Ten outstanding students from the 2004 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) participated at this year's Annual Meeting in Chicago. The students presented their research at the American Politics II Poster Session, with topics ranging from the effect of the mainstream media to post-September 11th anxiety. Students were accompanied at the meeting by former RBSI student Tehama Lopez, RBSI class of 2000 and now a doctoral student at the University of Chicago. This year's class of RBSI students and the research they presented at this year's meeting:

Porsha Cropper, Stanford University “Cooperation v. Conflict: The Social Psychological Underpinnings of Perceived Group Threat and Linked Fate Among African Americans and Latinos in the City of Los Angeles”

Olufunmbi Elemo, Ball State University “Political Recompense: Linking Descriptive and Substantiative U.S. Congressional Representation through Shared Experiences”

Rosalyn Foster, Amherst College “You Mean Going to Church Is Good for Me? A Study of the Effects of African American and Latino Religious Feelings on the Political Process in the United States”

Saleema Moore, Dartmouth College “The Substantive Nature of Political Participation: Motivations for Being Politically Active”

Davin Phoenix, Christopher Newport University “Black Images and Blurred Visions: Examining the Effect of Exposure to Mainstream Media on the Political Trust Levels of African Americans”

Hugo Salazar, University of California, Irvine “Church is More than Free Wafers: Latino Church Attendance and Political Activity”

Sedrick Walker, Texas A & M University “Minority Legislative Activity and Success: An Analysis of the Texas House of Representatives”

Eugene Walton, Truman State University “Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: Race, Gender, and Political Alienation on Perceptions of Military Intervention in Iraq”

Michael Woldemariam, Beloit College “In Search of Fear: Terrorism and the Determinants of Anxiety Post 9-11”

Lisa Ybarra, Whittier College “Cultural Proximity: An Analysis on Latino Subgroup Positions on Abortions”

APSA's Ralph Bunche Summer Institute is a five-week program for minority undergraduate students interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in political science. The Institute is hosted by Duke University and is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. For more information or to download an application for next sum mer's Institute, visit the APSA web site at http://www.apsanet.org/about/minority/rbsi.cfm or email minority@apsanet.org.