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“Iowa caucus goers tend to take their political decision making pretty seriously. It will be a positive sign for many, but I don't think at all it will be a definitive mark.”

Bruce Gronbeck, professor of communication studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, discussing Oprah Winfrey’s backing of presidential hopeful Barack Obama and the general ineffectiveness of early celebrity endorsements (Baltimore Sun, Sept. 8).

“The evidence there is pretty strong that having students in class on Fridays helps reduce binge drinking.”

Tom Rocklin, senior associate provost for undergraduate education, addressing the University’s decision to shift more mandatory classes to Fridays next spring to help curb the “Thirsty Thursday” phenomenon—students starting the weekend on Thursday nights (The Des Moines Register, Sept. 6).

“[Burn care professionals] spend a lot of time talking about, ‘How do we get the government to listen to this?’ You can't have the disasters and then say, 'Oh golly, we should have had the centers.’”

Barbara Latenser, burn center director at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, speaking about the dwindling number of burn centers in U.S. hospitals (Michigan Live, Sept. 3).