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| 1 | Friday the 13th - part??? | James Robinson reveals that questions and doubts about the number thirteen are deeply rooted, and go as far back as the Bible. |
| 2 | Golden spike anniversary today, railroads vital to early Iowa. | May 10 1869, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads joined at Promontory Point, Utah. Iowa benefitted greatly.. Until railroads, Iowa's fertile land was useless because there existed no reliable means for agriculture to reach its markets. |
| 3 | Innovative Northern Iowa program drawing national attention. | Professor Roy Unruh recently received a $200,000 National Science Foundation grant to bring teachers from every state in the nation to Cedar Falls this summer for instruction in innovative nationwide physics program, 'PRISMS.' |
| 4 | Iowa's Dutch population highest in nation: it's tulip time! | Tulip festivals are just what you would expect from a state with the nation's highest percentage of Dutch inhabitants. Thomas Ryan reveals the Iowa history of this population, and their many contributions to life in Iowa. |
| 5 | Local students receive awards at 11th UNI School of Business Recognition Banquet. | List of those who will be honored. Schedule of event. |
| 6 | Northern Iowa prof not just 'fishing' off Nebraska river banks. .. | David May gets his pleasure scrutinizing cutbanks along a central Nebraska river valley. Learning about climatic changes in the region's prehistoric past by studying sediment still present today. |
| 7 | Office of Public Relations | Letter from Matt Kreuter to News Director about Wednesday's story on the University of Northern Iowa Radio News Network. |