Q U I NTI N BARN ES 
is a member of the Arts & Sciences Class of 2009 and graduated with an honors degree in Philosophy and a 
degree i n Political Science. He is an Alpha Sigma Nu member and a Golden Key scholar and was president of 
the volunteer organization Hoops for Hope. "Today's Russian Intelligentsia: A New Role i n the Post-Soviet 
Political Order" is adapted from Professor Paul Christensen's course, Post-Soviet Politics. 

C H R I S T O P H E R B R U N N E R 
hails from Oak Park, Illinois. He is a junior i n the Lynch School of Education where he is currently 
studying Mathematics and Secondary Education. His research interests include social and cultural issues 
affecting youth development, especially i n education. He has recently completed a project with the 
Community Research Program studying the effect of socioeconomic stress on parental involvement i n high 
schools and wi l l be continuing to do reseach with LSOE this fall. 

ALYSSA H U G H E S 
originally from Kea'au, Hawaii, is a junior i n the College of Arts & Sciences majoring i n History and 
completing a minor i n Secondary Education. She wrote this paper for Professor Dana Sajdi's course "The 
Study and Writing of History: Arabian Nights." She currently volunteers at the Haley House Soup Kitchen 
with the 4_.oston program. She would like to thank Professor Sajdi for all her guidance. 

N A T H A N KEEGAN 
graduated i n May 2009 with a degree i n Linguistics and Latin American Studies. His interest i n popular 
music studies grew from his experiences as songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist i n the award-
winning BC hip-hop group The Keegan Brothers Trio. He is currently serving as a WorldTeach Volunteer 
Fellow i n Kosrae, Micronesia, where he teaches mathematics. 



C H R I S T O P H E R M A R O S H E G Y I 
graduated from BC i n May 2009 with a B.A. i n International Studies, concentrating i n Political Science, and a 
minor i n Islamic Civilizations and Societies and Economics. Christopher drew his inspiration for this piece 
from his parents, whose stories as immigrants from Hungary as a result of the Cold War implanted a sense of 
purpose to study development and migration. This article has been expanded i n a recently completed thesis, 
titled Exporting Citizens: The Power Politics and Economics Behind Moroccan Emigration Policy. Christopher is 
currently researching economic development i n Hungary on a Fulbright Scholarship. 

like his mother and Doug Flutie, is a native of Natick, MA and a graduate of Boston College. A 
Communications major and History minor, his past research has concerned doctor/patient relationships, new 
media, and European nationalisms. He was the President of College Bowl for two years and once hit five 
half-court shots i n a row i n high school. He dreams one day of employment. 

C H R I S T O P H E R SCU LLI N 
studies Political Science and Philosophy, and both looks forward to and dreads graduating from the 
Boston College Honors Program i n May 2010. Chris spends most of his time missing the weather i n Los 
Angeles, his native locale, and attempting to be as awesomely multifaceted as possible. He is also most inter-
ested in the crossroads of his two subjects of study, how individual needs do battle with those of society. This 
paper was written during a junior-year semester abroad at King's College, London, for the course Global 
Conflict i n the Contemporary World.