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#	Article	Article Summary
1	Advances in technology will bring more leisure time; thinkers will adapt easiest	Thakur believes that the "Age of the Machines" will lead to more leisure time and that those will a background in philosophy or those who have developed good thinking skills will be able to find creative ways to use their leisure time.
2	Barriers to adopting special needs children reported by prospective parents in UNI study	McCullagh found in his study that 56% of the respondents reported that they had been denied the opportunity to adopt a child with special needs for unjustified reasons; they also reported that costs were prohibitive and the waits were too long.
3	Driving range an example of university-community cooperation	A federal grant from the US Department of Transportation was used to build the course in 1969; the University maintains the facility and those who use it including local police, fire and Iowa Highway Patrol officers help pay for maintenance.
4	Key Lee in demand to speak about Koreans adjusting to life in United States	UNI education professor Lee has become one of the most sought after speakers in the US about the transition of Korean immigrants; The Korea Times has asked him to write a series of articles on the subejct which he will then make into a book.
5	More computer experience in UNI's revamped administrative management program	Professors are seeing that office workers need to be able to use technology in their daily lives so the program tries to incorporate more computer work, it also requires a writing course.
6	Winter hasn't frozen environmental education in Iowa schools	McCalley is in his fourth year as coordinator of UNI's "Outlook" project which is one of the largest curriculum projects in the Midwest; McCalley was named "Environmental Educator of the Year" in 1985 by the Iowa chapter of the Sierra club.