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  • Riddled with Exclusivity: The Homogeneity of the Supreme Court Bar in the Roberts Court

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    Carsh, Austin M.
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    The Supreme Court Bar-the lawyers who argue before the US Supreme Court-has historically been an elite and exclusive group. This investigation examines the demographic make-up of the Supreme Court Bar in the Roberts Court and compares it to previous iterations of the Supreme Court Bar, as well as the national...
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    Honors College Thesis

  • Reverence for Rock: The Effect of Institutionalized Modalities on the Motility of Women in Rock Climbing

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    Settimo, Sarah S.
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    This thesis begins with an overview of the history of rock climbing that presents the opportunity to evaluate rock climbing as a religion/religious act in Section 2. Then, Section 2 delves into alternative spaces where religion exists beyond mainstream institutions, in order to build upon some themes of religious experience...
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    :_____________________________________________________ Robert Figueroa This thesis begins with an overview of the history of rock climbing

  • Fair and Balanced : The History, Operation, and Political Impacts of Fox News

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    Bosworth, Jonathan L.
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    Starting in 2001, just five years after its formation, Fox News had the largest nightly cable television news audience and has become an important participant in American news media. Despite outside claims of Fox’s conservative-leaning news coverage, Fox News claims status as an objective news source presenting “fair and balanced”...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Robert Sahr Starting in 2001, just five years after its formation, Fox News had the

  • Cultural Theory and Healthcare Policy Preferences

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    Butler, Cyrus M.
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    This study examines healthcare policy preferences of Oregon State University students through the lens of Political Culture Theory, as pioneered by Mary Douglas and Aaron Wildavsky in the 1980’s. The primary goal of this study is to examine the impact of cultural traits as described by Political Culture Theory on...
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    Culture Theory, as pioneered by Mary Douglas and Aaron Wildavsky in the 1980’s. The primary goal of this

  • The Use of RT News in the Projection of Putin's Foreign Policy Narrative

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    Marlega, Alec S.
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    Far from the decimated state it was during the 1990s, Russia has risen to become a key player in many international events, often in opposition to the West. In particular, President Putin and his allies have invested heavily in increasing both Russia’s soft power, or its attractiveness to other countries,...
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    ://foreignpolicy.com/2018/08/20/the-rise-and-fall-of-soft-power/. 2 Joseph S. Nye, “Soft Power,” ​Foreign Policy,​ ​no

  • Militant and nonviolent social movements

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    Robinson, Blake
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    While much has been written about why people join social movements in general, little has been written about why people specifically join either militant or nonviolent social movements. Using the Black Panther Party as an example of a militant social movement and the mainstream Civil Rights Movement as an example...
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    completed my thesis. I would also like to thank the other two members of my thesis committee, Dr. Robert

  • The Women of the Court: Gender Shaping the U.S. Senate Confirmation Process

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    Clairmont, Kimberly
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    Since underrepresented nominees began filling U.S. Supreme Court seats, political scientists have examined the possibility of existing biases towards potential judges based upon their identities or innate characteristics. Some scholars have identified that the gender identification and ethnic affiliations of candidates have affected the behaviors displayed by those involved in...
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    presidency and Justice Robert Bork’s failed confirmation hearing, described as a watershed moment by some

  • Good Internet Would be Pretty Cool: A Policy Proposal to Expand Internet Access

    Creator:
    Easdale, Matthew
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    Fast, reliable internet access is shown to have numerous economic benefits, including contributing to growth, increasing GDP, decreasing unemployment and depopulation of rural areas, and encouraging competition. However, in the United States, there are large sections of the population that are left severely underserved – mostly rural, low-income, and minority...
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    : A Survey", Review of Network Economics 14, 4 (2016): 201-227. Briglauer, Wolfgang, Niklas S

  • The United States Election System: How an Outdated Electoral Structure has led to Political Polarization in the United States

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    Fitzharris, Jacob H.
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    Political Polarization in the United States is at a level higher today than at any point in the past few decades. Possible causes of this rise in polarization have been provided from various sources, including explanations such as mass media and income inequality. Through historical analysis and a wide literature...
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    5 Bishop, Bill, and Robert G. Cushing. The big sort: why the clustering of like-Minded America is

  • Investigating Working Class Representatives and Policy Preferences

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    Mason, Ethan R.
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    While an abundance of research exists that looks at the impact that representatives’ backgrounds have on policy decisions, most of this research is focused on the areas of race and gender. As a result, there is a large gap in the literature that specifically looks at the impact that matters...
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    release pertained to working class issues. These keywords were: union(s), minimum wage, and wage(s). My