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Excerpt from 2024 Keynote Address by Wade Rouse
No full textAn excerpt from the show-stopping keynote address by author Wade Rouse. He received a standing ovation and a request for a reprise/sing-along of a middle school performance of Delta Dawn
Jillson, Willard Rouse, 1890-1975 (MSS 682)
No full textFinding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 682. Writings and supporting materials of Willard Rouse Jillson, State Geologist of Kentucky, author and historian. Includes manuscripts, page proofs, photographic negatives, and promotional pamphlets for his books
Daily Reflections (Meditations) on the Scriptures from the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
No full textThis Gospel reading, Matthew 13: 18- 23, is a common Gospel story, which is found in more than one place and can provide rich messages no matter how often it is used for reflection. Let us re-read it to see what there may be for each of us at this time. What kind of terrain does God's Gospel find these days when it hits our soul? Smooth? Rocky? Not able to hold long enough to grow roots? Or rich, fertile, penetrable with the ability to bear fruit?|One kind of terrain that is not found in the story is one that has been scorched by fire. My thoughts turn to the plight of sowers of various kinds who will be planting among the thousands of acres ravaged once again by fierce and vast fires. The loss of timberlands in Colorado, the floods, the storms that have left thousands without power for days and days, and so on.|Surely there is something that is to be learned by these occurrences that appear ever more frequently. In Omaha, where I live, we experienced in 2011 many more scorchers--days with temperatures much higher than the norm. In March, this year, we had some days in the '80's. And now in mid-July days are commonly high '80's, '90's and several in the '100's! Not a lot of moderation in the forecast.|I hesitate to write more about this as unfortunately the topic has become so politicized. Nevertheless, I do feel it necessary to point out what I do see as responsibilities for all of us: the need to become informed about this "climate" issue at as deep a level as possible, to do what we can to respond to those who are severely harmed by this weather-- the poor, elderly-- and to vigorously do what we can to be faithful stewards of the soil of our planet, its water, and energy
Daily Reflections (Meditations) on the Scriptures from the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
No full textToday's Gospel from Matthew begins with yet another verbal attack by "some of the scribes and Pharisees." This time they are pressing Jesus for "a sign." |Never mind that they had already watched his encounters with thousands and seen his many miracles. Of course, we know that generally those that asked this kind of question of Jesus would not choose to recognize signs even if individually pointed out to them. |So it was also in the story of the Israelites' attempts to gain freedom from the Egyptians, a portion of which appears in today's First Reading. God sent increasingly horrific plagues on them even to the killing of their sons. in the effort to make them release those in bondage and recognize His love of the Jewish people and the plan for them which did not include a life of slavery.|I'm curious about the need for "signs." Could that be what Pope Francis is laying out for us in his recently published Laudato Si, On the Care for Our Common Home ? And an even more compelling question: How serious will be our actions in response?|I have just begun my own reading of the encyclical; I don't expect it to be an easy read. Nevertheless, an essential one. Let's join in a prayer of support and solidarity as we set about the challenge of discovering the "signs of the times" as Francis presents them. And a second prayer that we will be guided in our discernments of needed and possible actions motivated by joy and love also to be found in Laudato S
Gloves Off: Women’s Self-Defense
No full textEditor’s note: Wendy L. Rouse is the author of the recent book Her Own Hero: The Origins of the Women’s Self-Defense Movement (New York University Press). Most of the research from this article below comes from that work
Alvinonemertes christianeae Sagorny & Döhren & Rouse & Tilic 2022, gen. et sp. nov.
No full textAlvinonemertes christianeae gen. et sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: B7C6217E-4889-4C9B-AEB8-B306A24FD93B Fig. 8F Diagnosis Alvinonemertes christianeae gen. et sp. nov. can be attributed to the genus Alvinonemertes gen. nov. based on the strong support for a sister group relationship between the five species of this genus. Etymology For Christiane Wallnisch, lab technician at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Bonn. Acknowledging her support in the histology lab over many years. Christiane is a masterful histologist and has not only trained the first and the last author in histological sample preparation but has also sectioned most of the nemerteans included in this study. Material examined Holotype COSTA RICA • spec. (ethanol; entirely used up in DNA extraction; only image and DNA available); methane seep Jaco Scar; 9.11507° N, 84.83978° W; depth 1887 m; 22 Oct. 2018; Shana Goffredi and Drew Bewley leg.; collected by HOV Alvin, Dive 4976; associated with experimentally deployed wood; SIO-BIC N253. Paratype COSTA RICA • 1 spec. (ethanol; entirely used up in DNA extraction; only image and DNA available); non-seep seamount Quepos Plateau; 8.58548° N, 84.54836° W; depth 2184 m; 26 Oct. 2018; Lisa Levin and Todd Litke leg.; collected by HOV Alvin, Dive 4980; associated with a naturally occurring wood fall; SIO-BIC N261. Description Specimens 4–5 mm long and 0.5 mm in diameter. Body rounded. One pair of cephalic furrows. Head not demarcated from rest of body, rounded. Body coloration translucent white. Internal organs well visible through body wall (Fig. 8F). Ecology This species was collected on naturally occurring and experimentally deployed wood (Pereira et al. 2022), including the same deployment associated with a paratype of the scaleworm Peinaleopolynoe elvisi Hatch & Rouse in Hatch, Liew, Hourdez & Rouse, 2020 (MZUCR 1000-01 ex SIO-BIC A9752). Remarks The new species is attributed to the genus Alvinonemertes gen. nov. based on the executed phylogenetic analysis. In the concatenated analysis, A. christianeae gen. et sp. nov. is sister to the newly described species A. claudiae gen. et sp. nov. from the North western Pacific. Together, both species are sister to A. tatjanae gen. et sp. nov. from the North western Pacific. This well-supported clade is firmly nested within the new genus Alvinonemertes (Fig. 7).Published as part of Sagorny, Christina, Döhren, Jörn von, Rouse, Greg W. & Tilic, Ekin, 2022, Cutting the ribbon: bathyal Nemertea from seeps along the Costa Rica margin, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 9 new species, pp. 132-174 in European Journal of Taxonomy 845 (1) on pages 156-157, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.845.1959, http://zenodo.org/record/725885
The Queer History of the Suffrage Movement
No full textWendy Rouse spoke about the traditional narrative of suffrage history that sanitized the private lives and public personas of individual suffragists, contributing to the historical erasure of the lives and loves of prominent queer suffragists. Her talk will explore how suffragists both reinforced and challenged heteronormative views of gender and sexuality while highlighting the role of queer suffragists in the movement.
Wendy Rouse is an Associate Professor of History at San Jose State University whose scholarly research focuses on the history of women and children in the United States during the Progressive Era. The author of Her Own Hero: The Origins of the Women’s Self-Defense Movement, she is currently researching the lives of queer suffragists.
This event was sponsored by the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, the Center for the Humanities, the Suffrage Centennial Committee, the Gender and Sexuality Center, and the Women’s Center
Daily Reflections (Meditations) on the Scriptures from the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
No full text“We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing power may be of God, and not from us.” 2 Cor 4:7-8.||Many of us reading this from today's First Reading will be reminded of the hymn "Earthen Vessels," by John Foley, S.J.:|"We hold a treasure not made of gold, in earthen vessels wealth untold, one treasure only, the Lord, the Christ, in earthen vessels," from the refrain.|This reading, coming as it does fairly close to the feasts of Ascension and Pentecost, urges the readers to recognize that Jesus, while no longer with them in an identifiable human form, remains--thanks to the workings of the Spirit--within them.|Oh, but here's the rub.|God does not give us a choice of vessel in which to hold that Spirit. We are given one at birth. We might prefer it to be a gold vessel, one we'd easily deem worthy to hold the Spirit of Jesus; 14 Carats--lots of precious inlaid jewels of magnificent color. But, our vessel is of clay, and depending on its age and experience, weathered, chipped, with maybe even a crack or two.|I recall a delightful story that re-cycles into my e-mails once in a while. I do not recall its author if even one's been noted.|There was a poor woman who traveled a long way in the morning to a well where she filled two pots for the fresh water needs of her family each day.|One pot was sturdy never having been damaged. The other, while the same size, had a crack that had been repaired carefully more than once.|Each day when the woman arrived home the younger pot was still just as full as when she had left the well. The second pot in contrast, despite its best efforts, leaked water so that when they reached her home, it was barely half full.|After some time, the damaged pot lamented, "I'm so sorry that I can't help you any more than I do. I only have half the amount of water that we start with and yet you never seem to be upset with me. I don't understand."|"My goodness," she replied, "I've known and loved you for many years. I'm well aware that you've been harmed and repaired the best that we could and that you try as hard as you can to hold in as many drops of water as possible."|"What you've not seen is that I planted seeds along our route and as we have walked the drops that fell have nourished the seeds each and every day. Now, there is a beautiful flower garden all along our path, full of many kinds of flowers and wonderful colors."|"The best part is that everyone who travels the path gets to enjoy the fruits of your work. How can I thank you?"|The pot smiled and after a moment or two replied, "I'm ready. When do we leave for the well?"|Our unique life is THE most precious gift we've been given. It makes all other gifts possible. It makes us a Child of God, able to live our lives, love as the Spirit urges, and be the active force of Jesus in and to the world.|What needs to happen so that we embrace this thought completely and with conviction? Maybe we have chips that can be polished? Or cracks to which we can apply a more effective glue? Or maybe we can just relax and enjoy ourselves as we are?|I suggest some time be spent in prayer about this, prayers of gratitude, discovery, and celebration.|While we're at it, let's not forget to notice the flowerbeds we have nurtured along the path of our lives
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