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1	8,824 panels and growing-- founder of names project at UNI.	The founder of the Nobel Peace Prize nominated NAMES Project/AIDS Memorial Quilt recently visited the Northern Iowa campus in conjunction with the showing of 560 panels of the quilt in Waterloo.
2	American policies on nuclear energy to be discussed Wednesday (Nov. 15) in history lecture at University of Northern Iowa.	The question of how might the course of nuclear energy development in the United States have changed, if the Atomic Energy Commission had not suppressed a controversial nuclear safety study in the mid-1960? Will be explored by Dr. John Johnson.
3	Cedar Falls business owner creates scholarship at University of Northern Iowa.	Roy Martin has announced that he will bequeath $50,000 in his will to the UNI College of Business Administration for scholarships. Martin is the co-founder and chairman of the board at Martin Brothers Distrusting Company.
4	Chemical residues-- why do DDT and PCBS still show up in our food?	Ronald Chung is currently researching what levels of theses and other substances are dangerous to humans. He says that preliminary research shows that at low levels, these chemicals actually
5	Don't get bit by the flu bug-- there are ways to stay healthy this winter.	Tom O'Rourke says anyone thinking about getting a flu shot should get one now in order for it to work when the flu season hits. He says for some people, especially the elderly, flu shots should be mandatory.
6	Herbarium at University of Northern Iowa houses 30,000 plant specimens.	Dead plants, pressed flat and mounted on paper are kept in pink file folders at the herbarium. They come from as far away as the Middle East, as close as your back yard and there are more than 30,000 of them.
7	Kamerick art building at UNI recieves design award.	The Kamerick Art Building received a design award from the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The building, finished in 1985, was the only institutional building to receive on of the six 1989 awards from a field of 90 in the state.
8	Kamerick art building at University of Northern Iowa wins prestigious design award.	The two story building, completed in 1985, was one of six projects from a field of 90 entries in Iowa to receive a 1989 Honor Award from the Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
9	Learning a foreign language can help your child succeed in other school subjects.	"A study done in Milwaukee a few years ago took a group of elementary kids taught them German, and used German as the language of instruction in all other subjects. When they got out of high school, the kids who learned German did better on their SATs."
10	Martin creates business scholarship at UNI.	Roy Martin, co-founder and chairman of the board of Martin Brothers Distributing of Cedar Falls, has announced that he will bequeath $50,000 to the College of Business Administration to create the Roy and Elizabeth Martin Scholarship Fund.
11	Roadside vegetation management-- controlling weeds with prairie plants.	Keeping weeds down and controlling erosion are major tasks for county personnel. But many miles of roadsides are being reseeded with native vegetation that helps keep noxious weeds from taking over.
12	Second of Louise Forest Shakespeare lecture series Nov. 13 at the University of Northern Iowa.	Louise Forrest will present, of a three part lecture series tracing the development of William Shakespeare as an artist through an early, middle and late tragedy.
13	UNI botany student wins award.	Scott Zager a graduate student majoring in botany, works with some of the plant specimens contained in the University herbarium. Zager recently won an award allowing him to attend a national botany conference in St. Louis.
14	Why are most black males failing by the third grade?	Gloria Kirkland-Holmes, is working with 26 black males at Roosevelt Elementary School in Waterloo. She says the program, called Models and Teachers Can Help provides students with a role model, special tutoring, and activities to build self-confidence.