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1 Checking out movies on the internet before you go to the movies Professor Tracey talks about the effect the internet is having on the movie theater industry.
2 I'll take a burger and fries, and put it on my credit card Professor McCormick discusses the next step in credit card use; within the fast food industry.
3 More people jumping out of the rat race and going for quality of life Counselor Jacobsen talks about peoples wants for more free time and less stressful jobs.
4 Motivating kids to read during the summer UNI Rod Library will hold programs during the summer to encourage summer reading for kids.
5 Pathfinder mission offers immediate information about mars Professor Thomas believes that students, scholars, and scientist will soon benefit from the Mars Pathfinder mission. Nasa plans to release information that will be incorporated into UNI classes in the fall semester.
6 Taiwanese Junior High students at UNI through Friday, July 18 Thirty-three junior high students from Taiwan took part in "Outlook", a hands-on program to introduce internationals to the American lifestyle. After visiting campus, the group will visit other locations in Iowa.
7 The importance of parental involvement in a child's education Arlene DeVries discuses a parents involvement on their child's education, and the importance it has.
8 To work, volunteerism must be a joint public-private-government effort Professor Edginton and graduate student Witham discuss the effectiveness of volunteering when private and public efforts are combined.
9 Traveling the world with camp adventure Camp Adventure provides summer opportunities for more than six hundred students from over fifty universities. Students in Camp Adventure provide summer camps at Military bases though out the United States and fourteen countries.
10 UNI researcher continues heart tissue studies for NASA Professor Weins continues to study the affects of gravity on the development of heart tissue with a grant from NASA.
11 University of Northern Iowa freshmen receive variety of scholarships Several types of scholarships were given out to freshmen, each with it's own criteria and specifications. List of students.
12 Waiting for the crash of the century: the millennium bug Director of Information Services Dennis Linder talks about the Y2k bug and the effect it could have on computers.