Meet the new breed of student activists-uncompromising, focused, and connected. Activism is once again back on college campuses as students protest issues such as sexual assault, climate change, racial injustice, and student debt. It's perhaps unsurprising that the current political moment has triggered the rise of a new breed of student activist-uncompromising, focused, and connected. But many pundits have variously derided student activists as either "snowflakes," too fragile to encounter opinions that run contrary to their own, or as "social justice warriors" who aggressively fight against those who transgress the ever-changing bounds of political correctness. The New Student Activists moves beyond these simple stereotypes and convenient caricatures to examine the nuanced motives and complex experiences of real-life, present-day college student activists. Jerusha O. Conner offers insight into who these student activists are-the causes they care about, the strategies they deploy, the factors that motivate and sustain them, and the impact they have had on their campuses and beyond. Conner dubs today's student activists "neoactivists," who borrow from and build on the legacies of past generations of college student activists. Exploring when, how, and why this diverse group of students turned to activism, Conner examines the social and educational influences on their sociopolitical development. She also reveals the fraught but mutually transformative relationship between institutions of higher education and student activists in the contemporary moment. Written for anyone interested in better understanding the latest wave of student activism on campuses, The New Student Activists raises fascinating implications for developmental theory and higher education policy and practice.

Java 7 Recipes offers solutions to common programming problems encountered every day while developing Java-based applications. Fully updated with the newest features and techniques available, Java 7 Recipes provides code examples involving Servlets, Java FX 2.0, XML, Java Swing, and much more. Content is presented in the popular problem-solution format: Look up the programming problem that you want to solve. Read the solution. Apply the solution directly in your own code. Problem solved The problem-solution approach sets Java 7 Recipes apart from other books on the topic. Java 7 Recipes is focused less on the language itself and more on what you can do with it that is useful. The book respects your time by always focusing on a task that you might want to perform using the language. Solutions come first. Explanations come later. You are free to crib from the book and apply the code examples directly to your own projects. * Covers all-new release of Java: Java 7 * Focuses especially on up-and-coming technologies such as Java FX 2.0* Respects your time by focusing on practical solutions you can implement in your own code What you'll learn * Develop Java SE applications using the latest in Java SE technology * Create great-looking user interfaces with Java Swing and Java FX 2.0 * Build web-based applications around Java Servlet technology * Generate graphics and work with media such as sound and video * Implement web services and applications to invoke them * Exploit the power of XML from within your Java applications Who this book is for This book is for experienced Java programmers new to Java 7 and those with some experience with Java 7. Table of Contents * Getting Started with Java 7 * Strings * Numbers and Dates * Data Structures, Conditionals, and Iteration * Input and Output * Exceptions, Logging, and Debugging * Object Oriented Java * Concurrency * Debugging and Unit Testing * Unicode, Internationalization, and Currency Codes * Working with Databases (JDBC) * Java 2D Graphics and Media * Java 3D * Swing API * JavaFX Fundamentals * Graphics with JavaFX * Media with JavaFX * Working with Servlets * Applets * JavaFX on the Web * Email * XML and Web Services * Networking

The vast majority of student-athletes dreaming of athletic stardom won't make it to the pros. Yet, the discipline and skills they've developed while balancing a sport and academics make them ideally suited for satisfying careers elsewhere. In 20 Secrets to Success for NCAA Student-Athletes Who Won't Go Pro, the authors draw on personal experience, interviews, expert opinion, and industry data to provide a game plan for student-athletes through key transitions at each stage of their careers, from high school through college and beyond. Modeled on Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, this book provides a much-needed strategy for achieving career success. Readable and concise, it will be a valuable tool for students, parents, and sports administrators.

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