WISH YOU WERE HERE: LEGENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS

Wish You Were Here: Legends of the Great Plains is an image-based project examining the reality of how the Great Plains romanticizes its history through legends, histories, and roadside attractions. This region, often referred to as flyover country, is low in population but is home to a plethora of roadside attractions. This history is often commodified through roadside attractions and monuments where tourists can enter these places, take part in photo-ops, and buy souvenirs as proof of the experience and inclusion in this part of history. The work in this series developed as both an observer and participant within these places. The Great Plains is full of legends rooted in truth, from the infamous Buffalo Bill in the Wild West to the spirits of the Badlands, but the stories overshadow some grim truths of Midwestern history. These stories become a sense of pride and comfort for the local population, who use iconography to perpetuate the ideas of manifest destiny and the Wild West. With awareness of this history, the authenticity of these spaces as well as their interpretations are put into question. This document supports the MFA Thesis Exhibition for Wish You Were Here

A legislative history of the comprehensive community college system in Nebraska 1926-1986: from junior college to technical community college

The purpose of this study was to examine and analyze the legislative evolution of the technical community college system in Nebraska. Historical inquiry was combined with Campbell et al.\u27s conceptual framework of the public policy-making process (social forces, antecedents, legislative action, and formal enactment). Primary sources included newspaper articles, legislative enactments, government documents, and minutes of legislative committee meetings. Secondary sources included reports, dissertations, and books;Four bills were found to be fundamental to the creation on the technical community college system. They were: Senate File 1 (1931) which legalized public junior colleges, Legislative Bill 148 (1941) which established a state trade school, Legislative Bill 581 (1965) which authorized area vocational technical schools, and Legislative Bill 759 (1971) which combined the three types of schools into a single system;Based on this historical examination, the following conclusions were reached: (1) the Nebraska community colleges arose from local interest and need; (2) the system evolved in response to the need for geographical and financial accessibility to postsecondary education; (3) Nebraska educators did not provide the leadership in the creation of the system; (4) leadership for the development of the system came from business, community, and civic leaders; (5) economic, social, and political forces influenced the community colleges\u27 development; (6) the legislative development of community colleges in Nebraska parallelled that of other states; (7) the system began as an extension of secondary education, but developed into a comprehensive system separate from the secondary system; (8) opposition to the establishment of the community college system came from existing educational institutions, both public and private, and from rural areas; and (9) the state legislature played a dominant role in the creation of the system;Reference. Campbell, Roald F., Cunningham, Luvern L., McPhee, Roderick F., and Nystrand, Raphael O. The Organization and Control of American Schools. Columbus, Ohio: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company, 1970

Lessons from the removal of lead from gasoline for controlling other environmental pollutants: A case study from New Zealand

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It took over two decades to achieve the removal of leaded gasoline in this country. This was despite international evidence and original research conducted in New Zealand on the harm to child cognitive function and behaviour from lead exposure.</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>To identify lessons from the New Zealand experience of removing leaded gasoline that are potentially relevant to the control of other environmental pollutants.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>From the available documentation, we suggest a number of reasons for the slow policy response to the leaded gasoline hazard. These include: (1) industry power in the form of successful lobbying by the lead additive supplier, Associated Octel; (2) the absence of the precautionary principle as part of risk management policy; and (3) weak policymaking machinery that included: (a) the poor use of health research evidence (from both NZ and internationally), as well as limited use of expertise in academic and non-governmental organisations; (b) lack of personnel competent in addressing technically complex issues; and (c) diffusion of responsibility among government agencies.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>There is a need for a stronger precautionary approach by policymakers when considering environmental pollutants. Politicians, officials and health workers need to strengthen policymaking processes and effectively counter the industry tactics used to delay regulatory responses.</p

Interview of Bryan Knedler by Alice Duncanson

Remote interview.Bryan Knedler describes his time at Ohio State as a leader and organizer in the Gay Alliance, eventually known as the Gay and Lesbian Alliance. He was born in November 1958 in Marysville, Ohio, a small and politically conservative town. After arriving at Ohio State as a freshman, he came out as gay in 1978. That year, he joined the Gay Alliance and helped push the organization from a focus on social gatherings to activism. Among other projects, the group set up and ran a telephone hotline, participated for the first time in freshman orientation activities, and spoke to various classes on gay issues. After earning a second master's degree in 1986, Knedler moved to the Washington, D.C. area. He eventually lived in Mount Rainier, Maryland, where he served on city council for 20 years, and at one point was elected as the city’s first openly gay mayor

A legislative history of the comprehensive community college system in Nebraska 1926-1986: from junior college to technical community college

The purpose of this study was to examine and analyze the legislative evolution of the technical community college system in Nebraska. Historical inquiry was combined with Campbell et al.'s conceptual framework of the public policy-making process (social forces, antecedents, legislative action, and formal enactment). Primary sources included newspaper articles, legislative enactments, government documents, and minutes of legislative committee meetings. Secondary sources included reports, dissertations, and books;Four bills were found to be fundamental to the creation on the technical community college system. They were: Senate File 1 (1931) which legalized public junior colleges, Legislative Bill 148 (1941) which established a state trade school, Legislative Bill 581 (1965) which authorized area vocational technical schools, and Legislative Bill 759 (1971) which combined the three types of schools into a single system;Based on this historical examination, the following conclusions were reached: (1) the Nebraska community colleges arose from local interest and need; (2) the system evolved in response to the need for geographical and financial accessibility to postsecondary education; (3) Nebraska educators did not provide the leadership in the creation of the system; (4) leadership for the development of the system came from business, community, and civic leaders; (5) economic, social, and political forces influenced the community colleges' development; (6) the legislative development of community colleges in Nebraska parallelled that of other states; (7) the system began as an extension of secondary education, but developed into a comprehensive system separate from the secondary system; (8) opposition to the establishment of the community college system came from existing educational institutions, both public and private, and from rural areas; and (9) the state legislature played a dominant role in the creation of the system;Reference. Campbell, Roald F., Cunningham, Luvern L., McPhee, Roderick F., and Nystrand, Raphael O. The Organization and Control of American Schools. Columbus, Ohio: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company, 1970.</p

Mineralogy and geochemistry of iron in some recent continental shelf sediments off Goa

133-137Fe is present in much higher concentrations in the fine-grained sediments of the inner shelf off the West Coast of India than in the predominantly carbonate sediments of the outer shelf. The results of Mossbauer spectroscopic analyses of these sediments and their µm fractions are consistent with X-ray diffraction data and indicate that the Fe is principally associated with clay minerals, particularly montmorillonite. Chlorite and illite are less important sources of Fe in these sediments and Fe oxide hydroxides appear to be present only in small amounts. The inner shelf sediments also contain some pyrite. This indicates a more reducing environment in the inner shelf associated with relatively high detrital sedimentation in this region

WISH YOU WERE HERE: LEGENDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS

Wish You Were Here: Legends of the Great Plains is an image-based project examining the reality of how the Great Plains romanticizes its history through legends, histories, and roadside attractions. This region, often referred to as flyover country, is low in population but is home to a plethora of roadside attractions. This history is often commodified through roadside attractions and monuments where tourists can enter these places, take part in photo-ops, and buy souvenirs as proof of the experience and inclusion in this part of history. The work in this series developed as both an observer and participant within these places. The Great Plains is full of legends rooted in truth, from the infamous Buffalo Bill in the Wild West to the spirits of the Badlands, but the stories overshadow some grim truths of Midwestern history. These stories become a sense of pride and comfort for the local population, who use iconography to perpetuate the ideas of manifest destiny and the Wild West. With awareness of this history, the authenticity of these spaces as well as their interpretations are put into question. This document supports the MFA Thesis Exhibition for Wish You Were Here