Soundbites

Here is a sampling of quotations from Cornell University faculty, students and staff that have appeared recently in the national and international news media:

"It's appalling that these people are not subject to criminal prosecution but are rewarded with roles in government. It's really a dilemma created by the lack of international will to commit resources and troops needed to restore peace without having to accept the demands of these rebel forces."

--David Wippman, associate professor of law and former National Security Council staff member, commenting on a proposed peace accord in Sierra Leone that would give amnesty to rebel leaders accused of atrocities and put eight of them on a government cabinet, in The Washington Post, Oct. 18.

"Seed sterility involves a complex of genes and presents a nightmare of technical hurdles irrespective of public opinion."

--Charles Arntzen, president of the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, commenting on Monsanto Co.'s announcement that it will not market sterile seeds, which have been called "terminator technology" by critics, in The New York Times, Oct. 5.

"The little nuances about each school that you can't pick up from a web site can be really important."

--Molly Darnieder, director of Campus Information and Visitor Relations, discuss
ing the growing use of online tours by colleges and universities, in The New York Times, Oct. 13.

"People tend to overfertilize fruit trees, and that keeps them in a juvenile, non-bearing state."

--Richard Reisinger, orchard manager in the Department of Fruit and Vegetable Science, advising on how to get good fruit from pear trees, in The New York Times, Oct. 14.