Rethinking Society with an Aging Baby Boomer Population

With more people over the age of 65 than under the age of 5 (for the first time in history) we need to rethink our values as a society.  How will we care for the aging population?  I think creating public service opportunities focus specifically on caring for an aging population is something we should consider.  Also, how will we fund are current priorities (i.e. military spending, social security, pensions)?  

Fresno State Gender Equity in Student Aid

Fresno State student aid for women and men’s is about the same.  While spending for women’s teams has increased and, in recent years, has exceeded the men’s team it still is not reflective of equity.  $2,697,380 was spent on men’s teams in 2014 while only $2,669,639 was spent on women’s teams.  This is also factoring in that there were 233 ($11,457.68 per student athlete) women participants in athletics compared to 212 ($12,723.49 per student athlete).

    

Fresno State Athletic Department Expenses by gender vs Mountain West Conference

There is a disparity in the expenses of men’s and women’s teams, as well.  In 2003, the disparity gap is $5.6 million and balloons to $6.9 million in 2012.  An explanation can be the cost of equipment (i.e. football) is the reason for the disparities in expenses but the gap widens in 2014 in relation to 2003.  Spending has increased for men’s and women’s teams but the rate of increase favors the women (80% to 50%).  The expenses of men’s team is almost double that of the women’s teams, historically.

Fresno State’s answer to the discrimination lawsuits has been to increase spending in gender neutral expenses.  Athletic departments allocate funds to men’s and women’s teams but they also have expenses that apply to the department as a whole.  The data suggest that Fresno State used a “gender neutral” approach to remedy gender equity.  Instead of specifically allocating funds to women’s programs, facilities, and coaching salaries, monies have been allocated to resources that benefit the entire department.  Philosophically, the Athletic Department may see the solution as to not recognize gender or differences as a solution to systemic discrimination and denial of gender equity.

Fresno State has taken action to address gender equity at their institution but it has still failed to reach equality in many factions.  Fresno State has added women sports over the 25 years since the inception of the OCR investigation and also eliminated men’s sports.  The failure is in its commitment to uphold its Action Plan to address the lack of equity.  Also, Fresno State went to extra measures to obstruct chances to ameliorate in gender equity status yet ignored internal complaints and advice of its administrators.  The data has also shown that when they are subject to litigation, the disparities in wages and resources between men’s and women’s teams improves.  Fresno State still needs to examine and refine its courses of action and how it addresses gender equity in its athletic department.

Fresno State Women's and Men's Head Coaching Salaries

Looking at Fresno State’s head coaching salaries shows a disparity that is evident in the quest for gender equity.  When scrutinizing the data further, what is apparent is that Fresno State’s head coaching salaries are the norm for the Mountain West Conference.  From 2006-08, their salaries are above the conference average (it should be noted that there were not yet a member of the Mountain West Conference).  By 2012, the head coaching salaries for men’s and women’s teams (and salary disparity) are similar.  Historically, Fresno State coaches were paid above the conference average but Fresno State women’s salaries have decreased thus increasing the gap between men’s and women’s teams head coaches.

There is a disparity in the expenses of men’s and women’s teams, as well.  In 2003, the disparity gap is $5.6 million and balloons to $6.9 million in 2012.  An explanation can be the cost of equipment (i.e. football) is the reason for the disparities in expenses but the gap widens in 2014 in relation to 2003.  Spending has increased for men’s and women’s teams but the rate of increase favors the women (80% to 50%).  The expenses of men’s team is almost double that of the women’s teams, historically.

Bryan Pagliano and the Missing PST Files

Where are Bryan Pagliano's emails? The error in finding the missing pst files is probably in the data transfer process.  When you transfer files to another drive, outlook pst files normally don't transfer over.  You have to manually export them from the appdata file in the end user's Outlook folder.  I am thinking that is what happen with Bryan Pagliano's missing emails.  he saved them in a folder he added to his government account and when they backed up the files, they never moved over the hidden pst files.  The solution is to find the device that he used and to extract them off his files...hopefully the device hasn't been re-imaged.