Archives: 1993 Compass Index

This issue, available only in hard copy, can be found in the Miami University Archives.

1.Nepal-“Summer in Nepal offers challenging experiences.” Written by Amy Bittmann. Story exposes the experiences of two of 17 Miami students on their six-week summer trip to Nepal, sponsored by the department of sociology. 3 page main bar. Photo of Schonoff with Nepal children on mountain and photo of Hyde with host family. One drop quote.

2. Filler 1-“Excerpts from students reports give views of trekking, life in Nepal.” Quotes taken from written reports of students trips and studies. 2 page main bar. One box quote.

3.Lefty-“Sometimes left-handed children are left behind by teachers.” Written by Lisa Beecheler. Story profiles one Miami junior, Jill Hovland, and her research and study on left and right brain dominance in children and how it affects their learning and language. 2 page main bar. One photo of Hovland and mentor Prof. Liz Johnston.

4.Artic-“Geology professor braves Artic north to solve ancient puzzle.” Written by David Kesmodel. Profiles the journey of geology professor Marcia Bjornerud and her work in the Artic Circle trying to find pieces of the global puzzle to better understand the details of how margins of Europe and North America were once together as a single land mass. 2 page main bar. One photo of Bjornerud in front of mountains and one map.

5.Pollutants-“Yellow Perch studied in Lake Erie: Pollutants hurt gene pool.” Written by Meridith Clause. Profiles zoology professor Sheldon Guttman and his work on environmental stressors, often human-induced, that pollute killing and harming certain animal species that possess sensitive genetic characteristics. 2.5 page- main bar. 1 photo of Guttman and student in lab and 1 drop quote.

6. Fossil fuels-“Chemical from fossil fuel kills fish, affects generations to come.” Written by Rebecca Sharkey. Profiles the work and studies of Miami zoology professor Jim Oris who has researched the effects hydrocarbons have on the environment, particularly in fish. 1.25 page- main bar. 1 photo of Oris in research.

7.Cancer-“Picking apart a virus to treat cancer in mice.” Written by Jenny Carpenter. Profiles the work of Miami professor Donald Cox and doctoral student Mary Farone in cancer therapy research using Reoviruses to help treat tumor-bearing animals when used with chemotherapy. 1.5 page-main bar.1 picture of Cox and Farone and one graphic.

8.Undergrads-“Chemist teams with undergrads to probe organic mirror images.” Written by Martha Luna. Story profiles the work of Miami chemists who have been pared with undergrad students to research molecular arrangements of chiral alkenes. Programmed designed to give undergrads experience in the filed and encouragement in pursuing a career in chemistry. 2 page- main bar.1 drop quote and one photo of students with professor Gung.

9. Field camp- “Field camp in Wyoming trains geologists, teachers.” Written by Dori Bierbaum. Profiles geology professor Robert McWilliams and his work in recruiting new students-elementary teachers-for filed studies at Miami’s Geology Field station in Wind River Range in western Wyoming. 2 page-main bar. 1 drop quote and 1 photo of McWilliams.

10. Classroom-“ Classroom environment nurtures text on Earth.” Written by Kelly McNamara. Profiles Miami zoology professor Donald Kaufman and research associate in zoology Ceclia Franz, co-authors of the new textbook Bioshpere 2000. 1.5 page main bar. 1 drop quote and 1 photo of Franz and Kaufman.

11.Theorem-“ Calculus theorem a big plus for first-year English major.” Written by Colleen Mytnick. Story profiles Christy Randall who in her first year at Miami discovered a mathematical theorem and was later awarded for her efforts.1 page- main bar. 1 drop quote and one graphic depicting the new theorem.

12. Filler 2. “Newspaper readers respond to student’s theorem discovery.” Highlights responses of individuals across the country responded in local papers to Randall’s discovery. 1 page main bar. 1 photo of Randal and professor Plybon.

13. Books-“ No textbook? No problem!: Students help professor keep even with U.S.S.R. breakup.” Written by Sarah Wolfe. Story profiles Miami professor Dan Jacobs and the actions of his students of his Russian Politics class who after the breakup of the Soviet Union found themselves with outdated books covering a communist country that no longer existed. 1 page main bar. 1 head shot of Jacobs.

14.WMUB-“ WMUB-FM: Making news as a straining ground for students.” Written by Kelly Baumgartner. Profiles the training program of WMUB for Miami students. 3 page main bar. 1 drop quote, one photo of director and student and one graphic listing awards of the station.

15.Hollywood-“ Student’s film interest leads to study of Hollywood Ten.” Written jenny Beyersdorf. Story profiles Miami senior Caroline Frick and her and study in film and history, which led her focus for her honors thesis project. 2 page main bar. 1 drop quote and 1 photo of Frick and her mentor.

16. Vote-“ ‘Getting out the Vote’ takes RGB to Chicago, Florida” Written by Juli Phillips. Profiles the work of four Miami students who researched filmed and produced the documentary ‘Getting out the Vote’, a 26-minute program featuring women who voted in the first election after they were granted suffrage in 1920.
2 page- main bar. 1 head shot, Jane Winslow and 1 drop quote ( 1 col.).

17. Pshych-“Students with vision.” Written by Ross Jacobs. Profiles the work and studies of Miami psychology undergrads selected to assist Miami professor A. J. Pantle I experiment to understand how the brain sees. 3 page main bar. 1 photo of prof. and students, one graphic, 1 drop quote.

18. Teach-“ Historians can’t be teachers, can they?” Written by Andrew R.L. Cayton. Featured opinion of Cayton taking the stance that historians and teachers go hand-in -hand. 3 page main bar. 1 head shot of Cayton and three drop quotes.

19 Dear Dr. -- “ Dear Dr. Fuller” Written by Mary Fuller. Standing featured opinion of Mary Fuller-topic chain letters and teaching. 3 page main bar. 1 head shot of Fuller.

20. Thomas-“ A torch is passed” Written by Shaundra Jonise Thomas. Story profiles 89-year-old Oxford resident Jennie Elder and her story of life after slavery with anecdotal insets of the authors experiences that she is reminded of as Elder reveals her story and the nations history through her eyes. 2 page main bar. 1 drop quote, and 1 photo of author and Elder.

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