Browsing Oakland Journal Number 16: Winter 2009 by Title

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    • Archives 

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    • Brushes and Rushes 

      Byrne, Bill (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      My wife reminds me, whenever I mention my brushes with the famous, that I am “star struck.” It’s her way of keeping me from making too much of myself or parlaying my brief encounters, my space and timeshare with some ...

    • Contributors 

      (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      Oakland Journal Issue 16 contributors list

    • Cosmology, Doom, and Gloom: Some Copernican, Anthropic, and Malthusian Musings 

      Garfinkle, David (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      If population growth is unchecked, or not sufficiently checked, there are any number of things that could cause a catastrophic collapse and extinction of the human species. These include (but are not limited to) worldwide ...

    • Cover 

      (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      Oakland Journal Issue 16 cover

    • Deconstructing Collaboration 

      Smydra, Rachel; Miree, Cynthia (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      Corporations acknowledge that products and solutions generated collaboratively are often successful because team players must consider diverse opinions and options from an array of contributors. The reaping of these same ...

    • Editor's Notes 

      Nixon, Jude V. (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      Oakland Journal Issue 16 editorial notes

    • Forum: Mathematics on Probation 

      Kruk, Serge (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      An essay addressing the myth that the mathematics department of Oakland University is on probation.

    • He Dressed the Part 

      Horning, Alice (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      He dressed the part of the consummate English professor, but more than that, he lived the part and taught me most of what I know that really matters about what makes great teaching, what is important for students and how ...

    • Hello Sociology 

      Shepherd, Gary (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      The story of all success is typically sprinkled with good fortune—being in the right place at the right time or knowing the right people who can help. But prior to being in that right place and time, there has been a ...

    • In between Where It Started and I Began 

      Butwin, Carla (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      Poetry

    • In Memorian: Robert G. Hoopes 

      Murphy, Brian (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      Memorial tribute to Robert G. Hoopes, long time faculty member of the Department of English at Oakland University.

    • Inauguration Day 

      Carleton, Alice M. (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      Poetry

    • Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Presidential Politics in 2008 and 2009 

      Dulio, David A.; Trumbore, Peter F. (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      In this article, as the title suggests, we will take a brief look back at the 2008 election and consider why it turned out the way it did, and look ahead to 2009 and beyond to consider the prospects for the new Obama ...

    • Matthew Stanley’s Practical Mystic: Religion, Science, and A. S. Eddington: Valence Values and the Late Victorian Science-Religion Interface/Divide- A Review Essay 

      Garfinkle, David; Nixon, Jude V. (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      The relationship of science to religion and literature continues to be an issue of vexation, especially here in the U.S. A logical way, perhaps, to begin this review essay on a late Victorian, early-modern work integrating ...

    • Memoir Construction 

      Shepherd, Gordon (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      Advice on writing memoirs, and reflections on the author's own memoir, created as a response to a survey.

    • My Euler Tour 

      Benefiel, Jonathan (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      An essay describing an undergraduate's experiences on the Mathematical Association of America's mathematical study tour in 2007, in conjunction with Leonhard Euler's 300th birthday.

    • The Nursing Shortage: True or False? Notes from the Dismal Science 

      Folland, Sherman T. (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)

    • Poems: Olives, Oil, and Bread, On Becoming, Peaceful Complexity, Spicy Spaces 

      Hay, Kellie (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      Poetry

    • Poems: to you, The Dead Bird 

      Rice, Gerald (Oakland University, 2009-01-01)
      Poetry