The Future of Demographics
The Department of Sociology invites you to The Future of Demographics with Wendell Cox on Monday, November 2, 2015 in Argyros Forum, 209A 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. (brown bag lunch, lecture) and in Beckman Hall 107, 4-6:50 p.m. (class lecture). About the event(s): Cities are justified by the extent to which they facilitate the
From the Classroom to the Living Room
By Riva Tukachinsky, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor Department of Communication Studies) As a university professor, most of my work involves creating knowledge (conducting research about media effects) and dissimilating existing knowledge to my students in the classroom. However, I was poignantly aware that this knowledge could be used to benefit many others who do not have
Promoting Positive Media Habits
By Gabriella Strnad (Communication Studies Major, ’16) As a senior Communication Studies student, it essentially became my educational responsibility to understand what it means to be “media literate.” But how many people outside the academic setting understand what these words mean? How many people in our own community of Orange have a real grasp of
Americans Need A Disaster Reality Check
In our survey we asked a random sample of Americans about fears of natural and man-made disasters. We then asked whether they had taken recommended preparedness steps such as assembling an emergency kit. More than half of all Americans [55 percent] fear they will experience a natural or manmade disaster. And some 28 percent fear such a disaster will damage
America's Top Fears 2015
The Chapman University Survey of American Fears, Wave 2 (2015) provides an unprecedented look into the fears of average Americans. In April of 2015, a random sample of 1,541 adults from across the United States were asked their level of fear about eighty-eight different fears across a huge variety of topics ranging from crime, the
Acting out of Fear
The second wave of the Chapman University Survey of American Fears (2015) asked respondents if they had engaged in particular actions “because of your fears.” These questions allow us to learn more about some of the responses people have to fear and what drives those responses. For example, nearly a fourth of Americans report
This Haunted World
The Chapman University Survey of American Fears, Wave 2 (2015) includes a battery of items on paranormal beliefs ranging from belief in Bigfoot and psychic powers to the power of dreams and haunted houses. Paranormal Beliefs Currently the most common paranormal belief in the United States is the belief that places can
From the Syrian Refugee Crisis to Disarmament
The D epartment of Peace Studies and the Center for Global Education presents, From the Syrian Refugee Crisis to Disarmament: A Conflict Management Symposium with Ambassador Hans-Joachim Daerr on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 7 p.m. in Beckman 404. From 1998 to 2001 Ambassador Daerr was the German Ambassador to Pakistan, subsequently he has
Poetry Reading and Talk with Ilya Kaminsky
Tabula Poetica’s poetry series is pleased to be hosting Ilya Kaminsky , author of Dancing in Odessa on Thursday, October 29, 2015. Kaminsky’s poetry talk will being at 1 p.m. in the Fish Interfaith Center, followed by a reading from him at 4 p.m. in the Henley Reading Room (2nd Floor Leatherby Libraries).
The Life and Works of Elie Wiesel
The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education presents, Dr. Alan Rosen ( The Wonder of Their Voices: The 1946 Holocaust Interviews of David Boder ) on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 – To Capture the Fire: The Life and Works of Elie Wiesel at 4 p.m. in Beckman Hall 404. In this lecture, Dr. Rosen, who