Honors Colloquium students focused their research this year on the theme of "The Real Dirt." Among other topics, they explored how the idea of dirt and all its uses inspires research into many diverse fields. They travelled through archeological di gs and ancient Native American rites to discover how the land offered preservation of the body after death and homeopathic remedies used by healers of the living. They've researched everything from the history of land legislation, land ownership and the National Parks to eco-feminism, family farms and alternative energy sources. From the fields of linguistics and literary study, students have questioned how language and portrayal of characters effect our attitude toward land and environmentalism.

They invite you, dear reader, to stroll the landscape of this research, to explore the links, to scoop up handfuls of information and check them for their soil quality, to till your own thoughts on these issues, and to join them as land-rovers over the h ills and valleys of scholarship.

RESEARCH PAPER TITLES:

"Big Problems for Small Farms"

by Joe Doolittle

I have no problem saying the family farm should be saved.
DO YOU?

"Dirty Words: Propoganda in Environmental Literature"

by Rosemarie Schneider

The word "dirt" should be eliminated from English!

"Geothermal Energy: The Alternative of the Future"

by Christopher Bailey and Jacqueline Kerkman

Fossil fuels are being burned faster than< br>dinosaurs are becoming coal.

"Dr. Chemical, Dr. Earth: Remedies from Native American Cultures"

by Elizabeth Serflek

A tree curing backaches?

"The Great Plains in Midwestern Culture"

by Aaron J. Brown

What do Bob Dylan and Joe McCarthy have in Common?
The Midwestern Essence .

"Shake, Rattle, 'N Roll: The New Madrid Fault, Past and Present"

by Jennifer Dondlinger

Do you think, "We don't get earthquakes in the Midwes t?"
WRONG!

"National Parks or National Problems"

by Pam Smith

Would you like to visit a national park?
GO NOW!



If you have any questions, comments or suggestions please e-mail the Honors Colloquium Class.

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