors. In an age of mass media, endless cable news coverage, and embedded reporters there was a kind of faux realism to it all. In fact the two favorite words in the reporting were "surreal" and "robust."

Mobile Technologies And Boundaryless Spaces: Slavish Lifestyles, Seductive Meanderings, Or Creative Empowerment?, Nikhilesh Dholakia, Detlev Zwick

College of Business Faculty Publications

According to the instrumental theory of technology, mobile technologies - what McLuhan's refers to as electronic prostheses - promise opportunities for greater freedom, creativity, leisure, and productivity by enhancing organic bodily functions. Correspondingly, as (Cavallaro, 2000) would argue, objects such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable physiotherapy units, laptops, and portable stereos - to name just a few - seem to impart a sense of solidity to consumers' lives. Just like prostheses, they are inserted into our everyday lives, helping our "inadequate" bodies along in fulfilling practical tasks. Phenomenologically, these kinds of mobile technologies supposedly support the subject's …

Ua12/2/1 Getting In The Door, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

College Heights Herald job fair magazine with articles:

• Reed, Lindsay. Networking Important
• Job Fair Participants
• Coffman, Josh. Major-Related Jobs Prove Hard to Find
• Mills, Zach. Tawanda Chitapa’s Story: Still Searching
• Brueggemann, Marlene. Employers Look Beyond Resume
• Damron, Catherine. Increasing Number of Companies Give Job Perks to Attract Employees
• Mason, Kristy. Service Hours Only an Attractive Plus
• Sebastian, Kandace. Career Services Center Offers Resume Tips for Students
• Hellmueller, Anthony. Minority Status Shouldn’t Be Factor in Job Selection
• Hoang, Mai. Fun More Important Than Money
• Sainlar, Lindsay. Computer Knowledge Valuable Tool
• Hagan, Laura. Connections Pay Off
• Toone, Stephanie. Knowing Multiple Languages Attractive …

Information Exchange In Personnel Selection Decisions, Jennifer Dose

Business Educator Scholarship

Personnel selection decisions often involve group decisions in which individual group members do not share all the available information about candidates. Serial interviews are one example of this situation. Although serial interview techniques are commonly used to select employees, the selection literature has not extensively investigated serial interviewing, especially the process of coming to a selection decision as a group at the conclusion of the process. The information exchange literature is used to shed light on this process. Results showed that groups often failed to exchange sufficient information to come to the correct decision, discussed a higher proportion of negative …

Deception Detection In A Computer-Mediated Environment: Gender, Trust, And Training Issues, Monica A. Dziubinski

Theses and Dissertations

The Department of Defense is increasingly relying on computer-mediated communications to conduct business. This reliance introduces an amplified vulnerability to strategic information manipulation, or deception. This research draws on communication and deception literature to develop a conceptual model proposing relationships between deception detection abilities in a computer-mediated environment, gender, trust, and training. An experiment was conducted with 119 communications personnel to test the proposed hypotheses. No relationship between gender or trust and deception detection accuracy was found. Partial support was found showing that training improves deception detection accuracy. The most significant finding was that individual’s deception detection abilities deteriorate in …