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Parliamentary Procedure Interactive Notebook: Newly Revised
No full textAn interactive notebook for teaching fundamentals of parliamentary procedure. Over 120 pages of content to help teach correct principles of this critical organizational management skill. P. Troy White is a Professional Registered Parliamentarian and a Certified Parliamentarian, ensuring that the content included follows the 12th Edition of Robert\u27s Rules of Order
Diversity Statements, Academic Freedom, and the First Amendment
No full textDiversity statements have become a common component of applications for faculty positions and student admission at universities across the country. They have also become politically controversial, with several states banning the use of such requirements at public universities. The use of diversity statements also raises difficult constitutional questions under the First Amendment at public universities and academic freedom questions at both public and private universities. Although there are versions of such statements that might pass constitutional muster, as commonly designed and implemented, the use of diversity statements likely violates both First Amendment and academic freedom principles. Indeed, diversity statement requirements for faculty hiring are inconsistent with multiple lines of constitutional doctrine.
I. Introduction
II. Diversity Statements in Faculty Hiring
III. Academic Freedom Principles
IV. Some Lessons from Loyalty Oaths
V. Government Employee Speech and the “Pall of Orthodoxy”
VI. Political Hiring in Government
VII. Compelled Speech
VIII. Conclusio
Three New Species of \u3cem\u3eDichotomius\u3c/em\u3e Hope, 1838 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Mexico and Central America
No full textThree new species assigned to the satanas species-group of Dichotomius Hope (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) are described from North and Central America: Dichotomius pisuicas Solís and Kohlmann, new species, from the Caribbean slope of Honduras to Panama; D. lucifer Solís and Kohlmann, new species, from the Costa Rican and Panamanian Pacific rainforests; and D. chamuco Solís and Kohlmann, new species, from Mexico to Honduras. A description, diagnosis, images, and distributional map are presented for each species
New Records of \u3cem\u3eLiparthrum squamosum\u3c/em\u3e Blackman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Hypoborini) in Pennsylvania
No full textLiparthrum squamosum Blackman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Hypoborini) is reported for the first time from Pennsylvania. A single specimen was found in 2015 and four subsequent specimens were collected in 2024 through several insect trap and lure combinations. These records increase the known range for this species in the eastern United States
In Memoriam: Donald B. Thomas, Jr., January 26, 1949–November 10, 2024
No full textWe honor the life and contributions of Donald Byron Thomas, Jr. (January 26, 1949–November 10, 2024) with a short review of his professional life followed by three appendices listing his published papers, taxa described, and patronyms
Who Needs to Fill Out a 1099?
Get PDFThis article covers IRS requirements for farmers and ranchers issuing 1099 forms. Whether you hire independent contractors, rent land, or make other payments that could require a 1099 filing, it’s important to know the rules to avoid potential penalties. Shannon is here to walk us through what producers need to know
Impact of Overwinter Gain on Growth and Reproductive Performance in March-born Heifers
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Heifers developed to lower rates of overwinter gain may reduce development costs without growth and reproduction impacted. A 3-year study was conducted to evaluate different overwinter rates of gain on heifer growth rates, reproductive, and economic performance. Heifers were managed together and individually supplemented (January-May) with dried distillers grains to achieve either a low (0.75 lb/d) or high (1.50 lb/d) average daily gain. At breeding, high gain heifers were heavier than low gain heifers. Average daily gain and body condition score were similar between treatments. Overwinter treatment did not impact attainment of puberty, pregnancy rates, or the percentage that gave birth in the first 21 days. Net returns were $31.26 greater for low heifers compared to high heifers, suggesting that average daily gain will have a greater return after considering development costs. Results indicate developing heifers to a lower rate of gain may reduce input costs and provide flexibility determining an overwinter supplementation rate and overall rate of gain
Effect of Feeding Palm Oil on Finishing Cattle Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Methane Production
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Increased demand for biofuel production has increased demand and price of commonly fed supplemental fat sources in beef operations. This finishing study evaluated the effect of feeding palm oil products on performance, carcass characteristics and methane production of feedlot finishing steers. Dietary treatments were feeding no supplemental fat or feeding one of the following fat sources at 4% of diet dry matter: whole palm oil, palm stearin, palm olein, or corn oil. Feeding supplemental fat, regardless of source, increased final body weight, average daily gain, and hot carcass weight. Feeding supplemental fat had no effect on dry matter intake, but an improvement in average daily gain led to improved feed conversion compared to cattle fed diets without supplemental fat. Marbling score was greater in carcasses of cattle consuming olein and stearin oil; however, no other differences in carcass characteristics were observed. A subset of pens sourced from the no oil or whole palm oil treatments were selected to rotate through chambers that measure enteric methane and carbon dioxide. Feeding whole palm oil reduced enteric methane yield (g/lb of DMI) by 14.8% compared to feeding no oil. These results suggest palm oil products can be used as a fat source for finishing cattle to improve feed efficiency and decrease methane production
Mythopoesis and Gendered Power: An Akan Perspective on Stacy Waite’s \u3cem\u3eA Real Man Would Have a Gun\u3c/em\u3e
Get PDFReview of Stacy Waite’s A Real Man Would Have a Gun, challenges traditional Akan gender roles and critiques the societal structures that limit women’s power
Adapting \u3ci\u3eGingles\u3c/i\u3e & Retaining Voter Power: Applying the VRA to State Judicial Retention Elections
Get PDFState supreme courts play a crucial yet overlooked role in our nation’s judiciary. They are also predominantly White. In states with judicial elections, this racial homogeneity suggests that voters of color may not have an equal opportunity to “elect representatives of their choice” as required by the Voting Rights Act (VRA). While federal courts frequently apply the VRA to judicial elections resembling legislative and executive contests, those same tribunals have failed to protect voters of color in non-competitive judicial retention elections. This failure is due in part to Thornburg v. Gingles, which established three threshold requirements for plaintiffs in vote dilution cases. These factors, which focus on a given plaintiff’s ability to craft a majority-minority district within the relevant multi-member elected body, do little to aid courts in judicial retention election cases because Gingles presumes the existence of geographic districts and a choice between candidates. Judicial retention elections possess neither of those qualities. Despite Gingles’ inapplicability, lower federal courts have often mechanically applied the Gingles factors in judicial retention cases, creating insurmountable hurdles for plaintiffs bringing claims. In contravention of basic legal principles, these decisions declare that there is a right, but no associated remedy. This Article advances a new reading of Gingles, a reading that both aligns with Supreme Court case law and ensures that voters of color in judicial retention elections can obtain meaningful relief when denied the ability to select a representative of their choice