Peering Through the Fog: A Proposal for Veteran Critical Theory

As veterans return from Post 9/11 conflict and service, many will choose to enter institutions of higher education. The current scholarship on student veterans is predominately descriptive or assessing particular policies or procedures. As student veteran scholarship grows, researchers need to explore the experiences of student veterans in an additional dimension—a critical dimension. Moreover, scholars need a unified language with which to speak. This project examines the tenets of five critical theories (feminist theory, critical race theory, queer theory, disability theory, and border theory) and evaluates how they interact with the current literature on student veterans if repositioned for this unique population. What comes of this interaction is veteran critical theory—eleven suggested tenets of a new critical theory that recognizes and works to emancipate marginalized or otherwise oppressed men and women who have served in the United States military. Though the theory is housed within the context of higher education, the tenets are not restricted to this environment. The implications of this work include an extension of critical scholarship that includes veterans and potential applications of veteran critical theory outside of higher education—in workplaces, families, and communities

Relationships Among Fish Populations, Metal Concentrations, and Stream Discharge in the Upper Clark Fork River

Concentrations of total recoverable copper, iron, and zinc in water were measured weekly between early April and mid-July 1984 in various segments of the Clark Fork River drainage upstream of Milltown Dam; stream discharge measurements were also recorded. Fourteen locations were sampled including eight in the mainstem and six in tributaries. All three metals were sometimes present in the Clark Fork River at concentrations that exceeded criteria for protection of aquatic life. Exceedances occurred at all mainstem stations, although conditions appeared to be least favorable for aquatic life between Deer Lodge and the confluence with Rock Creek. Of the metals measured, copper was present at the highest concentrations relative to its toxicity and is probably the most limiting. Copper concentrations in gills of brown trout collected after a fish kill indicated lethal exposure to copper, confirming the biological significance of copper to the river. Alternatively, cadmium concentrations found in gills were well below lethal thresholds, suggesting that cadmium is relatively less significant than copper in the Clark Fork. Water entering the Clark Fork from the Little Blackfoot River and Rock Creek is low in metals. Consequently, metals concentrations in the Clark Fork are measurably lower downstream of these tributaries. Fish population data for various segments of the river (although limited) correlate well with water quality; i.e., lower fish numbers correspond to more severe metals conditions. Direct flow of untreated Silver Bow Creek water into the Clark Fork River resulted in an extremely high peak metals concentration that was observable at all of the mainstem stations sampled. During the bypass. the highest metals concentrations occurred at Warm Springs. A more prolonged period of elevated metals concentrations occurred in the reach of river between Deer Lodge and Rock Creek and is apparently owing to erosion into tailings deposited in the flood plain. This prolonged exposure appears to damage fish populations. Limited measurement of pH in various portions of the drainage indicate that pH is higher in the Warm Springs vicinity than in downstream reaches. If this observation is characteristic of the rest of the year, the implication is that metals are less soluble and probably less toxic near Warm Springs than downstream

Ambient Toxicity Assessments of Clark Fork River Water-Toxicity Tests and Metals Residues in Brown Trout Organs

Trout population densities decline dramatically in the Clark Fork River from nearly 2,000 catchable brown trout per mile just downstream of mine waste settling ponds to 50 trout Instream toxicity tests (1986-89), and analyses of metals in fish organs (1989) were conducted in various river reaches to try to understand how metals influence trout density patterns. Instream toxicity tests with swim-up stage rainbow trout fry demonstrate that river water induces chronic mortality during spring runoff when metals concentration, particularly copper, exceed chronic criteria for protection of aquatic life. Concentration of copper in livers of adult brown trout (salmo trutta) are higher than those in laboratory fish populations exposed for several generations to chronically toxic concentrations of copper. Both acute and chronic stress from metals, particularly copper, are implicated as contributing to poor fish production in the Clark Fork

CO <i>J</i> = 2-1 mapping of NGC 1976

The authors present 77 CO J = 2-1 spectra centred upon four areas about the periphery of the Orion nebula NGC 1976. These reveal evidence of extensive line splitting, with primary components at VLSR ~ 12 km s-1 and VLSR ~ 7 km s-1. The spatial structure of the regions responsible for these components appears to differ appreciably, and various arguments are outlined to suggest that two distinct segments of a single enveloping cloud are responsible; one to the rear of the H II region (VLSR ~ 7 km s-1), associated with various star formation zones, the other in front of NGC 1976, and responsible for localised foreground extinction. This contrasts with previous models, which have proposed compressive shock regions ahead of local ionisation fronts; an hypothesis which is shown not to be necessary, and may be inconsistent with the observed width and conformity of the line splitting zone

Georgia Aging and Disability Resource Center Connection Expansion Evaluation

The unprecedented aging of the population will have a dramatic impact on Georgia's long-term care system. In Georgia, where the elderly population is anticipated to increase at a rate above the national average, the number of elderly people is expected to rise 143% by 2030, compared with 104% nationally. For a recent conference on the Aging Population in Georgia, the Georgia Health Policy Center identified delivering and staffing long-term care services as priorities that state and local governments should begin to address immediately

Planetary geosciences, 1989-1990

NASA's Planetary Geosciences Programs (the Planetary Geology and Geophysics and the Planetary Material and Geochemistry Programs) provide support and an organizational framework for scientific research on solid bodies of the solar system. These research and analysis programs support scientific research aimed at increasing our understanding of the physical, chemical, and dynamic nature of the solid bodies of the solar system: the Moon, the terrestrial planets, the satellites of the outer planets, the rings, the asteroids, and the comets. This research is conducted using a variety of methods: laboratory experiments, theoretical approaches, data analysis, and Earth analog techniques. Through research supported by these programs, we are expanding our understanding of the origin and evolution of the solar system. This document is intended to provide an overview of the more significant scientific findings and discoveries made this year by scientists supported by the Planetary Geosciences Program. To a large degree, these results and discoveries are the measure of success of the programs

The Other, Other Students: Understanding the Experiences of Graduate Student Veterans

As research continues to grow on student veterans, it is important that we recognize the multiple identities within the student veteran demographic.  Graduate student veterans remain largely un-researched. This qualitative, descriptive study seeks to understand the lived experiences of graduate student veterans at a large research university in the southwest. Themes from the study include identity, matriculation, money matters, community, the demystification of the veteran, and graduate perspectives on undergraduate veterans.</p

Pause: a collection of poetry

The following thesis contains a collection of original poetry, either written or revised during my tenure as a graduate student. This thesis also contains a critical introduction of the collectionÂs forms, underlying themes, and writing processes. The first priority of the introduction is to autobiographically trace the state of my poetry from its first rhymes to this collection. With a full understanding of my poetic history, the form and content of this current work will not only be understood in context, but become more interesting as an evolutionary study. I will discuss the different trends and themes I see working in my poetry. I will analyze performance poems as a unique style of formalist poetry, tailored to reinvent its oral tradition. I will show how melding the images of free verse and the patterning of meter creates a new poetic style designed to engage a larger potential audience than free verse or formalist poetry. Finally I will discuss what this collection hopes to do as a whole. The poetry is separated into two sections. The first section, titled ÂThe Page, is a collection of what I refer to as Âpage poetry poetry meant to be taken in visually, absorbed from a page. This section is divided into subsections of formalist, free verse, and prose poetry, mirroring my own poetic evolution. The second section, titled ÂThe Stage, is a collection of performance pieces. While ÂThe Page represents the majority of my poetry, observations and evaluations, ÂThe Stage showcases my spoken-word poetry, discussing social and personal issues. These poems represent my growth as a poet, and are, hopefully, only another step in a continual learning process