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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."

Columbia Chronicle (03/13/2006), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from March 13, 2006 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 36 pages and is listed as Volume 40, Number 23. Cover story: "Officials rehash familiar issues at address" Editor-in-Chief: Jeffrey Danna

Spartan Daily, March 13, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 126, Issue 26

The Effects Of Ability Homophily On Individual Performance, Michael J. Gray

Theses and Dissertations

Homophily is the sociological term for a principle that is easily observed and understood: similar people tend to associate with one another (or the well-known saying "Birds of a feather flock together"). Homophily creates divides among people with numerous demographic characteristics and causes people to surround themselves with others who are similar to themselves (McPherson et al., 2001). Race and ethnicity have the greatest influence on relationship choices followed by age, religion, education, occupation, and gender (McPherson et al., 2001). While studies of homophily of race and gender are quite common, few studies have examined homophily based on instrumental attributes …

Hollins Columns (2006 Mar 13), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Rent star Anthony Rapp visits Hollins
• "Quadrangle" re-appears with a collage of voices
• ADA remains a prominent part of campus life
• Students start working on Community Garden
• Visual Arts Center welcomes new Sally Mann exhibit
• Voice reacts to South Dakota abortion legislation
• Global interest association's multicultural festival
• Brings diversity, heritage, fun to Hollins Campus
• New SGA chair positions filled
• "Transamerica": A transformative film
• GPA is not a measure of intelligence
• "Youth must be youthful"
• Quadrangle article misleading
• Senate presence a concern?

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 35 [39], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Coulter, Amber. Proposed Funding Falls Short, Tuition Increase Possible
• Brandenburg, Katie. Student Government Association Senators Delay Censure Decision
• Brandenburg, Katie. Students: higher Ed Funding a Must
• Venzin, Megan. Alumnus Returns to Direct ‘Ragtime’ – D.J. Salisbury
• Bosken, Nina. Group Gives up Spring Break to Build – Westerns Habitat for Humanity
• New E-mail a Bust
• Watt, Wes. America’s Culture Should Come First
• Justus, Greg. Free is Suppose[d] to Mean Free
• Marino, Kristin. Students Deserve Better
• Miller, Michael. Some Words are Offensive
• Coulter, Amber. House Passes State …

Spartan Daily, March 9, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 126, Issue 25

Central Florida Future, Vol. 38 No. 52, March 9, 2006

Central Florida Future

No abstract provided.

The Longitudinal Effect Of Self-Monitoring And Locus Of Control On Social Network Position In Friendship Networks, Gary J. Moore

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to identify how enduring personality characteristics predict a person's location in a network, locations which in turn affect outcomes such as performance. Specifically, this thesis examines how self-monitoring and locus of control influence an individual's location in a friendship social network over time. Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) was used to analyze 28 groups of students and instructors at a military training course over six and one half weeks. Self-monitoring predicted betweenness centrality in five of six time periods while locus of control predicted betweenness centrality in three of six time periods. The moderation of …

A Graph Theoretic Analysis Of The Effects Of Organizational Structure On Employee Social Networks, John R. Hutzel

Theses and Dissertations

A simulation technique was used to investigate the impacts of organizational structure on an organization's social network. By simulating personnel in an organization as vertices in a graph and the aging of the corporation as the aging of the same graph, the maturation of an organization was realized. The characteristic path length of the graph was measured after each year returning an optimistic average organizational distance. Results include the finding that, per this model, an organization's characteristic path length can drop over 50% in a 20 year period with consideration of edges of all strengths. Next a series of random …

Leadership In Groups: Social Networks And Perceptions Of Formal And Informal Leaders, Mitchell D. Stratton

Theses and Dissertations

The labors of organizational and behavioral science researchers have resulted in a literature robust in the study of leadership and social networks. Empirical examination of both topics has shown significant organizational outcomes, but breadth is lacking both within and between the disciplines. Studies of leadership have seen the preponderance of the effort focused on formal leaders, while most social network studies examine only one informal structure. Moreover, there exists a paucity of studies, which have sought to examine the interrelationships between leadership and social networks. In an effort to address these voids, this thesis investigated: 1) The concurrent existence of …

Prospectus, March 8, 2006, Dylan Heath, Porcha Clark, Jon Volkman, Suzanna Winans, Donna Mayer, Larry V. Gilbert, David J. Bodnar, Jake Mcgill, Erik Pheifer, Chad Thomas

Prospectus 2006

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, March 8, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 126, Issue 24

The Guardian, March 08, 2006, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twenty page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Paul, Corey. Alpha Gamma Rhos Get Harshest Penalties
• Stamm, Jason. 1 away … Anthony Winchester Leads Tops
• Brandenburg, Katie. Student Government Association Senators to Ask for Judicial Censure – Katie Dawson
• Richardson, Kelly. Journalist Discusses ‘Getting By’ – Barbara Ehrenreich
• Coulter, Amber. Revisions May Provide More Money – Budget
• Student Government Association is Missing in Action?
• North, Amber. Restaurants in Bowling Green Need More Diversity
• Davis, James. First Amendment is Vital
• Conrad, Jedediah. Student Government Association Should be Improved
• Brandenburg, Katie. Forum Focuses on Employee …

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 …

Spartan Daily, March 7, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 126, Issue 23

Formal And Informal Work Group Relationships With Performance: A Moderation Model Using Social Network Analysis, Benjamin R. Knost

Theses and Dissertations

Social networks have recently emerged in the management discipline as a unique way of studying individuals groups in organizations. While traditionally used in the analysis of un-bounded networks, applying social network analysis techniques to bounded work groups and organizational teams has become increasingly popular. Past research has established relationships between in-degree social network centrality and individual performance as well as social network density and overall group performance. This field study, conducted at a military training course, attempted to further refine this social network-performance relationship by modeling characteristics of both the formal and informal work group networks in relation to performance …

Columbia Chronicle (03/06/2006), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from March 6, 2006 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 40, Number 22. Cover story: "Credit where credit's due" Editor-in-Chief: Jeffrey Danna

Central Florida Future, Vol. 38 No. 51, March 6, 2006

Central Florida Future

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, March 6, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 126, Issue 22

How U.S. Audiences View Korean Films: A Case Study Of Oldboy, Sung Taik Cha

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Prior studies have shown that the information and cultural product flow is dominantly one direction from large/wealthy markets to smaller markets. Extending this position through the underlying research, it is expected that the audiences in the United States, one of the largest cultural product exporters, may have shaped certain perceptions on the scarcity of Korean films in their domestic film market. By studying the users in an internet film discussion community, this research aims to provide useful ideas about how American audiences perceive Korean films. This qualitative case study conducted a content analysis of the actual postings by the participants …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 33 [37], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Brandenburg, Katie. VP of Student Government Association: We’ve Got Problems – Mason Stevenson
• Hupman, Samantha. The Degree of a Life Time – Josephine Miller
• Brandenburg, Katie. Western Celebrates Civil War Fort – Ft. Albert Sidney Johnston
• Richardson, Kelly. More Women Going to College than Men
• Richardson, Student Questioned about Alleged Rape Leaves Western – Sigma Nu
• McNamara, Andrew. Fire Lane Reinforced as No-parking Zone
• Apathy State U?
• Wilson, Sami. Forgiveness Applies to All No Matter the Offense
• Harlow, Taylor. Talisman is Not Really Free
• Holton, …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 38 No. 50, March 2, 2006

Central Florida Future

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, March 2, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 126, Issue 21

The Cowl - V. 70 - N. 19 - Mar 2, 2006

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 70 - Number 19 - March 2, 2006. 28 pages.

Patient Care News: March 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

St. Cloud Hospital Joins National Patient Safety Effort

Healthcare Directives

Magnet Force # 13 - Interdisciplinary Relationships

Magnet Force #14 – Professional Development

St. Cloud Hospital Magnet Re-designation Practice Story Form

Bringing The Market To Life: Screen Aesthetics And The Epistemic Consumption Object, Detlev Zwick, Nikhilesh Dholakia

College of Business Faculty Publications

This article argues that the new ‘visuality’ (Schroeder, 2002) of the Internet transforms the stock market into an epistemic consumption object. The aesthetics of the screen turn the market into an interactive and response-present surface representation. On the computer screen, the market becomes an object of constant movement and variation, changing direction and altering appearance at any time. Following Knorr Cetina (1997, 2002b) we argue that the visual logic of the screen ‘opens up’ the market ontologically. The ontological liquidity of the market-on-screen simulates the indefiniteness of other life forms. We suggest that the continuing fascination with online investing is …

Wsdl-S: Specification, Tools, Use Cases And Applications, Amit P. Sheth, Kunal Verma, Karthik Gomadam

Kno.e.sis Publications

No abstract provided.

Sm Goh Officially Opens The Lee Kong Chian Building At Singapore Management University, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases and News

No abstract provided.