Here is a sampling of quotations from Cornell faculty and staff that have appeared recently in the national news media:
"But on the Palestinian front, time is of the essence: More Israeli settlements on
the West Bank would make effective Palestinian independence more difficult, if not
impossible, and more than 2 million Palestinians continue to endure hardship there
at the same time that Israelis remain targets of terrorism. This status quo is untenable,
and even if Arafat can survive it, the eruption of violence remains a possibility. The
sooner this lesson is relearned, the better.
Shibley Telhami, director of the
Near Eastern Studies Program and associate professor of government, in a
Los Angeles Times op-ed on Aug. 12.
"Despite what you read about we're falling behind, the bottom line is that the
U.S. has the highest productivity in the world."
Joseph Thomas, the Nicholas H. Noyes Professor of Manufacturing,
Johnson Graduate School of Management, quoted by Reuters on Aug. 26.
"They both raise the pulse and lower it, they calm as well as excite, they are
the occasion for reverie and a tool of concentration, they are superficial and profound,
soldier and Gypsy, hateful and delicious. Cigarettes are a cruel, beautiful mistress; they
are also a loyal companion."
Richard Klein, professor of French and Romance studies, in
Cigarettes Are Sublime, quoted in the Washington
Post on Aug. 27.
"What we have is a labor movement that's more visible and active and
aggressively trying to do some things, both in the political arena and in organizing."
Richard Hurd, director of labor studies at ILR, quoted by Reuters on Sept. 1.
"This legislation isn't really health reform. It isn't even health-insurance
reform. It's really nothing more than a form of unemployment insurance that will help
some people who are between jobs."
Suzy Szasz, librarian, on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act in a New York Times op-ed on Sept. 1.
"Adolescents reflect what's going on in the larger society. Kids are lagging
behind because teachers and parents are lagging behind. Adults talk equality but they
aren't giving it everyday expression."
James Garbarino, director of the Family Life Development Center,
quoted by Reuters on Sept. 6.