2008 Award Winners First Place Awards Frank Aiello The Politics of Free Jazz Movement in the 1950s and 1960s Instructor, Robert Krut Charles Mihelich We Were Soldiers: Re-envisioning American Patriotism Instructor, Mashey Bernstein Heather Rally Sex Trafficking and the Slavery of Women and Children: Fighting Crime at its Roots Instructor, Kathy Patterson Second Place Awards Marjorie Brevidoro Passover and the Parlor: Tenement Housing and its Effect on Jewish-American Identity Instructor, Stacey Van Dahm Kevin Chavarria Use of Public Transportation by Students in California: An Analysis of Attitudes and Behaviors Instructor, Vanessa Coloura Leslie Mar The Division of Labor In the Home Instructor, Chris Dean Third Place Awards Davin Ashraf Euthanasia: A Boon To Society Instructor, Kathy Patterson Ryan Doria Absence at the Dinner Table: Loss of Eating Habits Through Filipino Generations Instructor, Stacey Van Dahm Sarah Ebe U.S. Foreign Oil Dependence Instructor, Jon Haner Alexandra Letzel International Precedent or Victor's Justice Instructor, Nuno Sena Alyssa Munoz Left Behind in the Global Economy Instructor, Chris Dean Vivian Wauters English Language Learner Programs in California Instructor, Vanessa Coloura Honorable Mentions Marie Tran Execute the Mentally Impaired? The Eighth Amendment that Supports and Opposes Death Sentencing Instructor, Kathy Patterson Ali Warrick Microbial Water Testing in Third World Countries: Clean Drinking Water for All Instructor, Chris Dean Craig Schaller Erosion in Santa Barbara Instructor, Vanessa Coloura Alex Wakeman The Golden Age of Horror Instructor, Nuno Sena Abigail Wald Pushing the Limits of Roe v. Wade Instructor, Kathy Patterson Kara Russell Undocumented Mexican Immigrants: Is the American Public Wrong? Instructor, Stacey Van Dahm Amalie Tanaka Designer Children: Products of Society's Desire for Perfection Instructor, Kathy Patterson