October 2010
October 7th, 2010
Written by Wendy Innes in Focus on Health with 0 Comments
Did you know that every 8.5 seconds in America, someone turns 50? There were a total of 75.8 million people born during the “baby boom,” or the period between 1946 and 1964, and those people are now entering their golden years, making them America’s newest seniors. While many people during this period paid little mind to what they ate, in general, they were more active than they are today, and as...
October 6th, 2010
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in National Collegiate Dialogue with 43 Comments
Labels wield a lot of persuasive power — intentionally or unintentionally.I am not speaking of labels on the commodities (clothes, foods, etc.) that we buy, although in light of being an informed consumer, we should read those labels too. However, my reference is broader.Too often as we go about our business on a day-to-day basis, we are not always in tune to how other labels — sociological,...
October 5th, 2010
Written by Matthew Ari Jen... in National Collegiate Dialogue with 6 Comments
Preparing For An Honest Dialogue On The Sociology Of Race Compiled by, Matthew A. Jendian, Ph.D.Associate Professor & Chair of SociologyCalifornia State University, Fresno(The following essay is compiled from excerpts of Allan G. Johnson’s Privilege, Power, & Difference, McGraw Hill, 2000, and Paula S. Rothenberg’s White Privilege, Worth Publishers, 2005, which I have adapted,...
October 4th, 2010
Written by Wendy Innes in Cover Stories with 7 Comments
Many people are familiar with the idea of the protestant work ethic, but how many of us have ever stopped to examine what the term “work ethic,” means? In addition to exploring what work ethic is, we set out to examine how it varied between cultures, who worked the most, and who didn't; the answers that we found just may surprise you.A study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology earlier...
October 1st, 2010
Written by Jen Garbee in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
It’s been touted as one of the first sandy vacation spots, and the “longest pleasure beach” by Guinness World Records. Toss in a strikingly contemporary arts and music scene, a modern food history as rich as its Colonial feasts (from piles of crumbly Southern cornbread to steaming bowls of Japanese dashi), and you’ve got many good reasons to visit Virginia Beach.The first English settlers arrived...