Silvia, John, Collection, 1910-1925

A collection of concertina and oboe sheet music along with the Chemnitzer concertina belonging to John Silvia. John Silvia was born in Radley, Kansas to Italian immigrants, in 1892. He grew up in a coal mining town and became a miner at the age of 15. In his spare time, Silvia enjoyed baseball and playing the clarinet. In 1913, he married Ann Stockinger, and soon began working as a mechanic in Radley. In 1916, Silvia went to Kansas City to study auto-mechanics, while Ann stayed in Radley with their daughter, Marie Kay. Walter McCray, a music professor and for whom McCray Hall at Pittsburg State University is name for, tried to place Silvia in a teaching position at the school in auto-mechanics, but Silvia lacked the education to be a professor. Silvia and his wife welcomed Elmer J. in 1919 and Sylvia Ann in 1931. In 1927, Silvia and his brother Tony opened their own service garage in Frontenac, Kansas, but it burned down a year later requiring Silvia to work off the debts of the shop during the Depression. But, in 1934 he was able to combine his interests in mechanics and mining to become a mechanic for the Alston Coal Company and later the Midway Coal Company where he worked until his retirement in 1962. In his retirement, Silvia grew tomatoes, made wine, read, enjoyed music, and tinkered. He passed away in 1986.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/1411/thumbnail.jp

Editorial Board

Editor-in Chief Jesse Lundenberg Executive Editor Erica R. Grinde Managing Editor Travis M. Joyner Intake Editors Rennie L. Stitchman Sara F. Tappen Articles Editor Hilary J. Oitzinger Business Editor Jessie L. Luther Notes Editors Jennifer A. Giuttari Robin M. Turner Symposium Editor Ashley A. Griffith Staff Myles Braccio Christopher Decker Lindsay Hecht Julie E. McFarland Kate McGrath Ellis Tyson Radley O’Connell Vincent Pavlish Philip W. Rohlfing Audrey J. Schultz Zachary Strong Dustin Swanson Christopher T. Sweeney Ryan Weldon Faculty Advisor Bari Burk

Health System Performance for the High-Need Patient: A Look at Access to Care and Patient Care Experiences

Achieving a high-performing health system will require improving outcomes and reducing costs for high-need, high-cost patients—those who use the most health care services and account for a disproportionately large share of health care spending. Goal: To compare the health care experiences of adults with high needs—those with three or more chronic diseases and a functional limitation in the ability to care for themselves or perform routine daily tasks—to all adults and to those with multiple chronic diseases but no functional limitations. Methods: Analysis of data from the 2009–2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Key findings: High-need adults were more likely to report having an unmet medical need and less likely to report having good patient–provider communication. High-need adults reported roughly similar ease of obtaining specialist referrals as other adults and greater likelihood of having a medical home. While adults with private health insurance reported the fewest unmet needs overall, privately insured highneed adults reported the greatest difficulties having their needs met. Conclusion: The health care system needs to work better for the highest-need, most-complex patients. This study's findings highlight the importance of tailoring interventions to address their need

Roitz, Edward J. (1955- ), Papers, 1980-1984

Papers of Edward J. Roitz, Kansas State Senator for the 13th District between 1980 and 1984. The papers consist of correspondence, reports, publications, maps, memos, photographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/1052/thumbnail.jp

The Extraterritorial Reach of Section 10(b): A Wolf Hunt Off Wall Street

Born to combat the market effects of the Great Depression, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 protects American investors and maintains American confidence in the U.S. securities market. These objectives are largely accomplished through the imposition of liability from Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and the SEC’s Rule 10b-5. These federal laws impose civil and criminal penalties for domestic insider trading and securities fraud violations. Because Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 only apply domestically, when securities violations occur both within the United States and abroad, the reach of federal law becomes questionable, leaving federal courts with a complex issue. To resolve this issue, the Second Circuit created a Conduct and Effects test that left federal courts with a subpar solution to determine when Section 10(b) may apply extraterritorially. The test developed for over forty years and was widely accepted until the Supreme Court, in Morrison v. National Australia Bank, Ltd., brought Section 10(b)’s extraterritorial reach to a screeching halt in 2010. Ushering in a fundamental shift in securities law, Justice Scalia abrogated the Second Circuit’s Conduct and Effects test and purported to provide a clear Transactional test that avoided interference with foreign securities regulation. But the Court missed the mark, and instead created two new issues for the circuit courts of appeals. First, the Transactional test created an ambiguity that resulted in a sharply divided split among the First, Second, Third, and Ninth Circuit Courts. Second, the simultaneous enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act prompted a question of whether Congress partially abrogated the Court’s decision in Morrison and reinstated the Conduct and Effects test. In the wake of this circuit split comes uncertainty among the lower courts, threats to stare decisis, plaintiffs avoiding a defendant-friendly Second Circuit by forum shopping, and strains on international comity. To resolve the split, this Comment sets forth a factor-balancing test that determines whether the foreign elements of a transaction overcome the domestic elements to render Section 10(b) inapplicable to the conduct. This Spectrum test provides a flexible, but narrowly tailored, framework that can adapt to a rapidly evolving and globalizing securities market. It provides courts with a workable and consistent analysis that will facilitate the development of Section 10(b) jurisprudence

“To Kill a Mockingbird”: A production analysis

The purpose of this academic thesis is to study and analyze a production of To Kill a Mockingbird (novel by Harper Lee, stage adaptation by Christopher Sergel). This study includes pre-production research that explores the similarities and differences in plot, timeline, characters, and themes between the novel and play, as well as the historical significance and contemporary relevance of the story. Notes and evaluation from the production at the University of Texas-Pan American are included

From the Editor: Portraiture and Health Care

Artistic representations of medicine and illness are present in anatomical and physiological illustrations of the human body, medical instruction manuals, treatment documentation, and aesthetic works that have, over the centuries, facilitated the discovery and understanding of various aspects of medicine, health, illness, and disability.1 Portraits, in particular, have been instrumental in representing and explaining medical pathologies, pathopsychologies, and trauma.2, 3, 4, 5 The term medical portraiture has been applied to depictions that commemorate and critique physicians and their practices.6,

Film Review: Mississippi Innocence and the Prosecutor’s Guilt

Film review of Mississippi Innocence. A documentary film by Joe York. Media and Documentary Projects at the University of Mississippi (2011