The Marketing of Political Candidates: Current Tactics and Future Strategies

Alexander Haig, Jr., a 1988 presidential hopeful, remarked, concerning campaign politics: I have learned the secret of life--it\u27s in marketing (1986). The emergence of marketing in non-business organizations, so well documented in recent writings, is accented by its ascendancy in politics (Laczniak and Caywood 1987; Four More years 1985; Mauser 1983; Rothschild 1978). Any campaign manager interested in applying orthodox marketing principles to his or her craft will find the use of marketing techniques in the political sphere particularly instructive

A Federal Bar for Foreign Lawyers

Part I of this note presents the case for a national bar to regulate foreign lawyers. National regulation would likely enable the United States to conclude reciprocity agreements with foreign nations that would enhance the treatment of U.S. attorneys abroad. It would also benefit the American public by increasing the availability of legal expertise on foreign and international law, and encouraging international trade in services. Part II addresses potential objections to a federal bar regulating foreign lawyers. Part A examines state and local bar associations\u27 concerns regarding the maintenance of adequate levels of legal and ethical competence. It argues that a rigorous admissions standard and a federal code of professional responsibility, together with a limited scope of practice, will sufficiently address state interests in maintaining minimum levels of legal competence and ethical integrity among foreign attorneys. Part B discusses the fear of some domestic practitioners that federal foreign-attorney regulation will enable foreign attorneys to broaden their practice and thus usurp the business of local practitioners. This section argues that given the limited scope of foreign attorney practice proposed in this note, local practitioners are unlikely to lose much business to foreign lawyers. Furthermore, it suggests that U.S. lawyers are, in fact, under an ethical obligation to encourage federal regulation of foreign attorneys since such regulation will serve the public interest

Wasting the Corporate Waste Doctrine: How the Doctrine Can Provide a Viable Solution in Controlling Excessive Executive Compensation

In the midst of the global recession of the late 2000s, there was an outcry against corporate executives and what the public deemed to be their excessive compensation. Although this anger is still featured in today\u27s headlines, it is nothing new. In fact, excessive executive compensation complaints arose when the very concept of a corporation was still new. Most of the complaints that the public has leveled have had little effect on boards of directors\u27 decisions. Occasionally, however the outcry is so great that the public compels a company\u27s leadership to take action. This happened early in 2009 when American International Group ( AIG ) stated that it was paying its top executives $165 million in bonuses. Within days, AIG, a company most Americans had not heard of was at the center of the excessive compensation debate. Under enormous political and public pressure, fifteen of the top twenty AIG executives agreed to give back their bonuses. This compromise is not typical, however; for every AIG-type controversy, many other payment plans some consider excessive are never publicly discussed. Both private and public proposals are currently under consideration that will limit excessive executive compensation in one way or another This Note contends that the already existing corporate waste doctrine can serve as a preferable alternative to legislative or executive actions. While the corporate waste doctrine is rarely used by plaintiffs, it could be effectively enforced by using a legislative tool, the say-on-pay provision, as a gatekeeper for the courts. This judicial solution using a legislative act would allow those who are actually affected by the excessive compensation-the shareholders- to pursue effective legal action against the corporation. The corporate waste doctrine would be enforced more narrowly than a statutory scheme, avoiding the possible unintended consequences of a broadly applicable legislative or regulatory action

Public Health Applications of GIS: A Spatial Analysis of Tobacco Sales and Violations for the Worcester Division of Public Health

Performed as part of an internship with the Worcester Division of Public Health in the summer of 2016, this spatial analysis examines the proximity of tobacco retailers to the city’s public schools and finds that those in low-income neighborhoods tend to have greater numbers of tobacco sales outlets in the immediate area than do schools in more-affluent neighborhoods. The analysis also finds that the racial composition of student bodies at individual schools is moderately correlated with the number of tobacco points of purchase located near those schools. Because proximity to tobacco sales outlets is known to be a factor in smoking rates both in adults and children, these findings raise public health and social justice concerns about the spatial distribution of tobacco sales in Worcester. This paper also covers my analysis of tobacco sales law violations data and a market suitability evaluation I performed for the WDPH

Wasting the Corporate Waste Doctrine: How the Doctrine Can Provide a Viable Solution in Controlling Excessive Executive Compensation

In the midst of the global recession of the late 2000s, there was an outcry against corporate executives and what the public deemed to be their excessive compensation. Although this anger is still featured in today\u27s headlines, it is nothing new. In fact, excessive executive compensation complaints arose when the very concept of a corporation was still new. Most of the complaints that the public has leveled have had little effect on boards of directors\u27 decisions. Occasionally, however the outcry is so great that the public compels a company\u27s leadership to take action. This happened early in 2009 when American International Group ( AIG ) stated that it was paying its top executives $165 million in bonuses. Within days, AIG, a company most Americans had not heard of was at the center of the excessive compensation debate. Under enormous political and public pressure, fifteen of the top twenty AIG executives agreed to give back their bonuses. This compromise is not typical, however; for every AIG-type controversy, many other payment plans some consider excessive are never publicly discussed. Both private and public proposals are currently under consideration that will limit excessive executive compensation in one way or another This Note contends that the already existing corporate waste doctrine can serve as a preferable alternative to legislative or executive actions. While the corporate waste doctrine is rarely used by plaintiffs, it could be effectively enforced by using a legislative tool, the say-on-pay provision, as a gatekeeper for the courts. This judicial solution using a legislative act would allow those who are actually affected by the excessive compensation-the shareholders- to pursue effective legal action against the corporation. The corporate waste doctrine would be enforced more narrowly than a statutory scheme, avoiding the possible unintended consequences of a broadly applicable legislative or regulatory action

Contemporary Mental Health Care in Rural Areas: Challenges and Strategies

Mental health care and illness prevention present distinct challenges in rural areas with limited resources. This paper examines rural-specific mental health care concerns and uses a public health prevention model to discuss the most current and prolific strategies to address these issues. The unique role of the social work profession in implementing these strategies is highlighted

Dry Ingredient Dispenser, Group S, 2017

We wanted to come up with a way to automate the process of measuring and dispensing dry ingredients for baking