FURJThe Fordham Undergraduate Research Journal The Right to Bare Arms: Implications of Feminist- Humanitarian Justifications for War | Yoshitomo Nara and Child as Hero | Probing the Formation of Ferulic Acid Derived Nanoconjugates as Building Blocks for Antioxidant Applications | Attraction and Education: Whether Intellectual Indicators of Future Success Make Men More Attractive to Women in a Period of Mating Optimism | Reclaiming a Cultural Identity: Ghanian Hip-Life and the Bronx | “She wept for him” : Sympathy and Male Power in Sense and Sensibility TheFURJ Fordham Undergraduate Research Journal Spring 2013 Volume 3 03 - Letter from the editors 04 - Staff and acknowledgments NEWS & FEATURES 06 - Science in the Bronx: A New Collaboration Lauren Kawulicz, FCRH ’16 Jacqueline Monnat, FCRH ’13 07 - Faculty Research Mentor Award 08 - Psychology Graduate Student Challenging Diagnoses to Improve Treatment for At-Risk Kids III Taylor Garre, FCRH ’16 55 - Select Undergraduate Research 09 - Digital Humanities: A New Approach Accomplishments: Publications, to Analyzing Historical Events Awards & Recognitions Megan Cattel, FCRH ’15 56 - “She wept for him”: Sympathy and Sara DeSimine, FCRH ’14 Male Power in Sense and Sensibility 11 - Media Professor Tracks Changing Rachael Prensner, FCRH ’14 Face of Investigative Reporting Taylor Garre, FCRH ’16 COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH ARTICLES 61 - Making Midtown Brandon Pietras, FCLC ’12 14 - The Right to Bare Arms: 67 - Implications of Feminist-Humanitarian Directive Affects of Aromatic Justifications for War Nitration Based Upon Differing Experimental Conditions Rebecca Lindner, FCRH ’13 Kelsey Topa, FCRH ’14 22 - Yoshitomo Nara and Child as Hero 70 - Computational Studies of sl(2) Isabella Bustamante, FCLC ’12 Conformal Blocks 30 - Probing the Formation of Ferulic Acid Zachery Wills, FCLC ’14 Derived Nanoconjugates as Building Blocks for Antioxidant Applications BOOK REVIEWS Princess U. Chukwuneke, FCRH ’15 72 - Design of Cities - Edmund Bacon 40 - Attraction and Education: Malcolm James Edgerton IV, FCLC ’13 Whether Intellectual Indicators of Future 74 - Sacred Dread: Raïssa Martain, the Success Make Men More Attractive to Allure of Suffering, and the French Women in a Period of Mating Optimism Catholic Revival - Brenna Moore Jordan Davidson, FCLC ’14 Caitlin Ramiro, FCRH ’14 48 - Reclaiming a Cultural Identity: 76 - Select Undergraduate Research Ghanaian Hip-Life and the Bronx Accomplishments: Presentations Stephen Erdman, FCRH ’13 2 17 APRIL 2013 TO THE FORDHAM COMMUNITY: It is our pleasure to present to you the third volume of the Fordham Undergraduate Research Journal. In accordance with its mission, FURJ continues to disseminate a diverse body of undergraduate research spanning the spectrum of the academic world from the physical sciences, to the social sciences, and to the humanities. We feel that the breadth of the third volume attests to the varied and sophisticated interests of Fordham undergraduates, and we are honored to showcase the fruits of our peers’ academic labors. Furthermore, we are proud to play a role in the University’s ongoing dedication to undergraduate research. As you peruse these pages, please take a moment to admire the successes of your students and peers. Besides the authors published in this volume, a number of students are recognized in our select list of undergraduate research accomplishments. In addition, we have shared the names of the talented and dedicated faculty who were nominated for this year’s Faculty Mentor Award. We wish to extend our thanks to them and to all the faculty members who share their passion and guidance with undergraduate researchers at Fordham. This year was one of great change for the Journal. In the first place, you’ll notice that the Journal itself is smaller in size. We decided to change many of the elements of design in the hope of creating a cleaner and more professional layout for our readers. Besides this change in its appearance, FURJ started in September with an executive board composed almost of entirely of new members. As editors-in-chief, we have admired and appreciated the way in which these individuals have stepped up to the challenge of leading a staff and taken responsibility for their respective sections of the Journal. Finally, Xavier Montecel, FCRH ’12, joined us as the interim director of the Fordham Undergraduate Research Journal. We are thankful for the gracious assistance and dedication he has demonstrated in this role Of course, this edition of FURJ could not have come into existence if not for the backing of a group of very dedicated individuals. We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to Dr. Michael Latham, dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill, for his continued and unwavering support of this project. We would also like to the thank all of the members of the FCRH Dean’s Office, especially Ms. Dorothy Riely and Dr. Robert Parmach, not only for sharing their work space with FURJ but also for sharing great times and fond memories. Finally, we would like to thank Dr. Michelle Bata. The successes we have achieved in the three years since FURJ’s inception are the result of the enthusiasm, encouragement, and guidance that she so generously and tirelessly shared with us during her tenure as our administrative director. We look back with great fondness on the times spent and the innumerable laughs shared in her office. It is to her that we wish to dedicate this edition of FURJ. SINCERELY, Margaret Palazzolo, FCRH ’13 Andrew Steffan, FCRH ’13 Co-Editor-in-Chief Co-Editor-in-Chief 3 EDITORIAL BOARD Co-Editors-In-Chief MARGARET PALAZZOLO FCRH ’13 History, Philosophy ANDREW STEFFAN FCRH ’13 Theology Managing Editors MEGAN MCDONALD FCRH ’14 Art History FURJACULTY DVISORY OARD F A B JACQUELINE MONNAT FCRH ’13 Psychology, Spanish MICHAEL LATHAM, PHD Dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill Copy Editor MEGAN MCLAUGHLIN JOSEPH DESCIAK FCRH ’15 History, Spanish Assistant Dean of Fordham College at Lincoln Center Peer Reviews Editors DONNA HEALD, PHD ELAINE PARK Associate Dean FCRH ’14 Int’l Political Economy for Science Education at FCRH MICHAEL RAMETTA FCRH ’13 Philosophy IPSITA BANERJEE, PHD NAZMUL SARKER Associate Professor FCRH ’13 Chemistry Department of Chemistry Design Editor JOHN WEHR, PHD FRANK SIVILLI Professor FCRH ’15 English Department of Biological Sciences News & Features Editor NICHOLAS TAMPIO, PHD LEENA MANCHERIL Assistant Professor FCRH ’14 Economics Department of Political Science Book Reviews Editor ORIT AVISHAI-BENTOVIM, PHD RACHEL GIBBONS Assistant Professor FCRH ’14 Psychology Department of Sociology & Anthropology Photo Editor STEPHEN GRIMM, PHD TERESA SALINAS Associate Professor FCRH ’14 Visual Arts Department of Philosophy Public Relations Manager ROBERT HUME, PHD ELIZABETH CARLSON Associate Professor FCRH ’14 History Department of Political Science Sales & Advertising KARINA HOGAN, PHD MONICA TYSON Associate Professor FCLC ’13 Communications Department of Theology VICTORIA YANG GSB ’14 Finance MARK BOTTON, PHD Professor 4 Deptartment of Natural Science FURJ | Volume 3 | Spring 2013 GENERAL STAFF COPY EDITING BOOK REVIEWS Justin Henry, Clare Larson, James Lassen, Lauren Dylan DeMartino, Caleb Faruki, Alana Hughes, Jeff Manzino, Brigid Mulroe, Katie Nolan, Andres Duran Lockhart, Lauren Manzino, Emily Muller, Alexander Rueda, Daniel Salerno, Diana Shao, Juliana Troisi Profaci, Julia Pusateri, Meghan Riley, Allison Russell, Juliana Triosi PEER REVIEWS Maygan Anthony, Amy Batallones, Navena Chaitoo, PUBLIC RELATIONS Vincent Corcoran, Melissa Doura, Delia Grizzard, Elizabeth Akinyemi, Jun Wei (Issac) Chan, Becca Kristen Henkel, Justin Henry, Mithi Hossain, Caroline Elzinga, Robert Johnson, Michael Kungl, Cherokee Inzucchi, Alexander Jordan, Khalid Kala, James Lassen, McAnelly, Gaetano Migliaccio, Athavan Selvendran Jeff Lockhart, Ellen McManus, Michael Rametta, Caitlin Ramiro, Allison Russell, Samantha Walker, Caroline SALES/ADVERTISING Zimmerman Delia Grizzard, Robert Johnson, Michael Kungl, Cherokee McAnelly, Ellen McManus, Madeline Miller, DESIGN Marielle Rivera, Athavan Selvendran, Krystin Vitale, Mary Kate Crenny, Nick D’Agostino, Aaron DeVera, Delia Neshat Yazdani Grizzard, Kayla Pantano, Hallie Tate, Neshat Yazdani WEB EDITORS NEWS/FEATURES Amy Bataliones, Anthony Bradley, Caleb Faruki, Michael Abrams, Megan Cattel, Sara Desimine, Taylor Cherokee McAnelly Garre, Emma Pfeiffer, Alexander Profaci, Robert Johnson, Lauren Kawulicz The FURJ staff wishes to thank the following for their support: Fordham University’s Office of Marketing and Communications, the faculty and students who served as faculty and peer reviewers, the FURJ Faculty Advisory Board, and the FCRH and FCLC Dean’s Offices and their student workers. Right: Executive Board; Below: General Staff; Credit: Teresa Salinas 5 that increased communication be- tween members of the Consortium SCIENCE IN THE BRONX:has been implemented is through formal forums. Last year, Fordham EW OLLabORATIONhosted two symposia to promote A N C the exchange of ideas regarding by Lauren Kawulicz, FCRH ’16 collaborative efforts and results from research. At added reporting by Jacqueline Monnat, FCRH ’13 the Conservation Conversations Symposium, which included researchers from Fordham, the New York FORDHAM COMMUNITY, TAKE NOTE: a new Botanical Garden, the Bronx Zoo, and the Ameri- alliance of Bronx institutions has come together to can Museum of Natural History, members of the promote collaboration on world-class scientific re- Bronx research community were able