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Mathematics and Computer Science
Mathematics and Computer Science at Waynesburg University
Waynesburg University provides a strong foundation of modern theory and skills to prepare you for the fast-changing, technology-driven fields of mathematics and computer science. Our program gives you a solid foundation in theoretical and applied mathematics, providing skills necessary for a successful and productive career in a variety of settings.
As a computer science major, you will be prepared for a profession in computers and technology by not only receiving the technological skills, but also the communication skills and ethics needed to succeed. You will receive knowledge in a broad-based coverage of technical areas, choosing to study from a variety of options including computer science, business information science and information technology.
Programs Offered
Mathematics Major
The mathematics major at Waynesburg University provides a solid foundation in theoretical and applied mathematics, providing skills necessary for a successful and productive career in a variety of settings. Career options include management in engineering and the natural sciences, accounting, astronomy, meteorology, data processing, economics and environmental planning, to name a few. The mathematics major is also great preparation for graduate study in the mathematical sciences.
You may wish to combine your mathematics degree with a major or minor in another field.
- Degrees in math and biology are excellent preparation for a career in biostatistics, epidemiology and public health research.
- Degrees in math and political science form a great pre-law curriculum.
- Majoring in math and computer science will give you a solid foundation for a career as a computer analyst, programmer, software developer or systems engineer.
Mathematics Major with a Secondary Education Option
If you wish to pursue a career in the teaching of math at the secondary education level, you will want to join the outstanding teacher tradition of Waynesburg University. The Waynesburg math curriculum meets the requirements for certification by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As part of the course work, students visit various mathematics classes in area junior and senior high schools. You also participate in a practicum by teaching math to peers in preparation for the student teaching experience.
Mathematics Minor
Students interested in completing a minor in mathematics along with a major in another related area need to complete 32 credits within the mathematics program at Waynesburg University
Business Information Science Major
The business information science major at Waynesburg University is designed for students who would like to use their technological skills in a business or corporate environment, or who wish to go into management at a high-tech company. This major combines computer science courses with business courses, such as accounting, marketing and finance to give you the edge you will need to succeed.
Computer Science Major
This major is designed for students who want to work with computers in a science setting, or who plan to go on to graduate school to study the design of computers, engineering and programming algorithms. The computer science major at Waynesburg University combines computer science courses with higher level mathematics courses to give you a firm basis not only in the applications of computer technology but also the theory behind those applications.
Computer Science Minor
Students interested in completing a minor in computer science along with a major in another related area need to complete 31 credits within the computer science program at Waynesburg University.
Information Technology Major
This major is designed for students who want the broadest knowledge possible in the area of technological applications. This major combines computer science courses with communication courses in the area of graphic design. You will study computer graphics, Web design, digital illustration and multimedia together with the standard computer science courses so that you will be well prepared for a career as a Webmaster, graphic designer or Web site designer.
Computer Security and Forensics Major
The computer security and forensics major at Waynesburg University combines criminal justice studies, computer sciences and computer forensics. Students learn the latest theories and gain the knowledge necessary to handle forensic investigations involving digital devices and electronic crime.
Academic Curriculum
MAT 105. Basic Concepts 3 credits
A course that covers addition, subtraction, multiplication and the division of fractions and decimals; working with positive and negative numbers; percentages, ratios, and rates. The course utilizes these skills by introducing some practical word problems in each section. An introduction to algebra will also be covered. This course does not satisfy the general education requirement for quantitative reasoning skills.
MAT 106. Beginning Algebra 3 credits
This is an introductory course in algebra. Students will learn the basic concepts and applications of algebra. The course will cover real numbers and variables, solving equation and inequalities, solving applied problems, exponents and polynomials, factoring, and graphing. This course does not count toward any program within the mathematics and computer science department. Prerequisite: MAT 105 (or equivalent).
MAT 107. Practical Mathematics for Everyday Life 3 credits
(formerly MAT 107, Quantitative Analysis – 2010 WU catalog) This course will familiarize students with the scope of mathematical applications in the various disciplines. Concepts and understanding of the applications of elementary set theory, the real number system, probability and statistics, elementary algebra, and consumer mathematics will be emphasized. This course is designed primarily for those students not majoring in mathematics or the sciences. Prerequisite: MAT 105 (or equivalent). Spring
MAT 108. Intermediate Algebra 3 credits
A course in intermediate algebra for students with inadequate preparation for Mathematics 205. Not counted toward any program within the Mathematics Department. Prerequisite: MAT 106 (or equivalent).
MAT 204. Mathematics for Middle/Junior High School 3 credits
An elective course for those students interested in teaching in the middle or junior high schools. Topics include relating fractions and decimals to percents, mixed numbers, scientific notation, and selected areas of algebra, geometry, probability and statistics. Prerequisite: MAT 106 (or equivalent). (Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.)
MAT 205. Functions and Trigonometry 3 credits
(formerly MAT 205, Elementary Functions – 2010 WU Catalog) A study of elementary functions, their graphs and applications, including polynomial, algebraic, rational, exponential, and trigonometric functions. Prerequisite: MAT 108 (or equivalent).
MAT 211. Calculus I 4 credits
Limits and continuity, derivatives and integrals of algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; relevant analytic geometry and applications. Prerequisite: MAT 205 (or equivalent).
MAT 212. Calculus II 4 credits
A continuation of MAT 211. Techniques of integration are stressed. Prerequisite: MAT 211.
MAT 213. Calculus III 3 credits
Limits and continuity; infinite series; indeterminate forms; geometry, derivatives, and integration associated with functions of several variables. Prerequisite: MAT 212. Spring
MAT 215. Applied Statistics 3 credits
(formerly MAT 215, Elementary Statistics – 2010 WU catalog) Descriptive statistics, introduction to inferential statistics, applications. Prerequisite: MAT 106.
MAT 216. Statics for Engineers 3 credits
(formerly MAT 216, Statics – 2010 WU Catalog) Principles of mechanics, force systems, static equilibrium, structures, analysis of frames and trusses, distributed forces, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia. This course is required of all 3-2 engineering (mathematics major) program participants. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. (Fall 2013 and alternate years)
MAT 217. Applied Discrete Mathematics 3 credits
Set theory, prepositional logic, Boolean algebra, recurrence relations, combinatorics, matrix algebra, analysis of algorithms, graphs and trees. Prerequisite: MAT 205. Fall
MAT 218. Applied Linear Algebra 3 credits
Linear equations and matrices, vector spaces, linear mappings, determinants, quadratic forms. Spring
MAT 308. Geometry 3 credits
Projective, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, and emphasis on the analytic approach. Prerequisite: MAT 217. (Spring 2014 and alternate years)
MAT 315. Introduction to Mathematical Statistics 3 credits
A study of discrete and continuous sample spaces, probability laws, conditional probability, independence, density and distribution functions, mathematical expectation, joint distributions, and the central limit theorem. Prerequisite: MAT 215. Co-requisite: MAT-213. Spring
MAT 316. Vector Calculus 3 credits
A study of the calculus of vector-valued functions including divergence and curl, line integrals, Green's Theorem, Stokes' Theorem and surface integration. Selected applications include statics of particles, equilibrium of rigid bodies and analysis of structures. Co-requisite: MAT 218. Prerequisite: MAT 212. (Fall 2013 and alternate years)
MAT 317. Operations Research 3 credits
A study of linear programming, duality theory and sensitivity analysis, network analysis, dynamic programming, decision theory, game theory, and queuing theory. Prerequisites: MAT 215 and MAT 218. (Fall 2014 and alternate years)
MAT 365. Internship (cross-listed as CSC 365) 1-3 credits
On-the-job experience either on or off-campus. Specific internship duties are negotiated among the student, the on-site supervisor, and the department course instructor. Interns keep journals of their work experiences and time spent on the job, meet regularly with their instructor, and write a final report of their work experience as it relates to their liberal arts education. The final report must also relate the student's work experience to the General Education Goals of the University including those goals that address Judeo-Christian values and traditions. Credits will be awarded as agreed to by the parties involved, following the general rule of approximately thirty hours of on-site effort per hour of credit received. This course may be taken two times for a total of up to 6 hours of credit. Graded credit.
MAT 395. Special Topics 1-3 credits
A study of various particular topics which are chosen by the members of the department in consultation with students. Depending upon the particular topics offered, one, two, or three credits may be given. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.)
MAT 397. Seminar 1 credit
Assigned readings, discussions, oral and written reports on subjects of general mathematical interest and value. A maximum of two credits from this sequence may be counted toward the mathematics major. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
MAT 406. Differential Equations 3 credits
Methods of solution and applications of ordinary differential equations, introduction to partial differential equations. Prerequisite: MAT 212. (Fall 2014 and alternate years)
MAT 407. Numerical Analysis 3 credits
Solution of equations, polynomial approximations, numerical integration and differentiation, matrices, differential equations, development of related computer programs. Prerequisite: MAT 212 and MAT 218. (Fall 2013 and alternate years)
MAT 409. Number Theory 3 credits
A study of properties of the integers. Concepts include factorization, prime numbers, congruences, Diophantine equations, Fermat's and Wilson's theorems, Euler's function, and quadratic reciprocity. Stress will be on the nature of proof. Prerequisites: MAT 217. (Spring 2015 and alternate years)
MAT 415. Introduction to Real Analysis 3 credits
A study of sequences, convergence, limits, continuity, derivatives and differentials, definite integrals, multiple integrals, sequences, and series of functions. Prerequisites: MAT 212 and MAT 217. (Spring 2015 and alternate years)
MAT 416. Modern Algebra 3 credits
A study of groups, rings, fields, and integral domains. Prerequisites: MAT 217. (Spring 2014 and alternate years)
MAT 475. Advanced Faith and Learning Integration 3 credits
In the spirit of the mission of Waynesburg University, this course intends to provide junior and senior level students with an unparalleled opportunity to integrate the Bible materials and its history of interpretation to the academic disciplines. Students who wish to engage in this level of theological reflection on vocation should consult with both their academic advisors and with the Chair of the Biblical and Ministry Studies Major Program. See page 116 for further information. This course will not substitute for senior capstone/research courses required in the majors. Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing; three credits in BMS courses; 3.0 minimum grade point average. (Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.)
MAT 497. Independent Study 1-3 credits
Independent study and research into specific topics and problems in the field of mathematics. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
MAT 499. Senior Project (cross-listed as CSC 499) 1-3 credits
This course requires a literature, including Web, search and written paper on a selected topic in mathematics. The student and coordinating instructor will agree upon the topic. Upon completion, the project will be briefed to the department faculty and a written report will be submitted.
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Anderson. David. "An Early German Collapse Now Predicted By the British," New York Times 09 Jul 1944. ProQuest. 28 Nov 2008
This historic article published in the New York Times is a report from British economists in London via wireless. Experts in Britain predicted that Germany would collapse because of economic weakness in three to six months (the report from London was released July 8, 1944). Germany's economy was stretching itself and running at full capacity, but British economists pointed out that the pace at which Germany was functioning could not be maintained and would ultimately result in collapse if Germany were not defeated militarily first. In July of 1944, the attacks of the Allies were fierce and Germany was struggling to keep up with the demands of manpower and material resources. Germany's production efficiency was decreasing while its demands continued to increase. Recruitment continually fell short and all resources (except coal) were scarce. Overall, the British reported that Germany was completely worn down by the Allies and would soon collapse into surrender.
By 1944 the situation for the Nazis was, indeed, dire. The German economy was being stretched by the demands of war and could not keep up with the strength of the Allies. At this time, though, films were still being produced. Resources and manpower were lacking according to the British economists, yet Goebbels ordered for 200,000 troops to be used in the filming of Kolberg. Kolberg was the costliest film of the era, and it was filmed during this critical time period for the Nazis (1942-1945). This report by the British made it very clear that the Nazis should have been concentrating all of its resources and efforts to staying in the war, yet they were being diverted to the film industry. Clearly, the Nazis did place an overly high value on film. (Thompson and Bordwell 274)
Thompson, Kristin, and David Bordwell. Film History An Introduction. 2nd. New York: McGraw Hill, 2003.

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Hofstra Names Research Fellowship for Program Founder and Alumnus Dr. Stanley Shanies
Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y. -- As the first medical director of the Physician's Assistant program, founder of a summer research fellowship, adjunct biology professor and distinguished alumnus, Dr. Stanley Shanies has had a hand in a lot of things at Hofstra.
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In honor of Shanies' work at Hofstra, the research fellowship that he helped found more than a decade ago has been renamed in his honor. The Dr. Stanley Shanies Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Biological Science provides a $4,500 stipend for students to spend the summer pursuing a research project of their choice.
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President Barack Obama met last week with his national security team to talk about preparations for the Olympic games as well as this week's Fourth of July holiday. After the meeting, the White House issued a statement saying that "The president directed all to ensure we are doing everything possible to keep the American people safe and to continue close cooperation on the Olympics with our British counterparts," according to National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor.
In a speech just last week, the head of Britain's MI5 domestic security service talked a little more specifically about the current threat environment. Jonathan Evans told the audience at a defense and security lecture that "the games present an attractive target for our enemies and they will be at the center of the world's attention in a month or so. No doubt some terrorist networks have thought about whether they could pull off an attack. but the games are not an easy target and the fact that we have disrupted multiple terrorist plots here and abroad in recent years demonstrates that the UK as a whole is not an easy target for terrorism."
Evans says that the current threat level in the UK is at "substantial," meaning an attack is a strong possibility.
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British media cited anonymous sources over the weekend saying a Norwegian man had been recruited by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula in a possible plot targeting a U.S.-bound airliner. The reporting followed an earlier story by The Associated Press that intelligence officials were concerned about a Norwegian man who was awaiting instructions.
Government and intelligence officials have been concerned for quite some time about the threat posed by "clean skins." They are potential recruits who hold either a European or U.S. passport and have no prior criminal record. Government officials have said that "clean skins" are being actively recruited by al-Qaida because they are thought to have the ability to operate under the intelligence radar and not raise the suspicions of European and U.S. security officials.
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That same year, three men in the UK were found guilty of plotting to use liquid explosives to blow up airplanes flying between Britain and North America.
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How many cars is too many for one collection? 50? 100? How about 500? Evidently one collector thinks so, because he's selling off his entire stock of five hundred classic automobiles. Among those, 200 will be auctioned off with no reserve price whatsoever, making this the largest no-reserve auction in American history.
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Very cool. I didn't know that we had so many people finding us through Google. We're still trying to move towards to top 5 or 10 for many of the keywords, hopefully we'll get there soon.
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Well, I'd have to say that there isn't much spam on craigslist that came from me. I've posted no more than about 10 messages ever on craigslist about this site every really.
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Why Feminists Should Care About the Baby Veronica Case
The "Baby Veronica" case (Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl) currently before the Supreme Court is many things—a case that could undermine a great deal of federal Indian law by attacking the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); a story about the stupid, mean things a couple will do to each other when they break up; and a sad story about a little kid who, at four, spent the first two years of her life with would-be adoptive parents and the next two living with her bio-father, his wife and other children. It's also a story about the conservative right's uses of marriage and its adoption crusade. What it's not is a case that feminists have been on the right side of.
First, the facts, which have been widely misreported. In December 2008, Dusten Brown and Christina Maldonado were engaged; in January 2009, she became pregnant. She lived in his hometown, Bartlesville, OK, near his parents, but as he was active duty military, he lived four hours away at Fort Sill. On learning of her pregnancy, he began to press her to marry; she refused, and in May, they broke up. In an effort to get her to reconsider, he said, he refused to support her and said he wouldn't pay child support, either. She told him he would have to relinquish his parental rights to her. Meanwhile, without his knowledge, she contacted the Nightlight Christian Adoption Agency (yes, you have heard of them—George Bush publically thanked them for pioneering "snowflake adoptions" of cryopreserved embryos, which they call "pre-born children"). With Nightlight assistance, Maldonado selected a couple in South Carolina to adopt her child, a state (not incidentally) that has laws very unfavorable to birth fathers—in order to have standing in an adoption case, fathers must have lived with the birth mother for at least six months prior to the birth of the child, and to have provided financial support, neither of which Brown had done.
There was, however, a potential complication, as Maldonado told Nightlight: Brown was Cherokee, which might have made the venue for any adoption Cherokee tribal court in Oklahoma, not South Carolina. Nightlight contacted the Cherokee Nation, but the agency misspelled Brown's name and gave a wrong birth date for him. As a result, the Nation could not verify that Brown was Cherokee or that the baby was eligible for enrollment, and did not block the removal of the case to South Carolina. Baby Veronica was born in September with the would-be adoptive parents—the Capobiancos—present, but Maldonado told the hospital to deny she was there if Brown called. Four months later, less than two weeks before Brown was to be deployed to Iraq, the Capobiancos' lawyer sent a process server with relinquishment papers. Thinking he was relinquishing to Maldonado during his deployment, Brown signed a form entitled "Acceptance of Service" but immediately asked for the paper back, saying he wanted to talk to an attorney. The process server threatened him with criminal prosecution if he touched the paper. Brown consulted an army attorney, and filed a stay of the adoption in South Carolina, establishing paternity, seeking custody (offering to place the baby with his parents until he returned from Iraq), and promised to support Veronica. The Cherokee Nation also intervened, identifying the father as a registered member and saying that ICWA applied and had not been followed. Adoption proceedings were halted, although the baby stayed with the Capobiancos. When Brown returned from Iraq in 2011, two South Carolina courts found that ICWA applied, that Brown had not consented to the termination of his parental rights and there never should have been an adoption case, and awarded custody of two-year old Veronica to Brown.
At that point, the Capobiancos and Nightlight got considerable attention from the Evangelical Christian right, and "Save Baby Veronica" websites and petitions popped up all over. Enter Paul Clement, patron saint of conservative causes at the Supreme Court–defender of the Defense of Marriage Act, leading the charge against Obama's expansion of health care coverage, staunch defender of Arizona's immigration law, and the mouthpiece of the Bush administration in torture cases. Clement also currently represents a non-Indian gaming client who wants to put a casino in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and is arguing that the state law on Indian gaming amounts to an illegal racial set-aside. This may be the real key to the Baby Veronica case—if conservatives are successful in gutting ICWA, much Indian law will also fall. Not for the first time in U.S. history, the successful claim by Native people on a resource—the lucrative gaming industry—is under full-scale legal assault.
Baby Veronica Case Goes to the Supreme Court
Clement successfully brought the Baby Veronica case to the Supreme Court, making a series of interrelated arguments. First, his brief insists that Brown is not legally or meaningfully a father because he and Maldonado were not married. For me, as a lesbian mother who raised a child in Arizona where I could not adopt her because her other mother and I were not married, this argument terrifies me. Second, he makes an old (and racist) blood quantum argument, saying that the child is "really" Hispanic, because she doesn't have a sufficient fraction of "Indian blood" to count—a point on which the Cherokee nation begs to differ. Finally, he says, ICWA is a law that gives unfair racial preferences to Native people in adoption and custody cases. In this, he is following Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court Justice he clerked for. Scalia, commenting on Baby Veronica, said that the most wrenching case he ever decided was Holyfield, where he had to "turn [a] child over to the tribal council," removing it from a "wealthy rancher" in an ICWA case. This is a strange description of Holyfield. What the Court actually did in Holyfield was determine that the jurisdiction for the adoption would be tribal court, much as it might find that one state rather than another was the proper place to hear an adoption or custody case. In Holyfield, the "wealthy rancher's" family in fact adopted the children (there were twins); the tribal court found it was in the children's best interest. This is a crucial point: ICWA does not determine who gets a child. It determines jurisdiction–who gets to decide who gets a child.
Jurisdiction matters a lot in adoption. State laws vary widely, and many Sunbelt states (plus Utah), are known as "easy adoption" states where Christian adoption agencies, in particular, often relocate pregnant women because they, and the birth fathers, have few rights there. ICWA is the only federal law that offers birthparents rights in adoption cases, so that enrolled members of Native Nations, at least, have uniform and enforceable rights. The jurisdiction is always tribal court, and the law is consistent.
As I have argued elsewhere, ICWA does not provide special "racial entitlements"; it treats (some) American Indians as having a distinct political status conferred by treaty rights. In fact, in 1974, the Supreme Court ruled on this very point. In Morton v. Mancari, the court held that Native people could be treated differently from non-Native people, not because they belonged to a distinct racial group, but because tribal nations are "quasi-political entities" whose status is determined by federal treaty. Being the parent of a child eligible for tribal enrollment is not a "race." People otherwise identifiable as Native may have children that are not ICWA-eligible because they belong to a non-recognized or terminated tribe (of which there are about 200 in the United States), because of arcane blood quantum requirements, or because they are indigenous but from Latin America, Canada, or Hawaii. Two, all ICWA does is give birth parents rights that many think they should have regardless, and often do. If the Baby Veronica case had been in Massachusetts, for example, Dusten Brown would be treated as a legal parent, and his daughter could not be adopted unless he either relinquished his parental rights or was shown to be unfit—the same standard as ICWA.
"Where is the outrage from women's groups over this issue?"
"Where is the outrage from women's groups over this issue?" asks a recent blog post on the Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare's website, wondering why feminists are not angry about an unmarried father demanding a say in the placement of a child for adoption. I'd ask the same question, but with opposite intent. So far, the only feminist voices in this debate have been Joan Heifetz Hollinger and Elizabeth Bartholet, who support Paul Clement and Nightlight Christian Adoption Agency in their brief in the case, which argues for a standard some states have invented, that ICWA should only apply when it disrupts an "existing Indian family," a standard that has been interpreted very narrowly—a married heterosexual couple living on a reservation. Why feminists would think that is a good idea, when 48% of children are born to single mothers, is beyond me.
Why Feminists Should Care
Here's why feminists should care about this: it's a racist case designed to gut federal Indian law. It's a "states rights" case, which should haunt anyone who thinks slavery was a bad thing. It involves a high-profile cast of right-wing actors, from an evangelical Christian adoption agency to lawyer Paul Clement. Making adoption easy and giving birth parents and unwed parents few rights has been a conservative anti-abortion agenda for a long time. It's time feminists noticed, and opposed it. When unmarried fathers are not really parents, unmarried mothers are vulnerable too, as when Newt Gingrich threatened to take the children of welfare mothers and put them in orphanages. If this case is successful, it would make it much easier for poor people to lose children, including against their will, which mostly affects mothers.
Laura Briggs is chair and professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the author of several books on race, questions of empire, and reproductive politics—including indigenous politics—in the U.S. and Latin America, most recently Somebody's Children: The Politics of Transracial and Transnational Adoption. She blogs at somebodyschildren.com.
Thank you Ms. Briggs for a
Thank you Ms. Briggs for a thoughtful, accurate and articulate article covering a few topics; this case, legal adoption, ICWA and those placed in a needlessly vulnerable position to retain their adopted child.
I am an Alaskan Native adoptee. My interest in this case is for obvious reasons. My adoption was pre-ICWA. I follow the case and am astounded by the amazing lack of clarity and objective reporting on this case.
I fear my biggest regret in the case as a feminist and an adult adoptee is: the amount of demeaning acrimony imposed on Mr. Brown...included by our hallowed Justices. Some seemed to have actual rancor and hostility toward him. My disappointment for this is immense.
Finally I am forced to consider that there does still exist rancor toward Indian people...for whatever reason. We represent less that 1% of the US population. We collectively face a lot of misconceptions and ignorance of our peoples. Not being glib; Feminists and Indian people are not in vogue....or if they are it is for the wrong reasons. I champion both groups and consider myself representative of both.
Thank you again for your very thoughtful article. I look forward to reading your blog.
Thank you for this very
Thank you for this very thoughtful article. One need look no further than the Jason Patric case (in California) to see that feminists are remaining silent in many fathers' rights cases. IMO, this is unfortunate and indirectly related to the issue of a woman's right to choose (abortion). There appears to be a reluctance to equate a father's right with a mother's right when it comes to custody. I'm old enough to remember a time when women remained in marriages because, if divorced, the courts granted custody of the children to the husband because he had the job and the money. But times have changed. Feminists should be intellectually and morally strong enough to condemn a birth mother and her advocates who use legal machinations to wrest custody of a child from the birth father. While I applaud the Cherokee Nation for standing behind Dusten Brown, and as you point out in this article, this case has far-reaching implications for non-Indian birth fathers. I am reminded of the Elian Gonzalez case and the resistance of those who fought tooth & nail to block his return to his father in Cuba, solely because they opposed Cuba's govt. This kind of interference in parental rights is frightening and must be stopped.
Hello. I was wondering if you
Hello. I was wondering if you could please reference your statement about Newt Gingrich suggesting that the children of welfare mothers should be put into orphanages.
Thank you for your clear,
Thank you for your clear, concise article. So much misinformation as been circulated about this case.
So...Nightlife misspelled Dusten Brown's name? Don't you think a woman engaged to marry a man knows his birth date, and the correct spelling of his name???
Either Maldonado deliberately mislead Nightlife, or they deliberately misspelled his name. There was deliberate intent to mislead from one of them. Lawyers are paid to not make such a small mistake. Like reporters, they are trained to check the spelling, check the spelling, check the spelling. A misspelled name in a journalism class is an automatic "F". I would have to assume that in law school, the same holds true.
Also, sending a form for Dusten to sign misleadingly titled "Acceptance of Service" two weeks before he was to deploy to "defend" a nation where U.S. military were being killed daily is...demonic. I would have to say that it was by God's grace that he survived his tour of duty in such a place--and probably with the worry of his baby daughter's safety on his mind. Maybe this case needed to be fought, and God has decided that such a strong person as Dusten Brown is the one to fight it. If God be for you...
Perhaps all of "Nightlife's" apparently in the dark adoptions should be looked at a little closer by the government of SC.
The author, Laura Briggs, chair and professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, published that reference in her book, Somebody's Children: The Politics of Transracial and Transnational Adoption. The reference can also be found in Time Magazine, December 12, 1994, "The Storm Over Orphanages."
Look now, I'm a right-winger
Look now, I'm a right-winger and the case pisses me off too. Do I believe a child should have a mother and a father? Yes, I do. Do I believe that taking a child away from their biological parent is right? No, I don't. The Capobiancos are wrong!
As a left wing feminist and a
As a left wing feminist and a child advocate, I am stunned that anyone as educated a you are would write an article that distorts basic facts in order to promote your personal areas of interest. Also stunning is the degree to which you omit any consideration of what is in the best interest of Veronica. I'd expect you to have some understanding of infant and early childhood development. However, your article shows none. You make no mention of the trauma Veronica undoubtably experienced when she was abruptly transferred to Dusten and driven halfway across the US. This episode in itself, coupled with his insistence on no contact with the Capobianco's, is enough for me to
seriously doubt his judgement and ability to care for a child. This was child abuse, albeit court ordered. You blithely mention that Veronica would have been cared for by Dusten's parents, had he won custody before going overseas. So, first a disruption of care at four months (not at all insignificant), and then a transition to his parents. You failed to mention what would happen if he didn't return at all. Why would a feminist want to put an infant girl(or boy) through such life destroying transitions in early childhood? Elizabeth Young-Bruehl has written an excellent book about childism, titled Childism. In it, she introduces the idea of societal prejudice against children. It's a well researched and original work. I recommend it. In the comments below, the case of Elian Gonzalez was mentioned. He was returned to his father out of respect for his early childhood environment and attachment to his father, (who happened to be his biological father), the same reasons Veronica should be returned to the
Capobiancos. I attended a conference where members of the psychoanalytical community, who were consulted about the case at the time, presented their recommendations. Early childhood experience was a pivotal consideration.
Yes, moving back with the Capobiancos will be tricky. Veronica has been in Oklahoma for almost 20 months, (the c's had her for 27-not the same as the Browns, as you implied). However, the Capobianco's have shown continued intelligence in the choices they have made for her so far. Not to mention, they have been law abiding. Mosty likely, Veronica will need help. I believe they will be most able to help her. And she will remember them, regardless of whether or not she can express her memories in words, they are pre verbal memories that matter alot.
Thank you editors at ICT for
Thank you editors at ICT for providing the reference I requested! :0)
Thanks Dr. Briggs for this
Thanks Dr. Briggs for this article! Congratulations on your transition to Amherst!
I am also curious why you did
I am also curious why you did not mention the fact that the father did not pay any child support. That is something feminists point out in nearly every article. If a man abandons his responsibility to care (and putting a stipulation that she has to marry him or no financial support does not count) for the child, he has relinquished custody in deed if not in legalities. That omission is pretty blatant when discussing why feminists care about this, and was clearly one of the arguments of the case as well.
"Why feminists would think
"Why feminists would think that is a good idea, when 48% of children are born to single mothers, is beyond me."
But I think that's part of the problem--a birth mother will always have to make the choice of abortion, adoption or parenting the child herself. Birth fathers (and the courts), unfortunately, seem to think that's something negotiable on their part.
This is not a Father's Rights
This is not a Father's Rights case or a Tribal Rights: this is a Children's Rights case. This baby has been kicked around like a football while the grownups stamp their feet and howl about their "right" to her. A child is not a possession; a child is a responsibility. Veronica spent the first two years of her life with her adoptive parents. As wrong as the adoption was , for the CHILD'S sake, she should have been allowed to remain with the only parents she's ever known. But she wasn't. Instead, she was treated like a piece of property and temporary "ownership" was transferred back to her biological father. She was with him for two years. For the CHILD'S sake, she should have been allowed to stay with him. But nope - she was treated like a piece of property again and "ownership" was transferred back to the adoptive parents. I am a feminist. And when it comes to rights, it is CHILDREN'S rights that are most in need of defense. They are not symbols of tribal independence or state's rights or ANYTHING. They are tiny vulnerable human beings who need at least ONE grown up in their lives who are willing to put their needs first. Sadly, Baby Veronica does not seem to have anyone in her life willing to do that.
It is amazing to me that Ms.
It is amazing to me that Ms. Briggs did not do her homework or check her spelling. The name of the agency is NightLIGHT, not NightLIFE!
Second, she is absolutely wrong when she states that ICWA does not determine who gets the child. Besides the jurisdictional issues, ICWA has a very strict list of placement preferences that require placement with Native family members first, unless a court finds clear and convincing evidence to support a deviation from those preferences. Yes, if ICWA applies, ICWA almost always determines who gets the child!
Also, there are hundreds upon hundreds of adoption agencies in the US, many of which have no religious affiliation whatsoever. Has Ms. Briggs done any research to support her claim that only Christian adoption agencies use the legal maneuverings about which she complains here?
As an adoption attorney with cases that range all over the country, I can assure you that jurisdictional choices are made by every adoption agency and every adoption attorney involved in interstate cases. The faith (or lack thereof) of these agencies and attorneys has nothing to do with these choices, which are based on the attorney's legal duty to advocate for the best interests of the clients who have retained that attorney.
Please Ms. Briggs, if you want to be taken seriously as a journalist, support your claims with hard data... and double-check all the names in your article.
@AdoptionAttorney: Thank you
@AdoptionAttorney: Thank you for your comment! The story has been updated.


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Abstract: Botswana is facing one of its greatest development challenges at the moment. It is facing an HIV/AIDS pandemic of immense proportions. It is among the countries in the world that have been hard hit by this scourge. A lot of stakeholders including government, private companies, international donor agencies, and civil society have come up with interventions to respond to challenge of fighting this pandemic. Among the key players in this fight against HIV/AIDS are civil society organizations, commonly known as NGOs. These organizations play a crucial role of bringing HIV/AIDS services to the communities where the other players may not reach or may not be effective. The services the NGOs offer to communities are normally delivered as projects. Effective monitoring and evaluation of projects is usually one of the ingredients of good project performance and provides means of accountability, demonstrating transparency to the stakeholders and facilitates organizational learning for benefit of future projects. This study sought to determine how effectively the HIV/AIDS projects implemented by Gaborone based local NGOs are monitored and evaluated. The study investigated the monitoring and evaluation practices of the NGOs and compared them with the best practices. It also sought to identify the challenges the NGOs faced in carrying out this function. Data for the study was collected using the descriptive survey method where a questionnaire was administered to project managers and monitoring and evaluation officials of the NGOs. The results of the study show that most of the NGOs (66.7%) were implementing Behavioral Change Communication projects. The study also determined that the monitoring and evaluation practices of the local NGOs fell short of the best practices. Most of the best practices were inconsistently done and others were not done at all. Planning for monitoring and evaluation was inadequately done and inconsistently by respondents. Implementing the monitoring and evaluation process was not effectively done by the respondents. The study also identified quite a number of challenges the NGOs faced in carrying out monitoring and evaluation of the projects they faced. These challenges made it hard for the NGOs to effectively monitor and evaluate the projects they implemented. The most significant ones included; inadequate finances, lack of expertise, stringent and multi-donor reporting requirements, lack of baseline data. The study made some recommendations in order to mitigate the challenges faced by the NGOs. The study found out that, all in all the projects implemented by the local NGOs were not effectively monitored and evaluated. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/991 Files in this item: 1
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