Obiter Scripta (Column)

Displaying 101 - 150 of 462 in reverse chronological order
# Title Date Summary
101 The problem of communication
Northern Iowan 65:29, p.2
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
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
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
Professor Fox welcomes President Maucker's new column.
105 Dr. Fox remains unconvinced
Northern Iowan 65:20, p.2
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
Believes African-American literature is worthy of study.
107 Join general ed. expansion forces
Northern Iowan 65:16, p.2
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
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
Column ponders role of university students and administrations; sees little real change in policies on important issues.
110 State employees treated unequal
Northern Iowan 65:12, p.2
Professor Fox states in his column that it is unfair to deny public employees the right to strike.
111 'Dr. Fox argued wrongly against them'
Northern Iowan 65:12, p.3
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.
112 Dichotomy of pen and action
Northern Iowan 65:12, p.4
Letter challenges Professor Fox to live up to the ideals set forth in his column.
113 'Dr. Fox has selective view of literature'
Northern Iowan 65:12, p.3
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.
114 Alvin Loving discusses education for minorities
Northern Iowan 65:12, p.6
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.
115 Objects to 'black' courses
Northern Iowan 65:10, p.2
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
Argues against recent proposal to arm campus police.
117 Faculty challenge 'demure'
Northern Iowan 65:6, p.2
Faculty challenge to university authority has been milder than student challenge, but is increasing.
118 Student discontent mounting
Northern Iowan 65:4, p.2
Examines student challenges to administrative and faculty authority.
119 Challenges to authority
Northern Iowan 65:2, p.2
Examines apparent challenges to many forms of authority.
120 Real causes of student unrest
Northern Iowan 64:57, p.2
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
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
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
Believes that things which are legal may not always be moral.
124 Should honor authentic hero
Northern Iowan 64:47, p.2
Believes Dr. King was great American hero.
125 'CADRE rejection aids publicity'
Northern Iowan 64:45, p.2
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
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
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
Professor Fox believes that the time has come for teachers to organize.
129 Urges suspension, pending revision
Northern Iowan 64:37, p.2
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
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
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
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
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
Would like an improvement in the graduate level courses.
135 Would have Eye be newspaper-journal?
College Eye 63:61, p.2
Details reasons why the College Eye should remain a newspaper.
136 Open forum can be powerful check
College Eye 63:60, p.2
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mourns the loss of Dr. Fox's column.
143 Fox resigns in protest
College Eye 63:46, p.3
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
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
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
Claims astonishment at the misinterpretation of a previous column.
147 Need to define student power
College Eye 63:42, p.2
Advocates a more defined role of power for student government.
148 Issue of academic freedom out in open
College Eye 63:41, p.2
Advocates a more solid organization of the faculty.
149 Laments word hell in print
College Eye 63:39, p.2
Complains about the vulgar language in the College Eye.
150 Explains further the need of academic freedom
College Eye 63:39, p.2
Contends that faculty should be allowed total freedom in order to make real discoveries about the world.