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Concussion The Film, Richard C. Crepeau
Concussion The Film, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Several months ago there was a minor flap over the fact that the National Football League was given the right to delete parts of the film “Concussion” before its general release to the public. At the time many, including myself, feared that the NFL would defang the bite of the film. It did not. In fact it’s hard to imagine what the NFL censored in “Concussion” given the devastating nature of the final product which is now in release.
This Year Show Compassion – For Others And Yourself, Yolanda Hood
This Year Show Compassion – For Others And Yourself, Yolanda Hood
UCF Forum
This is the year of melting.
Concussions, Richard C. Crepeau
Concussions, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
ESPN reported this week that the NFL had pulled funding for concussion research because one of the principal researchers was Dr. Robert Stern of Boston University who has been critical of the NFL. The grant was awarded by the National Institute of Health(NIH) and the NFL denied pulling out of the grant saying that the NIH made all funding decisions and that the NFL has no veto power over the use of the $30M it had donated to the NIH in 2012 with no strings attached. It turns out however that it did retain a veto over the use of …
The Good, The Bad And The Quintessential Christmas Music, Heather Gibson
The Good, The Bad And The Quintessential Christmas Music, Heather Gibson
UCF Forum
There are two types of people: those like myself, who the day after Thanksgiving turn their radio to the all-Christmas music station, and the rest of you Grinchy McGrinchersons.
Bowling For No Reason, Richard C. Crepeau
Bowling For No Reason, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Are you ready for some football? Are you ready for some mediocre football? Are you ready to watch teams that couldn’t break even have their time in the spotlight at some nondescript bowl game?
A Holiday Greeting That Applies To Everyone, Terri Susan Fine
A Holiday Greeting That Applies To Everyone, Terri Susan Fine
UCF Forum
The Thanksgiving holiday season brought with it interesting discussions about “the holidays” – so many holidays are celebrated by people of different cultures, religious backgrounds and nations of origin.
Generosity Creates Its Own Ripple Effect, Traci Evison
Generosity Creates Its Own Ripple Effect, Traci Evison
UCF Forum
Sometimes we see an inspirational snippet of film on YouTube, hear an NPR broadcast or listen to a Ted Talk that materializes into action at what seems to be a random point in the future.
Pearl Harbor, Richard C. Crepeau
Pearl Harbor, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
This piece on Pearl Harbor and Baseball was the fifteenth of this series of essays on Sport and Society. It dates from December of 1991 the 50th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and was written as a radio commentary for WUCF-FM an NPR affiliate in Orlando. It aired on December 6, 1991.This seemed like a good time to retrieve it from an HD floppy disc and air it out one more time.
Extravagance, Richard C. Crepeau
Extravagance, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
In a recent analysis of the money flow in intercollegiate football, The Washington Post, laid out in considerable detail the not so surprising conclusion that revenue at the Power Five Conferences has increased dramatically over the past decade, while spending has exceeded the growth of revenue. Nationally between 2004 and 2014 some 48 athletic departments increased their income from $2.67B to $4.49B. Despite the apparent windfall 25 of those departments ran a deficit in 2014, and two of them, Auburn and Rutgers, lost more money in 2014 than they did in 2004.
Toward A More Scientifically Literate Public, Michael Bass
Toward A More Scientifically Literate Public, Michael Bass
UCF Forum
As a society we do a terrible job of educating our children to become scientifically literate. Sure, we have STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programs throughout the country, and with some justification we can brag about the successes of students that are in or who have graduated from such learning experiences.
Thanksgiving, Richard C. Crepeau
Thanksgiving, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
As with all American traditions, if it happened once or twice it is one. Therefore I present my traditional Thanksgiving piece.
Criticism – The Thing We Hate The Most Makes Us The Strongest, Michael Preston
Criticism – The Thing We Hate The Most Makes Us The Strongest, Michael Preston
UCF Forum
I’m not much of a crier, but when a colleague critiqued a draft of my dissertation years ago, I cried like a baby.
A Month To Remember, Richard C. Crepeau
A Month To Remember, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
For the past several weeks I have seen a multitude of stories from the wild world of sport that have struck me as something about which I wanted to write and set my brain whirring. Unfortunately for a number of reasons I have not been able to find the time to expound on any of them.
The United States Could Use A Therapist General, Barry Mauer
The United States Could Use A Therapist General, Barry Mauer
UCF Forum
Lately I have been imagining the creation of a new office in the executive branch: a Therapist General to advise the president and the nation about psychological problems affecting American citizens, groups and institutions. The person assuming this role could issue an annual report about the state of the nation’s mental health, investigate and report on the likely psychological costs and benefits of proposed laws, and issue recommendations for therapies to improve the nation’s psychological health.
Today's Libraries (And Librarians) Have Shaken Off Stereotypical Images, Yolanda Hood
Today's Libraries (And Librarians) Have Shaken Off Stereotypical Images, Yolanda Hood
UCF Forum
Ten years, eight months. That’s how long I’ve been an academic librarian. And, still, I love what I do.
The Next Time Someone Has Something Bad To Say About Your Work..., Heather Gibson
The Next Time Someone Has Something Bad To Say About Your Work..., Heather Gibson
UCF Forum
A theatre student recently came to my office a little on the glum side. He was an actor in a production that had received a less-than-favorable review and he wasn’t taking it well. He had taken the writer’s words to heart and it was affecting his performance.
You Don't Need Any Special Talent To Join Fight Against Hunger, Terri Susan Fine
You Don't Need Any Special Talent To Join Fight Against Hunger, Terri Susan Fine
UCF Forum
The United Nations itself had not yet been officially established when its own Food and Agriculture Organization was formed, even though it was by just a few days. The U.N. was established Oct. 24, 1945, just eight days following the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organization, and it was not until 1948 that the international body ratified its Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The Best Leap Of My Life Could Be Yours, Too, Traci Evison
The Best Leap Of My Life Could Be Yours, Too, Traci Evison
UCF Forum
I recently gave myself a tandem skydiving jump to celebrate my 40th birthday. Jumping out of an airplane is much less expensive than purchasing a flashy new sports car, I reasoned, while tapping the Groupon button on my phone.
Larry Brown Etc., Richard C. Crepeau
Larry Brown Etc., Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Larry Brown was awarded the hat trick this week by the NCAA. For the third time in his college coaching career Brown is the head basketball coach at a university whose basketball program was found to have violated NCAA regulations. The first came in the early eighties at UCLA where his program was found to be guilty of getting “improper inducements” from UCLA boosters. The second came in the late eighties at Kansas where recruiting violations and improper use of travel funds were on the list of achievements
The Subject Librarian, Communication, Fall 2015, Richard Harrison
The Subject Librarian, Communication, Fall 2015, Richard Harrison
Libraries' Newsletters
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Don't Just Blindly Follow All 'Green' Trends -- Do Your Research First, Michael Bass
Don't Just Blindly Follow All 'Green' Trends -- Do Your Research First, Michael Bass
UCF Forum
Nowadays it is politically correct to be “green” – to say and do things that seem to minimize one’s impact on the environment and to preach to others to do the same.
Tennis, Richard C. Crepeau
Tennis, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Nearly every year the U.S. Open Tennis Championships seem to offer some remarkable match, a stunning upset, or tennis at an extremely high level. This year it showcased all three.
Goodell, Richard C. Crepeau
Goodell, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The opening of the new NFL season also marks the fifth anniversary of the elevation of Roger Goodell to the position of NFL Commissioner. It also marks the resolution of the biggest issue that he has dealt with in his role of leadership of the most popular and successful sports league in the United States.
Missouri, Richard C. Crepeau
Missouri, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
On Monday the protests on the campus of the University of Missouri came to their climax with the resignation of Tim Wolfe the president of the Missouri system, and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin of the Columbia campus. For the past several months students have been protesting a range of arbitrary and unpopular actions initiated by President Wolfe. African American students contributed the charge of “racial insensitivity’ to the growing list of complaints about President Wolfe.
Want To Make It In This World? Better Learn To Collaborate, Michael Preston
Want To Make It In This World? Better Learn To Collaborate, Michael Preston
UCF Forum
Is there any greater struggle between instructor and student than the dreaded “group assignment”?
Pharoah And Roger, Richard C. Crepeau
Pharoah And Roger, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
In the world of sport or in the world generally, how often can you say that today there are two major pieces of good news? Yesterday was such a day.
How Do You Make A Society Wise?, Barry Jason Mauer
How Do You Make A Society Wise?, Barry Jason Mauer
UCF Forum
A wise society looks after the well-being of its citizenry. In order for there to be a wise society, though, many or most of its citizenry also must be wise since they create the society. But the society must educate its citizens to be wise.
I Don’T Control A Lot Of Things- But I Can Control What I Read, Yolanda Hood
I Don’T Control A Lot Of Things- But I Can Control What I Read, Yolanda Hood
UCF Forum
I found myself facing some epic declarations and accusations recently: “How do you even have the job that you have?” “And you have a Ph.D. in English! How? How did that happen?” “Should you even be a librarian?”
I Question Whether We Have Learned 'Citizenship' In Our Generation, Terri Susan Fine
I Question Whether We Have Learned 'Citizenship' In Our Generation, Terri Susan Fine
UCF Forum
About a year ago a dear friend gave me a copy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America” by Gilbert King. The 2012 book earned the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction and the Pulitzer Committee described the book as a “richly detailed chronicle of racial injustice.”
Let Theatre Take You To A New World — Without Ringing, Glowing Phones, Heather Gibson
Let Theatre Take You To A New World — Without Ringing, Glowing Phones, Heather Gibson
UCF Forum
There’s been a lot of talk about patron use of technology in theaters, the most recent story of course being Patti LuPone’s snatching a phone out of a texting audience member’s hands in the middle of a scene during Shows for Days at the Lincoln Center Theater.