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1	Attention college bound students -- plan your campus visits now.	Lynne Green says best time of the year for students to make campus visits is right after college is in session, when faculty, advisors, and college students are available to answer future college student's questions.
2	Crips, vice lords, and bloods -- all gangs operating in Iowa.	Clemens Bartollas, says a "get tough" approach is the only way to control gangs in the state. Gang activity began in Iowa's prison system, and has spread at an alarmingly fast pace.
3	Environment vs. convenience: the diaper dilemma.	American baby contributes 1,365 pounds of dirty disposable diapers to the nation's landfills every year. The environmental costs of using disposable diapers are clear and so it the cost in dollars from parents' pocketbooks.
4	Markets for recycled materials must be developed to make Iowa's new recylcling requirments feasible, says Iowa waste reduction center director.	Iowa legislature has responded to the looming threat of overflowing landfills by requiring cities and counties to recylce at least 25 percent of their solid waste by 1994. The most easily-recycled items of waste are paper, glass, plastic and metal.
5	Retired academic vice president plans to spend lots of time on University of Northern Iowa campus.	James G. Martin's focus remains the same; recruitment of quality faculty to the institution he has served for 18 years.
6	Strike up the band -- if you can -- playing in pain.	Pat Osterby says poor positioning of the body has led to serious injuries for many musicians, and the study and treatment of such disorders is new, and grew from the field of sports medicine.
7	The diaper dilemma: environment vs. convenience.	The average American baby contributes to 1,365 pounds of dirty disposable diapers to the nation's landfills every year. John Konefes says he noticed that more people are turning to cloth diapers to protect the environment.
8	Well known children's poet addresses participants in summer children's literature workshops at University of Northern Iowa (Aug. 11)	List of participants in the "Summer Children's Literature Workshops." Joanne Ryder was featured speaker during the workshop.
9	Woodstock's 20th anniversary -- hype or happenstance?	Ron Roberts says the nostalgia associated with Woodstock is based on selective perception. While many believe there can never be another event like it, he disagrees.