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Ethnocentrism And Feminism: Using A Contextual Methodology In International Women's Rights Advocacy And Education, Antoinette M. Sedillo Lopez

Faculty Scholarship

I have proposed a method of comparative analysis that respects culture by contextualizing analysis of women's issues. I believe that we can help women around the world improve their lives while retaining their cultural values and identity. We can use comparative law as a tool to help identify laws that successfully address women's needs and those that do not. Comparative theory does not posit an evaluation of the law determining which law or legal system is "better." Rather, comparative theory can illuminate differences based on systemic and cultural diversity. Understanding these differences can help us understand how best to use …

Mary Daily V. Boston College: The Impermissibility Of Single-Sex Classes In Private Universities, Maryam Ahranjani

Faculty Scholarship

This Comment discusses the rationale underlying single-sex education and the diversity in its implementation. This Comment argues that not only are single-sex classrooms withing private undergraduate institutions legally unsound, but also that this approach fails to address long-term public policy concerns about the situation of women in education. As the United States grapples with education reform, it is far too easy to initiate Band-Aid solutions. Single-sex education, ranging from single-sex classrooms to single-sex public schools, should exist as an option, but Title IX and equal protection standards must be satisfied. The first section of this article discusses the historical perspective …

Recurring Problems In Indian Gaming, Kevin Washburn

Faculty Scholarship

This essay briefly summarizes the history and legal framework of Indian gaming, describes the recent growth in the industry, and discusses some of the legal controversies that have been repeated across the country as states and tribes adjust to their respective roles in the Indian gaming industry.

Unm Health Sciences Center Data Book 2000-01, University Of New Mexico - Health Sciences Center

Health Sciences Center Databook (1990-ongoing)

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Academic Self-Concept And The Achievement Expectancies On The Academic Achievement And Persistence Rate Of African-American Freshmen Students, Ira Falls Iii

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

This study addressed the use of certain noncognitive variables and their relationship to the academic achievement and persistence rate of African-American freshmen students attending a large, predominately white institution. Academic achievement was defined as a student's cumulative college grade point average and cumulative credits earned at the end of the freshmen year of study. Persistence rate was defined as the number of freshmen who enrolled compared to the percentage of those who re-enrolled for the Fall semester of their sophomore year. Moreover, the purpose of this study was to identify selected variables that are associated with increased African-American academic achievement …

Caste, Desire, And The Representation Of The Gendered Other In U. R. Ananthamurthy's “Samskara,” “Ghatashraddha,” And “Akkayya”, Krishna Manavalli

English Theses & Dissertations

U.R. Ananthamurthy is an important Kannada writer who is situated in the navya (modern) literary movement that emerged in Karnataka in the post-independence South Indian context. This modern writer's works provide crucial insights into the postcolonial tensions of tradition-modernity, which figure importantly in modern Kannada literature. They engage with the issues of caste and gender in terms of the conflict between tradition and progress in the modern South Indian cultural discourse. Ananthamurthy's novel Samskara written in the 60's, and his short story “Ghatashraddha,” and “Akkayya,” written later, show how this writer's location within the upper caste discourse impacts his commitment …

Mathematical Models Of Quiescent Solar Prominences, Iain Mckaig

Mathematics & Statistics Theses & Dissertations

Magnetic fields in the solar atmosphere suspend and insulate dense regions of cool plasma known as prominences. The convection zone may be the mechanism that both generates and expels this magnetic flux through the photosphere in order to make these formations possible. The connection is examined here by modeling the convection zone as both one-dimensional, then more realistically, two-dimensional.

First a Dirichlet problem on a semi-infinite strip is solved using conformal mapping and the method of images. The base of the strip represents the photosphere where a current distribution can be given as a boundary condition, and the strip extends …

Remarks On Ucita In Practice: Attorney Views, Richard Grier

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

I agreed to talk about the default sections, which I'm going to talk about in just a minute. I learned this morning by listening to Mr. Ring, the default sections take up two-thirds of the Act. And I didn't realize that when I agreed to take up the default sections, but actually that's okay because the other thing I found during the day is that practically every other speaker you have heard has talked about default sections. Most of what I have to tell you, you've heard a little piece of already. What's different, though, is that I want to …

Learning Through Service In A Clinical Setting: The Effect Of Specialization On Social Justice & Skills Training, Antoinette M. Sedillo Lopez

Faculty Scholarship

Arguing against the trend toward specialization in clinical legal education, this essay addresses potential limitations of specialized legal clinics in furthering the dual mission of clinical legal education: social justice and skills training. It points out that specialized clinics limit access to justice by leaving the myriad needs of clients partially unmet. They limit students' learning about the complex needs of clients and students' ability to discover broad inequities in the legal system. Specialization makes it more difficult to train students to be creative problem solvers, and affects their professional socialization

Book Reviews

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Preemption & (And) Supplementation Under Revised 1-103: The Role Of Common Law &(And) Equity In The New U.C.C., Sarah Howard Jenkins

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Contractual Choice Of Law: Legislative Choice In An Era Of Party Autonomy, William J. Woodward Jr.

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Property Concepts In The Revised U.C.C. Articles 2 And 9 Are Alive And Well, Linda J. Rusch

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Commercial Transactions, John Krahmer

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Taxation, Cynthia M. Ohlenforst, Jeff W. Dorrill, Lora G. Davis

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Technology Risks And Liabilities: Are You Covered?, Robert M. Roach Jr., Daniel L. Mckay

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

The New-Millennium Dilemma: Does Reliance On The Use Of Computer Servers And Websites In A Global Electronic Commerce Environment Necessitate A Revision To The Current Definition Of A Permanent Establishment, Randolph J. Buchanan

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Distinguishing The Concept Of Strict Liability For Ultra-Hazardous Activities From Strict Products Liability Under Section 402a Of The Restatement (Second) Of Torts: Two Parallel Lines Of Reasoning That Should Never Meet, Charles E. Cantú

Faculty Articles

Strict liability for ultra-hazardous activities is entirely different from strict products liability. Since strict liability has been applied to so-called dangerous or ultra-hazardous activities, the application has been limited to instances where the defendant has, for his own purpose, created an abnormal risk of harm to those surrounding him, and therefore should pay for any resulting injury. Section 520 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts explains how one weighs the risk of harm emanating from ultra-hazardous activities against the appropriateness to its surroundings. This is not, however, how one determines the applicability of strict liability in the area of defective …

Bearing Distribution Packs Of The Pharmaceutical Products In Dynamic Lab And In The Real Distribution Environment, Ivan Berljak

Theses

The main purpose of the package testing is to determine whether or not the package can provide adequate protection of the product. The purpose of this study is to detect bearing of different pharmaceutical products in the dynamic laboratory and in real distribution environment. Pharmaceutical industry in normal operation applies many regulations and rules. One of those is to record all events in the distribution process. The analysis compared the results reached in dynamic lab with those of the real distribution cycle and all losses and damages entered in the Belupo Ltd. Data base during last 12 months. As test …

Expressive Association And Anti-Discrimination Law After Dale: A Tripartite Approach, Dale Carpenter

Articles

To many who support equal civil rights for gay people, it certainly seems so. 2 In Dale, after all, the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment allowed the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to exclude an openly gay scoutmaster despite a state law forbidding such discrimination. 3 More broadly, the rationale for the decision - based on the BSA's right of expressive association - has raised fears (for some, hopes) that the Court might be moving toward a sweeping review of the constitutionality of numerous state and federal statutes forbidding discrimination in business-related clubs, public accommodations, and even employment. …

Single-Pulse Characteristics Of The Millisecond Radio Pulsar Psr B1937 + 21 At 430 Mhz, F. A. Jenet, S. B. Anderson, T. A. Prince

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The single-pulse characteristics of the millisecond pulsar PSR B1937 + 21 are studied using the recently installed Caltech baseband recorder at the Arecibo Radio Observatory in Puerto Rico. This is the first such analysis of this object that includes both average intensity pulses as well as \"giant pulses.\" Pulse ensemble-averaging techniques are developed in order to study the characteristics of PSR B1937 + 21's single pulses since the high time resolution signal-to-noise ratio is less than unity. This analysis reveals that the non-giant pulse radio emission is extremely stable. All observed fluctuations are consistent with diffractive interstellar scattering. Such intrinsic …

A Study Of The In-Service Needs For The In-School Suspension Coordinators In The Middle Schools Of The City Of Virginia Beach, Glenn W. Forsythe

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The research goals presented give specific meaning and direction to the problem under study. The data collected in this study will provide answers to these research goals: 1. Is there a need for in-service education for ISS Coordinators? 2. Who should arrange in-service education for ISS Coordinators? 3. What part should the ISS Coordinators play in the planning of an in-service program? 4. What should the topics for in-service be?

A Study To Determine If There Was A Relationship Between The Brain Dominace And Grade Point Averages Of Students At Deep Creek High School, Donald M. Hurwitz

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The following hypothesis was drafted to measure the affects of brain dominance: Students with left-brain dominance will have higher cumulative grade point averages than students with right-brain dominance.+D105D86:D119D86:D133D87D86:D91D86:D141D87D86:D91D86:D142D86:D141D86:D140D86:D139D86:D138D86:D139D86:D140D86:D141D86:D142D86:D143D86:D141

A Study To Determine Whether Age Is A Factor In The Apprehension Of Students To Use Computers At Southwest Virginia Community College, Delilah T. Long

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The following objectives were identified to guide this research: 1. Identify whether students have access to computers outside the college; 2. Identify whether students have access to the internet outside the college; 3. Identify whether students' age increase their apprehension to use computers to support their coursework; 4. Identify whether courses surveyed required computer knowledge and skills.

The Effects Of Restructuring The Curriculum Of The Joint Targeting School, Jeffrey R. Puckett

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The following questions were established to guide this study: 1. What changes were made to the five-week curriculum in splitting courses into a three-week staff course and a two-week applications course? 2. What effect did changing the curriculum have on student performance? 3. Did changing the curriculum improve student throughput? 4. What impact did dividing the course into two courses have on the number of students receiving congressionally mandated required skills?

A Study To Determine The Differences Between On-Campus Degree Seeking Students And Teletechnet Degree Seeking Students In Academic Performance, Tiffany K. Doxsee

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

To find the solution to this problem, the following hypothesis was established: There will be no difference in academic success between on-campus degree seeking students and TELETECHNET distance learning degree seeking students in the undergraduate Occupational and Technical Studies program at Old Dominion University, in Norfolk, Virginia.

A Study To The Career Aspirations Of Eighth Grade Students, Kelley O'Brien

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The following questions guided this study: 1. Are students with parents that attended college more inclined to go to college after high school? 2. Did students that attended a low socio-economic school have lower career aspirations? 3. Did activities at the schools encourage the pursuit of careers requiring college education? 4. Did the level of education of the parent correspond with the student's career aspirations?

A Study To Determine The Characteristics For Inclusion In The Faculty Recruitment Process At The Appalachian School Of Law, Veronica Keene

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The research goal of this project will be to: 1. Review the solicited method; 2. Review the unsolicited method; 3. Determine what are the best criteria for faculty; 4. Submit a recommendation to the Faculty Recruitment Committee to include in their faculty recruitment process.

The Importance Of Instructor-Student And Student-Student Interactions Of The Satisfaction Of Graduate Students Taking Distance Learning Courses, Donna J. Thompson

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The research goals of this study were to answer the following questions: 1. What level of interaction with the instructor do students need in order to be satisfied with their experience in the course? 2. What level of interaction with other students do students need in order to be satisfied with their experience in the course? 3. Can a student successfully complete a TELETECHNET course without being satisfied with their personal interactions in the course?

A Study To Determine The Opinions Of Information Technology Professionals Related To The Value Of "Soft Skills" In Technical Work Environments, Jan Walker

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The goals of this study were to answer the following questions: 1. Do information technology professionals consider "soft skills" vital to their ability to perform successfully in their careers? 2. How important do soft skills rate today as compared to five years ago in the workplace? 3. What types of soft skills do information technology professionals need to develop to enhance their careers?