Yale Bulletin and Calendar

December 1, 2000

Volume 29, Number 12

In the News

"There should be a blue-ribbon commission formed immediately to overhaul the antiquated election technology that is used both to cast ballots and to count them."

-- Director of the Institute for Social & Policy Studies Donald Green, "Punch Card Ballot System Old and Out-of-Date," NBC Nightly News, Nov. 13, 2000.

"People who believe in the God of Western religion can't possibly believe that the work of a human being can be successfully reduced to grades, SAT scores and jobs."

-- William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law Stephen L. Carter, "Politics Plus Faith Nothing New, Professor Says," The Houston Chronicle, Nov. 4, 2000.

"Our main findings were that women who used phenylpropanolamine-containing appetite suppressants had a risk of hemorrhagic stroke that was 16 times the risk for women who did not use those products."

-- Associate professor of internal medicine Dr. Walter Kernan, "FDA Trying to Remove All PPA From All Products Due to an Elevated Risk of Stroke Among Young Women," National Public Radio, Nov. 6, 2000.

"[W]e simply looked to see whether there were any chromosomal sites in the human genome that were inherited together with the [IgAN kidney disease] more often than expected by chance."

-- Chair of the Department of Genetics Dr. Richard Lifton, "Scientists Find Gene for 'Common Cold' Kidney Disease," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Nov. 6, 2000.

"I'm not an actor. I'm an amateur."

-- Sterling Professor of the Humanities Harold Bloom about his portrayal of Falstaff in a benefit for the American Repertory Theatre, "Harold Bloom Plays His Biggest Role," The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 10, 2000.

"[S]everal small-population states have disproportionate influence in the presidential election. Wyoming, for example, has 0.18% of the U.S. population and 0.93% of the votes in the electoral college. These numbers suggest that Wyoming enjoys 412% more representation in the electoral college than it would under a proportional system."

-- School of Management assistant professor Jonathan G. Koppell, "Some States Are More Equal Than Others," LATimes.com, Nov. 9, 2000.

"All of [Aaron Copland's] music is of very high quality, admired by his colleagues as well as the . . . public."

-- Senior research associate at the School of Music Vivian Perlis, "Fanfare for an Uncommon Man," The Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 10, 2000.

"[T]he major theaters in Connecticut were all founded by graduates of the Yale School of Drama."

-- Adjunct professor at the School of Drama Benjamin Mordecai, "Yale Rep Celebrates 75 Years," The New York Times, Nov. 12, 2000.

"If an actor is ill-prepared at an audition, the casting people aren't going to overlook it because they see Yale on the resume. We train our students so they can hit the road running but they still have to run the race."

-- Dean of the School of Drama Stan Wojewodski Jr., "Dramatic Anniversaries; With Star Power Blazing, Yale Salutes Dramat and Drama School," New Haven Register, Nov. 12, 2000.

"Close relationships, rather than money, are the keys to happiness. Indeed, the number of one's personal friends is a much better indication of overall satisfaction with life than is personal wealth."

-- Professor Emeritus of Political Science Robert E. Lane, "Gloom of the Boom," The Irish Times, Nov. 8, 2000.

"I think something we all have in common is that we accept the basic structure of capitalism while trying for a more democratic and egalitarian form of capitalism."

-- Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman, "Thinkers on the Left Get A Hearing Everywhere But at Home," The New York Times, Nov. 11, 2000.

"There has been a longstanding belief in a 'cancer personality,' that internalized feelings and anger may result in disease."

-- Associate professor of internal medicine Dr. Barbara Burtness, "SCSU Study Links Depression to Breast Cancer; Experts Skeptical," New Haven Register, Nov. 9, 2000.

"This remarkable university with its noble mission in the world lies in the cradle of a great port city. Help us to keep faith with their histories and traditions of serving humankind; and, through the use of our resources and institutions, build a better city and relationship among all of its citizens."

-- University Chaplain The Reverend Frederick J. Streets from his invocation at the Seal of the City Award, "Give Thanks for Bond Between City and University," New Haven Register, Nov. 11, 2000.

"[M]ore and more investigators will think about gender in the research they are actively pursuing, and think more about research collaborations to answer relevant questions."

-- Professor of psychiatry Carolyn Mazure, "Yale Health & Fitness Conference/Overview; Focusing on the Female Factor in Health Research," Woman, Nov. 2000.

"There is a deeply entrenched habit of thought which inclines to the view of the Constitution as a piece of very well constructed machinery that can and will answer any intractable problem that we may have -- impeachment, whatever. This is wrong. This is not a magic machine."

-- Dean of the Law School Anthony T. Kronman, "Bush Sues to Halt Hand Recount in Florida," The New York Times, Nov. 12, 2000.

"The Constitution has many provisions that are quite ambiguous, intricate, complex, that may not comport with the American sense of fairness. The statutes are intricate and odd."

-- Southmayd Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar, "Slowing Economy, Political Uncertainty Drop Dow; Nasdaq Swoons on Fears From PC Sector," CNN Street Sweep, Nov. 10, 2000.

"The user is never wrong, and the user is never stupid. In information design, only designs are wrong and stupid."

-- Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, senior critic in graphic design and Professor Emeritus of Statistics Edward Tufte, "On Ballots or Web Sites, Poor Design Sends the Wrong Message," The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 20, 2000.

"Mothers who buy the [American Girl] doll figure they're not just buying a doll -- they're buying an education."

-- Visiting research scientist in the Department of Psychology Dorothy Singer, "American Girl Hopes for Growth Spurt," USA Today, Nov. 22, 2000.

"A lot of the money going into private equity now, I think, is going to generate very disappointing returns."

-- Chief investment officer David Swensen, "College Endowments Learn to Live With Risk," The New York Times, Nov. 19, 2000.

"The root problem in the Florida voting deadlock is the winner-take-all nature of the dispute. No one person -- not Florida's governor, secretary of state, various county officials nor the courts -- has the legal authority to decide on a compromise."

-- Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Jed Rubenfeld in his op-ed essay, "Split the Difference," The Washington Post, Nov. 15, 2000.

T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

$2.5M grant boosts study of drug abuse in women

National carillon guild taps top-rung student 'ringers'

Tufte warns against 'display debris' in design

Actress gives voice to Yale doctors and patients in 'Rounding It Out'

Law School symposium examines U.S. relations with Colombia

Mental hygiene department celebrates 75 years

MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWS

Gift Gallery: A Look at What's on Sale at Yale's Museums This Holiday Season

Drama School stages Brecht's 'folk tale'

Playreading festival to feature works by drama students

Architecture forum to explore future of older public buildings

Work of French critic Roland Barthes is subject of symposium

New works by noted digital artist Paul Kaiser will be previewed at DMCA event

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