-- Associate dean of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Gordon Geballe about giving up on the traditional lawn, "Grass is Gone on the Other Side of These Fences," The New York Times, May 5, 2001.
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"One of the things Yale can offer is access to the technology, to give them a running start."
-- Associate professor of surgery Dr. William Stewart about an anatomy class at Hill Regional Career Magnet High School, "Anatomy Class Bridges Cyberspace, Laboratory," New Haven Register, April 26, 2001.
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"We are paying the people who we hope will be very emotionally committed to our children less than minimum wage to do one of the most important jobs in our species."
-- Clinician at the Child Study Center Dr. Kyle Pruett, "Study on Day Care and Children's Behavior," National Public Radio, April 20, 2001.
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"Some students of the Constitution imagine that our Founders sought to build an Enlightenment machine that would operate on autopilot, without the need for prudence or even wisdom. But the Founders were not fools."
-- Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman in his article "Bush's Alarming Race Against the Clock," Boston Sunday Globe, April 29, 2001.
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"[P]eople make the mistake of thinking that home is always great. Home for many kids is no bargain. We have a million abused children, mostly by their parents."
-- Sterling Professor of Psychology Edward F. Zigler, "Child Care Worries Adding Up," washingtonpost.com, April 30, 2001.
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"It might be feared that juries will be too hard on the cops or, alternatively, too insensitive to plaintiffs. But jurors standing between the aggrieved citizen and the accused officer are often poised to strike a sensible balance between liberty and order. If they unreasonably handcuff the cops, their community will suffer; and if they allow the cops to handcuff citizens unreasonably, they are likewise putting themselves at risk."
-- Southmayd Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar in his article "An Unreasonable View of the 4th Amendment," latimes.com, §
"Whether comic or tragic, the conclusion casts a retrospective illumination on the life that has led to it."
-- Sterling Professor of French & Comparative Literature Peter Brooks about the execution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh in his op-ed article "A Tragedy in Search of an Ending," The New York Times, May 4, 2001.
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"[O]ne must give [baseball agent Joe] Cubas his due for negotiating fantastic contracts for the [Cuban] players while fighting on one side a totalitarian regime and on the other Major League Baseball's rules designed to keep down salaries. These are not to be seen as equivalent threats, however; Commissioner Bud Selig can make you sign for less than you would be worth in an open market, but he cannot throw you in jail or prevent you from leaving this or any other country."
-- Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literatures Roberto González Echevarría in his book review "A Duke in Exile; Orlando Hernandez Was Loyal to Cuba as Long as Cuba Was Loyal to Him," The New York Times, May 6, 2001.
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"You learn as a young person in the university setting from people around you: professors and fellow students. The more diverse the student population is, the more you learn."
-- President Richard C. Levin, "Yale Centre Aims to Help Rule of Law," South China Morning Post, May 5, 2001.
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"The idea that you're going to be taken care of in exchange for your loyalty is a notion that doesn't guide corporate policy anymore."
-- Associate professor of American studies and anthropology Kathryn Dudley, "A Community Fast Fading Into Md. Past," washingtonpost.com, April 30, 2001.
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"Success breeds success. The track record of our graduates going on to successful careers has made students recognize the vitality of liberal arts, that it prepares them well for whatever kind of pursuit they want, scientific or technological."
-- Vice President & Secretary Linda K. Lorimer, "Liberal Arts, Leaders and Yale Tradition," South China Morning Post, May 5, 2001.
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"Baby boomers as patients are no different from those in any other age group, except that it is easier for most doctors to identify with and communicate with them because many doctors are baby boomers themselves."
-- Assistant clinical professor of internal medicine Dr. Brian Peck, "Reality Check; Whether They Accept It or Not, Baby Boomers Are Not Immune to Health Problems That Face Any Aging Population," Star Tribune, May 1, 2001.
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"The purpose of modern antitrust law is to maximize consumers' interests, not to protect the rivals of market leaders. In practice, it is extremely difficult to distinguish between price-cutting that serves consumers and price-cutting that eventually puts them at the mercy of monopolists."
-- John M. Olin Professor of Law & Economics George L. Priest in his article "A Ruling for 'Predators' -- and Consumers," The Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2001.
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"If profit motive negated freedom of speech, this newspaper would lose its protection."
-- Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Jed Rubenfeld abut a federal injunction suppressing an unauthorized sequel to "Gone With The Wind" from a slave's viewpoint in his article "A New Take On the Plantation," washingtonpost.com, April 26, 2001.
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"Given the downturn that we are seeing in capital spending for new information technology, it's quite possible that the pace of innovation is going to slow down."
-- Visiting professor of history Daniel Kevles, "Collapse of Dot-Coms Stifles Tech Innovators," washingtonpost.com, April 30, 2001.
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"[T]here are a lot of rituals in school, especially among the actors, that promote a sense of community. I felt we were all here together to move forward. I think the thing that will make me competitive in the future is the training that I've gotten here."
-- Jane Cho about her years as an acting student at the School of Drama, "7 Sisters of Drama," The Hartford Courant, April 29, 2001.
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"Eighty-five percent of lifetime sun exposure occurs by age 18. So if you protect your children from the sun, then you'll be providing them with a great benefit later
-- Professor of dermatology Dr. David Leffell, "Dr. David Leffell of Yale University School of Medicine Talks About Taking Care of Your Skin While Out in the Sun," The Early Show, May 2, 2001.
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"I look at my [patients before surgery] and I say, this man or woman depends on not coming out of the operation 5 or 10 percent worse cognitively."
-- Assistant clinical professor of surgery Dr. Michael Dewar, "'Off-Pump' Heart Bypass Raises Hopes, Concerns," The Boston Globe, April 27, 2001.
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W E E K ' SS T O R I E S
New center supporting legal reform in China
Team finds 'surprising ability' in bone marrow cells
Notable speakers will highlight this year's Commencement
Manipulating molecules through nanotechnology
Developing lightweight batteries for field missions
Summertime at Yale
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPSDevoted Yale alumnus and benefactor John J. Lee dies
Noted legal scholar and humanist Charles L. Black Jr. dies
Commencement Information
MEDICAL NEWSGrants to support new clinical programs
Study shows both black and white doctors refer fewer . . .
Blood flow in addicts' brain may signal when they're ready for therapy
Nurses honor Lee
Graduate School to honor outstanding faculty mentors
Architecture students rise to the task of making a home
Psychologist Edward Zigler is lauded for lifetime achievements
Men's golf team to compete in regional championship
Yale recognized as 'good neighbor'
New 'Smile Carts' honor Yale nurse practitioner and the memory of alumnus
Grant to fund F&ES scholarships
YUWO scholarships to further studies and enhance careers awarded to Yale affiliates
Commencement Concert to mark closing of Morse Recital Hall for renovations
Yale senior's essay on life in New Haven wins first Hegel Prize
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