FLYING THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE: A graduate of the Writers' Workshop takes a candid look at the new captain Frank Conroy—who is determined to keep the program flying high. -- LET'S GET PHYSICAL: We invite you to discover the lighter side of the...
Lisa Rose Weaver's interest in China began early, when she studied Chinese at UW-Madison and went on to live in China. Initially an English teacher, her interest in professional journalism was sparked by the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing...
A Biological Breakthrough: UI researchers have found that the disease causing fungus Candida is really a quick-change artist. Their discovery could help in the treatment of millions of people who suffer from this virulent pathogen that causes...
Iowa's Own: With a smile on her face and her sleeves rolled up. President Mary Sue Coleman is directing the UI toward its goal of becoming one of the ten best public research universities in the nation. -- Striking Accord: Even a nursery rhyme can...
Kristien Hemmerechts, of Belgium, describes the difficulty of describing and identifying Belgian literature. First, she states that there are three official languages in Belgium; Dutch, French and German. She observes that it is unclear whether...
Rowena Torrevillas introduces each of the speakers. Wong Yoon Wah, a poet from Singapore, begins by talking about how you can't understand the role of writers unless you understand the circumstances of the country they are from. Wong feels it is...
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Meiji Zhang graduated from the Industrial Design Department in the Beijing Institute of Technology in 1999. After graduation, he worked as a motorcycle designer, graphic designer, and a web designer for three years. He now studies 3D design at the...