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:

Since the attacks on the World Trade Center, safety and security have become a "top-of-the-mind matter for hotel guests and managers alike."
--Cathy Enz, professor and executive director of the Center for Hospitality Research in the School of Hotel Administration, in the Los Angeles Times Nov. 17. The story noted that she and a colleague recently completed an analysis of safety features at more than 2,100 U.S. lodgings.

"Manufacturers need to make clothes that fit well. But then they have to get those measurements the garment is based on onto a hang tag so you can identify what will fit you."
--Susan P. Ashdown, associate professor of textiles and apparel, quoted in an article about the confusing system of sizes for women's clothing, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 18.

"Having someone who will listen may be the first step to healing."
--Leslie Appel, instructor in clinical sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine and adviser to the college's Pet Loss Hotline, in a United Press International feature article on such hotlines, Nov. 15.

"In Islamic law, there are strict and long-standing prohibitions against doing violence against innocents. ... The terrorists are Muslims 'in name only.' These so-called soldiers of God are out to 'hijack Islam.' The real roots of terrorism spring from complex social, economic and historical forces. ... The true Islamic tradition is one of tolerance. ..."
--David Powers, professor of Near Eastern studies, an expert in Islamic history and civilization, in the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal, Sept. 19. The article discussed Powers' inaugural George E. Spencer III Memorial Lecture at University School in Cleveland. Powers had attended the school with Spencer, who was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

"Even though consulting is in a recession at the moment, we want to strengthen our program now so that when it turns around, we're ready and prepared. That's why it's more of a curriculum re-design than just reaching out to firms.'
--Karin Ash, director of the Johnson Graduate School of Management's Career Management Center, on the school's new efforts to train students in consulting skills, in an Oct. 29 Wall Street Journal story on how business schools are helping job-seeking MBA graduates in the tighter job market.

"It's a more difficult environment because employers are emboldened by the current economic environment and the current political environment. It's not good for unions."
--Richard Hurd, professor and director of labor studies in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, in an Associate Press wire story Oct. 25 on the Teamster's Union's failure to unionize the Overnite Transportation Co. after an eight-year, city-by-city struggle.

"A smaller business can pick and choose a smaller niche and bring greater emphasis on that niche."
--David BenDaniel, professor of entrepreneurship, Johnson Graduate School of Management, in Small-Biz Growth, October 2002.