Obiter Scripta (Column)

Displaying 51 - 100 of 462 in reverse chronological order

#	Title	Date	Summary
51	"Teachers" should be Senate Northern Iowan 67:19, p.5	11/20/1970	Professor Fox is disturbed by the relatively large number of senators who do not teach full time.
52	Faculty obsolescence unresolved Northern Iowan 67:15, p.3	11/06/1970	Believes the root of student unrest lies in the way that faculty teaches.
53	Affront to University authority; Grassley's questionnaire Northern Iowan 67:11, p.3	10/23/1970	Professor Fox outlines his position strongly opposing Representative Grassley's survey.
54	UNI should respond to Conlee's challenge Public Relations News Release 67:7, p.3	10/09/1970	Believes Mr. Conlee's remarks should not be ignored.
55	Repression not the answer for campus discontent Public Relations News Release 67:3, p.3	09/25/1970	Believes repression will aggravate situation; urges curricular reform.
56	Faculty should understand--history provides valuable lesson Northern Iowan 66:57, p.1	05/15/1970	Professor Fox believes that faculty should have responded to student needs much earlier.
57	Wilson admonishes faculty for lack of courage Northern Iowan 66:55, p.2	05/08/1970	Believes faculty too often divide themselves against themselves.
58	Establishment must beat students at their own game Northern Iowan 66:53, p.3	05/01/1970	Professor Fox believes that society should react constructively to student demonstrations.
59	Revolution is not the right way to secure open trials Northern Iowan 66:51, p.4	04/24/1970	Professor Fox believes that closed hearings are a bad idea.
60	"Old-fashioned" liberals challenged Public Relations News Release 66:49, p.3	04/17/1970	Professor Fox views success of activists.
61	Says history, campus activism repeat Northern Iowan 66:47, p.3	04/10/1970	Professor Fox considers whether or not the UNI 7 received due process.
62	Education to suffer without sufficient funds Northern Iowan 66:45, p.3	04/03/1970	Professor Fox believes that education may not be keeping pace with the complexity of society.
63	Board of Regents face special obligation Northern Iowan 66:44, p.3	03/20/1970	Professor Fox makes proposals to help UNI deal with difficult financial prospects.
64	General Ed. is only theoretically sound Northern Iowan 66:42, p.3	03/13/1970	Professor Fox admits shortcomings of program, but maintains that curricular modification is faculty job.
65	Free choice should improve education Northern Iowan 66:40, p.2	03/06/1970	Professor Fox believes that students give up a certain amount of freedom when they decide to enroll at a university.
66	General knowledge and skills necessary for all Northern Iowan 66:38, p.3	02/27/1970	Professor Fox believes that general education enables people to live a rich, full life.
67	General education necessary for all Northern Iowan 66:36, p.2	02/20/1970	Professor Fox believes that general education must be a structured program.
68	General ed. program goes wrong way Northern Iowan 66:34, p.2	02/13/1970	Professor Fox is critical of several aspects of new program; finds flexibility too great.
69	Professionals should command public respect Northern Iowan 66:32, p.3	02/06/1970	Professor Fox outlines the purposes of a university, despite continued criticism from public.
70	Academic freedom or political control? Northern Iowan 66:30, p.3	01/30/1970	Professor Fox fears effects of Childress assignment.
71	Questions role of University Northern Iowan 66:29, p.3	01/09/1970	Professor Fox questions call for university to become involved with social reform.
72	Criticizes concessions to black demands Northern Iowan 66:28, p.3	12/19/1969	Professor Fox believes action should be taken deliberately rather than in reaction to demands.
73	University exists in brains of faculty Northern Iowan 66:26, p.4	12/12/1969	Believes that the essence of a university is its faculty.
74	Rejects black doctrine Northern Iowan 66:24, p.2	12/05/1969	Professor Fox outlines his position with respect to recent manifestations of the African-American liberation movement.
75	Be wary of government bias Northern Iowan 66:22, p.2	11/21/1969	Professor Fox attempts to explain the biases of both the press and the government.
76	"Unable and unwilling to operate on demands" Northern Iowan 66:20, p.3	11/14/1969	Professor Fox applauds President Maucker's position on demands from Afro-American Society; outlines his own position on attention to particular segments of population.
77	Defends North American Review Northern Iowan 66:16, p.3	10/31/1969	Attempts to counter recent criticism made by Mr. Severin on a story in the NAR.
78	Fox calls Vietnam moratorium a tribute to the establishment Northern Iowan 66:14, p.3	10/24/1969	Professor Fox offers his assessment of the Moratorium.
79	University hasn't followed nondiscrimination policy Northern Iowan 66:12, p.3	10/17/1969	Professor Fox believes that UNI has violated policy in several instances; believes Forum is guilty of same practices.
80	Money strain makes costly brain drain Northern Iowan 66:10, p.3	10/10/1969	Professor Fox believes that a true efficiency program would seek ways to make best use of student and faculty brain power.
81	Blackboard battle rages at Make-Do-U; Fox won't quit Northern Iowan 66:8, p.3	10/03/1969	Professor Fox continues his battle to secure a good blackboard for his classroom.
82	Fox questions applying "efficiency" to education Northern Iowan 66:6, p.2	09/26/1969	Believes that mathematical formulas may not apply well to education.
83	Fox "unhappy" with dialog recommended by forum; "disturbing implications" Northern Iowan 66:4, p.2	09/19/1969	Professor Fox believes that he does not need the moratorium structure in order to discuss what he deems appropriate to his class; also dislikes someone else telling him what to do with his class on a certain day.
84	Efficiency can be dangerous; teacher not mechanic Northern Iowan 66:2, p.2	09/12/1969	Believes efficiency study should be viewed with caution; believes product of good teaching is insight.
85	Dr. Fox questions "social adaptability" Northern Iowan 65:66, p.1	07/25/1969	Has questions about motive and meaning.
86	"Should we teach tactic of reform?" Northern Iowan 65:62, p.1	06/27/1969	Professor Fox attempts to delineate the difference between ordinary law-breaking and civil disobedience.
87	Educate those who fund universities Northern Iowan 65:59, p.3	05/16/1969	Professor Thompson believes that education is key to working around antagonism which has developed between the public and the universities.
88	Blames politicians, publicists for woes Northern Iowan 65:57, p.3	05/09/1969	Professor Fox sharply attacks Mr. Severin for his claim that President Maucker is responsible for any increase in tuition.
89	Rebellion to come Northern Iowan 65:55, p.2	05/02/1969	Professor Fox believes that the universities are being blamed for societal problems, and that the universities are not doing a very good job in responding.
90	Contemporary festival is not educational Northern Iowan 65:51, p.2	04/18/1969	Professor Fox believes that analytical skills must be brought into the equation in order for learning to be accomplished.
91	Major constitutes fraud; sense of uneasiness Northern Iowan 65:49, p.2	04/11/1969	Professor Fox talks about the expansion of majors at the expense of general education; considers possibility of expanding undergraduate degree to five years.
92	Improved instruction--general ed. Remedy Northern Iowan 65:47, p.3	04/04/1969	Professor Fox believes that the basic facts about culture and civilization can best be learned in a disciplined classroom setting.
93	Fox opposes too much specialization Northern Iowan 65:46, p.3	03/21/1969	Professor Fox decries specialized undergraduate degrees.
94	Grassley's queer doctrine Northern Iowan 65:44, p.2	03/14/1969	Professor Fox believes that the university should be led by those who are most likely to guide it wisely, not necessarily those who have the most money invested in it.
95	"Is Governor Ray a true leader?" Northern Iowan 65:42, p.3	03/07/1969	Professor Fox believes that a true leader would explain that a tax increase is necessary.
96	Fox: reduce scale and end 'make do' Northern Iowan 65:40, p.1	02/28/1969	Professor Fox believes that the university has sacrificed too long and has made serious compromises on quality to accommodate expanding enrollment.
97	Forestall rebellion; Fox Northern Iowan 65:38, p.1	02/21/1969	Professor Fox talks about the historical cycles of dissent and repression.
98	Fox urges open debate Northern Iowan 65:36, p.1	02/14/1969	Professor Fox urges students to voice their concerns to the General Assembly, but to try avoid open confrontations.
99	Fox reads riot act to Iowa legislators; 'A threat to universities' Northern Iowan 65:34, p.2	02/07/1969	Professor Fox believes proposed legislation is vague and threatening to civil liberties.
100	A new hope for humanists Northern Iowan 65:31, p.2	01/10/1969	Takes some humorous comfort in recent comments of Story County grand jury.