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“I think this is totally unacceptable. I think this would never happen in this country—at least not until we have a good deal more information on this sort of thing.” Cheryl Erwin, assistant professor of family medicine specializing in biomedical ethics, objecting to a plan that would implant experimental tracking microchips in children (Des Moines Register, Sept. 25).

“I believe freedom of speech means what it says. And if that doesn’t apply to poets, we’re much the poorer for it.” David Hamilton, professor of English, arguing against efforts to remove Amiri Baraka as New Jersey poet laureate after a regional antidefamation league characterized one of Baraka’s poems as anti-Semitic (Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 2).

“It’s pretty cool every time I hear Nile Kinnick’s speech.” Dale Arens, program associate in intercollegiate athletics, praising the new University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame, which features a self-guided tour that stops to listen to Kinnick’s 1939 Heisman Trophy acceptance speech (Iowa City Gazette, Oct. 3).

“Obviously, we’ve learned we need to know about what’s going on in the Middle East and gain a better understanding of Islam since it’s the fastest growing religion in the United States.” Reza Aslan, visiting instructor in religious studies, cautioning the University against dropping an Islamic studies class during the next round of budget cuts (Omaha World-Herald, Oct. 5).

“What do you do if the person was bitten by a mosquito two days ago and is incubating this stuff and you don’t know it? The answer is there’s no way in God’s green earth you’re going to know about it.” Lawrence Hunsicker, professor of internal medicine, commenting on the challenges of finding a way to minimize risks of West Nile Virus transmission resulting from infected blood or organ donations (American Medical News, Oct. 7).

“I don’t think it’s trivial. It’s a very powerful statement.” Ellen Lewin, professor of women’s studies, emphasizing the significance of newspapers such as The New York Times and the Boston Globe publishing same-sex union notices (Hartford Courant, Oct. 11).

“If it’s affecting your social life, your relationships, your marriage, and your financial health, you had better take a look at it.” Donald Black, professor of psychiatry, advising people to beware of compulsive shopping as the holiday season approaches (Beacon Journal, Oct. 13).

“If heart disease showed up on your face, we’d have teenagers lined up outside the door to get treated. Unfortunately, it’s inside, and it’s easy to ignore.” Ronald Lauer, professor of pediatrics, lamenting the fact that teen heart disease is easy to miss (New Orleans Times-Picayune, Oct. 13).

“A sizeable minority of infertile couples desires what the medical community is trying to avoid—multiple gestations.” Ginny Ryan, house staff in obstetrics/gynecology, pointing out that almost a quarter of couples who seek fertility treatments hope to have twins, triplets, or more, despite well-known dangers of multiple births (The Times of London, Oct. 16).