“It’s hard
to compete with a bar that sells alcohol for less
than the price of a Coke.” Phillip
E. Jones,
vice president for student services and dean of students,
voicing his frustration at the uphill battle to curb
binge drinking (Iowa City Press-Citizen, Aug. 27).
“People lie a lot. That’s not new. People
were lying 5,000 years ago to make themselves look
good.” George Forell, professor emeritus of
religious studies, discussing a survey that shows
people say they do more good deeds than they really
do (The Gazette, Aug. 30).
“If anything, U.S. culture is leaning more
toward organized religion. Fundamentalism is stronger
than it has ever been.” Kristine Fitch, associate
professor of communication studies, pondering the
increasing use of God’s name in society on
signs and in conversation (Detroit News, Sept. 3).
“It’s something that will send a cautionary
message reverberating from Florida to California
about the conduct of public officials toward their
citizens with disabilities.” Peter
Blanck,
professor of law, describing the effects of a U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that individuals
have the right to sue public agencies for retaliation
against those who seek Americans with Disabilities
Act enforcement (Florida’s Herald Tribune,
Sept. 10).
“Clearly this law is restrictive and could
really prevent companies from coming to Iowa that
want to invest in biotechnology and partner with
the University.” Jean Robillard, dean of medicine
administration, hoping that the state’s ban
on using human embryos to create therapeutic stem
cells will be modified (Omaha World Herald, Sept.
11).
“Iowa politics are much more grass-root in
my opinion. Local candidates actually knock on your
door and are very accessible.” Kellee
Thorburn McCrory, research assistant in the Center for Public
Health Program Evaluation, comparing the political
scene in Iowa and her former home state of California
(The New York Times, Sept. 18).
“It’s our thinking that you can’t
recruit one half of a couple without taking into
account the other half.” Joan Murrin, director
of the UI Dual Career Network, explaining the reason
for the service, which helps spouses and partners
of new University employees find jobs (Chicago
Tribune,
Sept. 21).
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