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"It's truckload after truckload of sandbags. Dump trucks, cement trucks, you name it. We're working quickly."

Joel Bishop, groundskeeper in Facilities Management, on efforts to protect University buildings from floodwaters (USA Today, June 11).

"Our standard for many years was to compare ourselves to the polls, but that's just like shooting fish in a pond."

George Neumann, George Daly Professor of Economics in the Tippie College of Business, on the accuracy of the Iowa Electronic Markets in predicting election outcomes (MSNBC, June 4).

"It's the devil you know vs. the devil you don't know."

Jennifer Niebyl, head of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, on recommending older, sometimes less effective drugs as opposed to newer ones whose risks are unknown to pregnant women (USA Today, June 4).

"The problem is, who is going to do the work? This is a no-win situation."

Stephen Bloom, professor of journalism in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, on the May 12 immigration raid at the Agriprocessors plant in Postville, Iowa (Washington Post, May 18).

"Unfortunately, those who stay aren't making it to the top at the same rate as men. We found no gender inequality at the first stage of their careers, but that final stage seems out of reach for a lot of women. And that hasn't changed at all over time."

Mary Noonan, associate professor of sociology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, on her research that shows female lawyers are less likely to be promoted to partner in law firms (Tehran Times/Reuters, June 2).