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Jackson, Rebecca A., Tanya R. Berry, and Michael D. Kennedy. "The Relationship Between Lifestyle and Campus Eating Behaviours in Male and Female University Students." College Student Journal 43.3 (2009): 860-871. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article gives a lot of information about college students and the risks that they are taking when they come to a new environment while being on their own. Several tests were taken to determine the difference between males and females and their behaviors towards drinking, eating, and exercising. It does a really good job on separating the genders and showing that the male and female lifestyle drastically changes when they come to college. It shows statistics on how much the cost of a student would spend depending on their physical activity as well. Overall, college can have an extreme impact on a students' life.

Boman Krister K., Frank Lindblad, Anders Hjern. "Long-term outcomes of childhood cancer survivors in Sweden: A population-based study of education, employment, and income" Cancer 116 (2010): 1385-1391. Wiley Online Library. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. This article was a study was about childhood cancer survivors in Sweden. It gives statistics about what type of education the survivors acquired and then how many of them were employed. The article then discusses how much each of the survivors is making working in their profession and how their schooling was a direct affect on that number.

American Academy of Family Physicians. "Alcohol Advertising and Youth (Position Paper)." Aafp.org. 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. Youth exposure to alcohol advertising, the targeting of youth, morbidity, mortality, and statistics are all key points in this document. Dates, age groups, money and legal issues are all talked about in this paper and using these in my essay will certainly bring out more credible information to this side of the argument. This source talks almost every main issue that has to do with underage drinking and teenagers. It gives convincing evidence that alcohol ads are being aimed at a crowd who isnt legal to consume them, but it also questions the morality of doing this by giving facts about alcohol related deaths in minors.

Hanson Ph.D., David J. "Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth: Its Objectives and Methods." Alcohol Abuse Prevention: Some Serious Problems. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Unlike almost all the other sources I have come across, this website is the devils advocate to all con arguments to alcohol advertising directed towards youth. It explains that CAMY (one of the largest contributors to standing up against these ads) is not being intellectually honest and how they use statistics to lie. The site is one of the few I could find on the pro argument towards the advertisements that minors are exposed.

"Health Literacy -> Development and Administration." National Assessment of Adult Literacy. National Center for Education Statistics. Web. 5 December 2010. This website has information regarding the national assesment of health literacy. It has the scoring and results from the tests. It also gives an accurate definition of what health literacy is.

Center For Science in the Public Interest. "Alcohol Advertising, Televised Sports, and Underage Youth." Cspinet.org. Aug. 2007. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Televising alcohol during sporting games is highly effective to market your product to a large group of minors. It explains how many younger athletes and fans watch college sporting events and alcoholic companies spent over fifty two million dollars on advertising on commercial breaks. This doesnt mean its only appeals to underage viewers, many legal consumers also watch college sports which makes a good argument for the people who are trying to get thier product advertised during these games. This site also talks about other ways ads reach minors and what effects and influences are given based of a number of statistics.

This article is about health literacy and many of its aspects. This article defines what health literacy is. It states what skills are needed for health literacy. It shares the effect economic statuses have on low health literacy. It shares some statistics about the connection between people with low health literacy and poor health. This article also gives names of some health literacy organizations and programs.

Nadu, Tamil . "The University of Dayton Rated a Leader in International Student Satisfaction." India PRwire 04 06 2009. Dark Blue Technologies. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 . This article is about the popularity of the University of Dayton among international students by attracting more and more students every year. the article also includes statistics about the number of International students in comparison with other universities within the state of Ohio. there are some Interviews with current UD students taking about their experiences while studying in the university, also how UD provided them with high quality of education and helping them adapt by having a strong community.

Silvestri, Lynette, and Marc Bonis. "Changes in Health Knowledge." Education 130.2 (2209): 271-273. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2010 This article is about the health knowledge of college students. It gives statistics from surveys done on college students and analyzes the data. Also, information on what university are doing to improve the health knowledge of their students is given.

Shaver, James P., and Dee Nuhn. "The Effectiveness of Tutoring Underachievers in Reading and Writing." JSTOR. The Journal of Educational Research 65.3 Nov. 1971: 107-112. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. . This article is about tutoring those who are having literacy troubles in reading and writing. This shows statistics between fourth, seventh, tenth, and college students on their reading and writing skills. It shows that peer tutoring can improve everyone's overall grades and gpa's. The two tests between what students were tutored and who weren't show the difference. The effects were clearcut.

Garfield, Craig F., Paul J. Chung, and Paul J. Rathouz. "Alcohol Advertising in Magazines and Adolescent Readership." The Journal of the American Medical Association. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. The most important thing about this journal entry is the table showing the age of its readers and the number of alcohol related ads that are in each magazine. While some magazines have very few, others like sports illustrated has one of the highest alcohol advertisement rate between 1997 and 2001. The statistics here are a well layed out mathmatically measured data that supports the argument of how alcohol companies are indeed placing their product in places that will most likely be veiwed by people who are underage.

Parsons, Tim, and Jarrett Carter. "Youth Exposure to Alcohol Ads in Magazines Declining." Camy.org. 10 Aug. 2010. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. In another study by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, it says that alcohol advertisement in magazines directed towards youth is down 49% between 2001 and 2008. The study analyzes the percent of ads that once showed in magazines to how many are showed now, and what type of alcohol is being promoted. CAMY is explaing the progress that has been made since the begining of this injustice. The article gives CAMY's side of the argument through stats to show what changes have been made since 2001.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. "Alcohol Alert." NIAAA Publications. Oct. 2007. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. In March of 2007, the Surgeon General released a report on how to prevent and reduce underage drinking. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's Underage Drinking research provided much of the scientific information found in that document. This website provides graphs and the goals of the production of the Surgeon Generals document and also includes statistics graphs that show the data clearly. The stance of the government against targeting minors is made clear by this document and it is extensively trying to make this clear throughout the reading.

Jernigan, David H., Joshua Ostroff, and Craig Ross. "Alcohol Advertising and Youth: A Measured Approach." Journal of Public Health Policy 26.3 (2005): 312-25. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This source is focused on measuring the statistics of how much children and minors ranging from twelve to twenty are exposed to alcohol. In depth and through facts, it discusses how much money is being poured into alcohol advertisement, as well as the unmeasured portions which are not able to be fully accounted for. Different methods and results are also talked about giving much information about the business of marketing to adults as well as children.

Singleton Jr., Royce. "Collegiate Alcohol Consumption and Academic Performance." Journal of Studies on Alcohol (2007): n. pag. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article explains the correlation between drinking habits and study habits. It talks about how binge drinking is becoming a more common occurance on college campuses and that the outcomes of such drinking are not good. The article provides several statistics from research conducted that shows us the negative correlation between drinking and studying.

Pheonix House."Facts On Tap." factsontap.org. MetLife Foundation, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2010 This article provides a number of "sobering statistics" that show the negative outcomes of drinking. Drinking myths and peer pressure are both explained and discussed. The amount of money a college students spends on alcohol is also shown. This is an informational and awareness website for college students and their parents.

Suggs, Welch. "New Grades on Academic Progress Show Widespread Failings Among Teams." Chronicle of Higher Education 51.27 (2005): A40-A42. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010 This article focuses on the NCAA progress rates over a period of years. It was clear that the progress of basketball and football players were relatively low. Also, the impact of the standards of college sports is discussed. Almost half of top level college football and basketball players are not expected to graduate. This staggering statistic raises many questions about the treatment of college athletes.

Murphy, Angela J. "Money, Money, Money: An Exploratory Study on the Financial Literacy of Black College Students." College Student Journal 39.3 (2005): 478-488. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article explores financial literacy through race, gender and age. For most people their financial literacy improves as they become older. There are an abundant amount of statistics in this piece. In order to raise awareness of financial literacy college professors have begun developing classes to teach students how to become financially independent.

Socialnomics09. "Social Media Revalation 2 (Refresh)." Youtube, 5 May 2010. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This video contains numerous statistics about how technology has changed and effected us throughout the years. It labels technology as a "fundamental shift" in society and it is for the better. Facebook has the third largest population in the world. More electronics (kindles) were bought for Christmas than actual books. Our society is changing to more technology based and the effects it may have on us are endless.

National Assembly for State Arts Agencies in collaboration with the Arts Education Partnership. "Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement." National Assembly for State Arts Agencies in collaboration with the Arts Education Partnership,2006. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. The publication is an online booklet over viewing the state of the arts in schools. It discusses policies made that are positively impacting the cause and what we need to continue to better the situation. statistics from a Harris poll are included asking the public on how they rate the importance of the arts in schools. They make the statement that "art is academic" and prove all the ways art improves various aspects of thinking