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1 'Medicine Man' to speak at UNI Nov. 29 Walter Lewis, internationally known ethnobotanist, will speak about "The Search for New Therapeutics among the Amazonian Jivaro of Peru".
2 Reality TV genre on its way out, says UNI professor Christopher Martin believes that viewers are losing interest in reality tv; thinks more shows like "Desperate Housewives" will be popular soon.
3 The importance of conversation skills The week of November 22 is "Better Conversation Week"; proponents encourage people to try to understand the listener and avoid language that evokes negative emotion.
4 University of Northern Iowa professor of German receives award Jurgen Koppensteiner received the Outstanding German Educator and Checkpoint Charlie Foundation Scholarship Award from the American Association of Teachers of German.