This collection consists of autobiographical essays which center around my father,
my first husband, and my backyard. All of the pieces are recollections, and most occur
either from my study inside the house, or from the deck outside, looking at the yard. The
Preface is the story of how I...
This interview took place on the back porch of her house. It was laid back and she gave me coffee to drink. She was also more interested in asking me questions about who I am than actually getting interviewed. She told me that she wanted to hear what I had...
A publication containing advice on a wide range of gardening topics, including composting, container gardens, fall/winter gardens, fertilizing, insect pests, plant diseases, planting guidelines, raised beds, site selection, slugs, soil improvement, tilling, warm-season crops, watering, and weeds. Includes regional tips for various parts of Oregon.
The purpose of this study was: 1. To determine the percent of the total income spent by each of the five cooperative
houses at Oregon State College for food, heat, light, and
water; repairs and replacements; salaries; laundry; miscellaneous
expense; rent; and amortization of the loan and purchase
of equipment....
Demands for increasingly more responsive education systems have
caused some higher education institutions to reconsider their original
missions and envision new futures. This is particularly true with land grant
institutions whose mandate it is to be the people's university. The purpose of
this study was to explore the first year...
Emerging adulthood is a newly-defined developmental phase that occurs during the traditional college years (18-22) (Arnett, 2015). These students at colleges and universities are showing a dramatic increase in emotional distress, with the largest increase occurring in anxiety and stress symptomology (Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors, 2017)....
With the passage of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) it has become a civil
rights violation to deny access to persons with disabilities to public transportation. The
ADA requires transit agencies to provide accessible buses or equivalent services to
persons with mobility, sensory or cognitive impairments. This study examines...
Graph production by computer requires a blending of
human effort in scale selection with computer precision in
datum point placement. Existing techniques are designed
primarily for computer scientists; the average scientific
investigator, educator, or businessman tends to avoid them
for one or more of the following reasons: expense, complexity,
or...