Kent State students act as shoppers in business ethics field trips
Kent State University philosophy students in the business ethics class ride to Akron and Cleveland as prospective buyers to test advertising and sales tactics. Led by Dr Maurice Baum the program began in 1947 and now involves about 60 students per quarter. Reports go to the Better Business Bureau with findings, shaping enforcement letters and public bulletins.
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Akron-Cleveland Area
Maurice Baum
Philosophy
Southern Methodist University
San Francisco State College
Kent State
Akron
Cleveland
Better Business Bureau
BBB
Baum
Better Business Bureaus
Akron Better Business Bureau
Erickson
Cleveland Better Business Bureau
Ticket Sellers Block Hall To Convince KSU Students
A student narrator rebels against persistent ticket sellers on campus humorously detailing their aggressive pitches for raffles and calendars. He imagines wilder campus attractions to replace sales pressure and vows not to buy another ticket until dramatic, imaginative events replace the current fundraising routine.
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KSU
Limericks College Life
A college student at Kent laments financial strain and rent shortages in a short verse. The playful limerick format centers on a weary student voicing worry over money and housing. The author is Bill Baum.
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Kent
Bill Baum
Philosopher Student Hit by 260 Philosophy
A philosophy student seeking a degree was struck by a running joke about Kant and Baum. The incident is described with dry humor as the student vows the pun will help him pass. No further details on location or casualty are provided.
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Jim Collins
WKSU Today and Evenings Radio Schedule
Monday lineup lists news at 3 4 and sports segments alongside Talk and music programs featuring Campus Calendar Folktime Tunes and Musical Chats with Show Business and Radio Workshop schedules לאורך
Editor staff lineup for local paper edition
The editor in chief and business manager are listed along with editorial staff including managing editor edition editor and chief photographer. Names include Henry Newell John Koshar Chuck Kajabashian and Jack Gulshen with roles across editorial and picture departments.
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John Koshar
Chuck Kajabashian
Radio soap opera parody mocks Western and detective tropes
A satirical monologue spoofs private eyes and glamorous blondes in soap opera style dialogue. It parodies plot twists with gas, intrigue, and a Western gangster reveal, featuring characters like Sophesia and Limpalong in exaggerated dialogue patterns.
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Sam
Lashions
Mitzi
Maybelle Starkweather
Sophesia
John
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Limericks College Life
WKSU
Aeece
Carol Hart
Henry Newell
Jack Gulshen
Dick Knab
Parker Voll
Ron Ineman
Kent Stater
Kent Ohio
Commercial Ken, Inc
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Limpalong
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Bible
Mr. McDowell
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