Yale Bulletin and Calendar

September 27, 2002|Volume 31, Number 4

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"Secret trials create the impression of kangaroo courts, hiding the very facts and principles we now need to announce to the world."

-- Harold Hongju Koh, Gerard C. & Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, "Security Comes With a Price," The Leader-Post (Regina), Sept. 11, 2002.

"We have squandered more than 20 years on these global-scale issues and this period we're in is truly our last chance to get it right."

-- James Gustave Speth, dean of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, "Bush Unlikely to Attend Earth Summit," Associated Press, August 15, 2002.

"[P]art of the materialist syndrome is the crowding out of companionship because of the precedence given to material pursuits. Materialists do, in fact, want 'warm relationships with others'; they just do not give this goal a high priority."

-- Robert Lane, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, "Bank On a Bit of Joie De Vivre," Sydney Morning Herald, Sept. 18, 2002.

"Being gifted is not just about the knowledge you have, but how you use it. You can get kids who do terrifically well on tests but who use their knowledge for their own selfish or even destructive ends. Look at Enron. You have a bunch of bright people there. They are analytical, creative and have a lot of practical skills, but these people seem foolish. They lack wisdom. They are people who are very smart but not wise."

-- Robert J. Sternberg, IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, "Looking for a Few Wise Children; In the Confused Arena of the Gifted and Talented, Researcher Suggests a New Basis For Selecting Students," The Washington Post, Sept. 17, 2002.

"Concerts can give you the opportunity to sit down and think about things. I like concerts to serve that function, for people to think deeply and carefully about where the world is going."

-- John Halle, assistant professor of music composition & theory, "Green Alderman's Musical Style Is His Message," New Haven Register, Sept. 18, 2002.

"In the butterfly count, we saw one monarch out of 600 butterflies. Some years, we've had up to 25. The monarch, which we've taken for granted all these years, could disappear in our lifetimes."

-- Victor DeMasi, curatorial affiliate at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, "King of the Butterflies; Mural Captures Essence of Mysterious Monarchs," New Haven Register, Sept. 3, 2002.

"You can't rough anybody up. You can't cuff them on the head. You can try to use a combination of honey and vinegar."

-- Ruth Wedgwood, professor of law, about interrogating alleged terrorists, "Administration Weighs Tribunal for Binalshibh, But First Focus is Extracting Intelligence," The Associated Press, Sept. 16, 2002.

"Altruism, work and spirituality are the three-legged stool that people have to develop in order to stabilize their lives."

-- The Reverend Frederick J. Streets, University Chaplain, "Yale Chaplain's Ministry Reaches Way Beyond The Campus," The Record (Bergen County, New Jersey), Sept. 10, 2002.

"The plants we see around us are the product of tens of millions of years of evolution. It's a bit of conceit on our part to think we can improve on these things."

-- Leo J. Hickey, professor of geology & geophysics, "The Plants Time Forgot; Relatives of the Dinosaurs' Dinners Are All Around Us," San Antonio Express-News, Aug. 31, 2002.

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

Courses to expose students earlier to 'thrill' of research

Student's 'urban museum' showcases city's modern architecture

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to speak on campus

Conference marks anniversary of Holocaust archive

Gift will continue work of Yale center devoted to studying impact of slavery

Educator stresses importance of grooming 'future Bouchets'

Murals at Peabody open 'window' on Maya culture

Exhibit showcases works by longtime Yale professor

'Blessing' of washerwoman's legacy brings New Haven policeman to Divinity School

Event advances knowledge of Vietnam's toxic legacy

Anti-drug advertising curbs teen use, says SOM researcher

Expert on racism during Civil War to join faculty

Just a Bowl of cheerers: Employee Day at the Yale Bowl

A place for poetry

Lecturer speaks about newest issues in field of information technology

'Intersections' aims to close the rift between academic theories and . . .

Noted cancer specialist and surgeon Dr. Jack Westley Cole dies

Fair will acquaint (and re-acquaint) staff about myriad of University benefits . . .

Donations of computers can help bring India into 'Information Age'

College master showcases his private art collection

Quilts, photos featured in new show

Nursing school staff take part in training retreat

Rubenfeld featured in library book discussion