Black WWE Wrestlers Not Happy with 'Racist' Hulk Hogan's Return
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www.theaustinvillager.com HEADLINES Page 5 ~ THE VILLAGER/July 27, 2018 Black WWE Wrestlers Not How Students View Intelligence Happy With ‘Racist’ Hulk May Affect How They Internalize Hogan’s Return Academic Stress, Study Finds By Defender News Service Source: Peter Cade / Getty Researchers found that 68 percent The New Day: Ettore Ewen, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods of ninth-grade students experienced a decline in grades during the first 12 weeks. The WWE Hall of just do not associate websites and promo- Fame has reinstated with the people who tional material after his AUSTIN, TX - As ening grades, however, more effectively the Hulk Hogan after sus- convey or have con- since-deleted 2012 radio students transition into did not indicate a higher next day. pending him in 2015 fol- veyed this negative and interview with DJ Whoo high school, many see stress response for ev- Overall, students’ lowing a resurfaced hurtful mindset. This in- Kid surfaced, where their grades drop. And eryone. resilience to declining 2012 interview in which stance will be no differ- Hogan expressed frus- while some students are Instead, worse grades and other aca- he used the N-word ent.” tration that he could no resilient in the midst of grades only indicated demic stressors was de- repeatedly…and his Kingston implied longer use the N-word— this challenge, others greater stress responses pendent on their black colleagues are not that the group would be this despite the fact that succumb to the pres- in students who had mindsets, demonstrat- happy. open to revisiting this wrestler Booker T used sure. How they think more of a fixed mindset ing an important asso- Kofi Kingston re- decision, pending the term to refer to about themselves and — the idea that people’s ciation between how leased a statement via Hogan’s future behavior: Hogan, which Hogan in- their abilities could intelligence is fixed and students view intelli- Twitter Wednesday night “Perhaps if we see him terpreted as a green make the difference, ac- cannot change. On daily gence and how they in- on behalf of his wrestling make a genuine effort to light for him, a white cording to adolescent surveys, these students ternalize academic crew The New Day, one of change, then maybe our man, to use the term as psychology researchers also indicated that they stress, researchers said. the more prominent all- opinion will change with well. at The University of could not handle the “If not addressed, black wrestling groups in him.” “Well, Booker T Texas at Austin and the stress they were facing early academic adversity the WWE, also composed “[Hogan’s] rein- used to do that to me, University of Rochester. daily. And even if their during school transition of Ettore Ewen and Xavier statement won’t change and every time I pull up In a paper pub- grades were fine, they periods could contribute Woods. anything for us,” YouTube there’s that fa- lished in Child Develop- reported feeling “dumb” to lasting educational “How do we feel? Kingston’s statement mous thing with Booker ment, UT Austin psychol- 31 percent of the days. gaps in school engage- Indifferent,” the state- concluded. “It will have T and his brother is there ogy researchers sought “Declining grades ment, drop-out rates ment reads. zero effect on our ability and they’re all talking to understand why some may get ‘under the skin,’ and college enrollment,” “We find it difficult to perform or the level trash, and Booker T says, students were more re- as it were, for first-year said co-author David to simply forget [Hogan’s of effort we will put into ‘I’m coming for ya silient during the stress- high school students Yeager, a UT Austin asso- racist comments],” doing what we love to Hogan, you n***er’— ful transition into high who believe intelligence ciate professor of psy- Kingston continued. do.” and not ‘n***a,’ he goes school than others. They is a fixed trait,” said Hae chology and a member “But we also do not re- Hogan, real name ‘n***er,’” Hogan said to spond with more feel- Terry Bollea, was re- DJ Whoo Kid during the “Researchers surveyed 499 ings of hate. Instead, we moved from all WWE interview. ninth-grade students from two public high schools Dolphins “detrimental to the Players Association in Texas” club.” It was the final (NFLPA), in a joint state- owner says he bullet point on Miami’s ment, said they planned was keeping list. to pause enforcement The list contains a on league anthem rules options open wide range of potential while working out a on anthem violations, including resolution acceptable to criminal acts, breaking players, team owners By Defender curfew, using or possess- and the league. News Service ing drugs, riding a mo- Discord over how Miami Dolphins torcycle, visiting public players should protest discovered that stu- Yeon Lee, a UT Austin of the Mindset Scholars owner Stephen Ross said places declared off-lim- social injustice has put dents’ mindsets — their psychology graduate Network. “More stu- he hadn’t decided its by the club and inap- the sport at a difficult beliefs about whether student and the study’s dents might thrive if whether to actually dis- propriate use of tablets crossroads, revealing smartness is a fixed trait lead author. “But believ- schools carefully se- cipline players who pro- and mobile devices. It deep divisions in football or something that can ing, instead, that intelli- lected appropriate chal- test during the national also says players can be itself much like those be developed — show gence can be developed lenges, and provided anthem when he for- punished for criticizing throughout the United an important relation to — or having what is students with growth- mally told the team that teammates, officials or States. a student’s likelihood of called a growth mindset oriented belief that, with the demonstrations NFL executives. In 2016, then-49ers overcoming the stressful — may buffer the effects the right resources, they could be punishable. All of the violations quarterback Colin transition into high of academic stress.” could continue to de- “We were asked to carry potential penalties of Kaepernick began pro- school, particularly if the Researchers found velop their abilities to submit a form to the NFL suspension with or without testing police brutality, student’s grades begin that students with fixed meet reasonable de- on our overall discipline pay, or fines. The maximum social injustice and racial to drop. mindsets continued to mands.” policy prior to the start penalty — rarely given by inequality by kneeling Researchers sur- show high levels of Robert Josephs, UT of the rookie report clubs themselves — is a during “The Star- veyed 499 ninth-grade stress the day after re- Austin psychology pro- date,” Ross said in a four-game suspension and Spangled Banner” and students from two pub- porting an intense aca- fessor; Jeremy Jamieson, statement Friday, ex- a fine of another week of the demonstration lic high schools in Texas demic stressor, whereas University of Rochester plaining why a one-sen- pay. spread to other players during their first semes- those with growth psychology associate tence reference to A person familiar and teams. It became ter, assessing their per- mindsets showed a professor; and Adriana “Proper Anthem Con- with league protocol one of the most contro- ceptions of intelligence strong stress response Miu, Stanford University duct” was included in told The Associated versial and sensitive is- and reported academic the day of a reported Department of Psychia- the team’s official disci- Press on Friday that NFL sues in sports. pressures through daily stressor but returned to try and Behavioral Sci- pline policy. “The one teams were not required Kaepernick didn’t surveys and measuring normal the following ences clinical psycholo- line sentence related to to create any anthem play at all last season levels of cortisol — a day. gist, also contributed to the national anthem was policies when they sub- and still hasn’t been “toxic stress” hormone This, researchers this research. Authors a placeholder as we mitted their annual dis- picked up by another secreted by the body suggest, could be be- do not have any financial haven’t made a decision cipline notices to the team. He threw 16 when stressors are piling cause a growth mindset stake in any company on what we would do, if league and players. The touchdown passes and up — through daily sa- leads students to that sells mindset prod- anything, at that point.” person spoke on condi- four interceptions in his liva sampling. proactively solve their ucts. Support for this re- Miami’s policy was tion of anonymity be- final season in 2016. Researchers found problems — for in- search came from the obtained Thursday by cause details of anthem Safety Eric Reid, one of that 68 percent of stu- stance, by talking with Eunice Kennedy Shriver The Associated Press discussions between the Kaepernick’s former dents experienced a de- teachers or remediating National Institute of and listed anthem con- league and players union teammates and another cline in grades during their skills — thereby al- Child Health and Human duct under behavior are private. protest leader, is also out the first 12 weeks. Wors- lowing them to cope Development. that could be found The NFL and NFL of work..