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A Rizzo Family Mystery
Get PDFKappa Delta Phi brother, classmate and football teammate, Marty Rizzo, died after sustaining neck injuries when he blocked a player from Brockport State University on a kick off return in the last game of the season at home on Nov. 9, 1963. He lived in a paralyzed condition for two months and passed away after contracting pneumonia, Jan. 12, 1964 at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. He was buried by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rizzo, in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, in Peabody, Mass. Marty, who was an only child, was 24 years old at the time of his death.
The mystery began after Kappa brother Scott Enos ’98 visited Marty’s grave at Puritan Lawn on May 2, 2023
Cyber Victimization in the Healthcare Industry: Analyzing Offender Motivations and Target Characteristics through Routine Activities Theory (RAT) and Cyber-Routine Activities Theory (Cyber-RAT)
Get PDFThe integration of computer technology in healthcare has revolutionized patient care but has also introduced significant cyber risks. Despite the healthcare sector being a primary target for cyber-attacks, research on the dynamics of these threats and practical solutions remains limited. Understanding the complexities of cyberattacks in this sector is critical, as the impact extends beyond financial losses to directly affect patient care and the protection of sensitive information. This paper applies Routine Activities Theory (RAT) and Cyber Routine Activities Theory (C-RAT) to analyze high-tech cyber victimization case studies in healthcare. The analysis explores the motivations behind these attacks and identifies the vulnerabilities that make certain entities more susceptible. Based on the findings, the paper proposes preventive measures using three specialized frameworks: the Digital Capable Guardianship Framework, the Online Lifestyle Awareness Framework, and the Policy Framework
Guide to the Helen Nordie Nordquist Collection
Get PDFThe Helen “Nordie” Nordquist Collection is very large and diverse. Much of the material is original to the All American Girls Professional Baseball League such as artifacts, photographs, ephemera, documents, and much more. Nordquist played in the final four seasons of the league, from 1951-1954. Nearly all of the photographs in the collection have all the players identified in them. She had a sense of the significance of what the league represented and what she was a part of and collected and kept all she could. She dedicated decades later in life to researching and reconstructing the AAGPBL history down to the statistics of players who only played a handful of games. Her extensive research was used to update the official AAGPBL website to make it as accurate and robust as possible. She remained involved with the league until her death in 2023
Cultural Linguistics and Identity Negotiation within the Singaporean Chinese Diaspora in Hwee Hwee Tan\u27s Mammon Inc.
Get PDFThis study explores the representation of Singaporean Chinese diasporic identity in Hwee Hwee Tan’s novel Mammon Inc. with the help of cultural linguistics. This article seeks to analyze how the novel contributes to understanding diasporic identity and cultural negotiation, with a focus on how the portrayal of the main character reshapes the delicate equilibrium between traditional values and global capitalist pressures. Drawing on Farzad Sharifian’s cultural conceptualization framework and Gary B. Palmer’s ethnosemantic analysis, this study focuses on cultural schemas and metaphors in the novel. We identify passages in Mammon Inc. that illustrate themes of identity negotiation, cultural displacement, and the impact of globalization on traditional values. Through the categorization of themes and metaphors, we aim to identify culturally relevant schemas pertaining to the Singaporean Chinese diaspora. We also employ Palmer’s ethnosemantic analysis to expose how the novel’s language reflects the cognitive and cultural frameworks of the protagonist. The metaphorical language used in the novel reveals the protagonist’s struggle to balance familial expectations with personal ambitions, thus challenging simplistic narratives of identity. This analysis of Tan’s novel enhances cultural linguistics and diaspora studies by deepening our understanding of how cultural and linguistic factors influence the representation and understanding of diasporic experiences. It underscores the importance of language and culture in the negotiation of identity, offering a nuanced perspective on the complexities faced by the Singaporean Chinese diaspora in a globalized world
Gender Inequality in the House of God: Comparing Islam and Traditional Religions in Yorubaland and Lome in West Africa
Get PDFComparative studies on gender among Muslims and worshippers of other traditional religions in West Africa are limited in number. The paper makes use of a combination of social sciences and humanistic research instruments through structured interviews and participant observation to study gender politics within Islam, Vodun (a traditional religion in Lome, Togo), and Sàngό (or Shango, one of the deities in Yoruba culture) in Western Africa. This study reveals that gender inequality transcends all barriers, be it the profane or the sacred. In fact, in large parts of West African societies where traditional and Islamic norms and values hold sway, religion is deployed by patriarchal entities as a tool to oppress women. Questions of importance to this study, therefore, are: what are the foundations of Vodun, Sàngό, and Islamic beliefs that say women cannot achieve the highest echelons of the religions in question? How has this reinforced the existing gender inequality among the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria and Ewe speakers of Lome (Togo) in West Africa? How is gender constructed in Ewe and Yoruba cultures? And, how can we begin to deconstruct the patriarchal reading of Islamic texts
