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I Did It, Marisa Cervantes

First To Go Program

Balancing between being one of the boys and a lady, Marisa Cervantes writes about the challenge that personal relationships, family, and insecurities pose in relation to education. Despite feeling guilty about leaving her high school boyfriend behind, Marisa comes to recognize the importance of letting go of the familiar. By embracing the new challenges of being a first-generation student, Cervantes soon realizes that her future has much in store.

The Positivity In My Lived Experiences, Jane Dawkins

First To Go Program

A mother’s love, and a daughter’s dedication— that is the bond this student writer describes as she gracefully paints her life’s struggles on paper. With her mother battling cancer and college decisions to make, she finds herself realizing the many difficulties that come with growing up. Amid trying to decide to let go of her home and let in her future, she finds that there is a war waged between who she wants to be and who she should be. However, it is through her “wants” and “shoulds” that she discovers her reason to fight: her mother.

Let's Take A Break, Seungyoun "Sally" Noh

Writing Programs

A political science major, Seungyoun “Sally” Noh was born and raised in South Korea. Her essay describes the mentally and physically grueling race to college to which Korean youths are subjected. Through the relentless pressure to study and compete with their friends, she argues Korean schools have stymied the dreams of a generation of students. In “Let’s Take a Break,” Sally calls for a more humane childhood, one in which students will have time to realize their passions.

Lasting Fear, Esteban Cadena

Writing Programs

Esteban Cadena, a sociology major from East Los Angeles, finds LMU a good place to become independent and make his own decisions. His emotionally raw narrative recounts the role alcohol plays in his family – a regular “friend,” making recurring visits at the family get-togethers.

For Them, Oscar Pineda

First To Go Program

In his narrative, author Oscar Pineda delves into the concept of the American Dream. When the narrative opens, Pineda finds himself sitting on a plastic chair the day of his graduation, realizing that his life has been the result of parental nurture, devotion, and hardship. With family as his drive for success, Oscar soon realizes that his own American Dream “is for them,” the people that supported him through high school.

One Day, It'll Pay Off, Valeria Pereira

First To Go Program

Change has an unsettling power that can scare most individuals. For those who commute between different environments on a daily basis, change may ranges from “seeing a pregnant mother pushing a stroller with a five year old by her side, [to seeing] a white lady jogging, with a white, well-groomed poodle by her side.” Change means difference, and for author Valeria Pereira, change comes in the form of different socio-economic environments. Between attending an expensive private school and living in Lennox, CA, Pereira learned the significance of dissimilarity. It was that experience, however, that aided her in overcoming her educational …

A Healthy Athlete Is A Stronger Athlete, Kelly Parsons

Writing Programs

A cross-country runner, Kelly writes from personal experience when she advocates the benefits of a healthy body for an athlete. A psychology major interested in how the brain functions, her essay discusses the role physiology and nutrition play in fine tuning an athlete for success. Knowing what to eat and when can make all the difference for competitors at the collegiate level.

Ica Newsletter, Fall 2012, Iowa Communication Association.

ICA Newsletter

Contents:

--President's Message
--2012–2013 ICA Executive Committee
--Being Professional: 2013 ICA Conference Theme
--Save the Date: 2013 Conference Information
--BVU Vikings Internship Partnership
--ICA wants needs you!
--IJC call for submissions
--Defending speech, forensics and drama programs in the world of budget cuts
--Term to Learn: Civic Privatism
--The value of serving ICA
--Westminster holds Symposium
--Let’s hear it for our guys!
--IWCC faculty announce new roles
--BVU announces theatre season
--Hardeman honored by Westminster
--In memory
--Outstanding Adjunct Teaching Award for 2013
--Nicole Allaire, Outstanding Adjunct
--Competitive Student Paper Award
--Jamie Stech, Outstanding Adjunct
--Fall Conference Highlights

The Update, October 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

Update

Inside this issue:

-- UNI Alum Receives Presidential Early Career Award
-- Department News
-- UNI Forensics News & Results
-- Featured Organization: Beta Beta Beta National Honor Society
-- Save the Date: Iowa Supreme Court Justices are Coming to UNI
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Earth Science: Alison Schell
-- Strayer-Wood Theatre Fall Productions: Lysistrata & November
-- Featured Organization: APO-TAP
-- School of Music Events
--Stay Connected

Technologies-That-Must-Not-Be-Named: Understanding And Implementing Advanced Search Technologies In E-Discovery, Jacob Tingen

Law Student Publications

Even for those who are aware of the existence of advanced search and review tactics beyond keyword search, many questions remain for attorneys and judges alike. First, what are the new and emerging technologies? While courts and commentators mention the existence of the technologies, there is not much guidance with regard to what the new technologies are and what they accomplish. Second, are the new technologies superior to the manual review process? Understandably, attorneys are hesitant to use an unfamiliar e-discovery product that may not work better than the e-discovery process to which they are already accustomed. Third, if attorneys …

Virginia's "War On Women": How Forcing Women To Have An Ultrasound Before Abortion Is Unconstitutional, Alison B. Linas

Law Student Publications

This comment will discuss how the ultrasound bill, like similar ones in other states, is unconstitutional for two reasons....Part II of this comment will focus on the Supreme Court's role in shaping abortion policy....Part III will describe Virginia’s new ultrasound requirement and how the above-mentioned Supreme Court decisions affect the new bill’s legality. Part III(A) will lay out the relevant portions of the bill and discuss its legislative history. Part III(B) will analyze the bill through Casey’s undue burden lens....Part III(C) will argue that requiring a woman to have a mandatory medical procedure effectively prevents her from refusing medical care, …

Dispatch From The Culture War: Virginia's Failed Hpv Vaccination Mandate, Rachel Reynolds

Law Student Publications

This paper will inquire into what makes Gardasil different from other vaccines, and how that impacts its administration. Part I will describe the specifics of the HPV vaccine: how it works and how Virginia decided to promote its usage. Part II will examine the ways in which jurisdictions have traditionally understood vaccination policy, and contrast it with the ways in which they have handled the HPV vaccine. Part III will examine the disadvantages of continuing the mandate’s ineffective political war of attrition, and suggest a coalition-building strategy to effect policy that honors communal values and meaningfully increases access to the …

Variable Interest Entity Structures In The People's Republic Of China: Is Uncertainty For Foreign Investors Part Of China's Economic Development Plan?, David Schindelheim

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V31, Fall 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Contents:

From the Director --- 3
-- Sean Botkin performs at Ravinia --- 4
-- School of Music Celebrates 120 years --- 5
-- Wind Symphony Tour and Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration --- 6
-- Requiem performance in Marshalltown --- 7
-- Glee Club Tours Germany and Austria --- 7
-- Jazz Division News --- 8
-- School of Music Reaccreditation --- 9
-- New Faculty --- 9
-- Scholarship Benefit Concert --- 10
-- Community Outreach --- 12
-- Opera at UNI --- 13
-- Student Awards and Honors --- 14
-- Guest Artists 2011-2012 --- 16
-- Faculty Spotlight …

Philosophy & World Religions Department Newsletter, V5, Fall 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Philosophy And World Religions.

Philosophy & World Religions Department Newsletter

Inside this issue: -

The Scales of Justice: Liberty or Equality

Notes from the Head: Art on Campus

Faculty Spotlight: Francis Degnin, Professor of Philosophy

Faculty Spotlight: John Burnight, Professor of Religion

Harry Brod: Superman is Jewish?

Francis Degnin on Ethics in a Hospital Setting

Philosophy & World Religion Picnic

Student Interview: Jordan Bancroft-Smithe, Philosophy

Student Interview: Wynne Johnson, Study of Religion

Impact of Scholarships...making serious study possible

Explorers of Religion

Philosophy Club, Explorers of Religion Book Sale

Alumni Updates

Alumni Spotlight: John Fordyce, Philosophy

Grant Rozeboom: "If you are my End, then what are my Means?"

Alumni Response Form

Organized Crime Outlaws: An Evaluation Of Criminal Organization Legislation In Canada, Carol Fleischhaker

PhD Dissertations

This thesis explains how some organized crime outlaws, such as anti-Prohibitionists, the North American Mafia or La Cosa Nostra, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and Aboriginal street gangs, come to exist and thrive in Canadian society. It sets forth the historical development and nature of criminal organization laws in Canada, and compares the definition of “criminal organization” in the Criminal Code with other criminal law concepts, such as corporate criminals and white-collar criminals; conventional criminality or garden-variety predatory crime; terrorists; and criminal conspirators, parties, and accessories. It uses various concepts and assertions within criminological, sociological and psychological theories to explain the formation …

Forfeitures Revisited: Bringing Principle To Practice In Federal Court, David Pimentel

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Things We Never Preach About, Part I: Gluttony, Dirk G. Lange

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Tortoise And The Hare: A New Moral For An Old Fable, Jaret Kanarek

The Intellectual Standard

Aesop's The Tortoise and the Hare is a prominent moral fable in American cultural discourse. Having originated in ancient Greece, the fa­ble has varied over the years, but the basic elements remain the same. The story, as it is generally told, involves a tortoise and a hare as its two main protagonists. The hare is arrogant; he continually boasts about his speed and picks on the tortoise for being slow. The tortoise grows tired of the hare's boasting and questions the hare's claim of being the fastest creature. In retort, the hare decides to challenge the tortoise to a race …

The Issue Of Internet Polling, Nick A. Nichols

The Intellectual Standard

Surveys, polls, and focus groups are common phenomena in our daily lives. We live in a world where big data is big business. Large decisions hinge on the accuracy and predicative power of these numbers. Therefore, it should not be surprising that there is a market for the malicious manipu-1ation of data. Extreme care must be taken in the collection, checking, and processing of data to prevent decisions from being made on incorrect as­sumptions. In order to demonstrate the full potential and possible impact of these attacks, I shall provide the following example: John Doe is a member of the …

Faulty Phrases: "There Is No Such Thing As Perfection", Michael Christison

The Intellectual Standard

In regard to this saying, one of the most notable references can be found in the movie Tron: Legacy. Although not a direct quote, the charac­ter Kevin Flynn, played by Jeff Bridges, communicates a very similar mes­sage to the public: "The thing about perfection is that it's unknowable. It's impossible, but it's also right in front of us all the time:' This stance from Flynn, or rather the scriptwriters, epitomizes the commonplace idea that I wish to critically examine.

Faulty Phrases: "There Are No Absolutes" & "The Truth Is Relative", Jaret Kanarek

The Intellectual Standard

"There are no absolutes:' "The truth is relative:' Each phrase im­plies and necessitates the truth of the other. An absolute is something that is universally true, that is, its truth is independent of all other factors or contexts (New Oxford American Dictionary). To say, "there are no absolutes:' is to say that there are no inde­pendent universal truths. All truths are therefore dependent. "The truth is relative" makes exactly this claim. Philosophically speaking, that which is relative "is dependent on something else" (New Oxford American Dictionary). But the concepts of relativity and dependence do not exist in a vacuum. For …

Older Moms Deliver: How Increased Births To Older Mothers Are Impacting School Enrollment, Robert Lycan, Charles Rynerson

Publications, Reports and Presentations

A presentation that seeks to shed light on social processes in Portland, Oregon, and provide a look at how GIS and demographic tools can be used to dissect complicated issues.

A Day At Filastrocca Preschool, Pistoia, Italy: Meaning Making Through Literacy And Creative Experience, Keely D. Cline, Carolyn Pope Edwards, Algo Giacomelli, Lella Gandini, Donatella Giovannini, Annalia Galardini

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

In this article,1 we explore how the library teacher of an Italian preschool with a special mission focused on books, stories, and the imagination uses group literacy activities as a context for encouraging shared meaning making through creative experiences. We take readers inside one day at the Italian Preschool, Filastrocca, providing detailed descriptions and analysis of interactions and activities. We suggest that elaborate extended dialogue among children and the teacher, promotion of empathy through opportunities to take others’ perspectives (including book characters’), and group engagement in shared and multi-faceted creativity are important characteristics related to meaning making in the context …

Angry Judges, Terry A. Maroney

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Judges get angry. Law, however, is of two minds as to whether they should; more importantly, it is of two minds as to whether judges’ anger should influence their behavior and decision making. On the one hand, anger is the quintessentially judicial emotion. It involves appraisal of wrongdoing, attribution of blame, and assignment of punishment — precisely what we ask of judges. On the other, anger is associated with aggression, impulsivity, and irrationality. Aristotle, through his concept of virtue, proposed reconciling this conflict by asking whether a person is angry at the right people, for the right reasons, and in …

Ipulse: October 2012, Lynn University

Student Newspapers

Issues:

• October 2, 2012
• October 3, 2012
• October 4, 2012
• October 5, 2012
• October 8, 2012
• October 9, 2012
• October 10, 2012
• October 11, 2012
• October 12, 2012
• October 15, 2012
• October 16, 2012
• October 19, 2012
• October 23, 2012
• October 24, 2012
• October 30, 2012

Lynnsight: Fall 2012, Lynn University

(2004-2021) LynnSight(s)

Fall 2012 LynnSight:

• $6 million lead gift brings new international business center
• Goldstein leads challenge with first $1 million gift
• Lynn experiences exciting, transformational gifts
• The changing faces of campus
• Sandelman established endowed scholarship
• Leadership Society
• Alumni Giving

Evaluation Of Direct Detection Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex In Respiratory And Non-Respiratory Clinical Specimens Using The Cepheid Gene Xpert System, Souad M. Al-Ateah, Maha M. Al-Dowaidi, Noura A. El-Khizzi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To compare the sensitivity and specificity of Cepheid Gene Xpert, MTB/RIF assay for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and rifampin (RIF) resistance with conventional methods in respiratory and non-respiratory clinical specimens. METHODS: We used a cross sectional design to evaluate a diagnostic test at the TB Section of the Division of Microbiology, Central Military Laboratory and Blood Bank, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from October 2011 to January 2012. The detection of MTBC and RIF resistance using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay was assessed in 239 (172 respiratory, and 67 non respiratory) specimens …

The Impact Of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2 Status Of Invasive Breast Tumors On Thermography Findings, Zvonimir Zore, Ivanka Boras, Irina Filipovic-Zore, Mladen Stanec, Miroslav Lesar, Danko V. Vrdoljak

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact of prognostic human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) in invasive breast cancers on the findings of thermography tests. METHODS: The study was carried out at the Department of Surgical Oncology and the Department of Pathology, University Clinical Hospital Center, Sisters of Mercy, Zagreb, Croatia, in collaboration with licensed infrared (IR) thermography experts. The study involved 75 female patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer from May to July 2011. Thermography findings were compared between different immune-histochemical (IHC) findings (HER-2 status: positive or negative). RESULTS: Significantly higher temperatures were recorded in invasive cancer breasts than in healthy …

October 1, 2012

The Gavel Gazette

No abstract provided.