107 research outputs found
Mercer, Susan. Nichole Mercer interviews Susan Mercer regarding Bonfire Night.
No full textNichole Mercer interviews Susan Mercer regarding Bonfire Night. Mercer discusses bonfires, who participated, materials gathered for burning, and the story of Guy Fawkes
Mercer, Arthur and Eugene, Nov. 14, 1992. Nichole Mercer interviewing Arthur and Eugene Mercer.
No full textNichole Mercer interviewing Arthur and Eugene Mercer regarding Bonfire Night in Shearstown, Newfoundland. The informants discuss who participated, the material burned, how the material was collected, how long the fire would last, and why people took part
The colonization of time: production, consumption, and leisure
No full textThis dissertation reconsiders discretionary time as an objective measure of freedom through the concept of temporal autonomy, or the ability to control one’s time. The ability to control one’s time relates to the organization of the economy, state, and household with regards to the allocation of necessity. Capitalism dominates necessity through the manipulation of “necessary” labor-time that must be sold in order to survive in a market society, which I argue facilitates capitalism’s colonization of time for the purpose of generating profit and ensuring economic growth, rather than addressing human need or scarcity. If time is the ultimate scarce resource, then the distribution of time is a matter of justice. For this reason, I argue the fight for time as a political response to capitalism’s colonization of time remains an indispensible project that needs to be rethought in light of new historical conditions. Whereby the original fight for time fought to control and limit the time spent in production, I argue today’s fight for time must also address capitalism’s colonization beyond production through the commodification of time in general.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Nichole Marie Shippe
Calvin United Church of Christ Confirmation Class, 2002
No full textA photograph of the 2002 confirmation class of Calvin United Church of Christ with Reverend David Boda-Mercer.. v
Class of 2002:"(left to right) Rev. David Boda-Mercer, Marie Wharton, Nichole Ann Wharton, Jessica Tropf,
Jasmine Tropf, Rev. Edit Boda-Merce
THE PRICE OF THE TICKET: THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT ON BLACK AMERICAN FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS
No full text2023While the completion of a baccalaureate degree is the gateway to a greater quality of life in areas of employment, health, housing, civic engagement, mortality, and economic wealth, the college experience for Black American students is typically coupled with the accumulation of a disproportionately high amount of student loan debt. While the most significant enrollment growth of Black American college students is found in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Black American college graduates hold the highest rate of defaults on student loan repayments. The study explores the mental and emotional implications of student debt on Black American first-generation graduates of HBCUs.
This study sought to fill the dearth of research on the borrowing behavior patterns, levels of financial literacy, and the psychological impact of said debt experienced by Black American college students and graduates. Specifically, the limited research on why inequities persist in student loan borrowing behaviors led to a desire to better understand, from a historical context, the impact of collective trauma on this financial dilemma. Using the lens of intergenerational cultural trauma theory, the study sought to better understand the possible link between horrific historical ordeals and contemporary behaviors as it relates to struggles of Black students with student loan debt. The foundational use of this theory draws a parallel between the multi-century system of enslavement which provided no opportunity for early generations to earn money, manage debt, or sustain wealth and the crippling socioeconomic and psychological impact student loan debt has on Black American college graduates today. The researcher used a biographical narrative inquiry approach, purposeful sampling to select the participants and conducted semi-structured, virtual interviews with each of the eight first-generation graduates of HBCUs.
The findings of this study indicate that each participant leaned into his or her individual understanding of learned survival strategies to persist to graduation but encountered unexpected psychological challenges when faced with loan repayment. Within the context of intergenerational trauma theory, the researcher was able to relate possible patterns of the themes with codes and events of antebellum enslavement.
Recommendations for future research include a deliberate focus on the borrowing behavior patterns of Black American students, access to quality and sustainable financial literacy and mental health resources on college campuses, and the opportunities to create equitable access to such resources to help improve academic, financial, and psychological outcomes for the most vulnerable student populations.Boggs, OliviaHelfenbein, RobertScott-Simmons, WynettaD.Phil
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No full textPolymers used in environmental and biomedical applications (e.g., filtration membranes and wound dressings) have surface properties that limit their biocompatibility and performance in biological settings. Such limitations arise from material hydrophobicity and propensity for bacterial attachment, leading to infection and device failure. Here, plasma processing is used to deposit films derived from essential-oil derived compounds. Surface characterization and performance testing reveals deposited films are anti-fouling and have controllable surface properties. As the use of polymers is widespread in biomedical devices and water treatment, such tunability allows for development of advanced naturally-derived antibacterial coatings, potentially improving medical outcomes and water quality.CSU Ventures Drivers of Innovation - Platinum award
Mobile Press-Register sleeve MP0116520
No full textKimberly Nichole Diamond returns home / 2250 Lennox Avenue in Mobile (Toulminville area) / Kimberly Diamond, now 20, was in an automobile accident caused by a drunk driver. She was in a coma for several months but now appears to be doing quite well. / [Work order included
Cwbr Author Interview: A Generation At War: The Civil War Era In A Northern Community
Full text linkInterview with Nicole Etcheson, Alexander M. Bracken Professor of History at Ball State University Civil War Book Review would like to congratulate Nicole Etcheson on winning the 2012 Avery O. Craven Award for this title, given by The Organization of American Historians, for most original book on the coming of the Civil War, the Civil War years, or the Era of Reconstruction, with the exception of works of purely military history. Interviewed by Nathan Buman
Civil War Book Review (CWBR): Today, we are pleased to speak with Professor Nichole Etcheson, the Alexander M. Bracken Professor of History at Ball State University and author of A Generation of War: The Civil War Era in a Northern Community. Professor Etcheson, thank you so much for talking with us today. Nichole Etcheson (NE): Thank you for having me
The "strong" Black woman: African American women and persistence in predominantly White institutions
No full textThis work was produced while the author was an undergraduate student in the Summer Research Institute of the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Degree Achievement Program at Rutgers University
The forgotten women of wartime: the United Nations resolutions and the Democratic Republic of Congo
No full textThis work was produced while the author was an undergraduate student in the Summer Research Institute of the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Degree Achievement Program at Rutgers University
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