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An Infamous Tradition: The Real Weight Behind the Confederate Flag in Sport
Get PDFThe Confederate Battle Flag is one of the most hotly contested pieces of iconography in the United States, and each opposing viewpoint brings with it a host of reasons, which its adherents feel are valid. The purpose of this essay was to use methods for a critical commentary to analyze polarized viewpoints reported on through mass media (e.g., news articles/videos), as part of a term paper to one undergraduate course on Sport, Media, and American Popular Culture (2021 Fall Quarter). The chosen case material, a 2015 news article titled “NASCAR Faces ‘Southern Thunder’ as Confederate Flags Fly at Daytona,” presented viewpoints for and against the use of the Confederate Flag in public spaces and as a symbols of sport pride. Critical analysis of the discourse for and against the Confederate Flag in sport was framed using academic research, several sociological perspectives (e.g., symbolic interaction theory), and several psychosocial perspectives toward fandom (e.g., socialization). Critique of each perspective revealed how the social process of fandom enflames the controversy (e.g., polarizes debate/discussion). A symbolic interaction theoretical lens revealed how politics can affect the issue (e.g., mitigate and/or entrench the controversy), allowing for appreciation of the complex intersection of social structures (e.g., politics, sport, education). Through this paper, the premise that fans only cling to the Confederate Flag as a unifying symbol and overlook the societal and racial ramifications that come with their fandom is further explored
Campus Scenes
No full textThe view down 9th Ave, with the Student Union building on the left and Bouillon Hall directly ahead, 1962.https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/john_foster_photos/4147/thumbnail.jp
Symposium on American Values
No full textA man speaking at a podium during the 2nd Symposium on American Values, April 24-27, 1963.https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/john_foster_photos/4169/thumbnail.jp
Symposium on American Values
No full textGroups of athletes in their various disciplines pose as part of Mens Sana in Corpore Sano: A Descriptive Pageant highlighting the various programs of instruction in the Division of Physical Education during the 2nd Symposium on American Values, Thursday, April 25, 1963.https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/john_foster_photos/4175/thumbnail.jp
Symposium on American Values
No full textA group of men participating in a panel discussion at the 2nd Symposium on American Values, April 24-27, 1963.https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/john_foster_photos/4185/thumbnail.jp
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No full textThree people talking, c. 1961-63https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/john_foster_photos/4206/thumbnail.jp
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No full textFive people pose for a picture outside, c. 1961-63https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/john_foster_photos/4209/thumbnail.jp
Risk of Low Energy Availability, Disordered Eating, and Menstrual Dysfunction in Female Recreational Runners
Get PDFRunning is characterized by high physiological demands with an emphasis on weight, which may lead to a greater risk of developing low energy availability (LEA) and/or disordered eating (DE). Recreational runners are a population that is often overlooked due to a lack of resources readily available to them. Purpose: This study investigated (1) the prevalence of menstrual dysfunction, risk of DE and LEA and (2) compare the risk of DE, training volume, and weight dissatisfaction between female recreational runners at risk for LEA versus not at risk for LEA. Methods: Female recreational runners (n= 1,923) completed an online questionnaire that included the Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q) to evaluate LEA risk, and the Disordered Eating Screening Assessment (DESA-6) to evaluate DE risk. Results: 53.04% of participants are at risk for LEA from a score of \u3e 8 on the LEAF-Q, 42.5% are at risk for DE from a score of \u3e3 on the DESA-6, and 61.7% reported menstrual dysfunction. Conclusion: Female recreational runners have a high risk for LEA and DE and may not receive the needed treatment due to a lack of resources. This reinforces the need for further education and preventative measures around LEA, MD, and DE amongst recreational female runners
Wes Craven Video Interview
No full textShannon O\u27Malley interviews Wesley Craven and he discusses growing up in a large family in Roslyn, Washington. He talks about learning to cut hops at a young age when the whole family would take two weeks to go to Yakima for the harvest. His father was abig influence and taught him many practical skills. He tells about playing baseball and football as a high school student and notable coaches he knew. Wes describes how he got into boxing and how he started to learn boxing as a young person. Wes continues to work as a gravedigger and he discusses this career too.https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/rrcehc_interviews/1022/thumbnail.jp
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Skin Temperature During Resting Behavior at Different Ambient Temperatures
No full textThermal imaging, as a tool in psychological research, has been used to distinguish mental states evoked by different environmental and social cues, with prior research across several species. Ambient temperature can affect the precision of the measures of body temperature, however, so we investigated a methodology for recording thermal imaging data in sanctuary-housed chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) while they engaged in resting behavior across different ambient temperatures. Data were collected on 30 adult chimpanzees (16 females and 14 males) ranging in age from 21 to 53 years (Mage = 33.4 years, SD = 8.0). The chimpanzees lived in nine social groups at Chimp Haven, Louisiana, USA, with 5 to 20 individuals per group (Mgroup size = 12.4, SD = 5.3). The chimpanzees were categorized by age and sex to ensure that sex was balanced between chimpanzees of different ages. Thermal photos were captured after the chimpanzees had been at rest for two minutes. In total, we collected 545 thermal images (M = 18.2 photographs per chimpanzee, SD = 3.4). The mean nasal temperature was positively correlated with ambient temperature (ρ(543) = .52, p \u3c .001), but was not affected by sex and minimally by age. This highlights the importance of measuring, and controlling for, ambient temperature when running studies using nasal temperature change as a tool for measuring mental states in chimpanzees in uncontrolled environments