[Review of] Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr. Let All of Them Take Heed : Mexican Americans and the Campaign for Educational Equality in Texas, 1910-1981

It is well known among educational researchers that pervasive segregation of blacks and underepresentation [underrepresentation] of Mexican Americans in higher education continues to this day, although these practices and policies violate federal law. A recent study by the Tomas Rivera Center for Policy Studies found that the state of Texas failed during the five years of its Equal Educational Opportunity Plan for Higher Education to eliminate the disparities in its system and improve the educational experiences of minorities. The structural dimensions of educational policy have a long and tumultuous history. Moreover, the notion that Mexican American parents care little for their children\u27s education lingers in the social attitudes of most Americans and in particular, policymakers. This factor exists today, in part, because social science has ignored the educational experiences of Mexican American students and the response to these experiences by the community

Time Domain Simulations of EMRIs using Finite Element Methods

This is a brief report on time-domain numerical simulations of extreme-mass-ratio binaries based on finite element methods. We discuss a new technique for solving the perturbative equations describing a point-like object orbiting a non-rotating massive black hole and the prospects of using it for the evaluation of the gravitational self-force responsible of the inspiral of these binary systems. We also discuss the perspectives of transferring this technology to the more astrophysically relevant case of a central rotating massive black hole.Comment: 5 pages. Submitted to the proceedings of the 6th LISA symposiu

Administrative License Suspensions, Criminal Prosecution and the Double Jeopardy Clause

This Note argues that revocation of a driver\u27s license under ALS proceedings is not a bar to subsequent criminal prosecution by the state. It discusses the potential double jeopardy implications surrounding ALS that is followed by criminal proceedings, as well as the reasoning employed by a majority of the courts that hold that an ALS is remedial and, therefore, not punishment for purposes of the Double Jeopardy Clause. It argues that with regard to determining whether an ALS is punitive, the appropriate test should balance the effect of the statute on the driver against the state\u27s interest in protecting the public safety. This Note concludes that the punitive effects on drunken drivers by the imposition of a 90-day driver\u27s license suspension and a moderate reinstatement fee is not disproportionate to the perceived risk drunken drivers pose to society while they await trial, and thus the presumption that the government is acting in a non-punishing capacity is not rebutted. Thus, the typical 90-day ALS is not punitive and may be accompanied by subsequent criminal prosecution

[Review of] Douglas Monroy. Thrown Among Strangers: The Making of Mexican Culture in Frontier California

As one drives through the state of California, the legacy of Indian, Spanish, and Mexican cultures is obvious everywhere. In school, children learn how this land fell into the hands of the Spanish Crown with its mission system starting to bring Christianity to the Indians, how California became Mexican via the independence movement, and finally in the nineteenth century, how the United States came to control California. Yet little is known or understood about what the transfer of power meant or how it occurred

[Review of] Leslie W. Dunbar, ed. Minority Report: What Has Happened to Blacks, Hispanics. American Indians, and Other Minorities in the Eighties

Six years since President Reagan took office, public policies related to the needs of the poor have been established which set back the gains of the Civil Rights movement. Although gains have been made, at least on the surface, the current administration\u27s policies have widened the gap between those who have and those who have not. Policies such as affirmative action, education programs, and public welfare are being eroded, sacrificed in favor of escalating military budgets and constructive engagement in Central America

Administrative License Suspensions, Criminal Prosecution and the Double Jeopardy Clause

This Note argues that revocation of a driver\u27s license under ALS proceedings is not a bar to subsequent criminal prosecution by the state. It discusses the potential double jeopardy implications surrounding ALS that is followed by criminal proceedings, as well as the reasoning employed by a majority of the courts that hold that an ALS is remedial and, therefore, not punishment for purposes of the Double Jeopardy Clause. It argues that with regard to determining whether an ALS is punitive, the appropriate test should balance the effect of the statute on the driver against the state\u27s interest in protecting the public safety. This Note concludes that the punitive effects on drunken drivers by the imposition of a 90-day driver\u27s license suspension and a moderate reinstatement fee is not disproportionate to the perceived risk drunken drivers pose to society while they await trial, and thus the presumption that the government is acting in a non-punishing capacity is not rebutted. Thus, the typical 90-day ALS is not punitive and may be accompanied by subsequent criminal prosecution