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Losing Everything In David Wong Louie's "In A World Small Enough", Ibis Gómez-Vega

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Back Cover

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Notes On Contributors

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Observations On The Distribution And Status Of Western Sand Darter, Spotted Gar, And Skipjack Herring In Iowa Rivers, Travis E. Neebling, Michael C. Quist

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

This paper describes new records of western sand darter (Ammocrypta clara), spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus), and skipjack herring (Alosa chrysochloris) in Iowa's interior rivers. A western sand darter was collected from the Cedar River, Benton County, in 2007. Western sand darters are occasionally collected from the upper Mississippi River (UMR), but have not been sampled in interior rivers since 1958. Two spotted gar were collected from the Des Moines River, Polk and Wapello counties, in 2007. Two spotted gar were sampled from the UMR in 2000, but no spotted gar have been previously recorded from Iowa's interior rivers. A skipjack …

Uni Student Satisfaction Survey 2008, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

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Paycheck Record For Detained Workers

Postville Project Documents

A listing of some of the immigrants owed wages from Agriprocessors after the Postville raid.

Letter To Dept. Of Justice And Dept. Of Homeland Security, Zoe Lofgren

Postville Project Documents

A letter from Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren to Michael Mukasey, Attorney General of the United States, and Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, concerning the alleged abuse of the workers who were detained during the Agriprocessors plant raid in Postville, Iowa.

Agriprocessors Inc. Warrant Information

Postville Project Documents

No abstract provided.

Agriprocessors Inc. Federal Indictments

Postville Project Documents

Documents relating to the federal charges against Agriprocessors of hiring noncitizens in the plant in Postville, Iowa, encouraging document fraud for gain, as well as other charges.

Testimony From Director Forman On Ice Conduct During Raid, Marcy M. Forman

Postville Project Documents

The statement given by Marcy M. Forman, Director of the Office of Investigations or the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law on their procedures and the Postville Immigration Raid.

Cover - Table Of Contents

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

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Pre-Settlement Vegetation At Casey's Paha State Preserve, Iowa, Reid J. Leichty, Steven H. Emerman, Lyndon R. Hawkins, Michael J. Tiano

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

Paha are loess-capped ridges standing 10-30 m above the surrounding plain of the Iowan Surface. Although Iowa was almost entirely covered with prairie and wetlands just prior to Euro-American settlement, the paha are believed to have been forested based on soil types and on early vegetation maps. The objective of this study was to find evidence that paha were forested by measuring the δ13C value of humin, the fraction of soil organic matter that is insoluble in acid and base. Previous work has shown that humin retains the δ13C signature of vegetation on a 1000-year time scale, as opposed to …

Assessment Of Smallmouth Bass Populations In Iowa Interior Rivers, Andrew C. Jansen, Michael C. Quist, Jeff Kopaska

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu are a popular sport fish throughout North America and occupy an important ecological role as top predators in aquatic systems. Despite the importance of smallmouth bass, knowledge of their population structure and dynamics in Iowa interior rivers is limited. The objective of this study was to describe population dynamics (e.g., relative abundance, size and age structure, growth, mortality) of smallmouth bass in six Iowa rivers. Smallmouth bass were sampled from the Upper Iowa, Maquoketa, and Wapsipinicon rivers in northeast Iowa and the Des Moines, Iowa, and South Skunk rivers in central Iowa using electrofishing during the …

Agriprocessors Inc. Photos

Postville Project Documents

Photographs of some of the living conditions of the Agriprocessors workers, along with other photographs documenting other aspects of the case against Agriprocessors.

Interfaith Service And Walk Schedule Of Events

Postville Project Documents

The schedule of events for the interfaith service and walk held in Postville, Iowa on July 27, 2008.

Interfaith Prayer Service Program

Postville Project Documents

The program of an interfaith prayer service, march, and rally held in Postville, Iowa on July 27, 2008.

Symbolic Aesthetics In Tim O'Brien's "The Man I Killed", Koki Nomura

Short Story

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The Fairy Garden, Jennie Walker

Short Story

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Eyes On Your Classroom: Collaborating With Others To Improve Your Practice, Jesse Wilcox

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

How do you know if you are an effective teacher? Many teachers consider their effectiveness only in terms of student feelings toward the teacher and course, or how their students perform. While students' performance and perceptions are important factors to consider, students typically lack the expertise to provide accurate feedback about teaching and learning. What students enjoy and what is best for them are not necessarily one in the same. Furthermore, students' performance is related to, but not solely determined by, what teachers do. High student performance may occur in spite of poor teaching practices, and students may do poorly …

Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Iowa Journal of Communication

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Ant Diversity In Two Southern Minnesota Tallgrass Prairie Restoration Sites, Pamela M. Kittelson, Monica Paulson Priebe, Phillip J. Graeve

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

There is little basic information about ant species richness and abundance in tall grass prairie restorations despite the importance of ants to plant community structure and function. We compared ant abundance and richness, vascular plant cover and richness, and soil compaction at two southern Minnesota grassland restoration sites, a prairie reconstruction and a prairie remnant undergoing rehabilitation. We collected a total of 3,523 ants from 12 different species. Plant species richness ranged from 45 in the prairie reconstruction to 95 in the remnant prairie. We found five more species of ants and significantly higher mean ant species richness per plot …

Editorial Board & Iowa Academy Of Science Officers And Directors

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

No abstract provided.

Programs And Courses 2008-2010, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

This catalog is published for students and other persons who want to know more about the University of Northern Iowa. Its purpose is to communicate as objectively and completely as possible what the university is and what it does. The catalog is presented in sections to give a general view of the university as well as the detailed information required for informed decision making.

Iowa Academy Of Science 120th Annual Meeting [2008]: Advance Program, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contains information about the schedule and presentations for the 2008 annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science.

Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface

Iowa Journal of Communication

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Memories Of Flesh And Fire: Crossing Over Color Lines, Alice A. Filmer

Iowa Journal of Communication

Throughout this autoethnography, the author weaves personal memories of her early life in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s and 70s into a larger set of social and historical events of that turbulent era. Using the metaphor of "crossing over," she traces her growing awareness of racial inequality and white privilege during a period in which she must also come to terms with a series of deaths by disease, fire, and assassination. While literally crossing bridges and terrain, she figuratively crosses class and color lines that have long separated generations of her once-wealthy white family from the people …

The Tax Gap: America's Underreported Revenues, Jennifer Granzow

Honors Program Theses

This paper will discuss the tax gap, both as an overall national issue and as related to individual business income. First, the relevance of the tax gap in today’s economy will be addressed and background information regarding the tax gap will be provided. Next the small business environment will be examined, focusing on why the tax gap is so prevalent there. Proposed tax gap reduction measures will be explored, including an examination of the benefits and shortcomings associated with each measure. Future challenges will also be looked at, focusing on the impact such proposed measures will have on the operations …

Who Should Own The Air?: A Closer Look At Smoking Bans, Stacy Mcmullen

Honors Program Theses

Smoking bans result from public health concerns. There are well over 70,000 articles in peer-reviewed journals that link smoking with various health problems [Chaloupka et al. 2004-2005, 2]. There are also a number of states currently debating statewide bans. Are statewide smoking bans the answer to the tobacco problem or are they simply an example of excessive paternalism? The purpose of this paper is to examine the two sides of the argument and determine whether policymakers should implement smoking bans. It will show that, in the end, nonsmokers should own the air, and smoking bans should be implemented to protect …

Microcredit In Developing Countries: Evaluating Programs For Poverty Alleviation, Kelly Sue Nessa

Honors Program Theses

There is no question that poverty is a devastating problem in our world today; the UN estimates 34,000 children and 16,000 adults die each day from hunger or preventable diseases with poverty-related causes, totaling more than 18 million a year (Riddell, 2007). One way that poverty is exacerbated is through the inaccessibility of credit to the poor (Todaro, 2006). Microcredit/microfinance has become a popular way of addressing this problem, and this affects a great percentage of the world population that is impoverished. Therefore, a true evaluation of the benefits and downfalls of this economic tool should be addressed. The purpose …

2008 University Of Northern Iowa Panther Football Media Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Administration --4
--Director of Athletics --5
--Athletic Department Staff --6
--Panther Head Coaches --7
--Traditions --8
--Academics --9
--Strength & Conditioning --10
--Sports Medicine --11
--Facilities --12-13
--UNI Dome --14
--2008 Quick Look --16
--Preseason Depth Chart --17
--Alphabetical Roster --18
--Numerical Roster --19
--2008 Preview --20-23
--Head Coach Mark Farley --24-27
--Assistants --28-35
--Behind the Scenes --36
--Profiles --38-64
--2008 Recruits --64-66
--Opponents - Missouri Valley Football Conference --64
--2008 MVFC Football Schedule --69
--Opponents --70-75
--All-Time Opponent Records --76
--2007 Season Review --78-79
--2007 UNI Statistics --80-86
--2007 MCFC Football Statistics --87-90
--2007 MVFC Football Honors --91 …