“Anybody who is having outside contact, particularly in woody or grassy areas, should beware.” Kelley Donham, professor of occupational and environmental health, College of Public Health, advising people to take precautions to avoid ticks, which carry and spread the potentially dangerous Lyme disease (Tri-State Neighbor, May 27).
“If you give a long prison term to an 80-year-old, then the sentence is really automatically jacked up to life. Not every judge would think decades in prison would be appropriate for somebody like that.” Stephanos Bibas, associate professor of law, College of Law, commenting on the question of a long sentence for elderly John J. Rigas, the Adelphia Communications founder who was convicted of 18 felony counts in connection with his giant company’s downfall—and who was sentenced on June 20 by a New York federal judge to 15 years in prison (Buffalo News, May 31).
“We have all become long-distance runners, plunging along at a sprinter’s pace.” Benjamin Hunnicutt, professor of leisure studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, observing that American employees are feeling increasingly overworked (Toledo Blade, June 3).
“Iowa has gotten too caught up in the Field of Dreams movie—that ‘if you build it, they will come’ mentality. The attendance projections are totally unrealistic. Coralville ain’t Las Vegas.” Nicholas Johnson, faculty member, College of Law, doubting that the proposed world’s largest enclosed rainforest will beckon big crowds to the state (Naples Daily News, June 9).
“The actions of some of these groups who target our researchers and our facilities are no longer a nuisance. It is no longer vandalism. It is terrorism.” Joe Kearney, associate dean for research, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, speaking about last November’s break-in at Spence Laboratories, where perpetrators released hundreds of research rats and mice (Kansas City Star, June 13).
“A guy who’s played four years of football at state college and is looking at the NFL, it just isn’t something he wants to [let] get out.” John Weiler, professor emeritus of internal medicine, Carver College of Medicine, referring to athletes who keep their exercise-induced asthma a secret in fear that it could hurt their careers (Newsday, June 15).
“Using sun protection is as important as putting on your seat belt—it has to be part of your everyday routine.” Roger Ceilley, clinical professor of dermatology, Carver College of Medicine, noting that people of color are also susceptible to damage, including skin cancer and premature aging, caused by the sun’s ultraviolet A and B rays (Essence, June 2005). |
