Obiter Scripta (Column)

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#	Title	Date	Summary
1	Parents and children learning together Northern Iowan 92:61, p.3	07/26/1996	Offers ideas on object of learning.
2	Economic competition as source of racism Northern Iowan 92:59, p.3	07/12/1996	Outlines beliefs.
3	Students can reach more goals with UNI services Northern Iowan 92:58, p.3	06/28/1996	Outlines various services available to UNI students.
4	Intervention not necessary Northern Iowan 92:57, p.3	06/21/1996	Believes private sector will take on work instead of government.
5	Obiter Scripta Northern Iowan 92:56, p.5	06/14/1996	Offers advice on what to get out of education.
6	Higher education should not ignore morality, spirituality, religion Northern Iowan 92:55, p.10	05/03/1996	President Koob offers viewpoint on power of religion, spirit, and morality.
7	Going to college, getting an education not same thing Northern Iowan 92:53, p.8	04/26/1996	People go to college for many reasons, but they should devote some effort to learning.
8	Reconsidering value of liberal arts education Northern Iowan 92:51, p.7	04/19/1996	Believes students should savor and value their general education experiences.
9	UNI students should study multiplicity within American life, society Northern Iowan 92:48, p.10	04/09/1996	Believes that students should appreciate different American traditions.
10	Advice for freshman in college Northern Iowan 92:47, p.5	04/05/1996	Urges students to seek new experiences and people, to broaden knowledge, to make connections.
11	Teacher Wally Ruff made students work--and it worked Northern Iowan 92:46, p.8	04/02/1996	Tells of great high school Latin teacher.
12	Spiritual emptiness: cause, cure Northern Iowan 92:44, p.8	03/15/1996	Believes gambling and other mindless activities have blighted lives.
13	Universities have failed to question effectiveness of their activities Northern Iowan 92:42, p.8	03/08/1996	Offers ideas for improving the quality of education.
14	Getting your money's worth out of college Northern Iowan 92:40, p.7	03/01/1996	Believes small colleges served his children well.
15	Seven habits of highly effective students Northern Iowan 92:38, p.7	02/23/1996	Outlines ways in which students can learn effectively.
16	"Northern Iowan" unveils new forum for faculty, student interaction Northern Iowan 92:38, p.6	02/23/1996	Will revive "Obiter Scripta", column title originally used by Joe Fox.
17	Seminar room honors dynamic professor Northern Iowa Today 14:2, p.	03/01/1986	Baker room 72 named for Josef Fox; brief biographical sketch; tributes; photo.
18	Obiter Scripta: Nation should honor authentic American hero, Dr. King Northern Iowan 82:28, p.2	01/21/1986	Upset that America spends more time honoring the popular celebrities than it does the true heroes, people such as Dr. King; reprint of 1963 column.
19	Reconstruction and the ecology Northern Iowan 69:27, p.2	01/09/1973	Professor Fox believes that general education should be reconstituted with a special look toward ecological problems.
20	Objectivity and intelligent conversation Northern Iowan 69:25, p.2	12/15/1972	Professor Fox considers issue of a university's detachment and purported objectivity.
21	Observations on what's wrong Northern Iowan 69:21, p.2	12/01/1972	Professor Fox attempts to determine where, if anywhere, policy lies as it relates to the HiDuke matter.
22	Policy and policy-making Northern Iowan 69:19, p.3	11/17/1972	Believes university's policies are a mess; offers recommendations for improvement.
23	An immodest proposal for an adversary situation Northern Iowan 69:15, p.4	11/03/1972	Professor Fox proposes that the Regents grant the faculty some sort of power of their own.
24	More from the adversary climate Northern Iowan 69:11, p.3	10/20/1972	Professor Fox believes that delegation of authority is not much different from authoritarianism.
25	The adversary climate Northern Iowan 69:8, p.2	10/10/1972	Professor Fox considers roots of adversarial relationship between faculty and administration.
26	Curricular mish-mash Northern Iowan 69:3, p.2	09/22/1972	Professor Fox explains why he is distressed by the current general education sequence.
27	The faculty constitution and institution policies Northern Iowan 68:54, p.3	05/12/1972	Professor Fox attempts to define the various groups in the faculty.
28	A book of importance for UNI Northern Iowan 68:50, p.2	04/28/1972	Professor Fox talks about "The Limits to Growth".
29	Evaluation and improvement of instruction Northern Iowan 68:46, p.2	04/14/1972	Professor Fox has no illusions that a plan currently under consideration will improve the quality of instruction.
30	Who's to blame? Northern Iowan 68:41, p.2	03/17/1972	Critical of University of Iowa in matter of speaking appearance of Professor Herrnstein.
31	"A blow to progressive liberalism" Northern Iowan 68:37, p.2	03/03/1972	Professor Fox considers the Iowa City incident in which a guest lecturer was shouted down and not allowed to speak by the Students for a Democratic Society.
32	Dissent of the faculty survey Northern Iowan 68:33, p.2	02/18/1972	Professor Fox has refused to return his faculty activity survey because it was designed without faculty input and because it measures only time.
33	Fox attacks memorandum Northern Iowan 68:29, p.3	02/04/1972	Professor Fox protests the contents of Provost Martin's tenure document and the way that he went about compiling it.
34	Grade system has flaws Northern Iowan 68:28, p.3	01/14/1972	Professor Fox explains his difficulty with graduate grade standards and the way that they are calculated.
35	Grim financial prospects for UNI Northern Iowan 68:25, p.2	12/17/1971	Professor Fox believes that there is not enough money for UNI to develop into a university; should concentrate on becoming a good college.
36	Fox says university senate is not the answer to student power problems Northern Iowan 68:20, p.3	11/23/1971	Believes students lack the wisdom to transform themselves and to take power.
37	Fox applauds Faculty Senate's stand on tenure Northern Iowan 68:15, p.4	11/05/1971	Professor Fox praises Senate's endorsement of 1940 AAUP statement.
38	Fox will not obey article C.3 Northern Iowan 68:11, p.3	10/22/1971	Professor Fox strongly disagrees with point of Student Rights and Responsibilities dealing with disclosure of political views.
39	On faculty participation Northern Iowan 68:8, p.3	10/12/1971	Professor Fox believes that faculty and administration should each govern their own spheres of activity.
40	On faculty participation Northern Iowan 68:7, p.4	10/08/1971	Professor Fox expounds his theory on faculty power.
41	'Helluva way to run a railroad'; Fox on communication Northern Iowan 68:3, p.2	09/24/1971	Professor Fox does not believe that faculty should be on newly-reorganized Administrative Council.
42	Tenure does not protect 'incompetence' Northern Iowan 67:53, p.2	05/14/1971	Professor Fox explains why he values tenure.
43	Fox talks on curriculum Northern Iowan 67:49, p.3	04/30/1971	Professor Fox believes that curriculum is more important than the school's financial condition.
44	Hold on to your hats Northern Iowan 67:45, p.3	04/16/1971	Professor Fox outlines his ideas to meet potential budget problems.
45	Fox says faculty should have taken a position on ROTC Northern Iowan 67:40, p.3	03/19/1971	Believes ROTC ideals are incompatible with university environment.
46	Retention policy makes no sense Northern Iowan 67:36, p.4	03/05/1971	Professor Fox believes that decisions to dismiss a student on the basis of a faulty grading system make no sense.
47	Teachers need grading system Northern Iowan 67:33, p.3	02/23/1971	Professor Fox outlines shortcomings of grading system.
48	UNI should come to Tony's defense Northern Iowan 67:28, p.3	02/05/1971	Professor Fox believes the university should try to see that charges against Tony Ogden are dropped.
49	Political not sexual Northern Iowan 67:26, p.3	01/12/1971	Professor Fox provides extensive comments on Tony Ogden's arrest for indecent exposure in the Union.
50	Appropriate sanctions for students Northern Iowan 67:23, p.5	12/11/1970	Professor Fox believes that violators of university regulations should not be excluded from the academic community; rather, they have shown that they need more education.