Comments for Critical Ink 2011

Comment on Audience Interactions and Responses with Actions on the Field by Sanket Prabhu

Sanket Prabhu — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:31:03 +0000

Ben’s analysis of the game was very lively and explicated very well. His comparison of sports had good insight and was something out of the ordinary. The incorporation of sound and momentum was well tracked throughout the game. With this fan’s perspective, I thought of aspects of the game I did not realize before.
In Sam’s paper, I liked the focus on the sound of the individual players. Especially with regards to how they heckle each other, I can especially relate that to when I play. The heckling of the fans also was humorous with the example of how the Duke fans distracted the other team. This compared with the positive cheers for the home team, really gave insight into how fans can sway the momentum of a game.
The explanation of fan unity in Cameron was very compelling. Whenever I went to basketball games, I definitely notice the unity, but even more important, I think that basketball brings the entire university together, not just inside Cameron, but all around campus and throughout the year. It is always something to talk about and we all have the same cause to cheer for. The view on the fans tones was interesting as it is always apparent how the fans are feeling, but I never really thought about how specific it is.
Jackie’s discussion about how different fans groups are perceived was interesting as we usually think about how we have extremely different personalities, but we all share a similar thread of idiosyncrasies. Characterizing the individuals shed light on how the different universities comprised their fan base and how that translated into their music and general vibe during games. The comparison with tennis matches and the divided fans then gave a good juxtaposition with how sounds change as a result of venue.

Comment on “Pumped Up”: How Pep Bands Affect College Basketball by Lucy Wei

Lucy Wei — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:55:55 +0000

Your topic is really interesting and I haven’t thought about the influence of fans in a game. It would be better if you can dig down a little bit and provide more information and explaination in your abstract.

Comment on I. “Writing Religion in a Multicultural World,” Prof. Klaits by oib@duke.edu

oib@duke.edu — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:45:26 +0000

The presentation “Ethnomusicology of Christianity” was very well done and offered a different point of view than I had heard before. The idea was very original, and in my opinion different parts of society, even christianity can be analyzed through music. Great delivery as well. Good job!

Comment on Beluga sturgeon: the hunt for the underlying causes of decline – Steven Cheng by oib@duke.edu

oib@duke.edu — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:41:15 +0000

Your poster was very well organized and put together. All of your points were well thought out without too much text to bog down the main point. You were also did a very good job of presenting in person, your presentation seemed well prepared.

Comment on Counting Atlantic bluefin tuna populations to stop overfishing – Alex Stevens by oib@duke.edu

oib@duke.edu — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:34:18 +0000

You did a great job of showing why the species is so valuable to humans and why we need to protect them. The tagging strategy seemed to be an effective and it worked well to solve the threats your species was facing. The patterns of migration was also a point I found to be interesting.

Comment on Whale Sharks: Endangered Giants Facing Conservation Gaps? by oib@duke.edu

oib@duke.edu — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:06:31 +0000

Visually this was one of my favorite posters. I loved the pictures you found and the information in it was very concise. The satellite tagging was a very creative idea and your justification for it was very thorough. Very well done overall.

Comment on Brian William McSteen – The Organic Shift: Investigating the Organic Preference Phenomenon by Alex Stevens

Alex Stevens — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:06:16 +0000

The boom in the market for organic food is certainly an interesting phenomenon. I personally agree that people prefer organic goods because of the higher prices. They certainly don’t always taste better than non-organic foods, though; I prefer my JIF peanut butter over some weird, oily organic peanut butter any day.

Comment on A bear of a problem: Preventing human-Grizzly confrontations by oib@duke.edu

oib@duke.edu — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:01:54 +0000

I felt this had one of the more unique proposals that illustrates you put a lot of effort in to coming up with an original solution. You also had some great visuals which really worked with the overall message of your poster. The bear digging in to the trashcan was my favorite.

Comment on Jenny Xue – Sweet Pleasures: The Truth Behind Artificial Sweeteners and Sugar by Alex Stevens

Alex Stevens — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:01:39 +0000

I remember in a class in high school somebody did a presentation on just how bad aspartame is for you, and I must say it was pretty shocking. Your project puts things nicely into perspective. It was really interesting to hear about the idea that humans associate eating sweet things with gaining calories, and that the lack of such a gain would have negative effects. It would be interesting to see a study of whether younger generations that have been brought up on artificial sweeteners also make this association.

Comment on Medicine in China: Development of Rural and Emergency Medicine Since the Millennium Declaration by Alex Stevens

Alex Stevens — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:55:50 +0000

There is such a high demand for medical experts everywhere, it is unsurprising that China is need of them. However, as shocking as statistics are about the inability of Chinese hospitals to handle EMS needs, I feel the Chinese are pretty engrained with the idea of using traditional medicine anyway, so potential for meeting demand for doctors from within their own society is rather small. Also in China there’s a lot of drive for youths to enter businesses, as that’s where the money lies, so the likelihood for generating a stream of new doctors from within China is small.