“He’s somebody
who got a lot done without making a lot of noise
in the process.” Peter Hubbard, program associate
in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, reflecting
on the legacy of his father, the late UI professor
and dean Philip Hubbard (Iowa City Press-Citizen, Feb. 1).
“Eleven degrees above zero made for chilly
feet in the morning, but it sure beat the 105-degree
temperatures we dug through last fall.” Holmes
Semken, professor emeritus of geoscience in the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences, recalling the conditions
in which he and excavation crews worked to uncover
the bones of a giant sloth near Shenandoah in southwest
Iowa (The Gazette, Feb. 2).
“This [arrest] is a serious liability for
students. It follows them for the rest of their lives.” Jeffrey
Cox, professor of history in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences, participating in a task force
that has recommended the University figure out ways
to arrest fewer students for minor alcohol and drug
offenses (Omaha World-Herald, Feb. 5).
“On the one hand, people don’t want
government running roughshod. On the other hand,
if people are trying to learn how to make ricin,
you’d sure want the government to be concerned
about it.” Tung Yin, associate professor of
law in the College of Law, explaining the delicate
balance the Patriot Act must achieve
between protecting citizens from harm and protecting
their civil liberties (Cincinnati Enquirer, Feb.
8).
“You can get it in other ways, certainly not
going out and baking yourself in the midday sun,
promoting skin cancer and suppressing your immune
system.” Roger Ceilley, adjunct clinical professor
of dermatology and syphology in the Roy J. and Lucille
A. Carver College of Medicine, balking at some doctors’ recommendation
for casual sun exposure to boost children’s
and adults’ levels of vitamin D (Louisville
Courier Journal, Feb. 12).
“The evidence shows there may have been ritualized
violence taking place.” Russell Ciochon, professor
of anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences, concluding from his study that males of
the human ancestor, Homo erectus, were clubbing one
another over the head, probably to win females (CNN,
Feb. 13).
“One of the things reality TV does is kind
of rehabilitate our image of Big Brother. He’s
no longer a totalitarian, oppressive force. He’s
now kind of fun, hip—a game-show host.” Mark
Andrejevic, assistant professor of communication
studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
discussing the reasons why young Americans enjoy
nonscripted TV shows (Chicago Tribune, Feb. 15).
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