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"The appeal of a poem or a painting is an imponderable mystery, which will not yield to the instruments of common sense."
-- Christopher S. Wood, professor of the history of art, in his review of E.H. Gombrich's "The Preference for the Primitive: Episodes in the History of Western Taste and Art," "The Unmodern Modern," The New Republic, May 26, 2003.
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"It's truly a matter of health. One of the issues when you're a kid is [you think] you're immortal."
-- Dr. David J. Leffell, professor of dermatology and surgery, about banning minors from using tanning salons, "Few Laws Keep Kids From Indoor Tanning," United Press International, April 23, 2003.
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"We had a nonproliferation regime that worked into the 90's. How many other government programs can you point to that worked for 25 years? If I can find a new arms control that works for 25 years, and then fails, I will break open the champagne."
-- Paul Bracken, professor at the Yale School of Management, "The Thinkable," The New York Times Magazine, May 4, 2003.
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"The tobacco industry has a long history of rallying against indoor air bans on the basis of smokers' rights. Yet consumers and workers have a right to clean air in public places. The ban applies to public places in which others are exposed to smoke. The ban does not apply to the decision to smoke in private. Individuals would have the right to smoke but not to make others sick."
-- Dr. Jody Sindelar, associate professor of epidemiology and public health, and Dr. Tracy Falba, associate research scientist in epidemiology and public health, in their article "New Smoking Ban Would Clear the Air," The Hartford Courant, May 2, 2003.
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"In a civil case, the standard is a preponderance of the evidence. If the plaintiff's case is slightly stronger than the defendant's case, the plaintiff should win. There is no presumption of innocence."
-- Steven Duke, Law of Science & Technology Professor, "Malik Jones Case Back in Court," New Haven Register, May 19, 2003.
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"I can't say every [mentally ill] mom is the most attentive. But, hey, I'm not the most attentive mom, and I don't struggle with mental illness."
-- Dr. Neill Epperson, "Mentally Ill Mothers Struggle With Parenting," New Haven Register, May 4, 2003.
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"I do believe some [traditional Chinese herbal] formulas might work in terms of relieving the symptoms [of SARS] and may even enhance the body's defense system. As far as their direct antiviral properties are concerned, that is questionable. But as long as they are handled with care, they should be tried."
-- Yung-Chi Cheng, the Henry Bronson Professor of Pharmacology, "SARS Brings New Respect to Chinese Herbal Medicine," The Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2003.
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"In the past 15 years or so ... an increasing number of young people have come to [Yale Law School] with the intent of becoming observers and commentators on the law, rather than lawyers."
-- Lincoln Caplan, the Knight Senior Journalist at the Law School, about the school's many successful authors, "On a Different Paper Chase," The Hartford Courant, May 9, 2003.
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"However, if we are truly concerned about the welfare of the Iraqi population, we should heed the danger signals that come from an excessive reliance on natural-resource bonanzas. Oil exports can surely help pay some of the many bills facing postwar Iraq. But we must not ignore the dismal development record of nearly all oil-rich economies, from Nigeria to Venezuela."
-- Gustav Ranis, the Frank Altschul Professor of International Economics, in his article "Iraq's Oil: Resource Bonanza or Curse?" ctnow.com, May 19, 2003.
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"That building [the British Art Center] is the sort of elder statesman and this building [the Yale Art Gallery] is the graduate student. So many of his early ideas are here."
-- Anna Hammond, associate director of the Yale University Art Gallery, about architect Louis I. Kahn's Yale buildings, "Yale's Art Gallery To Undergo a Two-year Restoration of an Architect's Vision," New Haven Register, May 18, 2003.
T H I S
W E E K ' SS T O R I E S
Yale Celebrates 302nd Graduation
Trip expands Yale ties to South Korea
Koplan elected as alumni fellow
YSN researcher to head state's VA Department
International festival returns June 12-28
Edelson named director of Yale Cancer Center
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPSXing Deng appointed as Eaton Professor of Plant Biology
Pierre Hohenberg named to Eugene Higgins chair in physics
Dieter Söll is designated as Henry Ford II Professor in MB&B
Alumnus donates first novel by an African-American slave
Reunion events to explore world's public health crises
British Art Center acquisitions honor its founding 25 years ago
'Behold, the Sea Itself' showcases center's collection of marine art
Graduate/Professional International Study Grants
YCIAS offers Summer Institutes for educators
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