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Assistive Technology Use by Students with Disabilities at UNT (open access)

Assistive Technology Use by Students with Disabilities at UNT

Paper discusses study on assistive technology use by students with physical disabilities, including visual and hearing impairments, at the University of North Texas.
Date: 2007
Creator: Chabot, Monique
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Inequality in Tarrant County: An Analysis of Public and Private Sector Waste (open access)

Environmental Inequality in Tarrant County: An Analysis of Public and Private Sector Waste

Paper examines the distribution of Superfund and municipal solid waste sites within neighborhoods differing on social, demographic, and economic characteristics of the inhabitants in Tarrant County, Texas.
Date: 2007
Creator: Pohlmeyer, Remington
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Impact of the Appropriation and Commodification of “Art” on the Cultural Identification of American Indians in the States of Texas and New York (open access)

The Impact of the Appropriation and Commodification of “Art” on the Cultural Identification of American Indians in the States of Texas and New York

Paper examines American Indian artists’ self-identities and the factors that affect the way they identify, focusing on two artists that live in Texas and New York.
Date: 2007
Creator: Kuizon, Jaclyn
System: The UNT Digital Library
On Your Knees or at the Bar: A Study on Religiosity and Alcohol Use among College Students (open access)

On Your Knees or at the Bar: A Study on Religiosity and Alcohol Use among College Students

Paper examines relationships among religiosity, spirituality, and alcohol use by 186 18- to 25-year-old students at the University of North Texas.
Date: 2007
Creator: Chase, Rebekah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Perceptions of Sustainability Among Undergraduates at the University of North Texas: Environmental, Economic, Cultural Sustainability (open access)

Perceptions of Sustainability Among Undergraduates at the University of North Texas: Environmental, Economic, Cultural Sustainability

Paper examines the knowledge, beliefs, values, concerns, and actions of college students at the University of North Texas toward sustainability.
Date: 2007
Creator: Atkinson, Ange
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pioneers for the Future: Reform Women in Dallas (open access)

Pioneers for the Future: Reform Women in Dallas

Paper discusses archival research into women in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex who changed society.
Date: 2007
Creator: Blackburn, Renée
System: The UNT Digital Library
Professor Mom: Surviving the World of Academia and Motherhood (open access)

Professor Mom: Surviving the World of Academia and Motherhood

Paper explores the challenges faced by women faculty members with children who work at colleges and universities in North Texas.
Date: 2007
Creator: Lewis, Stephanie
System: The UNT Digital Library
["They Were Always in My Attic" article, February/March 2007] (open access)

["They Were Always in My Attic" article, February/March 2007]

An article, written by Thomas Mallon for American Heritage magazine, about Charles C. Francis' work on the Kameny Papers Project for the Smithsonian. It includes pieces from the collection.
Date: [2007-02..2007-03]
Creator: Mallon, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Does the Arousal System Contribute to Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences? A Summary and Response (open access)

Does the Arousal System Contribute to Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences? A Summary and Response

Article acknowledging the viability and potential value of the hypothesis underlying articles suggesting a relationship between near-death experiences (NDEs) and the body's arousal system, but also identifying substantial weaknesses in both the presented lines of evidence and the studies.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Long, Jeffrey & Holden, Janice Miner
System: The UNT Digital Library
Education for Successful Living: University School at the University of Oklahoma, 1917-1973 (open access)

Education for Successful Living: University School at the University of Oklahoma, 1917-1973

Article discusses the University School at the University of Oklahoma as a model of progressive education. Ellsworth Collings founded University School in 1917, a junior high and later high school. For fifty-six years it was to be a nexus of experimentation, observation, and practice exemplifying the ideals of Progressive education.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Mackie, Steven Wade
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 2007 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 2007

For the Record section including the minutes from the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was called to order by the president, Leonard Logan, at 1:30pm., on Wednesday October 25, 2006.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Meeting of Conquerors: Art Goebel and Charles Lindbergh in Tulsa, 1927 (open access)

A Meeting of Conquerors: Art Goebel and Charles Lindbergh in Tulsa, 1927

Article recounts the meeting of Art Gobel and Charles A. Lindbergh in Tulsa in September 1927. Both aviators, Goebel was known as "The Conqueror of the Pacific," while Lindbergh was "The Conqueror of the Atlantic." Their meeting and behavior toward Oklahomans revealed much about each man's character and personality and about the American practice of hero making.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Hedglen, Thomas
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 2007 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 2007

Notes and Documents column including an article honoring the individuals who were inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2007. The Oklahoma Historical Society selects recipients based on their contributions to the preservation, collection, interpretation, and dissemination of Oklahoma history. The honorees in 2007 were W. David Baird and Guy W. Logsdon.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Wilson, Linda D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Remarks on Ernesto Bozzano's La Psiche Domina la Materia (open access)

Remarks on Ernesto Bozzano's La Psiche Domina la Materia

Article discussing Ernesto Bozzano's study on the subject of physical phenomena around the time of someone's death, including a critique of his dogmatic approach to the interpretation of the cases, and the use of cases lacking relevant information.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Alvarado, Carlos S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sooner State Civil Liberties in Perilous Times, 1940-41, Part 2: Oklahoma's Little Dies Committee (open access)

Sooner State Civil Liberties in Perilous Times, 1940-41, Part 2: Oklahoma's Little Dies Committee

The second part of this two-part article examines the government reaction in 1941 that led to the Oklahoma Senate Committee on Elections and Privileges' mandated investigation of alleged Communist activity in Oklahoma colleges and universities.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Wiegand, Wayne A. & Wiegand, Shirley A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Twixt Scylla and Charybdis: Environmental Pressure on the Choctaw to Ally with the Confederacy (open access)

Twixt Scylla and Charybdis: Environmental Pressure on the Choctaw to Ally with the Confederacy

Article describes the conditions that led the Choctaw nation's decision to ally with the Confederate States of America when the United States failed to live up to its treaty promises.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Sweeney, Kevin Z.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
On the occasion of the inauguration of Balenciaga and His Legacy: Haute Couture from the Texas Fashion Collection (open access)

On the occasion of the inauguration of Balenciaga and His Legacy: Haute Couture from the Texas Fashion Collection

Article and gallery of photographs from the gala premiere for the "Balenciaga and His Legacy: Haute Couture from the Texas Fashion Collection" exhibit held at the Meadows Museum in Dallas.
Date: March 24, 2007
Creator: Adams, Sharon
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dark Spot on the Sunbelt: Economic Stagnation and Political Corruption in 1950s Oklahoma (open access)

Dark Spot on the Sunbelt: Economic Stagnation and Political Corruption in 1950s Oklahoma

Article examines the roles of negative self-image and political corruption on the stagnation of Oklahoma's economic health in the 1950s.
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: McGoy, Matthew G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Does Paranormal Perception Occur in Near-Death Experiences? (open access)

Does Paranormal Perception Occur in Near-Death Experiences?

Article that serves as Part 1 of a critique of survivalist interpretations of near-death experiences (NDEs), reviews the quality of the evidence for veridical observations during NDEs, and finds the case for veridical paranormal perception during NDEs wanting.
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Augustine, Keith
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Does Paranormal Perception Occur in Near-Death Experiences?" Defended (open access)

"Does Paranormal Perception Occur in Near-Death Experiences?" Defended

Article responding to criticisms of another article concerning paranormal perception in near-death experiences.
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Augustine, Keith
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Exercise in Pride: Celebrating the Oklahoma Semi-centennial (open access)

An Exercise in Pride: Celebrating the Oklahoma Semi-centennial

This article takes a look back at the semi-centennial celebration of 1957 as Oklahoma prepares to celebrate the centennial of 1907 statehood in 2007.
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Mullins, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 2007 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 2007

For the Record section including the minutes from the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was called to order by the president, Leonard Logan, at 1:30pm on Wednesday, January 24, 2007.
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Hoorah for Integration!": The Adoption of the 1955 Better Schools Amendment (open access)

"Hoorah for Integration!": The Adoption of the 1955 Better Schools Amendment

This article examines the campaign led by Governor Raymond D. Gary to adopt a constitutional amendment ending the time-honored special tax for separate schools and begin the process of integration after the Supreme Court Decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Lough, Keith D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Little Buzz Buggies": Midget Auto Racing in Oklahoma City, 1946-1964 (open access)

"Little Buzz Buggies": Midget Auto Racing in Oklahoma City, 1946-1964

Article details the phenomenon of midget auto racing in Oklahoma, which gained popularity after World War II. Midget auto racing, held in Oklahoma City's Taft Stadium drew huge crowds and gave several race-car drivers the experiences that took them onward to the Indianapolis 500 and other major races.
Date: Summer 2007
Creator: Kurth, Galen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History