Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Ind.), Arizona Republic (Ariz.), Texarkana Gazette (TX), Daily Journal (S.C.), Canoe (Calif.) 8.13.08
Parents are joining social networking sites in increasing numbers; some sign up to monitor their child's online behavior and others join as a way to communicate with their child. Michael Solomon, Ph.D., professor of marketing and director of the University's Center for Consumer Research, warned that parents who "friend" their kids without being invited to can send the teens a message that they don't trust them. "It can backfire," said Solomon. "It can embarrass the kids and their friends and create resentment."
Marketplace (Calif.) 8.12.08
Erivan K. Haub School of Business Dean Joseph DiAngelo, Ed.D. ’70 was interviewed by reporter Joel Rose about the job market for M.B.A. graduates in a sluggish economy. Mike Yuengling ’08 (M.B.A.) was also interviewed for the story.
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) 8.12.08
The latest crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed an abundance of corn, soybean and other crops. Unfortunately, researchers speculate that consumers won’t reap the benefits of the harvest with lower prices at the supermarket. “Don't count on any big drops in prices," said John Stanton, Ph.D., chair and professor of food marketing. “For the past year, farmers have not been able to pass along to buyers their increased costs for raising crops and livestock because food companies and retailers refused to pay higher prices,” he said. “But now that some of their own costs have gone down, farmers, who have been working with razor-thin margins, are less likely to pass along their savings to their customers. If there's a little break in the commodity price, they'll take advantage of that to take their margins back."
The Pottstown Mercury (Pottstown, Pa.), Delmarva Daily Times (Md.), KIFI/8TV (Idaho), The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia), WPVI/6ABC (Philadelphia), WTFX/29FOX (Philadelphia), WDAF/4FOX (Kansas City, Mo.) The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia), Bethany Beach Wave (Del.), WRSP/55FOX (Ill.), Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia) 8.19.08
University President Timothy R. Lannon, S.J., was one of 104 educational leaders from colleges and universities nationwide to sign a statement encouraging debate on the drinking age to counter the dangers of binge drinking. “The Amethyst Initiative presidents and chancellors call upon elected officials to weigh all the consequences of current alcohol policies and to invite new ideas on how best to prepare young adults to make responsible decisions about alcohol use,” notes the Initiative’s Web site.
KYW Newsradio 1060 (Philadelphia) 8.24.08
The Kaiser Family Foundation recently polled adults about their timing of marriage and health benefits. The study found a link between insurance decisions and tying the knot. Jack Newhouse, Ph.D., chair and professor of health services, explained couples are getting hitched for health insurance because of its hefty price tag. "It's becoming a contributory point of decision-making for many individuals; simply because the costs are so high and their financial exposure would be so great if they did not have it. The individual concerned is considering this a major decision point for personal issues," said Newhouse.
KYW Newsradio 1060 (Philadelphia) 8.24.08
Katherine Sibley, Ph.D., chair and professor of history, is anxiously awaiting a ruling from a New York judge over whether to release grand jury documents involving the 1950's Rosenberg spy case. Sibley said the case is still controversial and she hopes the documents will clarify Ethel Rosenberg’s role in the case. "For myself, I'm interested in how she was seen as a mother involved in espionage, a mother of two boys, a housewife, yet someone who was put to death," Sibley said.
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Randall Miller, Ph.D., professor of history, commented on Sen. Barack Obama’s decision to make Sen. Joseph Biden his vice presidential running mate. While Biden has had a long career as a senator from Delaware, he was born in Scranton, Pa., and has received a fair amount of attention from Philadelphia news stations. "He is a very well known quantity here in Southeastern Pennsylvania, the mother lode of votes in the state," Miller said. Pennsylvania has a large concentration of Catholics, and with the state playing a key role in this election, Miller believes Biden, a Roman Catholic, will attract voters for Obama.
The Pottstown Mercury (Pottstown, Pa.) 8.24.08
Junior Maigan Namiotka, is more than a business undergraduate student, she’s also an entrepreneur. In partnership with her father, Namiotka launched their company, Golden Laces, in 2006. With the arrival of the inaugural shipment of 350,000 signature Golden Laces from China earlier this month, the company has introduced its new signature product on the market. "There was a phenomenal response," Namiotka said.
Monteray County Herald (Monteray, Calif.) 8.24.08
Protest songs and lyrics have largely been absent from popular culture over recent decades, despite our economic woes and the Iraq war. Jeffrey Hyson, Ph.D., assistant professor of history, explained that the scale of the casualties of the war, as devastating as they are today, was greater back then [in Vietnam]. "Young people, then and now, are consumers of popular music and there would have been more urgency [back then] about current events. And that would be felt in the kind of music they'd be demanding."
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia) 8.25.08
Environmental consciousness is on the minds of colleges and universities in the area. Saint Joseph’s new course called "Global Change Biology: The Science and the Societal Impacts," was highlighted in an article about “green” initiatives on campus.
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