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Complete digitized volume (volume 45) of Speaker & Gavel.

Editor's Section: A Guide To Scheduling The Afa-Niet, Daniel Cronn-Mills

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At the request of the DSR-TKA executive board, this article is presented in Speaker & Gavel so the AFA-NIET process explained here has a permanent record in forensic archives.

Revisiting Cicero In Higher Education Cultivating Citizenship Skills Through Collegiate Debate Programs, Annette Holba

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Higher education is in the midst of a paradigm shift from the Professing Paradigm to the Learning Paradigm approach in pedagogical strategies. The Learning Paradigm privileges a co-producing of learning between the student and the teacher. This essay argues that collegiate debate programs can be one example of the Learning Paradigm engagement that also helps to cultivate the Greek and Roman ideal of citizenship in students. Ciceronian rhetorical theory explains how citizenship skills are developed through collegiate debate practices.

Gender Bending And Bending Gender (Re)Creating Aesthetic Realities Of Organization Practices, Michael E. Reardon, Nikki C. Townsley

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The following paper incorporates various writing genres including fiction, narrative, and scholarly discourse to demonstrate the potential importance of aesthetic theory for transforming gendered organizational practices. It starts off with Kelly‘s, a student of organizational communication, ―final exam‖ essay, which explores the gendered politics of promotion. Her professor‘s response explores the gendered politics of ―doing feminism.‖ Taken individually, Kelly and Dr. McGuire (re)create an aesthetic reality of traditional, essentializing organizational practices. Taken together, they (re)create aesthetic meanings that pose formidable challenges and potential transformations for the way we ―do gender‖ organizationally. In the end, this paper or ―petite narrative‖ stands …

Intertextuality And Apologia: Rhetorical Efficacy Through Shared Values As Illustrated Through The Firing Of Coach Bobby Knight, Karen L. Hartman

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This study uses the firing of Coach Bobby Knight from Indiana University as a case study in order to analyze the rhetorical efficacy of adapting to the audience‘s shared values through attendance to the intertextual context. By adhering to the intertextual context, Knight successfully played on certain audience values and beliefs and, as a result, managed to repair his image and help save his career. Knight‘s farewell address invoked the themes of hard work, family, and thankfulness. This study extends Achter‘s (2000) and Ware and Linkugel‘s (1973) research in apologia in order to emphasize the importance of the intertextual context.

"I Am A Candidate For President": A Functional Analysis Of Presidential Announcement Speeches, 1960-2004, William Benoit, Jayne R. Goode, Sheri Whalen, Penni M. Pier

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This study investigates the nature of presidential announcement speeches, messages that introduce the current crop of contenders for the White House to voters and the news media. Announcement speeches are typically voters‘ initial exposure to these politicians as candidates for the White House. Seventy-five presidential announcement speeches from 1960 through 2004 were analyzed with the Functional Theory of Campaign Discourse. Acclaims were over three times as common as attacks; defenses were quite rare. Republicans and winners were more positive than Democrats or losers. These speeches were evenly split between policy and character. Democrats discussed policy more, and character less, than …

Editor's Special Section-Larry Schnoor: A Celebration Of His Impact On Intercollegiate Forensics, Richard Paine, Karen R. Morris, Daniel L. Smith, R. Randolph Richardson, Joann M. Edwards, Daniel Cronn-Mills, Larry Schnoor

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This panel is honoring Professor Larry Schnoor for his lifelong contribu-tions to Intercollegiate Forensics. National Individual Events Tournaments have continued to flourish under his direction. In addition, his constant mentoring has guaranteed the life of this activity. Panelists will describe Professor Schnoor‘s impact on the AFA-NIET, NFA, IOC and both his mentoring of forensic coaches and programs. Professor Schnoor will help to clarify and add to this oral history.

Front Matter

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Front matter and table of contents for Volume 45 of Speaker & Gavel.

Fearless Friday: Kelsey Deraffele, Kelsey A. Deraffele

SURGE

SURGE is honored to feature Kelsey DeRaffele ’16 for Fearless Friday!

Kelsey is a senior Sociology major. She’s originally from Golden’s Bridge, NY and has spent her time at Gettysburg College getting as involved as she can. Kelsey was the president for the Autism Speaks club for three years. [excerpt]

How Has The Louisiana Scholarship Program Affected Students? A Comprehensive Summary Of Effects After Two Years, Jonathan N. Mills, Anna J. Egalite, Patrick J. Wolf

School Choice Demonstration Project

Louisiana, a state whose educational performance has lagged behind national averages for decades, began its experiment with publicly financed scholarships for students to attend private schools in 2008. The pilot version of the Louisiana Scholarship Program (LSP) was expanded statewide with the passage of Act 2 of the 2012 Louisiana state legislative session. Nearly 10,000 students applied to the expanded program in 2012-13, with roughly 5,000 applicants receiving scholarships. The program has continued its rapid expansion every year since then, with nearly 7,500 scholarships awarded in the 2014-15 school year.

Race/Sex Interactions And Hiv Testing Among College Students, Karen Mcelrath, Alexandru Stana, Angela Taylor

Communication Studies Faculty Works

Objectives The primary aim of the study was to examine race/ sex interactions and other behavioral and demographic covariates of past-year HIV testing among college students attending a racially diverse historically black university. The relationship between race/sex interactions and engaging with multiple sex partners during the past year was also examined. Participants The sample included 566 students who identified as Black or White and engaged in vaginal, oral, or anal sex during the past 12 months. Methods A total of 113 undergraduate classes were randomly selected, stratified by time of day. Surveys were administered by project team members who were …

Does Breed Popularity Go Up After A Dog Wins At Westminster?, Harold Herzog

'Animals and Us' Blog Posts

How we tested the "Westminster surge hypothesis"

Consistent Estimation Of Route Choice Models For Dynamic Transit Assignment, Jeff Hood

PSU Transportation Seminars

Dynamic transit assignment models have the potential to improve local transportation agencies’ capability to forecast the demand for public transit facilities under conditions of limited capacity or varying reliability. In order to be useful in practice, the simulated route choices of passengers in these models need to reflect the behavior of actual residents observed in local travel surveys. Most analysis methods of revealed route choice preferences developed to date have either (1) not been proven to provide consistent estimates or (2) required an untenable computation time for practical applications. Furthermore, no model of transit route choice has accounted for variability …

Pilot Perceptions On Impact Of Crew Rest Regulations On Safety And Fatigue, Lukas Rudari, Mary E. Johnson, Robert C. Geske, Lauren A. Sperlak

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

The risk of fatigue on pilot performance and safety is well recognized in aviation. In response to increased safety concerns, the Federal Aviation Administration addressed fatigue risk for passenger airline pilots in Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 117, which included accommodations to address fatigue related risk-factors such as circadian rhythm and the phenomenon commonly described as jet-lag. The rule became effective in January 2014. A survey was conducted in March and April of 2014 to better understand pilot perceptions of the new Part 117 rule. This study analyzed survey responses from 92 self-identified pilots to determine the effect …

Analysis Of The Federal Aviation Administration's Small Uas Regulations For Hobbyist And Recreational Users, Jon Loffi, Ryan J. Wallace, Christopher S. Ison

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

Widespread proliferation of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), particularly those used for hobby and recreational purposes, have become a growing problem for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in recent years. Reports of aircraft and sUAS near misses are on the rise and several similar anecdotes of ground injuries and property damage can be traced back to sUAS operations. This study sought to explore recent regulatory and policy initiatives in place to deter unsafe hobby and recreational sUAS use and hold operators accountable for hazardous sUAS activities. Using document analysis, case study, and conceptual analysis methodology, researchers analyzed 40 information sources. …

Information Behaviour Of Revenue Collectors In Lagos State, Nigeria, Ezinwanyi Madukoma, Mohammed Farhan Opemipo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated the information behaviour of revenue collectors in Lagos State, Nigeria. Survey design was employed for the study. The population was made up of 150 staff of Internal Revenue service, Lagos. All members of the population were used for the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics. The results showed among others that revenue collectors sought information to determine corporate tax, to ensure that legal information is not breached and to ascertain the level of income of tax payers. Information sources used by revenue collectors were mostly online sources and …

Research And Publication On The Horticultural And Medicinal Use Of Pepper From 2005-2014: A Bibliometric Analysis, Thirumagal A

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Pepper has been used for its flavour and as a medicine. For the Indian cooking pepper place an important role. Pepper cures constipation, diarrhea, earache, gangrene, heart disease, hernia, hoarseness, indigestion, insect bites, insomnia, joint pain, liver problems, lung disease, oral abscesses, sunburn, tooth decay, and toothaches. Black pepper is the world’s most traded spice. Black pepper is originally agriculture in south India. It is farming mainly in the tropical region. PubMed is a primary bibliographic database that covers 18 million references to journal …

Elderly People And Their Information Needs, Nelson Edewor, Osaze Patrick Ijiekhuamhen, Uche P. Emeka-Ukwu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is aimed at exploring the information behavior of the elderly people amongst us. A survey research design was adopted. Four objectives were set for the study and the interview was used to elicit information from respondents. Findings showed that 63% were male while 37% were female. Findings also reveal that the information needs of elders covered health conditions (98%), pension/finance (92%), government policies (34%), current affairs (53%), and transport (63%) among others. The most preferred source of information as revealed by the study is the use of family members (98%). This is followed by radio/television (92%). Use of …

Content Analysis Of Journal Articles On Wiki In Science Direct Database, Sabitri Majhi, Chanda Jal, Bulu Maharana

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aims for analyzing the contents of articles on wiki that were published in the journals of science direct database, to find out the methods of research used, type of data analysis techniques used for wiki articles, most productive country contributing highest number of articles, highest contributing author, year wise publication, authors subject background etc. Out of total 142 hits, from Science Direct database, the articles without having abstract and full text were excluded from the study and a total of 89 numbers of articles were analyzed. The study reveals that Majority of the articles on wiki are research …

Status Of Open Access Institutional Digital Repositories In Agricultural Sciences: A Case Study Of Asia, Bijan Kumar Roy, Subal Chandra Biswas, Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Paper highlights the current state of open access repositories (OARs) movement in Agricultural field of Asian countries. It describes their characteristics in terms of types, contents, disciplines, languages covered, technical and operational issues, and policy matters. Compares and evaluates repositories against selected parameters and makes some recommendations for the growth of agricultural repositories Worldwide. Also presents a unified interface that can harvest metadata from different OAI-PMH compliant agricultural repositories Worldwide.

Awareness And Perception Of Plagiarism Of Postgraduate Students In Selected Universities In Ogun State, Nigeria., Jerome Idiegbeyan-Ose, Christopher Nkiko, Ifeakachuku Osinulu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Plagiarism undoubtedly constitutes a seemingly imperceptible threat to the growth of genuine global scholarship. The understanding of various perspectives of the phenomenon is critical to finding a lasting solution. It is against this background therefore, that the study investigated awareness and perception of plagiarism of postgraduate students in selected Universities in Ogun State Nigeria. Survey research design was used while adopting stratified and random sampling methods to select 338 respondents from federal, state and private Universities for the study. The findings revealed average level of awareness of plagiarism among postgraduate students, level of training influenced their level of awareness; pressure …

Challenges Confronting Postgraduate Library And Information Science Student In The Use Of Electronic Resources In Southern Nigeria, Blessings Amina Akporhonor Dr(Mrs), Lucky Oji Akpojotor Mr

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Information Seeking Anxiety: Effects Of Gender, Level Of Study And Age, Mohammadamin Erfanmanesh

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This study examined the effects of gender, level of study and age on various dimensions of the information seeking anxiety construct among postgraduate students at a research-intensive university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 38-item Information Seeking Anxiety Scale was tested on three hundred and seventy-five (n=375) postgraduate students drawn from a population of eleven thousand (11000) students using stratified random sampling method. Gender, level of study and age were found to be antecedents of the information seeking construct using a series of independent sample t-tests, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient tests. Conversely, the test for …

Scientometric Study Of Periodical Literature With Journals “Language Sciences” And “Linguistics And Education”, Bipin Bihari Sethi

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This paper seeks to analyze publications indexed in the database of Science Direct Top 25 hottest Papers in Arts and Humanities journal to understand the international perspective of research publication dynamics in two core journals such as: (1^st)”Language Sciences” (LS) and (2^nd)“Linguistics and Education” (L&E) respectively. This is a comprehensive survey work using bibliographic records derived from Science Direct top 25 hottest papers database during 2005-2014 and this paper vigorously tries to give a complete view of the evaluation of research outcomes. Findings of the study revealed that out of a total number of …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Indian Journal Of Chemistry, Section B To Study The Usage Pattern Of Information In The Field Of Material Science, Manisha Gogoi Mrs, Pronab Kumar Barooah

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ABSTRACT

The Present study deals with bibliometric analysis of articles and references provided at the end of each article contributed in Indian Journal of Chemistry Section B, Vol.52B , 2013.The study is carried out with a view to ascertain the types of documents most frequently used in the research process. The study indicates the authorship trend is towards team works rather than a work in isolation It is observed that most of the publications cited are articles in journals; the number of references in other kinds of documents such as books/monographs, conference proceedings, theses/dissertation etc. are small. Among the citations …

Strategies For Enhancing The Utilization Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict)-Based Library Resources In Research, Vincent Anayochukwu Ani, Emmanuel Onyeka Ani 2, Columbus Okechukwu Ugwu 3, Arnold Ibeawuchi Nwachukwu 4, Jonathan Chigbo Obianuko 5, George Ikechukwu Ndaji 6, Emeka Eusebius Maduchie 7

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was conducted to investigate the problems that hinder the utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based library resources for postgraduate research in Nigerian Universities (federal, state, and private). Four objectives and four research questions guided the study. A sampling technique was used in carrying out the work. A total number of five hundred and ten (510) respondents were used for the study. The instruments for data collection were questionnaire and observation checklist. Five hundred and ten (510) copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the postgraduate researchers at the three universities in the South East Nigeria and three …

Henning Wrage, Assistant Professor Of German Studies, Musselman Library, Henning Wrage

Next Page

In this issue of Next Page, Assistant Professor of German Studies, Henning Wrage reveals the book that caused him to become a vegetarian—for a short time at least, and the unusual reading matter that literally surrounded him as a child.

2016-02 Library Impact Statement For Bus 231x Fundamentals Of Banking, Andree Rathemacher

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for BUS 231X Fundamentals of Banking. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Andree Rathemacher. Requesting faculty: Michael Ice.

2016-02 Library Impact Statement For Bus 431x Fundamentals Of Commercial Lending, Andree Rathemacher

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for BUS 431X Fundamentals of Commercial Lending. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Andree Rathemacher. Requesting faculty: Michael Ice.

2016-02 Library Impact Statement For Bus 231x Fundamentals Of Banking, Andree Rathemacher

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for BUS 231X Fundamentals of Banking. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Andree Rathemacher. Requesting faculty: Michael Ice.