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Tweets from the Bully Pulpit: President Trump’s Twitter Habits and His Popularity
No full textOne way that a President can use their position to indirectly effect legislation is through the messaging they present to the public. This idea has been termed the Bully Pulpit by political scholars and we have seen multiple different strategies for using this power. President Trump has shown a disdain for traditional media environments, opting instead to use Twitter as his primary means of communicating with the public in combination with some traditional methods as well. Is Twitter an effective use of the presidential office and the Bully Pulpit? I examine the effectiveness of Trump\u27s communication methods by comparing his Twitter habits, in number of tweets per day, with his approval ratings for that same period. There appeared to be little direct correlation between President Trump\u27s tweets and any change in approval ratings. If a President wishes to improve their approval ratings, they will have to do more than tweet about issues. However, even a particularly prolific tweeter like President Trump will see little backlash from their Twitter habits alone
A Senior Recital Exploring Classical, Operatic, Cabaret, and Spiritual Music
No full textCapstone submitted as a graduate requirement for the BSU Honors Program
Adult Walleye Abundance and Subsequent Fry Production in the Tamarac River, MN
No full textWalleye reproductive success is of critical interest for the Red Lakes as this system is maintained entirely by natural reproduction and supports robust commercial and recreational fisheries. The Tamarac River, a major tributary to the Red Lakes, hosts a substantial Walleye spawning migration annually. The river drains the largest peat bog in the lower 48 states and thus experiences low dissolved oxygen at times. It is largely unknown how the potential anoxic bog water affects Walleye reproductive success each year and subsequent year class strength. Fyke nets were set from 2014-2018 to assess the relative abundance of adult Walleye spawning in the river with mean peak CPUE ranging from 10 – 288 fish/net. Additionally, in 2017, a Jolly-Seber abundance estimator was used to assess the magnitude of the spawning migration. A total of 13 capture-recapture sampling events resulted in the capture of 9,648 spawning Walleye. Sampling occurred throughout the spawning migration with peak abundance estimated at 268,877 (76,952- 460,802 95% CI) Walleye, or about 6.5% of the Red Lakes’ Walleye population. It is estimated that 86,040, or 7.9% of the females present in the Red Lakes spawned in the Tamarac River in 2017. Larval drift nets were set later to assess the success of Walleye reproduction in the Tamarac River. Mean peak larval Walleye densities ranged from 0.03 – 0.86 fish/m3 throughout sampling years. Total fry output from the Tamarac River in 2017 was estimated at 277,462 (95% CI = 273,040-281,884) larval Walleye, or 0.3% of the wild fry estimate of the Red Lakes. Dissolved oxygen ranged from 2.95 – 10.8 mg/L and discharge ranged from -0.32 - 14.80 m3/s. Reproductive activity in the Tamarac River may vary annually due to these changing stream characteristics, however remains important to the health of the Red Lakes’ Walleye population
The Northern Student, Vol. 127, Nov/Dec 2018
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Evaluating Theories on Income Polarization in the U.S.
No full textThis paper examines the relationship between technological change and income polarization within the United States. I examine and discuss the reshaping of the U.S. labor market via skill- biased technological change, possible effects of globalization, as well as institutional policies. My research also explored how aspects of corporate structure norms, and tax avoidance could be causes for increased income polarization related to top tier incomes. Using current literature and data to consider the top causes of an increasingly widening wage gap, one can see that advancements in technology and the changes it has had on the labor market, as well as facilitating capital gains, have been driving factors to ongoing trends of uneven income distribution. Arguments regarding policy and deregulation are also very strong, as are factors relating to corporate structure. Within the structure of the corporate and finance world you see wages and the accumulation of capital at record highs. However, my research shows how both skill and capital-biased technological advancement has been the leading facilitator for much of the increasing polarization of U.S. wages. Technological change presents itself within every theory and is clearly a forerunner among them
An Analysis of the Unintended Effects of the AMBER Alert System
No full textCapstone submitted as a graduate requirement for the BSU Honors Program. The capstone encompasses an analysis of the majority of research done up to this point on the America\u27s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response System (AMBER). It brings up and discusses the significance of research done and the unintentional effects (both positive and negative) of the implication of the system within the United States. In addition, there is a discussion and recommendations of the true facts of child abductions and AMBER that need to be more broadly dispersed to the general public to set straight incorrect, perceived notions of the capabilities and functions of the system
Impossible Year
No full textCapstone submitted as a graduate requirement for the BSU Honors Program.
This thesis features three non-fiction stories that take place mainly during my junior and senior years of college. In Life on 119th Street, I reflect back on the years growing up in my childhood home and my parents’ abusive relationship. Despite this, I also bring to light the positive relationship I had with my parents and the happy childhood they gave me and my sister. I talk about the dogs we had, particularly a Great Dane Duke who was given away, as well as the tense few years before the divorce. For example, I describe in detail a stressful fight I remember witnessing at my house when I was sixteen. A focus is spent on the last summer at my home (following my sophomore year of college in 2016) before it foreclosed for good in May of 2017. I relate this to the difficulties I face now with letting the house go, such as a scene at the end of the piece where I say goodbye to the house and to my dog Duke, not knowing that it would be my last time seeing him. The undertones of this piece are about divorce, loss, letting go, and the family changes I undergo in the matter of a year. At the heart of it is me struggling to make peace with everything I lost, as well as the happy and dark memories of living at the house.
The second piece, Starlight, takes on a different tone as I reflect back on my first relationship with a woman. Though it was short-lived and not meant to be for a variety of reasons, I struggled with the heartbreak for a while following the breakup in February 2017. Though I moved on long ago and do not think much about her anymore, I wanted to write about the times we shared and the things she taught me. I narrow in on scenes of adventures we took with her friends and meaningful moments on dates. At the end, I touch on the dissolution of the relationship and why things ended up the way they did. Even so, I note that things eventually got 4 better and I was able to grow from the experience, build a new relationship, and still occasionally look back with a smile.
Golden Days sort of picks up where Starlight left off: where I was grappling with heartache but found happiness in spending time with Lindsey, my girlfriend now. Back then we were best friends and I did not know she had feelings for me. When she finally came out to me was when things changed for us. I focused on the beginning memories we had together, such as cuddling for the first time and listening to music. We grew closer but things grew complicated, too. What I don’t directly mention in the piece but only touch on, was that her parents were against LGBT relationships and raised Lindsey to believe they were immoral. Of course, her viewpoints changed when she realized she loved me. Her parents were horrified when they found out, but are a bit more open to us being together than they were before. Still, it’s been a rocky road.
All relationships are hard at times, but LGBT ones in particular can be made especially difficult due to other factors straight couples do not have to deal with or even consider. I am proud of my identity as LGBT, but I do not want it to be the most defining characteristic about me. Yes, we are the same gender, but besides that we are no more different than straight couples. At the end of the day, it does not matter whose arms you occupy. If it’s a healthy, happy relationship, that’s all that’s important. Through it all, it’s the same love
How Do Native American Women Win Elections in Non-Native Districts?
No full textIn light of the recent tensions between Native American tribes and non-tribal elected leaders over such issues as environmental protection and treaty violations, caused in part by the United States\u27 disproportionately Caucasian electoral representation, I aim to bring light the obstacles that Native Americans face in electoral politics. I analyze state legislative elections in which Native American candidates win. Using the data from the 2016 National Census and from University of North Dakota, Professor Mark Trahant. I hypothesize that the reason many Native American candidates win is because they are tied to non-native elements of the community. The two candidates that stuck out to me are Minnesota State Representatives, Peggy Flanagan and Susan Allen. They are in primarily Caucasian districts with large ties to the political parties in their districts and tend not to emphasize native issues. I argue that the way for native candidates to win is to appeal to non-natives and to make their political issues more mainstream
The Northern Student, Vol. 126, October 2018
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Growth Rate and Hatch Date of Age-0 Fishes on Leech Lake, Minnesota Before Zebra Mussel Establishment
No full textThe introduction of an invasive species to an ecosystem is considered a very severe environmental problem. Zebra Mussel veligers Dreissena polymorpha have recently been found in Leech Lake, Minnesota, and are likely going to have a large influence on this ecosystem. Zebra Mussels are filter-feeders that rely on phytoplankton and zooplankton as their main source of energy. A shift in populations of plankton due to Zebra Mussels may affect the growth rates of larval fish. Median hatch dates and growth rates were estimated from four age-0 fish species (Yellow Perch Perca flavescens, Walleye Sander vitreus, Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu, and Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides). Median hatch dates ranged from 7 May to 11 June 2017. Walleye had the earliest median hatch date (7 May 2017), followed by Yellow Perch (17 May 2017), Largemouth Bass (3 June 2017), and Smallmouth Bass (11 June 2017). Growth rates ranged from 0.07 to 0.88 mm/d, with Yellow Perch having the slowest growth rate (0.07 mm/d), followed by Walleye (0.14 mm/d), Largemouth Bass (0.60 mm/d), and Smallmouth Bass (0.88 mm/d). Results from this study will provide baseline data which will allow Leech Lake managers to estimate how Zebra Mussels influence the system in the future