by Lisa James Goldsberry (March 5, 2004)

� The February 16 issue of the St. Petersburg Times featured quotes by James Acker of the School of Criminal Justice. �Person of Interest Label Harms Innocent, Critics Say� focused on the new term, which has been used in several high-profile cases, such as the government�s investigation into the deadly anthrax attacks. �It has the terrible potential to cause negative inferences about people who have nothing to do with a crime,� Acker was quoted as saying. Also called the Richard Jewell rule after the security guard accused in the Olympic Park bombing, Acker said the term is hard to pin down.

� The February 17 edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch featured an editorial by Peter Levin, dean of the School of Public Health. �Bring Medicare Into the 21st Century� discussed how an online prescription database would help avoid errors at the pharmacy and improve health care overall. �Years ago, when people were supposed to have a family doctor, that physician had the responsibility of keeping a record of what he prescribed for the patient, who generally received medical care almost exclusively from one practitioner. Today, people are treated by multiple specialists for a variety of conditions. It is not unusual to find an ophthalmologist prescribing post-cataract surgery drops to a Medicare patient, unaware of medications already prescribed by the patient�s cardiologist, gastroenterologist, rheumatologist and urologist,� Levin wrote.

� The February 23 issue of the Seattle Times featured quotes by Mary Valentis of the English department. �Good ol� Boys Dating Golden Girls: More Americans than Ever, 36 Million Older than 45, Are Single in Midlife� focused on the frustrations and humor of midlife dating. �In general, the more mature the man, the more willing he is to date women his own age. He doesn�t need a trophy girl to make him feel good,� Valentis was quoted as saying. According to the article, which used the Jack Nicholson/Diane Keaton movie �Something�s Gotta Give� as an example, midlife dating can have rewards.

� The February 22 edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured research information and quotes by John Logan of the Sociology department. �Integration Edges Forward, But Poor are Left Behind� discussed the city�s efforts in residential integration. �In the last 50 years� little has changed in terms of segregation,� Logan was quoted as saying. Logan is also among a consensus of sociologists who consider Milwaukee one of the worst examples of this problem. Nancy Denton of Sociology was also mentioned in the article. According to the article, 50 years after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision, the nation has made great strides on residential integration, but has left behind a whole class of black Americans for whom that issue is beside the point.