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#	Article	Article Summary
1	AIDS and teens	Kathy Oakland directs the Price Laboratory School's performance of "Threads, Needles, and Patches", adapted from a book about the Nobel Peace Prize nominated AIDS Memorial Quilt.
2	Children's Issues	Professor Anne Federlein conducts research on children from disadvantaged homes at the Regents Center for Early Developmental Education.
3	Conference for teacher educators set for March 29, 30 at University of Northern Iowa	The Iowa Department of Education, UNI, and Wartburg College co-sponsor a conference for teacher educators at the Education Center. Topics covered include new accreditation standards, communication, and non-sexist education.
4	Earth Day 1990	Professor James Reidy directs Earth Day activities with Bill Witt, acting vice-chair of the Iowa Sierra Club.
5	Educational Reform	Professor Thomas Switzer, Dean of the college of Education, co-creates the Renaissance Group of universities to tackle national education issues.
6	Gangs in Iowa	Professor Clemens Bartollas conducts research on gang activity at the State Training School for Boys at Eldora.
7	How to help your child cope with change	Professor Ann Vernon offers strategies to help parents aid their children in the difficulties they face in times of change. Vernon states that children have a tendency to believe that situations are far worse than they actually are.
8	Information meeting Wednesday (March 28) for persons interested in tryouts for University of Northern Iowa cheerleaders, pompon squad and mascot	Students enrolled for the 1990-91 academic year are eligible to try out for positions on the cheerleading and pompon squads, as well as the panther mascot. Cheerleaders are needed in basketball, football, and wrestling. Tryouts are held in East Gym.
9	Iowa Viet Name vets	Professor Marilyn Shaw interviews twenty-seven veterans of the Viet Nam Conflict, incorporating their thoughts, original poetry, and favorite song lyrics into an interpretive theater performance.
10	Minority entrepreneurs get help through University of Northern Iowa program	The Small Business Development Center's David Wheelock directs a fifteen-week course for minority business owners through the Minority Ventures Program.
11	Reception (Monday) April 2 in Red Oak for students admitted to University of Northern Iowa	The Red Coach Inn hosts a reception and orientation program for incoming students and their parents. Lori Culbertson, Samantha Pieters, Lyle Schwarzenbach, Gerald Dias, and Bonnie Kruse Mansfield provide students with information on financial aid.
12	Reception (Thursday) March 29 in Carroll for students admitted to University of Northern Iowa	An orientation program for incoming students and their parents is held in the Carrollton Inn. Samantha Pieters, Brian Martin, Joyce Koster, and Lyle Schwarzenbach, and Lori Culbertson provide students with information on student life and financial aid.
13	Science and technology gap	Professor Bonnie Litwiller sits on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, which proposes new standards for math and science in response to surveys indicating poor performance in American schools.
14	University of Northern Iowa hires Dean of College of Humanities and Fine Arts	Professor Beverley Byers-Pevitts replaces Thomas Thompson as Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, pending approval by the Board of Regents. Professor Ronald Ross lead the search committee for the deanship.