Public Relations News Release — February 28, 1994

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1 A suitcase full of positives is goal of early childhood activity programs Teachers can become bridges to help children go from where they are to where the teachers would like them to be.
1 Are dictionaries sexist? Richard Utz points out some subtle, but strong traditional male bias in dictionaries.
1 If, at first, they don't succeed. Federal Communications Commission is making a second attempt in ten months to cut cable television rates.
1 Tough times for teachers. Jeremy Beck states that conditions for teachers in the U.S. are nothing like they are in Russia.
1 Cross-cultural contact. Junko Yokota says one of the purposes for introducing multicultural literature to children is to let "students of diverse backgrounds see themselves represented in the literature".
1 Teen talk. Parent-child communication often breaks down when the kids reach adolescence according to Ann Vernon.
1 Sources Improving roadways goal of the study and UNI prof part of prestigious Salzburg seminar are topics for discussion this week.
1 Assignment UNI Weekly sampling of events and activities at UNI are listed.