CN8's Its Your Call With Lynn Doyle (Philadelphia) 4.14.08
After the recent taped bullying attack that occurred in Lakeland, Fla., Sally Black, Ph.D., assistant professor of health services, commented on the prevalence of bullying attacks posted on the internet. "Kids think they're invincible, so they don't think they're going to get caught," she explained. Black also discussed how much easier it is for teens to use the internet to bully since there is no face-to-face contact.
KYW Newsradio 1060 (Philadelphia) 4.15.08
In an interview assessing the first 100 days of Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter's administration, professor of history Randall Miller, Ph.D., said Nutter almost has the perfect touch. "He has addressed publicly almost every major issue," said Miller. "And if he doesn't have a solution, at least he suggests that he's going to work on it. He's taken on some hard cases, whether it's casinos or crime, and done it in such a way that people have had to respect his arguments."
National Public Radio"All Things Considered," USA Today, McClatchey Newspapers Washington Bureau (National), Al Jazeera (Doha Quatar), Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), Miami Herald (Miami, Fla.), WPVI –6ABC, WHYY- TV (Philadelphia), The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.), 4.16.08 – 4.22.08
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton took part in a Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, April 16, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Randall Miller, Ph.D., professor of history, spoke about the peculiarities of Pennsylvania politics, the tightening race between the two candidates, and Clinton's eventual win in the Pennsylvania primary. Miller also worked as an in-house analyst for WPVI's Action News "chat room" answering questions on politics and the voting process.
Telegraph.co.uk, Science Daily, 4.17.08, Science (National) 4.18.08
New research in the field of music theory maps notes in geometric space. This new technique brings to light new ways to study harmonic relationships and chord similarities, and other musical concepts. Rachel Hall, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics and computer science, published an article in this month's Science magazine supporting this new technique, which was also covered in the issue. Her expertise on the subject was mentioned in stories about the research in multiple online sources.
WOL Leader (Philadelphia) 4.18.08
In a speech entitled "Creating a Community of Peace," Archbishop Desmond Tutu addressed a crowd of close to 3,000 people at Saint Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse. Director of the Office of Institutional Diversity Valerie Dudley, Ph.D., said she saw Tutu's speech as a motivator for change. "He hit on many of the things our society is dealing with. He pointed out what's going on in Philadelphia and compared it to South Africa," she said. "I believe that we can work together to accomplish a lot of things as he said."
San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, Tex.) 4.18.08
In an article about teens and sleep, Jodi Mindell, Ph.D., professor of psychology, noted that teens need more sleep than they think. She estimated that the average teen is about two hours sleep-deprived.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia) 4.18.08
Many voters were still undecided in the days leading up to Pennsylvania's April 22 Democratic primary election. In explaining the behavior of voters inside the voting booth, Natalie Wood, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing, said: "A lot of it is gut reaction. They check a box and just leave and try not to think about it anymore. They don't stand there deliberating." Wood also addressed the idea that age may be a determining factor when it comes to gut reaction. "The older we get, the more set in our ways we become," she said. "Younger voters are maybe more likely to take risks with someone new."
WCAU-10NBC (Philadelphia) 4.18.08
Students from the Gulf Coast Experience, an immersion trip to New Orleans and Bayou La Batre, Ala., premiered their documentary about the trip, The Road to Recovery. The film explored the work done - and the significant work left to do - in recovering from Hurricane Katrina. NBC10's Doug Shimell reported on the premiere and interviewed Campus Ministry's Matt Fullmer, documentary student co-producers Michael McDonald '08 and Casey Schoeneberger '09, and student viewers about the film.
The Boston Globe (Boston, Mass.) 4.20.08
The Boston Tea Party is an enduring national symbol of cultural significance. "It really is the marrow of American culture," said professor of history Randall Miller, Ph.D. "Save for the Boston Massacre, images of the Boston Tea Party are probably the most common ones of the popular culture coming out of the American Revolution."
National Public Radio (National) 4.20.08
Freshman political science major Meghan Scheidmann delivered a Youth Radio commentary about being a first-time voter, and what it is like when the candidate you support – Senator John McCain – isn't the one receiving the most attention.
The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Ill.) 4.20.08
Michael Solomon, Ph.D., professor of marketing, addressed the rising trend of consumers who choose "simplicity with a side of complicated."According to Solomon, "It's not just one thing causing all this. It's a perfect storm of trends interacting with one another. There's the economy, there's what I think is this tsunami of eco-consciousness that we're just scratching the surface of, there's over-stimulation." Solomon added, "It's a push back against the excesses of the last few years."
WHYY Radio Times (Philadelphia) 4.21.08
William Madges, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed Pope Benedict XVI's visit to America and his message to Catholic colleges and universities.
Daily News (Philadelphia) 4.22.08
In a column comparing the intense investigation and media attention paid to the Eldorado, Texas, polygamist ranch sex abuse case and the lack of attention given to the many teens who end up pregnant and sick with sexually transmitted diseases in Philadelphia, Maria Kefalas, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Violence Research and Prevention, offered some analysis. "Here we are, facing a crisis in the cities, where 30 to 40 percent of poor, African-American girls are being diagnosed with sexually transmitted disease, where we know that some of that is the result of abuse, and there's no reaction," she said. "Yet in Texas, the suspicion of sexual abuse actually brought out the National Guard. Where's that same sense of urgency for the rest of the country's girls?"
Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, Calif.) 4.23.08
Senator Hillary Clinton's supporters celebrated her Pennsylvania victory in Philadelphia on April 22. Saint Joseph's University freshman Alyssa Ryan played a big role in bringing Clinton's daughter Chelsea to Saint Joseph's campus. "This is awesome," Alyssa said. "We're going all the way."
The Chronicle of Higher Education (National) 4.24.08
The increasing cost of textbooks is concerning many in higher education, particularly students. Publishers however, say they've introduced less expensive virtual editions of "flat-world" texts and explain the reality of the situation is that they just aren't selling. Michael Solomon, Ph.D., author of a widely used "flat-world" textbook on consumer behavior, expressed his openness to a solution to this problem. "If someone has a better way to express a concept, I'd like to know," he said.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia) 4.24.08
The Pennsylvania primary put the national spotlight on Philadelphia. Overall the city fared well, said a recent article. For Pennsylvania however, Brent Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing, said Barack Obama's comment about "bitter" voters drew unwelcome attention. "Bittergate was a black eye for the Keystone State," said Smith. "So much of the focus on Pennsylvania has been 'Are they bitter? Or not bitter?'"
The Philadelphia Business Journal (Philadelphia) 4.25.08
The tight credit market is affecting the way individuals and businesses secure loans. And universities are no exception. Saint Joseph's has had to change its financing plans to secure funding for upcoming capital projects. "Amid the subprime meltdown, many of the bond insurers that guarantee loans for these types of large institutional projects have become much less willing to back bonds," commented Louis Mayer '79, vice president for financial affairs. "All of the major bond insurers have either been downgraded or they are on a watch by the major rating agencies."
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia) 4.27.08
With the economy headed toward a recession and Wall Street players like Bear Stearns folding, finance and accounting majors are practicing caution when it comes to their job searches. Erivan K. Haub School of Business Dean Joseph DiAngelo, Ed.D. '70, was quoted as part of a business section front page story about the career plans for these graduates. DiAngelo explained how during the most recent recession – 2000 to 2002 – some companies even rescinded job offers to graduates. "It took a while to build back the bond they had with students and faculty," he said. DiAngelo also talked about the need for graduates to carve a niche for themselves, and explained how Saint Joseph's is educating business students with an ethics-rich curriculum.
Women's Wear Daily (National) 4.29.08
The term "retail therapy" is taking a literal translation on the shop floor of many specialty stores. Michael Solomon, Ph.D., professor of marketing and director of the Center for Consumer Research, said stores have become a figurative public square in that they offer people a place to congregate, making them the third place to linger beyond a person's home or office. In turn, tantrums and oddball behavior are bound to be more prevalent as people increase the amount of time they spend in stores. "The more people are getting beaten down in other areas of our lives, the more they feel obligated to take it out on salespeople," Solomon explained.
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