UI names two of five finalists for Iowa presidency
Rutgers executive VP Philip Furmanski and University of South Carolina executive VP and provost Mark Becker are among five finalists announced by the University of Iowa for its presidency. The UI disclosed the list Friday as part of the search process.
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UI presidential search picks candidates in open interviews
The university's search committee schedules 78 Furmanski on campus Monday and Becker on Tuesday and Wednesday for daylong interviews. Public disclosure marks first official hint of potential 20th president for the state's largest university after President Shorton left last June for Cornell. Sheldon Kurtz, former Faculty Senate president, says both candidates appear well qualified on paper.
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Rutgers executive Furmanski visits campus open forums
Philip Furmanski executive vice president for academic affairs at Rutgers, Temple University alumnus with a 1966 B A and 1970 Ph D in microbiology, visits campus Monday and Tuesday. An open forum runs 3 45 to 4 45 p m Monday in the Senate Chamber Old Capitol Museum reception 5 to 5 45 p m Monday Museum of Natural History Macbride Hall interview with regents 11 a m Tuesday Richey Ballroom Iowa Memorial Union all events open to the public.
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Visiting USC Provost Becker-Curent to speak on campus
Mark Becker-Curent, USC provost and executive VP for academic affairs, will visit the campus Tuesday and Wednesday. An Old Capitol reception runs 5 to 5 45 p.m. Tuesday in the Senate Chamber, with a regents interview at 9 30 a.m. Wednesday in the Iawa Memorial Union Richey Sallroom. Open to the public.
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Interracial marriage rises forty years after Loving v. Virginia
Rev Brent Watkins and Jackie White, married in 1988, are among a growing number of interracial couples. Census figures show over 4 percent of U S marriages in 2002 involved partners of different races, reflecting a shift since Loving v. Virginia and earlier Iowa laws.
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Racial pairing trends in interracial marriages in 2002
The U S Census Bureau reports that 23 percent of 1.7 million interracial couples in 2002 were black and white. Sixty nine? wait. Seventy two percent involved a white spouse and a partner from a race other than black. This highlights the distribution of interracial unions across races and the predominance of white-nonblack pairings.
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Few places to turn for auto fuel help
Center Point report on rising gas prices hitting seniors like 79 year old Charles Keithley. He and his wife rely on Social Security and struggle with frequent doctor visits and grocery trips as fuel costs exceed three dollars a gallon. High prices force careful planning and long drives to Cedar Rapids on limited fuel.
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Like Craze Pervades Youth Speech at Kennedy High
Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School student Jeralyn Westercamp discusses the overuse of the word like and her attempts to curb the habit. University of Iowa rhetoric chair Mary Trachsel links the tendency to nervousness and 1980s valley girl stereotypes.
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