"Americans universally want to have high wages, high benefits and low prices. But in the modern, globalized competitive world, that's probably a tough thing to do," William Ward, Warehime professor of business administration, in an article on free trade with China, Knight Ridder Newspapers, including The (Hackensack, NJ) Record and the (Raleigh, NC) News & Observer, August 14 - 23, 2005.

"Consumers are sort of shocked by the quick rise in the price," William Ward, Warehime professor of business administration, in an article on rising gas prices, (Harrisburg) Patriot-News, August 2, 2005.

"A cynical public becomes a detached, uninvolved public. And that's a public that may not vote -- participate civically -- or regard the world in a positive light," J. Patrick McGrail, assistant professor of communications, in an article on saturation media coverage, Newshouse News Service, and appearing in numerous newspapers including the Syracuse Sunday Post Standard/Herald-Journal, Omaha World-Herald and Charlotte Observer, July 31-August 9, 2005.

"These lunches are a reminder for me of why I am here, what I am trying to do, and who I am trying to serve," university President L. Jay Lemons, in an article highlighting his regularly scheduled lunches with students, University Business magazine, August 2005.

"I try to see the characters -- in my mind's eye, I picture their bodies and faces, their hands, the clothes they're wearing," Tom Bailey, associate professor of English and creative writing, in the magazine column, "Getting Started," The Writer magazine, June 2005.

"There will always be much to explore and relish in Saul Bellow's imaginative work, and I think we will continue to find Bellow both a tantilizing and infuriating writer, a combination that ensures his literary durability," Laurence Roth, associate professor of English and coordinator of the Jewish Studies program, The (Syracuse) Post-Standard, June 9, 2005.

"The first Gulf War was a masterpiece of military message control and people didn't know anything about what was going on. Now, we have embedded journalists and a lot of news coming at us all the time, so people feel they are intimately familiar with the topic," J. Patrick McGrail, assistant professor of communications, on Iraq War and the entertainment industry, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 26, 2005.

Spring 2005

"It astonishes me that it sort of fell off the radar screen, psychically, except for the students -- we have a lot from New York, New Jersey. I wish I could tell you it was different," the Rev. Mark Wm. Radecke, university chaplain, in Associated Press story on how the Class of 2005 was defined by 9/11, and appearing in such papers as Newsday, The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, May 2005.

"In the primary, it is, 'Are my friends going to come out and vote for me?'" James Blessing, professor of political science, in an article on local primary elections, Harrisburg Patriot-News May 15, 2005.

"Some Susquehanna professors say (Porro's) one of the rare ex-convicts who can make a difference. Professor Richard Davis says Porro is making a major contribution, even though he may reach only a 'sliver' of those who might steer off course in business. 'There's less self-denial,' professor William Ward says of Porro. 'There are some on the other side who ... are ashamed to say they made a mistake,'" Richard Davis, professor of accounting, and William Ward, Warehime professor of business administration, in a feature article on former federal inmates Al and Joan Porro, and Susquehanna's white collar crime prevention program, USA Today, April 19, 2005.

"People in Africa really go to church. It becomes such an important part of every aspect of (their) lives," C. Cymone Fourshey, assistant professor of history, Baltimore Sun, April 10, 2005.

"It helps round out an already close relationship with students. It's another level of connection with them," David Imhoof, assistant professor of history, in feature article on the rock band formed by him and three other professors, Harrisburg Patriot News, April 3, 2005.

"The idea behind this embargo is that the Chinese were able to get access to certain high tech equipment their primary arms supplier, the Soviet Union, can't supply that Europeans and Americans may have, or the Europeans may get from American technology," William Ward, professor of business administration, in international radio segment on the European Union's embargo on arm sales to China, Voice of America, March 30, 2005.

"Today most people around the world are still most comfortable with Caucasian depictions of biblical people. While many recognize that Jesus was not really white, these are the images they've seen the most. Besides, no one would recognize an accurate image of the historical Jesus," Jeffrey Mann, assistant professor of religion, in an op-ed on the skin color of Jesus, Harrisburg Patriot News, March 25, 2005.

"It's like getting stopped by the cops for a traffic violation. If you act disrespectfully, you will definitely get the ticket. If you are polite and courteous, you may get away with a warning," Richard Davis, professor of accounting, in an article on being audited by the Internal Revenue Service, Associated Press, as appeared in newspapers across the country, including Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Buffalo News, Trenton Times and San Antonio Express, March 16 - 21, 2005.

"Pretty much everyone lies some time or another. However, it can be minimized, as with most negative behaviors, by having age appropriate expectations for behavior, modeling (on the part of parents, siblings and important others), communication about why and how we do and say things, catching children doing good, and appropriate consequences when rules of behavior are violated," L. Terry Winegar, professor of psychology and dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences, Baton Rouge Parents, March 2005.

"We need to remember our history and encourage it by having legacy applicants. While we want ethnic, racial, and economic diversity, I think having legacy students adds to that diversity. They give a different perspective," Chris Markle, director of admissions, CollegeBound Teen, Spring 2005.

Winter 2005

"The Army cannot function if they allow individual soldiers to pick and choose what war they're going to fight in," Jeffrey Whitman, associate professor of philosophy, in an article on conscientious objectors to war in Iraq, Air Force Times, January 31, 2005.

"It is almost impossible to provide absolute certainty in an era when terrorists are willing to give up their own lives and freedom to achieve their goal," Ronald Keefer, director of Sigmund Weis School of Business Internship Program and former security officer for the U.S. Department of Transportation, McClathcy Newspapers and Scripps Howard News Service, as published in newspapers in Virginia, Texas, Tennessee, and California, January 17, 2005.

"One student told me, 'It will not be possible for me to spend $40 for an Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirt anymore when I go back, because I know that $40 would feed a family for a month,'" the Rev. Mark Wm. Radecke, university chaplain, regarding the service-learning course, SU CASA, which includes a two-week mission trip to underprivileged areas of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Christian Science Monitor, January 11, 2005.

"Sallie Mae's practice of selling credit cards and other debt products to students 'is the antithesis of what we hope to accomplish by promoting responsible borrowing,'" Helen Nunn, director of financial aid, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, January 3, 2005.

"Invest in the next step up from what you think you need. It'll be worth so much more in the execution of your work," Erik Viker, assistant professor of theatre, in an article on choosing scenic artistry tools, Stage Directions, January 2005.

"It's the direct human contact across generations. It can be intensely emotional," the Rev. Mark Wm. Radecke, university chaplain, in a front page feature story on a service-learning class, "Issues at the End of Life," led by him and palliative care professionals from Geisinger Medical Center, which pairs college students with elderly individuals in the community, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, then picked up by the Associated Press and run in newspapers throughout Pennsylvania and New York, December 19, 2004.

Fall 2005

"Confine business discussions to the office and approach the boss as any other employee would, by scheduling a private meeting during the day," Leann Mischel, assistant professor of management, in an article on having a friend that is also your boss, The Sunday New York Times, December 11, 2005.

"They figure, 'Well hey, I'm powerful enough, I'm smart enough, I'm bulletproof. No one's going to get me," Richard Davis, professor of accounting, on white-collar criminals and his business ethics program in which federal inmates teach students through their mistakes, The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 2, 2005.

"Ask yourself, 'In 30 years, what would I want my kids to remember about Christmas -- the presents or family traditions,'" Michael D. Smith, assistant professor of psychology, The Associated Press and MSNBC.com, November 8, 2005.

"I don't think they really have any choice but to reach out to the loser if they wish to maintain stability in the country," Andrea Lopez, assistant professor of political science, on the presidential election winners in Liberia, The Associated Press November 8, 2005.

"Ironically, in light of this new legislation, many liberal academics are now talking like Republicans," Jeffrey Mann, assistant professor of religion, in an op-ed on PA House Resolution 177 regarding potential liberal bias in academia, The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News, October 26, 2005.

"The scale of the destruction is staggering, but so is the implied magnitude of the recovery and reconstruction," Antonin Rusek, associate professor of economics, in an op-ed on the American economy post-Hurricane Katrina, The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News, October 4, 2005.