Fear of juveniles, conflict in Ukraine and recalls at General Motors topped the news for Stetson during the week of Mar. 14-20, 2014. Notable national and regional placements include Time Ideas, New York Times, Miami Herald, Business Insider, The Daily Commercial, WOFL, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Naples Daily News and Lexington Herald-Leader. Top stories for the week include:

• Christopher J. Ferguson, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of psychology, wrote an article about the Rachel Canning case involving “juvenoia,” a fear of juveniles by older adults. The article was published on Time Ideas, Mar. 12.
• Ellen Podgor, professor of law, was quoted in the New York Times regarding GM using lawyers to assist with legal action regarding recalls.
• Roberta Flowers, professor of law, was quoted in the Miami Herald during a symposium on elder financial abuse.
• Eugene Huskey, Ph.D., professor of political science and Russian studies, is quoted in The Daily Commercial on Mar. 14 about the current situation in the Ukraine and the intentions of the Russian government under Putin.
• Joel Bauman, vice president for enrollment management, was interviewed for a Mar. 16 article in the Daytona Beach News-Journal on SAT scores. “(Test scores are) important,” he said, “but it’s just one aspect of a person’s portfolio of abilities that is reviewed at colleges and universities, and at most colleges and universities, it is not the overriding factor.”
• Meghan Walter, Ph.D., professor of counselor education, was interviewed Mar. 19 on WOFL regarding a study on the amount of homework that younger students are doing. Additional coverage: WOGX.

Other Stories in the News

• Stetson was briefly mentioned in a Mar. 19 Daytona Beach News-Journal article about that paper’s plans to open a new office in DeLand.
• Eugene Huskey, Ph.D., professor of political science and Russian studies, will speak about the political turmoil in Ukraine at the next Tiger Bay Club of Volusia County luncheon, according to the Mar. 19 Daytona Beach News-Journal.
• A Mar. 14 article in Business Insider talks about two fraternities that are notorious for hazing. The article includes an incident at Stetson involving Sigma Epsilon, which received was sanctioned last year after hazing allegations.
• Union County Weekly features an article on Mar. 14 about a student, Justin Oldja, and his brother. The Oldja brothers formed a band in 2011 and have since released several songs.
• On Mar. 14, Birds and Books featured an article on Peggy Macdonald, writer and adjunct professor of history, who has just published Marjorie Harris Carr: Defender of Florida’s Environment.
• A Mar. 17 article in Federal News Service reported that Roberta Smith Favis, Ph.D., professor emeritus of art history and curator of the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection, will discuss the controversy surrounding the Parthenon marbles, a collection of 2,500-year-old classical Greek sculptures and architectural pieces that were part of buildings on the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The marbles have been housed in London’s British Museum since 1806 and since then Greece has been campaigning to get them back.
• On Mar. 17, an article in District Administration, cited a study of classrooms conducted by the education department at Stetson as a reason that a middle school in Texas will be switching to single-gender classrooms. The study shows that single-gendered classrooms are beneficial to students and more efficient in the learning process.
• Kristina Hernandez has been named volleyball/sand volleyball coach, according to the Mar. 18 Daytona Beach News-Journal.
• Dan Gunderson, Ph.D., professor of art, will exhibit his work at the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, Fla., according to Sunny Central Florida, Mar. 19.
• Becky Morgan, professor of law, received significant attention with two columns in the Elder Law Blog: elder financial abuse and baby boomers work life.
• Cynthia Hawkins DeBose, professor of law, was quoted in a Florida National Public Radio interview regarding the rights of grandparents. (Click on the audio portion of the web page to hear the entire interview.)

Alumni in the News

•  An article in the Boca Beacon on Mar. 14 featured Andrew Moenning, who will be performing in a Steinway Concert at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Boca Grande on Mar. 25.
• Jim Davidson and Paul Nick, are mentioned in The Naples Daily News as accountants celebrating the 25 year of their accounting firm.
• Corey Walden is featured in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Mar. 15, in a story about his basketball career at Eastern Kentucky.
• An article in the Daily Caller on Mar. 18 says that Mike Riggs, a criminal justice reporter, is leaving his journalism career to work for the Families Against Mandatory Minimums, a non-profit organization, as the foundation’s new director of communications.
• Casey Frawley is now playing shortstop for the Lancaster Barnstormers, according to the Mar. 19 Lancaster Online. Additional coverage: Our Sports Central.