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Dayton Daily News
If Issue 1 passes, how will Ohio compare to other states?
Issue 1, if approved by Ohio voters on Election Day Tuesday, would give Ohio one of the most difficult citizen-initiated amendment processes among the 18 states where citizens have direct control over the constitution, according to politics professor John Dinan, an expert in state constitutions. “Ohio’s amendment process would be among the more difficult processes to use, in that the 60% ratification threshold would be among the most difficult and every county geographic signature distribution requirement would be among the most difficult,” he said.
August 4, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Life in the fast-food lane: Cook Out gears up for even more NASCAR branding
Sports economist Todd McFall said Cook Out could be following the path of fast-food chains Shake Shack and Five Guys in expanding beyond their core markets into a potential national presence. “Cook Out likely views those companies’ successes as a path forward.…Thousands of people travel to the Carolinas every year, so finding ways to make more familiar the Cook Out name to visitors can only help restaurants located in the traditional Cook Out strongholds,” he said.
August 4, 2023
The Washington Post
The Barbie-Taylor-Beyoncé summer offers a release of pandemic emotions
Big events offer an outlet for a still-pent-up desire to connect and for a renewed motivation to engage with life, both things psychologists have seen among Americans coming out of the pandemic. “People draw strength from being around other people,” said psychology professor Christian Waugh. “The very fact that you’re there … is a great way to just feel like you belong and your life is meaningful and everything is going to be okay.”
Waugh also talked with CNN live about “What’s behind the hype?” with the return to movies and concerts.
August 3, 2023
GIS Reports
America’s response to the Global South
In another major challenge for Washington, several major powers have significant interest and activity in the Global South. None of them directly align with the U.S. “China is identifying itself as a member of the Global South family,” argues politics and international affairs professor Lina Benabdallah. “This makes them more appealing to countries in the Global South, as well as a model for countries aspiring to be great nations.”
August 3, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Politics professor John Dinan said that the third criminal case against Trump poses questions about his presidential candidacy. “Focusing on the political dimension of this indictment and the other indictments and possible additional indictments of Donald Trump, the question is whether they help or hurt Trump in his bid to win the Republican nomination and then the general election,” he said.
August 3, 2023
Amstat News
Florence Nightingale Day encourages students to pursue statistics, data science
Florence Nightingale pioneered data visualization and was the founder of modern nursing. As the creator of the pie chart, used universally in data visualization to this day, she used data in a novel and effective way to provide better care for wounded soldiers in the Crimean War and improve public health more broadly. Pre-college students worldwide attended Florence Nightingale Day events, including at Wake Forest University.
August 1, 2023
ABA Journal
How retainers can lead to ethics issues
Lawyers must tread carefully when they take a client’s money, particularly when labeling funds as “nonrefundable” and assuming they have earned the entirety of that fee even if the attorney-client relationship ends early. The enduring impact of the opinion, according to law professor Ellen Murphy, is that it reiterates the difference between earned and unearned fees. “Fundamentally, there are just two types of fees: earned and unearned.”
August 1, 2023
Texas Tribune
Texas backlash to Obama fueled conservative drive to reinterpret U.S. Constitution
“It’s a place where, if you have ideas about the size, nature and scope of the administrative state … It’s really an opportunity for those ideas to be tested,” said Enrique Armijo, a law professor at Wake Forest who clerked at the same time as Oldham. “I myself got more sympathetic to the idea that there is a reason these agencies exist and there’s a reason Congress created them.”
July 31, 2023
WS Chronicle
9th Wonder details the history of hip-hop during master’s course
If you’re a real hip-hop head who truly understands the culture and its significance, you can probably recall the exact moment when you fell in love with hip-hop. Patrick Douthit, who is better known as 9th Wonder, remembers that day like it was yesterday. Today, 9th Wonder teaches courses at Duke University, Elizabeth City State University, Wake Forest University, and he is a Harvard University Fellow. He is also a member of the executive committee for hip-hop and rap at the National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian.
July 28, 2023
South Africa Today
‘What we need to protect and why’: 20-year Amazon research hints at fate of tropics
In its bold outlines, many informed people understand that climate change is reducing tropical biodiversity and thereby degrading the functionality and ecoservices of tropical forests. But what are the specific mechanisms by which these forests are being diminished over long time frames? Miles Silman – biology professor, tropical ecologist and researcher with the University’s Center for Energy, Environment & Sustainability – has been helping study the impacts of climate change on a wide range of plant and animal species and soils with the international Andes Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Group.
July 26, 2023
The Company of Dads
Challenging myths and lies about dads
Do babies really bond better with moms? Do dads sacrifice less than moms? Are dads less empathetic, less compassionate, and less skilled at communicating than moms? These are all myths that hold fathers back, said education professor Linda Nielsen. She is an internationally recognized expert on father-daughter relationships. And most recently she’s the author of a book “Myths and Lies About Dads: How They Hurt Us All.” She’s also written two books on father-daughter relationships and how to improve them.
July 25, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
Petco to open in some area Lowe’s stores. Lowe’s will also have monthly Vetco clinics
By focusing on suburban and rural markets at this point, Lowe’s is capitalizing on a logical synergy between its traditional offerings and those of Petco, said marketing professor Roger Beahm. “In rural and suburban markets, where farm and home are closely linked and where distances from specialty stores and home improvement stores can be greater, the Lowe’s-Petco partnership can provide a valuable one-stop-shopping benefit to those consumers.”
July 25, 2023