Obiter Scripta [Column]

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#	Title	Date	Summary
101	The problem of communication Northern Iowan 65:29, p.2	12/20/1968	Professor Fox believes that it may be necessary to restructure standard literature to include African-American work, but that literature courses should not include such work only because it is African-American.
102	The administration and campus rebellion Northern Iowan 65:27, p.2	12/13/1968	Professor Fox offers views on the tactics used by students and administrations in recent campus disorders.
103	Principle of 'participatory democracy' Northern Iowan 65:25, p.2	12/06/1968	Professor Fox looks forward, with some reservations, to greater student participation in the business of the university.
104	'Here comes something wonderful' Northern Iowan 65:22, p.2	11/22/1968	Professor Fox welcomes President Maucker's new column.
105	Dr. Fox remains unconvinced Northern Iowan 65:20, p.2	11/15/1968	Professor Fox believes that African-American literature should be integrated into existing courses of study and be judged by standards used to judge any other literature.
106	Negro editor chastises Fox Northern Iowan 65:18, p.2	11/08/1968	Believes African-American literature is worthy of study.
107	Join general ed. expansion forces Northern Iowan 65:16, p.2	11/01/1968	Professor Fox does not mind including more courses in the general education program, but he does not want to toss out any of those already in the program.
108	'A cracker is a cracker is a cracker' Northern Iowan 65:14, p.3	10/25/1968	Letter refers to the struggle for Black liberation and the comments of Josef Fox.
109	'Columbia waves will reach UNI' Northern Iowan 65:14, p.2	10/25/1968	Column ponders role of university students and administrations; sees little real change in policies on important issues.
110	'Dr. Fox argued wrongly against them' Northern Iowan 65:12, p.3	10/18/1968	Letter attempts to show that Professor Fox used improper reasoning and bad logic to defend his objections to Black history and Black literature courses in his 10/11/68 letter.
111	'Dr. Fox has selective view of literature' Northern Iowan 65:12, p.3	10/18/1968	Letter attempts to show that Professor Fox is mistaken in his claim that Black literature is not significant enough to be studied as a separate genre.
112	Alvin Loving discusses education for minorities Northern Iowan 65:12, p.6	10/18/1968	Alvin Loving discussed race relations and minority education; disagreed with 10/11/68 column by Josef Fox on black history and black literature courses; was featured speaker at workshop of Midwest Laboratory School Administrators Association.
113	Dichotomy of pen and action Northern Iowan 65:12, p.4	10/18/1968	Letter challenges Professor Fox to live up to the ideals set forth in his column.
114	State employees treated unequal Northern Iowan 65:12, p.2	10/18/1968	Professor Fox states in his column that it is unfair to deny public employees the right to strike.
115	Objects to 'black' courses Northern Iowan 65:10, p.2	10/11/1968	Column expresses concern that black history and black literature courses may be counterproductive, and calls for worthwhile black works to be studied in the standard courses.
116	University: martyr of reason? Northern Iowan 65:8, p.2	10/04/1968	Argues against recent proposal to arm campus police.
117	Faculty challenge 'demure' Northern Iowan 65:6, p.2	09/27/1968	Faculty challenge to university authority has been milder than student challenge, but is increasing.
118	Student discontent mounting Northern Iowan 65:4, p.2	09/20/1968	Examines student challenges to administrative and faculty authority.
119	Challenges to authority Northern Iowan 65:2, p.2	09/13/1968	Examines apparent challenges to many forms of authority.
120	Real causes of student unrest Northern Iowan 64:57, p.2	05/17/1968	Believes that most campus disturbance is a result of young people seeking knowledge; offers measures to forestall revolt.
121	Fox to remain silent Northern Iowan 64:53, p.2	05/03/1968	Professor Fox continues to defend general education in the face of those who support the Bachelor of Technology.
122	On UNI's unprofessional profs Northern Iowan 64:51, p.2	04/26/1968	Professor Fox believes that administrative power and authority lead to unprofessional faculty; he finds the lack of authority to select textbooks particularly odious.
123	'University cannot ignore the immorality enshrined in law' Northern Iowan 64:49, p.2	04/19/1968	Believes that things which are legal may not always be moral.
124	Should honor authentic hero Northern Iowan 64:47, p.2	04/12/1968	Believes Dr. King was great American hero.
125	'CADRE rejection aids publicity' Northern Iowan 64:45, p.2	04/05/1968	Believes university should have allowed draft resistance group to talk with students on campus.
126	'Time to halt faculty sacrifice' Northern Iowan 64:43, p.2	03/22/1968	Professor Fox believes that progress at UNI has been bought with sacrifices in faculty comfort and welfare; dislikes notion of Saturday classes.
127	'Slim chance to stop axe' Northern Iowan 64:41, p.2	03/15/1968	Professor Fox pessimistic that Bachelor of Technology, with its limited general education, can be stopped.
128	Teachers' Union for corn state? Northern Iowan 64:39, p.2	03/08/1968	Professor Fox believes that the time has come for teachers to organize.
129	Urges suspension, pending revision Northern Iowan 64:37, p.2	03/01/1968	Professor Fox outlines his position on the policy on demonstrations; finds problems with presumptions.
130	'So much for general ed.' Northern Iowan 64:35, p.2	02/23/1968	Professor Fox protests recent approval of Bachelor of Technology with its abbreviated general education component.
131	Forced to write on Viet Nam; Obiter Scripta Northern Iowan 64:33, p.2	02/16/1968	Professor believes that the United States should get out of Viet Nam.
132	'B.T. degree for trade-school;' Obiter Scripta Northern Iowan 64:31, p.2	02/09/1968	Professor Fox believes that the proposed Bachelor of Technology, with its abbreviated General Education requirement, is inappropriate for a university.
133	Punishment does not fit crime Northern Iowan 64:29, p.2	02/02/1968	Professor Fox believes students who were suspended for stealing examinations should be compelled to spend more time in college, not less.
134	Now is the time for faculty spadework College Eye 63:62, p.2	07/28/1967	Would like an improvement in the graduate level courses.
135	Would have Eye be newspaper-journal? College Eye 63:61, p.2	07/21/1967	Details reasons why the College Eye should remain a newspaper.
136	Open forum can be powerful check College Eye 63:60, p.2	07/14/1967	Feels letters to the editors are an important part of a newspaper.
137	Fox would give editor much freedom College Eye 63:59, p.2	06/30/1967	Feels the student newspaper editor should be the final authority over the paper except for three specific cases.
138	Fox: Students would be the real losers College Eye 63:58, p.2	06/23/1967	Feels the College Eye should develop itself into a "college community" based newspaper.
139	Neith 'cannot buy' editor's arguments College Eye 63:55, p.2	05/16/1967	Believes that the reinstatement of columns like the one written by Dr. Fox are important to the paper.
140	Editorial on columns--Ex-editor Davis disagrees College Eye 63:54, p.3	05/12/1967	Tries to clarify the proper functions of editorial columns; lengthy editor's note follows.
141	Equal access, fox column not compatible under policy College Eye 63:52, p.2	05/05/1967	Declares that Obiter Scripta does not fit the new definition of a column, and will not be reinstated.
142	'Woe to editor! Woe to students' College Eye 63:48, p.4	04/21/1967	Mourns the loss of Dr. Fox's column.
143	Fox resigns in protest College Eye 63:46, p.3	04/14/1967	The professor officially ends his column writing until the current editorial policy problems can be rectified.
144	Jacobs startled, disturbed by 'shut faculty up' policy College Eye 63:46, p.3	04/14/1967	Feels the new policy will only widen the communication gap between faculty and students.
145	Platform planks in elections 'absurd' College Eye 63:44, p.2	04/07/1967	Considers the current student government to be a pathetic, powerless waste.
146	Fox one of world's worst writers? College Eye 63:43, p.2	03/24/1967	Claims astonishment at the misinterpretation of a previous column.
147	Need to define student power College Eye 63:42, p.2	03/21/1967	Advocates a more defined role of power for student government.
148	Issue of academic freedom out in open College Eye 63:41, p.2	03/17/1967	Advocates a more solid organization of the faculty.
149	Explains further the need of academic freedom College Eye 63:39, p.2	03/10/1967	Contends that faculty should be allowed total freedom in order to make real discoveries about the world.
150	Laments word hell in print College Eye 63:39, p.2	03/10/1967	Complains about the vulgar language in the College Eye.
151	Fox's view of art intentionally limited College Eye 63:37, p.2	03/03/1967	Discusses Fox's method of artistic criticism.
152	Fox misdrew analogy College Eye 63:36, p.2	02/28/1967	Questions the validity of statements made in the recent column.
153	Professors need freedom and responsibility College Eye 63:35, p.2	02/24/1967	Chides the editor for attempting to censor the actions of the faculty.
154	Fine art determined by 'unpractical' functions College Eye 63:33, p.2	02/17/1967	Attempts to explain controversy over the price of artistic works.
155	'What gives with the Regents?' College Eye 63:31, p.2	02/10/1967	Defends the use of comprehensive undergraduate degree exams.
156	Fox supports comprehensive exams College Eye 63:29, p.3	02/03/1967	Believes that the exams perform a meaningful educational function.
157	Three arguments on teacher strikes College Eye 63:28, p.2	01/13/1967	Defends the right of teachers to strike.
158	Eye should become journal College Eye 63:26, p.2	01/06/1967	Proposes establishing a more legitimate journal of open discussion on campus.
159	Faculty evaluation promises instant dope College Eye 63:25, p.2	12/15/1966	Discusses the possible value of student evaluations of professors.
160	Large classes can be well taught College Eye 63:21, p.2	12/02/1966	Professor Fox outlines procedures for making large classes a good educational experience.
161	Ready for university status in ten years College Eye 63:19, p.2	11/18/1966	One concern Josef Fox has is the proposed increased use of graduate assistants.
162	Freedom has nurtured finest thought College Eye 63:17, p.2	11/11/1966	Comments on the possible censorship of the College Eye by the administration.
163	Eye editor ought to maintain campus focus College Eye 63:15, p.2	11/04/1966	Suggests topics for SCI editorials.
164	Standard work unit no longer standard College Eye 63:13, p.3	10/28/1966	Believes that the Faculty Senate should be in charge of keeping the workload of professors and instructors from getting too big.
165	School has great need for sharp criticism College Eye 63:11, p.2	10/21/1966	Voices opinions about SCI's change from a college to a university.
166	Central Information Office is needed College Eye 63:9, p.2	10/14/1966	Discusses reasons for the communication gap between the college administration and faculty and the students.
167	College Eye should have censor College Eye 63:7, p.2	10/07/1966	Believes that President Maucker is responsible for censoring the College Eye.
168	Demonstration helps restore waning faith College Eye 63:5, p.2	09/30/1966	Comments on a recent student demonstration.
169	Refusal to learn is baffling attitude College Eye 63:3, p.2	09/23/1966	Discusses the importance of learning.
170	Freshmen responsible for education College Eye 63:1, p.2	09/16/1966	Gives advice to incoming freshman.
171	Parker challenges Fox to public debate College Eye 60:57, p.2	05/20/1966	Expresses the importance of open debate.
172	Voters on university meant discussible alternative College Eye 60:57, p.2	05/20/1966	Argues that SCI is not ready to be a university.
173	I ought to look at Dr. Fox's 'Experiment' College Eye 60:55, p.2	05/13/1966	Advocates more efficient use of professors' time.
174	Brick and mortar should express SCI's ethos College Eye 60:53, p.2	05/06/1966	Discusses the careful study needed for effective campus planning.
175	Does skyscraper dorm represent educational wisdom College Eye 60:51, p.2	04/29/1966	Questions the legitimate need for building a 'skyscraper' dormitory.
176	If painting is bad burning is quite proper College Eye 60:49, p.2	04/22/1966	Declares that not all 'art' is worthy of display.
177	Obiter Scripta: Are unlikenesses in portrait intelligently conceived? College Eye 60:47, p.2	04/15/1966	Discusses Lechay's painting and whether or not the unlikenesses to President Maucker represent something.
178	Obiter Scripta: Portrait is representative of human being College Eye 60:45, p.2	04/08/1966	Gives his own definition of what a portrait should be.
179	Obiter Scripta: Conference to prove poetry important part of our lives College Eye 60:44, p.2	03/25/1966	Comments on poetry's significance in our lives and encourages students to attend "Modern American Poetry: Its Makers and Teachers."
180	Obiter Scripta: Only 'phony' university seen for SCI before 1975 College Eye 60:42, p.2	03/18/1966	Suggests that efforts to change SCI to university status are too early.
181	Obiter Scripta: SCI should be high quality college, not poor university College Eye 60:40, p.2	03/11/1966	Discusses the possibility of SCI becoming a university, and whether it will be good for SCI or not.
182	Obiter Scripta: Unclear debate hinders understanding of foreign policy College Eye 60:38, p.2	03/04/1966	Discusses United States policy on "containment" concerning the war in Viet Nam.
183	Obiter Scripta: Must recognize large class problem, end drift policy College Eye 60:36, p.2	02/25/1966	Suggests that the solution to the problem large classes and overcrowding is not to rant and rave about it, but to think about how large classes should be handled better.
184	Obiter Scripta: new scholarship program unwise, sneaked by faculty College Eye 60:34, p.2	02/18/1966	Discusses the new scholarships that are to be based on academic achievement and not necessity.
185	Obiter Scripta: Discussion groups make classes both efficient, intimate College Eye 60:32, p.2	02/11/1966	Claims that with enrollment growing, classes must grow as well so that the university does not have to hire more instructors.
186	Obiter Scripta: Intensive discussion needed on large class problems College Eye 60:30, p.3	02/04/1966	Insists that a "Great Conversation" must take place on the matter of class sizes.
187	Obiter Scripta: Course-program relationships make college vocational College Eye 60:29, p.2	01/14/1966	Clarifies what he meant in a previous column, by "liberal arts program."
188	Obiter Scripta: Relationship of taught, learned material still mystery College Eye 60:27, p.2	01/07/1966	Describes teaching as a hazard or an adventure.
189	Obiter Scripta: Is liberal arts college vocational school in disguise? College Eye 60:25, p.2	12/10/1965	Claims that students see liberal arts as just another vocational training program instead of a way to develop and liberate the human spirit.
190	Obiter Scripta: Informal contacts good, but must be kept subordinate College Eye 60:23, p.2	12/03/1965	States that he and President Maucker have different views on where to put the new Union because they have different goals in mind.
191	Obiter Scripta: Union site should reflect SCI ethos, not determine it College Eye 60:20, p.3	11/19/1965	Discusses the question: 'What set of principles properly expresses the ethos of SCI?'
192	Obiter Scripta: 'Bad-apple' socializing will hamper educational process College Eye 60:18, p.2	11/12/1965	Believes that placing the new Union in the center of the main classroom quadrangle will not help the educational process.
193	Obiter Scripta: Union placement will not integrate academic social life College Eye 60:16, p.2	11/05/1965	Discusses President Maucker's decision to place the new Union in the center of the main classroom quadrangle.
194	Obiter Scripta: 'Great conversation' needed to consider campus planning College Eye 60:14, p.2	10/29/1965	Claims that campus planning is too important of a matter to leave solely to the campus planners.
195	Obiter Scripta: Unconvinced placard wavers weaken national morale College Eye 60:12, p.2	10/22/1965	Supports demonstrations but insists that they must be responsible in order to have any value.
196	Obiter Scripta: Hair cut edicts not fair, none of schools' business College Eye 60:10, p.2	10/15/1965	Claims that people are willing to sacrifice freedom for their own prejudices.
197	Obiter Scripta: Arthur Miller refusal conscience-dictated but irrational College Eye 60:8, p.2	10/08/1965	Discusses Arthur Miller's declining of the President's invitation to attend the official signing of the arts and humanities bill.
198	Obiter Scripta: Beauty for parking convenience: thoroughly bad swap College Eye 60:6, p.2	10/01/1965	Disagrees with destroying what is left of the university's green spots to build tiny parking lots.
199	Obiter Scripta: Former dean gives suggestions for better education College Eye 60:4, p.2	09/24/1965	Suggests that more attention should be given to grading, course objectives, and examinations.
200	Obiter Scripta: Going to college, getting education not the same thing College Eye 60:2, p.2	09/17/1965	Claims that students are using college as a kind of resort for social purposes, instead of for education purposes.