GW IN THE NEWS JULY 2004 The George Washington University legal music initiative, including a free pilot subscription to Napster was covered by the Washington Post (7/17), The Los Angeles Times and The San Francisco Chronicle (7/20).   This pilot program continues the effort to reduce illegal music downloading in residence halls.  It was also mentioned in an editorial “Downloading Music not Ethics” appearing in the Washington Post (7/28).   The most recent GW-Battleground 2004 Poll, which revealed attitudes on the presidential and congressional races, campaign advertising and the economy, was covered by The Financial Times, Agence France Presse (7/1), Hindustan Times (India), CNBC Kudlow & Cramer, Inter Press Service (7/2), Fox News Sunday, Charleston Gazette, The Grand Rapids Press (7/4), The Seattle Times (7/9) and the Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (7/11) .   The George Washington University’s Campaign Finance Institute was mentioned in The Atlanta Journal Constitution about a forum discussing campaign finance reform featuring former Democratic National Committee Chairman David Fowler (7/20).    The George Washington University’s Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet was mentioned in PR News about a report created by the institute on “influential” strategy used in 2004 campaigns (7/26).      The George Washington University’s five week intensive course Introduction to Arabic was covered by the Washington Post discussing the increase of Arabic classes in universities across the country (7/3).   The George Washington University magazine By George! was mentioned in the Weekend Australian about their article on research performed by the National Endowment for the Arts on the effects of seniors enrolling in art, theater and drama classes (7/10).    Gordon Adams, director, Security Policy Program and professor of international affairs, was quoted by was quoted in the Times Picayune (New Orleans) about the lack of criticism of Pentagon sending (7/21).  Adams was quoted by the Hartford Courant about the competition between contractors to build new marine helicopters (7/22).      Christopher Arterton, dean of GSPM, was quoted by Gannett News Service about race relations and tensions between Native Americans and White America (7/1).      Deborah Avant, director of the Institute for Global and International Studies, wrote “Mercenaries,” an article describing how private security companies are rapidly becoming indispensable to national militaries, private corporations and non-governmental organizations across the world which appeared in Foreign Policy (7/1).   James R. Bailey, associate professor of management science, discussed “the exposure effect” in Psychology Today explaining how our brains react to seeing certain faces repeatedly (7/1).   John Banzhaf, professor of law, was quoted in the Mondaq Business Briefing (7/6) and the Los Angeles Times (7/26) about litigation directed at the food industry in response to obesity in America.  Banzhaf was mentioned in The New York Times about the court documents released accidentally in the Kobe Bryant trial (7/30).    Nathan Brown, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor about the possibility of emergency rule becoming permanent in the new government of Iraq (7/7).  Brown was quoted by Newsday on the effects of holding elections during emergency conditions in Iraq (7/13).  Brown was quoted by the Los Angeles Times about the conflicting goals of the 9/11 commission and how policymakers cannot determine which goals are a priority (7/26).    Malcolm Byrne, deputy director of the National Security Archive at GW and director of research, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor on the regime change and nation building challenges facing Iraq (7/15).      Frank Cilluffo, associate vice president for homeland security at GW’s READI, was quoted by the Washington Post about the need for the government and public health groups to define possible terrorist scenarios to the public (7/21).    Michael Cornfield, associate research professor of political management, was quoted by the Washington Post about the use of databases by the Republican and Democratic National Committees in campaigns (7/20).    Carol Darr, director, GW’s Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times on the availability of free advertising for political campaigns over the internet (7/1).  Darr was quoted by the Los Angeles Times about Howard Dean’s use of a website to draw people into his campaign (7/30).   Amitai Etzioni, professor of sociology, was mentioned in the Daily News (New York) about his book on pedophilia, The Limits of Privacy (7/11).    Mark Feldstein, associate professor of media and public affairs, wrote an editorial “The Last Muckraker” that appeared in the Washington Post about the life of Jack Anderson, a retired syndicated columnist (7/28).    !!!Stanley Greenspan, clinical professor of psychiatry, behavioral sciences and pediatrics, wrote an editorial that appeared in The Washington Post about the dangers of terrorist threats being ignored by the public after 9/11 (7/12).     Jerome Hauer, director, GW’s Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor about the effort to bring the drug and biotech industries into the process of searching for bio-terrorism, which augments the basic research on bio-terrorism already being done at NIH (7/1).       Tyra Hilliard, director, International Institute of Tourism Studies, wrote the article “Environmentally Friendly Hotels,” which appeared in Medical Meetings, describing a cost efficient process of reorganizing the hotel system making it safer for the environment (7/1).   Keron Hopkins, research service coordinator, was quoted in the Washington Post on the possibility of binging slot machines to DC and the determent they would bring to the city (7/1).   Judith Hsia, professor of medicine, was quoted by the Washington Post about the importance of weight maintenance and how it affects health (7/20).   Suzanne Jackson, associate professor of clinical law, was quoted by the Washington Post about the frustration that the new Medicare prescription drug program causes patients (7/1).   Phil Joyce, associate professor of public policy and public administration, discussed entitlement reform and specific ways to reform Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, for Market News International (7/1).    Murhaf Jouejati, assistant professorial lecturer in political science, was quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle about the lasting effects the trial of Saddam Hussein will have on Middle East and world dictators (7/2).    Paul Levine, research professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, was quoted by The Independent (London) (7/12) and The Times (London) (7/17), about his research on a human breast cancer virus.      John Logsdon, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted in The New York Times about his recommendation of a rescue-at-station plan for international space station repairs (7/9).    Michael Marquardt, professor of human resource development and international affairs, was quote by the South China Morning Post about his action learning workshops and their success on problem solving techniques and organizational changes (7/10).   Edgardo Menvielle, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, wrote “Parents Struggling with their Gender Issues (Experts Speak Out),” which appeared in The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, describing how many preconceptions about male and female behavior have been questioned or rejected by children (7/1).    David Michaels, research professor of environmental occupational health, was quoted by The Los Angeles Times about the success of research being done on long-term workplace hazards (7/11).   James Miller, director, Africana Studies Program and professor of English and American studies, wrote a book review that appear in The Boston Globe on “Rising From the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class” by Larry Tye (7/18).   Lawrence Mitchell, John Theodore Fey Research Professor of law, was quoted by Newsday about the cases against Enron, WorldCom, Adelphi Communications and Tyco International Ltd. being brought in front of the Justice Department (7/8).   Daniel Mania, instructor on security, was quoted by Security Management about encouraging his employees to earn higher designations in the field (7/1).   Todd Peterson, professor of law, was quoted by The Guardian (London) about the authority of Congress to change the timing of presidential and congressional elections (7/13).   Susan M. Phillips, dean, School of Business, was quoted in The Baltimore Sun about the Federal Reserve’s quarter point rate increase (7/1).   Peter Raven-Hansen, senior associate dean of the law school for academic affairs, Glen Earl Weston Research Professor of law, was mentioned in USA Today about his opinion that bank wire transfers enabled terrorist groups to work with Palestinian strongholds (7/7).    Dr. Richard Restak, clinical professor of neurology, was quoted by Natural Health about the design of the human mind and the constant sensory overload that occurs (7/1).   Jeffery Richelson, senior fellow GW’s National Security Archive, was quoted by the Financial Times about the relationship between the United States and United Kingdom intelligence agencies (7/7).    Jeffrey Rosen, associate professor of law, was quoted by The Public Interest regarding his book “In the Naked Crowd: Reclaiming Security and Freedom in an Anxious Age” (7/1). Rosen was quoted in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette about the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent tendency of swaying between the right and the left on decisions (7/5).   Lee Sigelman, professor of political science, was quoted by the Washington Post about research he performed on the relative happiness of Democrats versus Republicans during their lifetimes (7/25).    David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted by The Times (London) about the anxiety felt in China over its relationship with Taiwan (7/7).  Shambaugh was mentioned in the Christian Science Monitor and The Seattle Times (7/21) about the research being done by the People’s Liberation Army of China, on U.S. operations in Afghanistan, Kosovo and Iraq.    David Solove, associate professor of law, was quote by the Denver Post about the right to a person’s privacy of sexual history in the press (7/20).    James Starrs, professor of law and forensic science, was quoted by The Toronto Star on the human error that can occur when science is used in the justice system (7/18).     Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Service Law, wrote “This Time Around, the Constitution Dodged the Bullet” for the Times Union concerning three cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court based on the rights of those who have been held without charge in the war against terrorism (7/2).   Turley was quoted in Newsday (New York) about how the U.S. Supreme Court rulings on enemy combatants will not have a large impact on the future because of ambiguity (7/2).  Turley was quoted in The Baltimore Sun about how all homage to the late President Reagan should be postponed until 25 years after his death (7/3).  Turley wrote a forward for the book Operation Hollywood that was quoted in the Boston Globe about the suppression of free speech by the Department of Defense in Hollywood movies (7/4).  Turley wrote an editorial that was featured in the Baltimore Sun on the victimization under the Patriot Act (7/23).    Christopher Yukins, associate professor of government contracts law, was quoted by the Washington Post about the debate over the use of outsourcing to improve a company’s core function (7/30).  -GW-     ©2002 The George Washington University Office of University Relations, Washington, D.C. 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