On the Abolition of Man: A Discussion of the Moral and Legal Issues Surrounding the Death Penalty

This article examines the moral and practical arguments supporting the death penalty in an effort to show why the United States should join other Western nations in the abolition of the death penalty. First, this article explores the historical context of the death penalty in the United States and examines the current status of constitutional doctrine on the death penalty. Next, because an analysis of the arguments for and against the death penalty are invariably charged with moral issues, an effort will be made to examine the moral aspects of the death penalty. The arguments offered in support of the death penalty will then be scrutinized to determine which arguments are sound, and those which are not, given the constitutional and moral context in which they are made. Finally, an effort will be made to determine which constitutional arguments remain viable to challenge the constitutionality of the death penalty

Long and short range multi-locus QTL interactions in a complex trait of yeast

We analyse interactions of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) in heat selected yeast by comparing them to an unselected pool of random individuals. Here we re-examine data on individual F12 progeny selected for heat tolerance, which have been genotyped at 25 locations identified by sequencing a selected pool [Parts, L., Cubillos, F. A., Warringer, J., Jain, K., Salinas, F., Bumpstead, S. J., Molin, M., Zia, A., Simpson, J. T., Quail, M. A., Moses, A., Louis, E. J., Durbin, R., and Liti, G. (2011). Genome research, 21(7), 1131-1138]. 960 individuals were genotyped at these locations and multi-locus genotype frequencies were compared to 172 sequenced individuals from the original unselected pool (a control group). Various non-random associations were found across the genome, both within chromosomes and between chromosomes. Some of the non-random associations are likely due to retention of linkage disequilibrium in the F12 population, however many, including the inter-chromosomal interactions, must be due to genetic interactions in heat tolerance. One region of particular interest involves 3 linked loci on chromosome IV where the central variant responsible for heat tolerance is antagonistic, coming from the heat sensitive parent and the flanking ones are from the more heat tolerant parent. The 3-locus haplotypes in the selected individuals represent a highly biased sample of the population haplotypes with rare double recombinants in high frequency. These were missed in the original analysis and would never be seen without the multigenerational approach. We show that a statistical analysis of entropy and information gain in genotypes of a selected population can reveal further interactions than previously seen. Importantly this must be done in comparison to the unselected population's genotypes to account for inherent biases in the original population

The Rise of a Landmark: Lewis Hine and the Empire State Building Opening Reception Invitation

Opening reception invitation for The Rise of a Landmark: Lewis Hine and the Empire State Building exhibition at the Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery, September 12 - November 26, 2013.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/hine-ephemera/1001/thumbnail.jp

Reflections & Undercurrents Didactic Panel

Didactic panel for the Reflections & Undercurrents: Ernest Roth and Printmaking in Venice, 1900 - 1940 exhibition at the Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery, January 23 - April 4, 2014.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/roth-ephemera/1005/thumbnail.jp

Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond Title Wall Poster

Not Ready to Make Nice: The Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyondhttps://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/guerilla-girls-ephemera/1002/thumbnail.jp

Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond Announcement Card

Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond Announcement Invitationhttps://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/guerilla-girls-ephemera/1000/thumbnail.jp