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Migration, Trade, And Development, Federal Reserve Bank Of Dallas, The Tower Center For Political Studies, Southern Methodist University, Department Of Economics At Southern Methodist University, Jno E. Owens Foundation

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"Migration and trade are more prevalent today than ever before in the history of the world. The United States is the recipient of about one-third of the world’s migrants and accounted for a quarter of the world’s output and 13 percent of the world’s trade in 2005. But the global significance of the U.S. economy is slowly declining, and while the effects of migration and trade on the U.S. economy have been examined time and again, questions concerning the impact of migration and trade on development in low-income countries are of growing importance.

Simple, neoclassical economic models predict that prices …

Hilltopics: Volume 4, Issue 6, Hilltopics Staff

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Television: When did bad television get so good? Find out how VH1 has made a business of making bad television that you just can’t turn away from, page 2

Politics: James Longhoffer weighs in on Michael Mukasey and how his political career could affect the US stance on torture , page 3

SMU: Hilltopic’s Todd Baty sits down with University Chaplain, to discuss issues facing, and hopes for, SMU, pages 4 & 5.

Shopping: Why one student will think twice before making a purchase from the Gap, page 6.

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually …

Hilltopics: Volume 4, Issue 5, Hilltopics Staff

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Economics: Are computers to blame for inequality in the world, read about some who are claiming so. Page 2

An Award Well Earned?: Beth Anderson reflects on Al Gore’s recently receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, page 3

SMU: Two students weigh in thier thoughts about the task force and their reflections inlight of the recent Town Hall Meeting, pages 4 & 5.

Football: With the “Bowl” games fast approaching, is it time for BCS to reconsider it’s current system? James Longhofer reflects, page 6.

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any topic. Email your ideas, …

Hilltopics: Volume 4, Issue 4, Hilltopics Staff

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Politics: Discussion and Suggestions on the upcoming primaries, pages 2 and 3.

SMU: Professor John Lewis sits down with Hilltopics, page 4.

Internet: How would you like to spend more money on bills? Us neither, page 7.

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any topic. Email your ideas, feedback, or articles to hilltopics@hotmail.com.

Hilltopics: Volume 4, Issue 3, Hilltopics Staff

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Sports: Ed Hochuli: Man or Mechine? See page 3

House of Blues Jenny Simon reviews, page 2

Local: Monica Chavez discusses the Cornerstone Speaker Initiative, page 6.

SMU: New on the block, Dr. Ludden sits down with Hilltopics , Todd Baty, page 4

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any topic. Email your ideas, feedback, or articles to hilltopics@hotmail.com.

Title Vii’S Protection Against Pay Discrimination: The Impact Of Ledbetter V. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Deborah L. Brake, Joanna L. Grossman

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

In one of its most controversial decisions in years, the Supreme Court in May issued a 5-4 ruling in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. that severely undercuts the ability of pay discrimination victims to enforce their rights under Title VII, the main federal anti-employment-discrimination statute. In its decision, the Court applied the statute of limitations in a way that ignored the realities of both pay discrimination claims, specifically, and workplace bias more generally. In so doing, it imposed an obstacle that will gravely inhibit the ability of bona fide discrimination victims to assert their rights. This article will …

Hilltopics: Volume 4, Issue 2, Hilltopics Staff

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Politics meets Pop Culture: The Law and Order ticket. See page 3

Iran: Ben Wells weighs in on an American presence in Iran, page 2

World: Monica Chavez discusses global consumerism, page 6.

SMU: Dr. Doyle sits down with Hilltopics , Todd Baty interviews, page 4

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any topic. Email your ideas, feedback, or articles to hilltopics@hotmail.com.

Hilltopics: Volume 4, Issue 1, Hilltopics Staff

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Drugs: Commentaries on drug issues facing our campus and concerns about the DEA, pages 2 and 3.

Ethical Issues: Internship turns moral dilemma? See page 6World: Part 1 of a 2 part series on summer travels, page 4.

School: Bored? Get involved! Learn about the many opportunities on page 4.

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any topic. Email your ideas, feedback, or articles to hilltopics@hotmail.com.

Gender In Politics, Sheri L. Kunovich, Pamela Paxton, Melanie M. Hughes

Sociology Research

Women’s political participation and representation vary dramatically within and between countries. We selectively review the literature on gender in politics, focusing on women’s formal political participation.

We discuss both traditional explanations for women’s political participation and representation, such as the supply of women and the demand for women, and newer explanations such as the role of international actors and gender quotas. We also ask whether women are distinctive—does having more women in office make a difference to public policy? Throughout the review we demonstrate that a full understanding of women’s political representation requires both deep knowledge of individual cases such …

Systems Of Distribution And A Sense Of Equity: A Multilevel Analysis Of Meritocratic Attitudes In Post-Industrial Societies, Sheri L. Kunovich, Kazimierz M. Slomczynski

Sociology Research

Meritocratic attitudes are defined as general beliefs that education and its correlates should determine personal economic outcomes. Using the International Social Survey Project (ISSP): Social Inequality Module (1992), we examine both individual-level and country-level determinants of pro-meritocratic attitudes. According to self-interest and rational-action theories, individuals with high educational attainment and high personal income are expected to have strong meritocratic beliefs because meritocracy is in their best interest—they would gain under such a system. At the same time, both modernization and post-industrial theories imply that persons living in countries with a high degree of societal meritocracy hold stronger meritocratic beliefs than …

Thirty-Sixth Annual Hooding Of Candidates For The Degree Of Juris Doctor And Advanced Degree, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School Of Law

Law School Commencement / Hooding Programs, 1942-present

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Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 24, Hilltopics Staff

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Are you a winner? In this weekʼs issue see the winning submissions to this yearʼs Hilltopics essay contest.

Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 23, Hilltopics Staff

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War in Iraq: Sterling Morriss shares what puts the situation in Iraq in perspective for her, page 2.

Panhillanic: One student reflects on Panhellenic rules for communications, page 3.

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any topic. Email your ideas, feedback, or articles to hilltopics@hotmail. com.

Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 22, Hilltopics Staff

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Culture: Jenny Simon looks into interesting subculture of young evangelicals, page 2.

Nation: Todd Baty examines how universities are fighting back against unfair rankings, page 3.

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any topic. Email your ideas, feedback, or articles to hilltopics@hotmail.com.

Enron: Navigating The Civil Side Of The Corporate Case Of The Century, Diane Sumoski

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

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Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 21, Hilltopics Staff

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Enviro-politics: Mitchell London weighs in on global warming, separating the politics from the issue at hand, page 3.

Split your infinitives: Monica Chavez responds to the grammatical temper tantrum in last weekʼs edition, page 3.

Be Heard: If you donʼt like Hilltopics, do something about it. Apllications for next years staff, page 4.

Last Chance:Hilltopics is sponsoring an essay contest, and weʼre offering over $1,000 in prizes. More info on page 2.

Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 20, Hilltopics Staff

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Internet: Douglas Hill examines political “bias” on the internet, page 2.

A word to the wise: Clare Taylor has a grammatical temper tantrum, page 3.

Responses: H illtopics receives more feedback regarding diversity on campus, page 4.

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any topic. Email your ideas, feedback, or articles to hilltopics@hotmail. com.

Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 19, Hilltopics Staff

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Movies: Carter Twitty gives a look at new movie The Namesake , which shows the life of Indian-American immigrants, page 2.

Faculty: Jenny Simon goes up close with Sociology professor Sheri Kunovich, page 3.

Registration: Looking to expand your horizions next semester? Consider taking an Asian language class, page 4.

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any topic. Email your ideas, feedback, or articles to hilltopics@hotmail.com.

Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 18, Hilltopics Staff

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Global Concerns: Student Clare Taylor voices concerns regarding the rolls of theology and science in heating debates. page 2

Business: Some time doing the right thing pay. page 3

So you think you can write?: Prove it!. page 4

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any topic. Email your ideas, feedback, or articles to hilltopics@hotmail.com.

Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 17, Hilltopics Staff

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Campus: One student is fed up with news on this campus and urges students not to settle. page 2

Current Issues: Student questions Gov. Perryʼs motives behind the new HPV vaccination requirement. page 3

Celebrity Gossip: One student has had enough of this so called news. page 4

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any topic. Email your ideas, feedback, or articles to hilltopics@hotmail.com.

Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 16, Hilltopics Staff

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Senate: Ever wonder how Senate got where it was today? SMU archivist Joan Gosnell gives a glimpse at the history of the organization, page 2.

Elections: Current Student Body President Taylor Russ weighs in on this weekʼs elections, page 3.

Candidates: Donʼt know many of the candidates? Hilltopics is here to help. Check out pages 5 through 8 to learn more about whoʼs running.

Elections: Donʼt like to make decisions? Thatʼs okay; Hilltopics endorsements will tell you who to vote for, page 4.

Senate: Christine Doughtery, chair of the now-defunct Senate Environment Committee shares what Senate meant to her, page …

Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 15, Hilltopics Staff

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Campus: The buzz surrounding elections has begun, and SMU is no exception. With Student Senate Elections around the corner, Todd Baty discusses students opinions of SMU Student Senate

Health: Eating disorders are a serious problem. Monica Chavez looks a things from a different perspective and discusses another health concern plaguing our nation, page 2.

Family Planning: An article submission sheds some light on infertility issues facing college-aged women, page 3.

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any topic. Email your ideas, feedback, or articles to hilltopics@hotmail.com.

Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 14, Hilltopics Staff

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Culture: Everyone knows SMU has style, but a new exhibit at the Meadows Museum proves it. Read about all the high fashion at the bottom of Bishop Blvd, page 3.

Campus: Want to know what the faculty members themselves are saying about the Bush Institute? Read what Dr. Newman has to say on page 2.

Back Page: Parcells is out as Cowboys head coach. The question remains as to who will fill his shoes. Douglas Hill suggests Jerry Jones look to someone besides frontrunner Norv Turner, page 4.

Be Heard: Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions on virtually any …

Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 13, Hilltopics Staff

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Nation: America has been economically prosperous for most of the last seven years, but with all of the attention given to the Iraq War, President Bushʼs economic successes are being ignored, page 3.

Campus: From the time Bush was elected, we should have all been assuming the presidential library would be coming to SMU, so Todd Baty says the facultyʼs opposition to the Bush Institute is too little too late, page 2.

Back Page: Incubusʼs show at the Gypsy Tearoom proves that Deep Ellum is still the best place in Dallas to catch some live music. Read Jenny Simonʼs review …

2007-2008 Law School Catalog, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School Of Law

Law School Catalogs/Bulletins, 1926-present

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Social Capital In A Mexican-American Community In Dallas, Texas, Carolyn Smith-Morris

Anthropology Research

This article describes a study in which social capital was the focus of introductory ethnographic research. The World Bank’s Social Capital Assessment Tool (SOCAT) ( Grootaert and van Bastelaer 2002) was used to assess social capital in a poor, Hispanic area of a large city in the southern U.S. The findings demonstrate not only the utility of social capital assessment tools for ethnographic work, but the relevance of social capital to anthropological questions. I describe assets and relationships within this community using three proxy indicators of social capital: (1) memberships in local associations and networks; (2) indicators of trust and …

Social Networks And Cross-Cultural Interaction: A New Interpretation Of The Female Terracotta Figurines Of Hellenistic Babylon, Stephanie Langin-Hooper

Art History Research

In the study of the Hellenistic period in Babylon, cross-cultural interactions between Greeks and native Babylonians have been primarily interpreted using colonialist theories of Hellenisation, domination, and cultural isolation. This paper finds, however, that such theories cannot adequately explain the types of cross-cultural combinations seen in the archaeological record of female Hellenistic Babylonian terracotta figurines. The forms and functions of these terracotta figurines were substantially altered and combined throughout the Hellenistic period, resulting in Greek- Babylonian multicultural figurines as well as figurines that exhibited new features used exclusively in Hellenistic Babylonia. In order to facilitate a greater understanding of the …

Smu Research, Volume 14, Office Of Public Affairs

SMU Research Magazine

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The Quad (The 2007 Alumni Magazine), Southern Methodist University, Dedman School Of Law

The Quad (Law Alumni Magazine), 1988-present

• Supreme Court Summit: Dedman Law Hosts Summit with European Court of Justice and Supreme Court of the United States
• Dedman Law Hosts Conference on Judicial Independence with Justice Breyer and Justice O’Connor
• The Future of the Jury System: Dedman Law Hosts ABA National Symposium on the American Jury System
• The Rise of Transnational Networks by Jenia Iontcheva Turner, Assistant Professor of Law

Jerry Bywaters: Lone Star Printmaker, Ellen Buie Niewyk

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Jerry Bywaters – Lone Star Printmaker chronicles the printmaking career of Texas regionalist artist Jerry Bywaters (1906 – 1989). In 1935, Bywaters began recording the prints he made, primarily lithographs, when he noted ‘“Gargantua” First litho made (1935)’ on the first page of his print notebook. This study is based on that notebook and places Bywaters’s printmaking career within the context of art developments in Dallas through the 1940s. It includes a catalogue of his prints, information regarding the history of each print, and reproductions of his known illustrations and ephemera.

Bywaters played a major role in establishing the Texas …