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Robert Harrison

In ranking, U.S. students trail global leaders - USATODAY.com - 0 views

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WP2 ENG102 students U.S. international

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  • students are continuing to trail behind their peers in a pack of higher performing nations
  • Scores from the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment
  • the U.S. performing about average in reading and science, and below average in math
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  • Out of 34 countries, the U.S. ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science and 25th in math
  • Robert Harrison on 25 Jul 12
     
    This article shows where U.S. stands with math, science, and reading. America continues to drop behind other countries.
Robert Harrison

Football is corrupting America's universities: it needs to go - Forbes - 0 views

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ENG 102 HW1 Football U. Maryland Wallace Loh

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  • Last week, U. Maryland (where I was a professor until this past summer) announced it was eliminating 8 varsity sports teams to make up for the fact that football was losing too much money.
  • Here’s what they are cutting: men’s cross-country, indoor track, outdoor track, men’s swimming and diving, men’s tennis, women’s acrobatics and tumbling, women’s swimming and diving, and women’s water polo.
  • Robert Harrison on 09 Jul 12
     
    This proves my point that football is more important than other sports by eliminating 8 varsity sports because it had a bad season. The president of U. Maryland Wallace Loh was the one to send this information of to the students, teachers and faculty.
Robert Harrison

» Pac-10 Financials Show Little Athetics Profit - 0 views

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ENG102 WP2 football ASU U of A Pac-10 NCAA revenue

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  • Football Revenue: SEC ($49.9m) Big Ten ($40.6m) Pac-10 ($24.6m) ACC ($20.9m)
  • Football Expenses: SEC ($20m) Big Ten ($17.9m) Pac-10 ($16.2m) ACC ($14.8m)
  • Football Revenue Univ of Washington $33,919,639.00 Arizona State $29,587,236.00 Univ of Oregon $29,505,906.00 Univ of Southern California $29,080,117.00 Univ of Arizona $24,398,253.00
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  • Football Expenses Univ of Southern California $20,820,468.00 Univ of Washington $19,207,560.00 Univ of California, Berkeley $18,519,523.00 Univ of Oregon $18,071,012.00 Arizona State $17,977,987.00 Stanford Univ $17,236,945.00 Univ of California, Los Angeles $15,261,681.00 Univ of Arizona $13,685,931.00
  • the average size of football stadium in each conferences lines up in exactly the same order: SEC (78,348) Big Ten (75,447) Pac-10 (64,546) ACC (58,880)
  • Football Profit Univ of Washington $14,712,079.00 Arizona State $11,609,249.00 Univ of Oregon $11,434,894.00 Univ of Arizona $10,712,322.00
  • Football Profit: SEC ($29.9m) Big Ten ($22.7m) Pac-10 ($8.4m) ACC ($6m)
  • Athletic Dept Profit Univ of Oregon $9,753,014.00 Oregon State $2,943,398.00 Univ of Washington $2,393,812.00 Washington State $1,306,254.00 Univ of Arizona $1,199,802.00 Arizona State $0.00
  • Robert Harrison on 17 Jul 12
     
    An ASU and U of A comparison of football revenue, expenses, and profit. They also compare their schools in the division to other divisions. 
Robert Harrison

Comparing the Acceptance Rates of Athletes to the General Public - The Husky Haul - A W... - 0 views

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ENG102 WP2 Football ASU U of A Pac-10 SAt GPA

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  • Average SAT Scores Overall Male SAT Male Athlete SAT Men’s Bball  Football  *Ranking Arizona 1145 990 1016 924 #30 Arizona State 1111 988 906 937 #46
  • GPA and other data Overall Special Admit % Special Admit % athletes M Bball GPA Football GPA GPA overall % admitted Arizona 4.6% 14.3% 2.56 2.70 3.40 80.5% Arizona State N/A N/A 2.65 3.25 3.39
  • Robert Harrison on 17 Jul 12
     
    This article is another site that compares the Pac-10 GPA and SAT scores. Showing ASU and U of A at the bottom of the list of schools of the football players.
Robert Harrison

UCLA Can Get A Big Name Coach: Part 2 - Admissions - Bruins Nation - 0 views

www.bruinsnation.com/...g-name-coach-part-2-admissions

Eng102 WP2 Football SAT GPA ASU U of A

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  • (GPA and SAT scores for all enrolled football players) covering several years through the late 1990's and early 2000's
  • Ariz: 2.76, 948 Ariz St: 2.76, 937
  • Robert Harrison on 17 Jul 12
     
    This article compares all of the schools in the pac-10 division G.P.A. and S.A.T. scores. Which helps me compare ASU and U of A better, but what helps the most is it compares the football players.
Jonathan Allen

Electric cars may not be so green after all, says British study | The Australian - 0 views

www.theaustralian.com.au/...story-e6frg8y6-1226073103576

electric british cars HW1 ENG102 vehicles car Australian

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  • An electric car owner would have to drive at least 129,000km before producing a net saving in CO2. Many electric cars will not travel that far in their lifetime because they typically have a range of less than 145km on a single charge and are unsuitable for long trips. Even those driven 160,000km would save only about a tonne of CO2 over their lifetimes.
  • The British study, which is the first analysis of the full lifetime emissions of electric cars covering manufacturing, driving and disposal, undermines the case for tackling climate change by the rapid introduction of electric cars.
  • Britain's roads to increase from a few hundred now to 1.7 million by 2020.
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  • $66 million over the next year giving up to 8,600 buyers of electric cars a grant of $7700 towards the purchase price. Ministers are considering extending the scheme.
  • The study was commissioned by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership, which is jointly funded by the British government and the car industry. It found that a mid-size electric car would produce 23.1 tonnes of CO2 over its lifetime, compared with 24 tonnes for a similar petrol car.
  • Emissions from manufacturing electric cars are at least 50 per cent higher because batteries are made from materials such as lithium, copper and refined silicon, which require much energy to be processed.
  • CO2 from producing an electric car rises to 12.6 tonnes, compared with 5.6 tonnes for a petrol car
  • Jonathan Allen on 02 Jul 12
     
    An article outlining the negative environmental impact of electric vehicles. The biggest point of interest is being an Australian new site, but using information from the UK.
  • Jonathan Allen on 02 Jul 12
     
    Australia news using information provided by U.K.'s C.C.C. to refute negative impact of electric vehicles.
Jonathan Allen

Electric Cars Aren't Very Eco-Friendly, Says New Study | Habledash - 0 views

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electric cars HW1 ENG102 vehicles U.S. government green energy

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  • "According to the study
  • Jonathan Allen on 02 Jul 12
     
    A perspective given on the governments push for more environmentally safe vehicles. A great deal of reference to the material outlined in another article (hyper linked)
  • Jonathan Allen on 02 Jul 12
     
    Perspective on U.S. government pushing green energy
Robert Harrison

Northern Arizona Athletics - NauAthletics.com - 0 views

www.nauathletics.com/...news34

ENG102 WP2 Skydome improvements football revenue

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  • Other improvements and renovations include: * For the players: New locker rooms and improved training and weight rooms * For the media, staff and coaches: A new press box with elevator access and new, upgraded administrative offices * For the fans: New entryways, concourse areas, restrooms, enhanced retail space and new, more comfortable seating that allows for an enhanced viewing experience
  • 2010 Football Budget Expenses        Scholarships                1,198,000 Salary and Benefits     532,000 Operational Costs       618,000 Total Expenses          2,348,000
  • Revenues Gate Receipts              138,000 Guarantees                  320,000 Donations                    45,000 State Support              365,000 Institutional Support   1,480,000 Total Revenue           2,348,000
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  • Football self generates approximately $500,000 and our goal is to increase this to 50% of expenses or 1.1 million dollars.
  • Robert Harrison on 17 Jul 12
     
    Article talks about the improvements and renovations it has done to the Skydome at NAU. (J.L. Walkup Skydome). Not making as much as brother and sister universities like ASU or U of A in football, have done well to keep the expenses and earnings level.
Jonathan Allen

Carbon confusion: Just how green are electric vehicles? | Electric vision | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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vehicles environmentally electric HW1 ENG102 alternative car fuel

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  • "Of the energy you're putting into an electric car when you plug it in, you probably get 80% to 90% translated into useful power at the wheels," say Professor Roger Kemp, author of a Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) report on electric cars. "And that's really very good, because in a conventional car it's more like 20% to 30%, with the rest coming out as heat through the radiator and the exhaust pipe."
  • Jonathan Allen on 02 Jul 12
     
    Environmental study done by UK's CCC. Energy efficiency report from Royal Academy of Engineering.
  • Jonathan Allen on 02 Jul 12
     
    U.K.'s information regarding environmental impact of electric vehicles.
Billy Gerchick

Rethinking Education - 1 views

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  • Billy Gerchick on 25 Jul 12
     
    A contribution to the EDUCAUSE book, a fascinating and optimistic view on the potential of 21st century education.
Robert Harrison

Arizona Daily Wildcat :: Criticizing student athletes on academics is counterintuitive - 0 views

www.wildcat.arizona.edu/..._academics_is_counterintuitive

ENG102 WP2 players athletes knowledge U of A

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  • Players also spend more time on their sport than their homework and see themselves more as athletes than as a students.
  • Once athletes start attending the university that paid them to play a sport, it is perfectly understandable why they commit more to training than to studying.
  • examined the SAT scores of 53 schools, there was at least an 88-point difference between the student body’s average and that of football team members’ average score.
  • Robert Harrison on 17 Jul 12
     
    This article helps prove my thesis that players are pretty much attending  the schools just for the sport not for knowledge. And it brings up the idea of the athletes being paid to play.
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