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“Nothing has changed recently in medical practice. The only thing that has changed is that a moderate female justice has been replaced by a conservative male justice.”

Jill Vibhakar, clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Carver College of Medicine, saying that today’s Supreme Court justices face the same issues regarding so-called “partial-birth” abortions that they faced six years ago, when the court threw out a ban on certain abortion procedures in Nebraska (Los Angeles Times, Nov. 7).

“Driving while on a cell phone is as bad as driving drunk.”

Timothy Brown, a team leader at the National Advanced Driving Simulator, speaking to how the distractions drivers face while using a cellular phone impact their ability to respond (WQAD-TV, Nov. 3).

“The perspectives that faculty of color offer is critical to the success colleges and universities [bring] to prepare students to live in an increasingly pluralistic society.”

Paul Umbach, assistant professor in higher education in the College of Education, pointing out study findings that show faculty of color use more innovative techniques and have more frequent interactions with students than their white counterparts (Diverse Online, Nov. 2).