Fall 2006

"Recent graduates and current students are penalized (by prospective employers) for using the word 'like.' Many of them don't even know they're using it since it's a part of their everyday language," Brenda Fabian, director of career services, in an article on using slang in job interviews, Associated Press, October 2006.

"The application essay is your chance to let admissions officers know that there's more to you than just grades and SAT scores -- and it's an opportunity that you should maximize," Chris Markle, director of admissions, nextSTEP magazine, September 2006.

"These types of businesses normally show quick returns, but may not be open for very long. They're not the safest businesses," William Ward, Warehime professor of management, on SBA loans to restaurants and bars, Scranton (Pa.) Times, September 10, 2006.

Summer 2006

"They (students) think of it as part of their own little world, not a bigger electronic world," Tracy Tyree, dean of students, in an article on social networking Web sites, Associated Press, August 2006.

"As Yahweh is the proper name for God in the Hebrew Bible, so Father, Son and Holy Spirit are the proper names for the Trinity ," Jeffrey Mann, assistant professor of religion, in an op-ed on the trend to feminize references to God, Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News, July 23, 2006.

Spring 2006

"Boys tend to be harder to soothe when upset, make eye contact less readily, and don't like waiting when moms are slow to respond to them," Gretchen Lovas, assistant professor of psychology, in an article on the social life of babies, Parenting magazine, May 2006.

"Pittsburgh is a tough market to crack," Chris Markle, director of admissions, in a two-part series on college recruitment, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 2-3, 2006.

"Students have fun but are also challenged by the game," Jack Holt, professor of biology, in an article on his use of a Jeopardy-like game for testing students, Chronicle of Higher Education, March 31, 2006.

"Ritual seems to be something very important for human beings," Jeff Mann, assistant professor of religion, in an article on Ash Wednesday observances, Baltimore Sun, March 2, 2006.

"The students have all gone through my tax course and I also give them some materials the IRS publishes just for this program that helps them get ready for it," Rick Davis, professor of accounting, in an article on Susquehanna students providing tax help to seniors through the AARP Tax Assistance Program, Associated Press, appearing in 34 news outlets across the country including MSNBC.com and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 2006.

"They somehow get the idea the IRS is out to get them, or maybe they think if they're really aggressive that will get a better result. They are so mistaken," Rick Davis, professor of accounting, in an article on getting audited, Associated Press, appearing in 33 news outlets across the country, including the Reading (Pa.) Eagle and the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, March 2006.

"There is such a wide range of complexity in tax returns that the number means nothing," Rick Davis, professor of accounting, in an article on tax preparation time, Newhouse News Service, appearing in numerous newspapers across the country, including the Sunday Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger, March 2006.