“People in e-mails
have abbreviations and God-awful grammar and just
dash something off.” Nicholas Johnson, visiting
professor of law in the College of Law, discussing
the difficulties of sorting through business and
personal e-mail messages to determine which to keep
and which to trash (Baltimore Sun, June 6).
“At the local restaurants in Iowa City, there
are students who work there who don’t even
know there’s been a change of owners.” Ken
Brown, assistant professor of management and organizations
in the Tippie College of Business, discussing how
sometimes a change in ownership results in no appreciable
changes to the way the business operates (Detroit
News, June 7).
“The reason it took me this long is that I
have many other interests. I’m glad to have
this book done, but I wasn’t really worried
about it. And besides, with just one book I’ve
doubled the number of novels I’ve written.” Marilynne
Robinson, professor of creative writing in the Iowa
Writers’ Workshop, College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences, offering a reason why her new book,
Gilead, is the first fiction since she debuted with
Housekeeping in 1980 (USA Today, June 7).
“Lots of undergraduate students don’t
attend the summer ceremony because they can take
a three-week course, get out of their lease on May
31, and leave on June 1.” Larry Lockwood, University
registrar, explaining one of several reasons why
the University will stop having a summer graduation
ceremony after this year (Omaha World-Herald, June
8).
“Even the articles about fitness aren’t
about how to make yourself strong, but about how
to ‘look hot.’” Gigi Durham, professor
of journalism and mass communication in the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences, noting the trend among
teen magazines to appeal to a more sophisticated
audience by including sexier content—a move
not welcomed by some parents (Atlanta Journal
Constitution,
June 13).
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