05/14/2010Aaron Cooke, a Westmont senior from Bakersfield, Calif., majoring in economic development, won $500 for his first-place entry in a campus-wide essay contest about economic liberty and the rebuilding of the Haitian economy. Cooke’s essay, “Haiti: Cultivating Opportunity From Crisis,” analyzes the economic impact of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and explores several policy proposals to address the long-term needs of the Haitian economy. The Westmont Economics and Business Department and the economics honorary society Omicron Delta Epsilon (Alpha Pi chapter) sponsor the annual essay contest.Westmont Edd Noell, Aaron Cooke, Emily Rottman and Paul Morgan1 Column Content Background Color White Heading...