La nueva generación: criminología, estudios sobre el genocidio y colonialismo de los colonos (The Next Generation: Criminology, Genocide Studies, and Settler Colonialism)

In this paper, I examine how the criminology of genocide suffers from problems characteristic of the first generation of genocide scholarship, such as sweeping comparison, narrow legalism, and inattention to genocidal processes. Moreover, I highlight recent second-generation work within genocide studies that has gone largely ignored by criminologists, and in particular North American criminologists, and which would allow the criminology of genocide to overcome some of its disciplinary limitations. In particular, I point to the growing areas of critical, colonial, and settler colonial genocide studies as offering vital lessons for the criminology of genocide, using the example of residential schools in Canada, and the Fort Alexander Indian Residential School in particular, to illustrate my arguments.En este trabajo examino como la criminología del genocidio plantea problemas característicos de la primera generación de los estudios sobre genocidio, tales como comparaciones muy ambiciosas, un legalismo estrecho y una falta de atención a los procesos genocidas. Más aún, señalo a la reciente segunda generación de estudios sobre el genocidio que ha sido ampliamente ignorada por los criminólogos, en particular norteamericanos, y que permitiría a la criminología del genocidio superar algunas de sus limitaciones disciplinarias. En particular, apunto a las crecientes áreas de estudios críticos sobre el genocidio colonial y de los colonos que ofrecen lecciones vitales para la criminología del genocidio, usando el ejemplo de las escuelas residenciales en Canadá y de la Escuela Residencial de Fort Alexander en particular, para ilustrar mis argumentos

Selling Mediation: Mimetic, Distancing, and Appellating Practices in the Marketing of an Emerging Profession

Individuals both within and outside the legal profession have been drawn by the ‘promise’ of mediation. In it they see a means for facilitating communicative exchanges between actors in conflict, which they view as a dramatic improvement on the adversarial practices of the formal legal system. However, despite the appeal of mediation to potential practitioners, there is not yet sufficient consumer demand to sustain the number of people who possess mediation skills. This has resulted in an overcrowded mediation market in which practitioners are forced to market themselves so as to compete for a limited clientele. In this context, the emerging mediation profession, with its still forming regulatory bodies, confronts the challenge of managing the image of mediation in the face of the increased marketing activities of mediators. In this paper we examine these marketing activities (described as mimetic, distancing and appellating practices) and their consequences for the public presentation of the mediation “profession.

The Student Movement Volume 107 Issue 15: Moving Forward: AU Rings in Black History Month

HUMANS Current Book Reads, Anna Pak Interview with Kayla Goodman, Lamson Student Dean, Interviewed by: Grace No Meet Julaine Phillips, BSCF Vice President, Interviewed by: Grace No ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Creatives on Campus: Black History Month, Mora Martin Currently: You People, Jonathon Woolford-Hunt Shining Talent at Young Artists Concert 2023, Aiko J. Ayala Rios NEWS BSCF\u27s IMPACT Vespers Kicks off Black History Month, Andrew Francis Death of Tyre Nichols: Catalyst for Change or Recurring Event?, Hannah Cruse Honors Agape Feast, Gloria Oh Pre-Vet Club Fundraisers for Stray Cats, Alannah Tjhatra IDEAS I Don\u27t Understand Poetry, T Bruggemann Open AI\u27s Chat GPT. Gabriela Francisco The Diasporic Black History Month, Elizabeth Getahun PULSE A Glance into the Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Gloria Oh Duality in Spirituality: A Shift in Perspective, Wambui Karanja Our Food: Can We Cook It?. Charisse Lapubla LAST WORD Black in (Almost) Every Language, Chris Ngugihttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sm-107/1014/thumbnail.jp

Nature of orchestral noise

Professional orchestral musicians are at risk of exposure to excessive noise when at work. This is an industry-wide problem that threatens not only the hearing of orchestral musicians but also the way orchestras operate. The research described in this paper recorded noise levels within a professional orchestra over three years in order to provide greater insight to the orchestral noise environment; to guide future research into orchestral noise management and hearing conservation strategies; and to provide a basis for the future education of musicians and their managers. Every rehearsal, performance, and recording from May 2004 to May 2007 was monitored, with the woodwind, brass, and percussion sections monitored in greatest detail. The study recorded dBALEQ and dBC peak data, which are presented in graphical form with accompanying summarized data tables. The findings indicate that the principal trumpet, first and third horns, and principal trombone are at greatest risk of exposure to excessive sustained noise levels and that the percussion and timpani are at greatest risk of exposure to excessive peak noise levels. However, the findings also strongly support the notion that the true nature of orchestral noise is a great deal more complex than this simple statement would imply

The Student Movement Volume 107 Issue 8: Cuffing Season, Co-Curriculars, and CTC Telehealth: The Student Movement Highlights Important Issues on Campus

HUMANS CTC Prevention Coordinator/Staff Counselor Interview: Nycole Goldberg, Interviewed by: Lauren Kim Meet Ellie Dovich: Cast/Cardinal Lead Editor, Interviewed by: Nora Martin Women in Stem: A Peek into Physics, Interviewed by: Caryn Cruz ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Creatives on Campus: Art via Insta, Ceiry Flores Currently..., Solana Campbell Spotlight: The Parent Trap, Skyler Campbell NEWS AUSA Senate News Update, November 2022, Neesa Richards, AUSA Senate Public Relations Officer Governor Whitmer Takes A Stop In Benton Harbor, Nicholas C. Gunn Home Season Opener, Solana Campbell Hopes and Plans Behind the Seminary Center of Community Change, Interviewed by: Gloria Oh The Days Speak on Veterans Day, Andrew Francis IDEAS T Spills the Tea on Co-Curriculars, T Bruggemann To Bee or not to Bee: The Importance, Causes, and Impact of Bee Disappearance, Alexander Navarro Ye Being an Issue Once Again!, Jonathon Woolford-Hunt PULSE A Dive into Lamson Hall Maintenance, Scott Moncrieff Condemned: Horror Stories from Lamson Hall, Joseph Keough Marriage From Our Point of View, Gloria Oh Reflections on the Soccer Season, Brendan Syto LAST WORD Reflection on Writing Poetry, Alannah Tjhatrahttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sm-107/1007/thumbnail.jp

A randomised controlled trial of a community-based healthy lifestyle program for overweight and obese adolescents: the Loozit® study protocol

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a need to develop sustainable and clinically effective weight management interventions that are suitable for delivery in community settings where the vast majority of overweight and obese adolescents should be treated. This study aims to evaluate the effect of additional therapeutic contact as an adjunct to the Loozit^®group program – a community-based, lifestyle intervention for overweight and lower grade obesity in adolescents. The additional therapeutic contact is provided via telephone coaching and either mobile phone Short Message Service or electronic mail, or both.</p> <p>Methods and design</p> <p>The study design is a two-arm randomised controlled trial that aims to recruit 168 overweight and obese 13–16 year olds (Body Mass Index z-score 1.0 to 2.5) in Sydney, Australia. Adolescents with secondary causes of obesity or significant medical illness are excluded. Participants are recruited via schools, media coverage, health professionals and several community organisations. Study arm one receives the Loozit^®group weight management program (G). Study arm two receives the same Loozit^®group weight management program plus additional therapeutic contact (G+ATC). The 'G' intervention consists of two phases. Phase 1 involves seven weekly group sessions held separately for adolescents and their parents. This is followed by phase 2 that involves a further seven group sessions held regularly, for adolescents only, until two years follow-up. Additional therapeutic contact is provided to adolescents in the 'G+ATC' study arm approximately once per fortnight during phase 2 only. Outcome measurements are assessed at 2, 12 and 24 months post-baseline and include: BMI z-score, waist z-score, metabolic profile indicators, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, eating patterns, and psychosocial well-being.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>The Loozit^®study is the first randomised controlled trial of a community-based adolescent weight management intervention to incorporate additional therapeutic contact via a combination of telephone coaching, mobile phone Short Message Service, and electronic mail. If shown to be successful, the Loozit^®group weight management program with additional therapeutic contact has the potential to be readily translatable to a range of health care settings.</p> <p>Trial registration</p> <p>The protocol for this study is registered with the Australian Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRNO12606000175572).</p

Diverse perspectives on interdisciplinarity from the Members of the College of the Royal Society of Canada

Various multiple-disciplinary terms and concepts (although most commonly “interdisciplinarity”, which is used herein) are used to frame education, scholarship, research, and interactions within and outside academia. In principle, the premise of interdisciplinarity may appear to have many strengths; yet, the extent to which interdisciplinarity is embraced by the current generation of academics, the benefits and risks for doing so, and the barriers and facilitators to achieving interdisciplinarity represent inherent challenges. Much has been written on the topic of interdisciplinarity, but to our knowledge there have been few attempts to consider and present diverse perspectives from scholars, artists, and scientists in a cohesive manner. As a team of 57 members from the Canadian College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (the College) who self-identify as being engaged or interested in interdisciplinarity, we provide diverse intellectual, cultural, and social perspectives. The goal of this paper is to share our collective wisdom on this topic with the broader community and to stimulate discourse and debate on the merits and challenges associated with interdisciplinarity. Perhaps the clearest message emerging from this exercise is that working across established boundaries of scholarly communities is rewarding, necessary, and is more likely to result in impact. However, there are barriers that limit the ease with which this can occur (e.g., lack of institutional structures and funding to facilitate cross-disciplinary exploration). Occasionally, there can be significant risk associated with doing interdisciplinary work (e.g., lack of adequate measurement or recognition of work by disciplinary peers). Solving many of the world’s complex and pressing problems (e.g., climate change, sustainable agriculture, the burden of chronic disease, and aging populations) demand thinking and working across long-standing, but in some ways restrictive, academic boundaries. Academic institutions and key support structures, especially funding bodies, will play an important role in helping to realize what is readily apparent to all who contributed to this paper—that interdisciplinarity is essential for solving complex problems; it is the new norm. Failure to empower and encourage those doing this research will serve as a great impediment to training, knowledge, and addressing societal issues

Ontological Destruction: Genocide and Canadian Aboriginal Peoples

The impact of colonialism on Aboriginal groups in Canada is often described as ‘‘cultural genocide’’ or ‘‘ethnocide.’’ In contrast, this article offers a re-reading of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948) that is sensitive to Aboriginal understandings and experiences of group life and group destruction. Through this re-reading, it is argued that genocide must be understood in a culturally contextualized manner so as to avoid modernist and Eurocentric biases. Only by opening up the conception of genocide will we be able to contend adequately with Canadian Aboriginal experiences of colonialism

Unsettling Genocide Studies at the Eleventh Conference of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, July 16-19, 2014, Winnipeg-Canada

What is the purpose of a genocide conference and in what ways might such a conference unsettle us and contribute to a broader decolonizing project, in genocide studies and beyond? This summary of the Eleventh Conference of the International Association of Genocide Scholars at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada examines some of the disruptions and connections that arose and contributed to the vitality of our meetings