The Changing Demographic, Legal, And Technological Contexts Of Political Representation, Benjamin Forest

Dartmouth Scholarship

Three developments have created challenges for political representation in the U.S. and particularly for the use of territorially based representation (election by district). First, the demographic complexity of the U.S. population has grown both in absolute terms and in terms of residential patterns. Second, legal developments since the 1960s have recognized an increasing number of groups as eligible for voting rights protection. Third, the growing technical capacities of computer technology, particularly Geographic Information Systems, have allowed political parties and other organizations to create election districts with increasingly precise political and demographic characteristics. Scholars have made considerable progress in measuring and …

Correspondence: To Dr. Edna Saffy From James L. “Skip” Rutherford Iii, Chairman Of The William J. Clinton Foundation, Edna Louise Saffy

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

A letter to Dr. Saffy offering a gold-plated keepsake for a donation of $35 or more as a remembrance of the first year anniversary of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center, October 24, 2005.

Invitation: 40th Anniversary Of Planned Parenthood Of Northeast Florida, Planned Parenthood Of Northeast Florida

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Invitation to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Planned Parenthood of Northeast Florida at the University of North Florida University Center, honoring Julie Buckingham. Date: October 24. 2005

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Hupman, Samantha. Online Classes Gain Popularity at Western
• Coulter, Amber. Smoking Areas to Be Created
• McNamara, Andrew. Prank Vandalism Causes Higher Student Fees
• Johnson, Autumn. Beer Goggle Give ‘Sobering Realization’
• Automated Auditing
• Ross, Lisa. This Jury Is Still Out on Harriet Miers
• Chestnut, Bruce. Now Moment Has Consequences
• Fontana, Alex. Meeting to Address Faculty Complaints – WKU University Senate
• Green, Tavia. Life Lessons Carried through College – Madonna Cousin
• North, Amber. Miss Right Makes Brief Appearance
• Hupman, Samantha. Organizational Aid Given for Operations, Events – …

Notes From Tiaw Conference (Handwritten) October 20, 2005, Edna Louise Saffy

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Notes written at The International Alliance for Women conference.

The Rattler (Volume 93, Issue 4, Edition 1), St. Mary's University

The Rattler (Previous issues)

Founded in 1919, The Rattler is the student voice of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The newspaper documents campus life, academic and social issues, student opinion, and local and national events as they relate to the University community. Content typically includes news articles, editorial commentary, arts and culture coverage, sports reporting, and advertisements.

Program: Tiaw Global Partnership Forum 2005.

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

The International Alliance for Women. Celebrating 25 Years of Women Making a World of Difference in Business, Philanthropy and Politics October 19-21, 2005

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 11 [13], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Coulter, Amber. Commuting Incentives Discussed - Parking
• Coulter, Amber. Van Meter Scheduled for Renovations
• Green, Tavia. Greek Step Show Marches to Success
• Coulter, Amber. Student Publications to Get New Building – Adams-Whitaker Student Publications Center
• Fontana, Alex. Retirement Plan Debated – Kentucky Teachers Retirement System (KTRS)
• It’s Not the End of the World – Cigarette Tax
• Collins, Joshua. Civic Engagement Benefits Everyone
• Smith, Jessica. Do What’s Best for Your Breasts
• Maines, Ashley. ‘Creepypeaches’ Art Show Piques Interest
• Teague, Hawkins. Jewish Students Celebrate, Commemorate Faith
• Stackhouse, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Coulter, Amber. Preston May Get Facelift
• Coulter, Amber. Electronic Auditor Considered
• Richardson, Kelly. State Cigarette Tax May Be Increased to Offset Medicaid Cost
• Hergesheimer, Courtney. Helping Out – Hurricane Katrina
• Fontana, Alex. Gary Ransdell, Others to Review ‘Accused’ Retirement System – Kentucky Teachers Retirement System (KTRS)
• Bowling Blues All Sides Must Be Considered in Determining Downing University Center Bowling Alley’s Fate
• Clark, Laura. Book Bans Undermine Children’s First Amendment Freedom
• Harrell, Bobby. Painter Bob Ross’ Television Show Provides a Form of ‘Ultimate Relaxation’
• Brandenburg, Katie. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Richardson, Kelly. Ron Lewis Proposes Change to Federal Earmarks
• Coulter, Amber. Survey Says Staff Happy With Jobs
• Toone, Stephanie. Film Change
• McNamara, Andrew. Commission Passes Ordinance Requiring Prepay at Gas Station
• Caudle, Leah. Students Discuss Gender, Racial Stereotypes with NAACP
• Richardson, Kelly. Aid Plans Go into Effect – Hurricane Katrina
• ‘Clicks’ for All the New Technology Is a Little Rough, but It Has the Potential for Greatness
• Dillon, Ryan. Worthy Cause, Degrading Lyrics
• Bosken, Nina. Too Many Students Run Home Every Weekend; Stay and Experience …

The Rattler (Volume 93, Issue 3, Edition 1), St. Mary's University

The Rattler (Previous issues)

Founded in 1919, The Rattler is the student voice of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The newspaper documents campus life, academic and social issues, student opinion, and local and national events as they relate to the University community. Content typically includes news articles, editorial commentary, arts and culture coverage, sports reporting, and advertisements.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Richardson, Kelly. Western Commercials Promote Academics
• Fontana, Alex. Robert Dietle Seeks Re-eletion As Regent
• Teague, Hawkins. Student’s Delivery Job Is ‘Supreme’ – Chris Smith
• McNamara, Andrew. Benefit Concert Raises Money for Katrina Victims
• Bosken, Nina. Professors Encourage Class ‘Clicks’
• Coulter, Amber. Western Offers Winter Break Shuttle to Nashville Airport
• Fontana, Alex. Bracelets to Be Trademarked
• Double trouble Renovations to Garrett Center Subway Have Failed to Solve Congestion Problems
• Gibbar, Joshua. Grise Hall Climate Needs Control
• Rowland, Linda. Thanks to the Volunteers – International Festival
• McNamara, …

Trans Politics, Social Change, And Justice, Richard M. Juang

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

On May 6 and 7, 2005, Trans Politics, Social Change, and Justice brought over four hundred trans people and allies into a single building. A feeling of electricity was everywhere. Not because this was the first trans conference — it was not. Nor was it the largest. What participants felt came from the fact that the real lives of trans people were being addressed by trans people. For a time, the ground had shifted; the complex webs of institutions and politics that surround the lives of people everywhere were being addressed primarily from the perspective of transgender peoples and their …

Queer Studies In Asia, Paisley Currah

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

How does research about diverse sexualities and genders circulate through Asia? How do linguistic barriers affect the flow of local and regionally produced knowledges? Who calls the shots, defines the agenda, decides who gets published? How can we create more venues for South-South dialogues?

Poverty And Fertility In The American South, Leonard M. Lopoo

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

This project first reports descriptive evidence of the characteristics of mothers in the American South and compares them to mothers in other regions of the country. Women in the South (and West) tend to have their children at younger ages than those in the Midwest and Northeast. Mothers in the South (and West) also have much lower levels of education and are more likely to be African American or Hispanic compared to women in the Midwest and Northeast. Next, this paper attempts to link the characteristics of the mothers in the American South to the high rates of poverty there. …

Documenting Queer Community Histories: Whose History Is It?, Jessica Stern, Nicholas Ray

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

What does it mean to be a member of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) community? When did LGBTQ community history begin? Where do queer communities differ? How do we broach these questions to document communities' experiences? And significantly, why is it important to document the histories of those who are defined as LGBTQ?

Remember Ruben? L’Histoire De Ruben Um Nyobé À Travers La Société Camerounaise, Katelyn Knox

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Aujourd’hui la société camerounaise est caractérisée par un sentiment de tribalisme que l’on peut voir dans plusieurs domaines. Pour combattre ce sentiment tribal (voire fraternel) l’on doit cultiver une mentalité plutôt nationaliste dans la société plus élargie. Pour créer cette mentalité, quelques intellectuels ont suggéré qu’il faut regardé le passé de ce pays, surtout chercher à cultiver cette mentalité en utilisant l’esprit des « grands nationalistes », ceux qui ont combattu pour l’indépendance avant les années 1960 et au-delà. Cette étude se focalise sur le père du nationalisme au Cameroun : Ruben Um Nyobé. Elle montre son taux de connaissance …

Beyond Government Performance: Is Planning And Management Enough?: 17th Annual Conference Of The Association For Budgeting And Financial Management As Section Of The American Society For Public Administration Program Draft, Association For Budgeting And Financial Management

Publications

“Beyond Government Performance: Is Planning and Management Enough?”

17^th Annual Conference of the

Association for Budgeting and Financial Management

a section of the American Society for Public Administration

Co-Sponsors

Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA)

Section on Transportation Policy and Administration (STPA)

November 10-12, 2005

Washington Marriott Hotel

1221 22nd Street, NW

Washington DC

Facilitating Public Participation In The Eastern Cape Province: A Case Study Of The Centre For Governance In Africa, Paul D. Lemaistre

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Decreasing amounts of public participation threaten to undermine the legitimacy of democracy in South Africa. Numerous surveys, academic resources and Internet and print media indicate general trends among the citizenry that a disconnection and dissatisfaction towards government is prevalent. As a result, the South African public has extremely low levels of public participation for a nation with such a politically charged past. It has become the objective of many civil society organizations to help with the delivery of vital developmental goals, including democracy advocacy, on behalf of the citizens. This paper seeks to examine the efforts of a single NGO, …

Ua1b5 New Faculty 2005-2006, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

List of new WKU faculty.

A Narrative Approach To The Evaluation Of Supportive Housing: Stories Of Homeless People Who Have Experienced Serious Mental Illness, Geoffrey Nelson, Juanne Nancarrow Clarke, Angela Febbraro, Maria Hatzipantelis

Psychology Faculty Publications

We present the findings of a narrative approach to the evaluation of supportive housing for formerly homeless people who have experienced serious mental illness. According to the accounts of 11 men and 9 women, their youth and adult years were piled with personal problems, troubled relationships, and a lack of adequate social resources. Since entering supportive housing, participants noted more stability in their lives and the beginning of journeys to recover positive personal identities, restore or develop new supportive relationships, and reclaim resources vital to leading lives with dignity and meaning. The findings add to the literature on housing interventions …

Catalog, 2005-2006, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 2005-2006 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

National Disability Awareness Month

Diversity Programs

Lectures during National Disability Awareness Month, October 2005.

Towards Delivery And Dignity: Community Struggle From Kennedy Road, Jacob Bryant

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Since 1994, a number of new community-based movements have risen in protest of the economic policies of South Africa’s new, African-led government. Among these is a movement of shack-dwellers in Durban that began at Kennedy Road with a defiant protest that recalled the protests of the “first struggle,” that against apartheid. The movement has embodied many of the characteristics of its predecessor in the United Democratic Front, including its democratic organization, consultative culture, songs and tactics. But the extent to which these similarities are conscious or connected is unclear, for the movement has created much culture of its own. This …

A Small Town Drug Problem: The Socio-Economy Of Malindi’S Heroin-Using Population, Greg St. Arnold

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Research was conducted in Malindi focusing on the social and economic characteristics of heroin-users. A survey of users’ ages, employment, education level, future ambitions, family status, and attitudes towards rehabilitation was undertaken with the assistance of The Omari Project, a local non-governmental organization specializing in rehabilitation services. The findings reveal a community mired in the throes of poverty and unemployment, which exacerbates the community’s drug problem. Recommendations are offered suggesting how best to meet the economic and social challenges presented by the heroin-using community.

The Role Of Malagasy Women In Community Development: Analyzing The Potential For The Creation Of A Women’S Association For Alternative Livelihoods In Ifaty, Amanda Fencl

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Integrated Conservation and development projects (ICDPs) have increased in number worldwide as conservation organizations have to come to terms with the importance of involving and addressing the needs of local human populations to order to achieve their conservation goals. Madagascar’s unique biodiversity, environmental degradation, and plaguing poverty has made ICDPs crucial in achieving national goals of tripling the area of natural heritage conserved and poverty reduction through socially, economically, and ecologically sustainable development. In order to understand how such sustainable development can be achieved, it is essential to spend time enhancing one’s understanding of the local mentality and worldview. On …

Facing Reality: The Story Of Icaro Amorim, Nicole Vengrove

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The harsh struggles and lack of basic necessities, which plague many low-income neighborhoods in Northeastern Brazil negatively impact children’s physical and emotional development. My research follows a 16 year-old boy, Icaro Amorim, who lives in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Fortaleza, Ceara, located in the Northeastern region of Brazil. Despite his hard life where food is never a guarantee, Icaro possesses a social awareness that motivates him to improve the life of his family and his community. This social consciousness is played out in Casa de Cultura, a project which Icaro and his peers started in their community of …

Issue Brief: The Impact Of Cost Sharing And Benefit Changes To Oregon Health Plan Beneficiaries: Results, Two Years Later, Bill J. Wright, Matthew J. Carlson

Sociology Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study was launched in 2003 and followed a representative sample of OHP enrollees through the redesign of the program (OHP2) to gain a better understanding of the impact of those changes, including increased cost-sharing, cuts to benefits and stricter rules around payment of premiums. The objectives of this ongoing study are to assess the short and long-term impacts around five main outcome areas: health insurance coverage, access to care, utilization of care, individuals’ financial well being and health status. The key findings from the second round of surveying are detailed in this brief and reflect impacts approximately 18 months …

Okolie Animba, Ed. Glimpses Of Igbo Culture And Civilization, Michael Andregg

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Learning To Give: Final Evaluation Report Overview & Recommendations (2004-2005), Michigan State University

Higher Education

The Learning to Give project has evolved considerably from its inception nearly a decade ago. From an almost exclusive concern with helping children understand philanthropy and their potential role in it, the project has broadened its focus to include helping children learn how to contribute positively across all aspects of civil society. The earlier years were necessarily focused on creating and testing curricular lessons; more recently the emphasis has fallen on disseminating those tested materials and encouraging their adoption in more schools. In the last two years the project has begun to expand beyond Michigan and currently is establishing itself …