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Jackson, Rebecca. "The relationship between lifestyle and campus eating behaviors in mal and females." College Student Journal 43.1 (2009): 860-871. Ebscohost. Web. 22 Nov. 2010.

Poor nutritional practices and heightened levels of stress, two common attributes of university life, are strongly linked with weight gain and decreased health. Little research has examined the relationships between university students' lifestyle factors and campus eating behaviours; therefore, this study aimed to examine relationships between lifestyle and campus eating behaviour. Both lifestyle and eating behaviour questionnaires were developed and administered to male and female undergraduate students at a Canadian university. Students whose living arrangements had not changed since high school consumed less alcohol than individuals who moved away from their previous dwellings. Fast food consumption was also significantly related to lower physical activity levels and higher expenditures for food on campus. Males also consumed more alcohol than females and spent more money for food on campus. Conclusion. Relationships do exist between lifestyle and campus eating behaviour. These results may be used as a foundation for future research on the effect of lifestyle on eating behaviours and nutritional status in university age student

Zhao, Haixia. "Universal Usability Web Design Guidelines for the Elderly (Age 65 and Older)." Universal Universibility in Practice. April 2001. Web. 22 November 2010. http://otal.umd.edu/UUPractice/elderly/. This website has many studied and information involving the computer use of the elderly and thier opinions of computers in comparisoin with other age classes. It has a study that says that the outlooks of computers from the perspective of the elderly aren't very different at all from the perspective of a young adult. It shines a new light on the age old thought that senior citizens do not like computers, they may just not know how to use them.

This paper investigates gender differences in academic performance among university athletes at an NCAA Division I school. Using regression analysis, the findings suggest that background scholastic achievement variables and race influence university academic performance for student athletes, but sport participation measures and race are negatively related to university academic performance for males only. The consequences of inequalities between men's and women's athletic programs are explored. Implications for academic programs are discussed. (Abstract from author as it appears on EBSCO.)

Stony Brook University. "The "Big Idea"." News Literacy Conference. Stony Brook University, Mar. 2009. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This is a proposal article that attempts to persuade the readers that universities and high schools should offer news literacy courses. These classes would help students determine types of reputable news sources and information. They say people need to have a skill set to be able to communicate the news in an accurate way.

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.

"Literacy & Deaf Students." Gallaudet Research Institute (GRI). Gallaudet University, 30 Oct. 2003. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. . Gallaudet University is a Deaf university that does research within the Deaf community. This article looks at literacy of highschool deaf students.

Jetton, Tamara L., Mary Beth Cancienne, and Brenda Greever. "The Evolving Roles of Faculty Learning Communities: A University/High School Literacy Partnership." Theory Into Practice 47.4 (2008): 327-335. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article focuses on university professors and those who are applying for professor positions. It talks about the relationship between high schools and college and the restruction from one to the other. The learning communities helped transform and enhance high school literacy in preparation for the future. The article discusses the different things that literacy is, for example it is strategic, motivated, fluent, etc. This article fcuses mainly on the transition from high school literacy to college literacy.

Chien-Wen, Lai. "How Financial Attitudes and Practices Influence the Impulsive Buying Behavior of College and University Students." Social Behavior & Personality: An International Journal 38.3 (2010): 373-380. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article shows certain indications, or in other words tell tale signs that many people who have problems with financial spending hold in common. The article has tables that show results on whether or not students had plans on how to spend their money, if they actually kept track of their money, and why they spent their money. The main point of the article was the difference between compulsive, and pre-determined purchases of college students. I also thought that this article would be good because the field work was done on international students. This shows that financial literacy is just not a problem amongst college students in the states. This problem is occurring all over the world and this article shows that.

Sherry, Mark. "International students: a vulnerable student population." Higher Education 60.1 (2010), 33-46. This study is about International students at the University of Toledo, they represent 10% of the total number of students (16,000 students). the university made an online survey for international students, because the university wanted help them overcome those barriers and make them feel home. this study cover a lot of issues that student face everyday English language problems, financial and readjustment with the campus life and the whole academic life. it also gives us an idea about how the university helped them with those problem and guided them through the process.

Deshpande, Sameer, Michael Basil and Debra Basil. "Factors Influencing Healthy Eating Habits Among College Students." Health Marketing Scholarly 26.2 (2009) 145-164. Ebsocohost. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. Poor eating habits are an important public health issue that has large health and economic implications. Many food preferences are established early, but because people make more and more independent eating decisions as they move through adolescence, the transition to independent living during the university days is an important event. Numerous studies have shown that college students often have poor eating habits. Students tend to eat fewer fruits and vegetables on a daily basis\nand report high intake of high-fat, high-calorie foods.To study the phenomenon of food selection, the heath belief model was applied to predict the likelihood of healthy eating among university students. Numerous studies have shown that college students often have poor eating habits.

Yu, Angela Yan, et al. "Can Learning be Virtually Boosted? An Investigation of Online Social Networking Impacts." Computers & Education 55.4 (2010): 1494-1503. Electronic Journal Center. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the impact of social networking (mostly Facebook) on students who attend college or universities. It also talks about how university students are using Facebook to get feedback on educational assignments and thus are improving their web-based learning performance. It also explores the concept that social networking sites such as Facebook are helping college students become socially accepted in the university setting.

Vinci, D.M. "Effective nutrition support programs for college athletes. / Programmes efficace d'assistance et de conseil en nutrition pour les athletes universitaires." International Journal of Sport Nutrition 8.3 (1998): 308-320. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. This article is about the Husky Sport Nutrition Program at the University of Washington. This program is offered to the college athletes at the university. The program offers life skills assistance to student-athletes. In addition, the program offers a sports nutritionist who is an educator, counselor, and administrator for the athletes. This provides athletes with accurate information on healthy eating behaviors for optimal performance. Furthermore, the program offers a multidisciplinary team to prevent and treat eating disorders.

Gaston-Gayles, Joy L. "Examining Academic and Athletic Motivation Among Student Athletes at a Division I University." Journal of College Student Development 45.1 (2004), 75-83. This article tries to solve the question of the motivation of college athletes to excel academically. The study took 211 college athletes at a Midwest Division I University and compared academic motivation and athletic motivation to academic performance.

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.

Palmer, Lance, et al. "IMPROVING FINANCIAL AWARENESS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: ASSESSMENT OF A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT." College Student Journal 44.3 (2010): 659-676. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The article served as a study that was done on college students. It was an intervention that mainly forced college students to track just how they spent their money. The purpose of the experiment was to bring awareness to the students at the end to show them what possible mistakes, or poor expenditures they had made. The study showed that when students tracked how they spent their money, they universally increased their spending knowledge, and made very few careless purchases. When these students actually tracked how they spent their money the study showed that they realized the values that their parents and guardians had taught them.

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. 18 Nov. 2010. This link goes over the differences between males and females in college and their eating and drinking habits. It also explains the changes students make within these subjects when transitioning from high school to college. They research was done through survey of college students.

Wei, J.Z. (2010, December). An analysis on media literacy of Sport majors. Journal of Beijing Sport University, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p91 4p. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com

Zheng, J., Yang, H. (2008 December). On the Construction of New System of "Combination of Sport Training and Literacy" for Cultivation of Competitive Sports Talents. Journal of Beijing Sport University, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p229 3p. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com This article has to do with both sports training and literacy. It goes deeper to explain the combination of sports training and literacy and how they can work together. It also tells you that the experimentation is occuring in China.

The article discusses financial-literacy programs at universities and colleges in the United States. Programs like Texas Tech University's help its students master the basics of budgeting, saving, and not buying what they can't afford. These programs are especially important as colleges grapple with rising costs and an economic downturn in the country. The author states that financial literacy affects student retention, productivity, and mental health, and may also generate good will in a time when colleges are being criticized for repeatedly raising tuition, fees, and housing costs. (From the EBSCO abstract.)\n

College men report that they want women to drink less. I suggest that, if this article is of interest to you, you seek out the original study from Loyola Marymount University.