GW IN THE NEWS December 1-15, 2003 GW’s Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) announced the launch of the “New Voters Project,” which GSPM is working on with the state Public Interest Research Groups and is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts.  The New Voters Project is a voter registration and get- out-the-vote campaign targeting two million 18- to 24-year olds in six states (Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon and Wisconsin) that hopes to bring 100,000 new young voters to the polls for the 2004 presidential election.  The launch of the New Voters Project was covered by The Washington Post, the Associated Press, CNN’s “Live Today,” CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Dow Jones International News (12/4), The Columbian (Washington), Houston Chronicle (12/5), The Capital Times & Wisconsin State Journal (12/5, 12/6), The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Star-Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul), NPR’s “Weekend All Things Considered” (12/7), NPR’s “Talk of the Nation,” Roll Call and The Bulletin’s Frontrunner (12/8).   GW’s Elizabeth J. Somers Women’s Leadership Program welcomed Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun, candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States to the Mount Vernon Campus to provide remarks and field questions from the audience.  Braun’s visit was covered by ABC News, NBC News, The New York Times and Voice of America (12/4).   GW’s Online Virtual Tour through dormitories and rooms was described as “very cool,” in an Austin American-Statesman article about visiting colleges (12/2).   GW’s recent fundraising effort that ended last summer and netted $552 million was mentioned by The Washington Post and the Associated Press in stories about Georgetown University surpassing the $1 billion mark in its recent fundraising campaign (12/15).   The National Security Archive at GW released recently declassified information from Richard Nixon’s presidency regarding relations with China. The information in the documents was reported by Agence France Presse and ChannelNewsAsia (12/11).   The GW Washington Forum radio show, which airs on WRC-AM 1260 Sunday mornings at 9 a.m., featured Dr. Arthur Frank, medical director of GW’s Weight Loss Management Program, discussing obesity.  He was followed by Susan D’Amico, associate director of international services, discussing student visas (12/7).    Gordon Adams, professor of the practice of international affairs, was quoted by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Knight Ridder/Tribune News and The Mercury News (San Jose) discussing why Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden have not been captured and if their capture would bring stability to Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries (12/7).   Gary Anderson, lecturer in international affairs, wrote a book review for The Washington Times about Leon Uris’ “O’Hara’s Choice” (12/14).   James Austin, research professor and director of the Institute on Crime, Justice, and Corrections at GW, was quoted in the December issue of The American Prospect on new measures taken to reduce crime in the face of economic limitations.  He was also quoted in a Seattle Post-Intelligencer article about states re-allocating money from prison systems to other systems that ease the re-entry of non-violent criminals back into society (12/11).   Deborah Avant, associate professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted by the National Post (Canada) about corporate financial backing and the use of contractors in the war against Iraq (12/13).  She was quoted by The New York Times Magazine about why the government may choose to deploy contractors instead of soldiers or reservists (12/14).   John Banzhaf, professor of law, was profiled by the Associated Press about his attempts to force legislation requiring facilities to have a larger number of bathrooms for females than males (12/3). Articles about “potty parity” also appeared in the New York Post (12/3), The Globe and Mail (Canada), Newsday (12/4), the National Post (12/5) and The Hindu (India, 12/13). The San Diego Union-Tribune (12/6) and the Tulsa World (12/9) quoted Banzhaf in an article proposing that a tax be levied on fat and sugar in order to combat the United States’ developing problem with obesity. The Boston Globe remarked on Banzhaf’s battle against fast-food giants (12/7). Banzhaf was quoted in the “Health” section of The Washington Post about making people more aware of the health risks associated with obesity (12/9).  Banzhaf was quoted by The Washington Post about the suit he and his students brought against McDonald’s (12/10).   Dr. Brian Biles, professor of health policy, was interviewed for a segment on NPR’s “All Things Considered” about the privatization of Medicare (12/8).   Sarah Binder, associate professor of political science, was quoted by The Washington Post about how Republicans were able to push Medicare and education bills, issues that are typically Democratic strongholds, through Congress (12/9).   Kenneth Bowling, adjunct associate professor of history, was quoted by The Associated Press about how Washington, D.C., might be different were it not reduced from its original size of 100 square miles (12/13).   David Brunori, research professor of public policy, commented in The Virginia-Pilot & The Ledger-Star on tax reforms proposed by Virginia Gov. Mark Warner (12/6).  Brunori wrote a column in the December edition of Governing Magazine about the need for local governments to educate their constituents about the importance of property taxes.   Paul Butler, professor of law, was quoted by The New York Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune about the growing number of lawsuits in the United States that are settled prior to ever going to trial (12/14).  His statement, “Nobody does trials like Americans. We made it an art form. It's almost as fundamental a part of our culture as jazz or rock 'n' roll,” was also chosen as quote of the day by The New York Times (12/14).   Cynthia Jacobs Carter, lecturer of women’s studies, had her recently published book, “Africana Women: A Story Through Time,” reviewed by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune (12/2).   James Chandler, professor emeritus of law, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article concerning the licensing rules of Microsoft (12/4).   Frank J. Cilluffo, GW’s associate vice president for homeland security, was mentioned in The Washington Post in relation to his work with risk management technology corporation Digital Sandbox (12/2). The Financial Times quoted Cilluffo on the recent advancements made by the United States in the field of communications (12/2, 12/3). Cilluffo was appointed by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to an advisory council that recommends security measures, the Associated Press reported (12/8, 12/10).   Robert Cottrol, professor of law, history and of sociology, was quoted by The Washington Post about the new privately funded National Slavery Museum that attempts to persuade visitors that the fundamental source of slavery was economical, not racial (12/14).   Charles Craver, professor of law, was quoted by the Dow Jones Newswires as an authority on the ongoing legal battles of California grocers seeking to band together in order to combat the economic effects of labor strikes (12/2).   Michael Cornfield, research director of GW’s Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet, wrote an article for the December/January edition of Campaigns & Elections about how political campaigns should be focusing more time and energy courting young voters.   Carol Darr, director of the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet and associate research professor of political science, was quoted in a Business Week article addressing the coincidental timing of the majority of staff donations to their respective presidential campaign funds (12/1).  Darr was also quoted by the New York Daily News about the money-raising prowess of presidential hopeful Howard Dean (12/8).  Darr was quoted by the Chicago Tribune, Knight-Ridder Tribune News (12/11) and Houston Chronicle (12/12) about online hackers using the Internet search engine Google to link anyone searching the words “miserable failure” directly to President George W. Bush’s official White House biography.   Sheryl Elliott, associate professor of tourism studies, was interviewed by Deutsche Presse-Agentur for an article celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first airplane flight on December 17, 1903. Elliott reported that “[l]ong-haul air travel is in the top five, if not top three” among the world’s greatest inventions.   Harvey Feigenbaum, associate dean of the Elliott School, was interviewed by CBC Radio (Canada) concerning the evolution of U.S. public opinion toward President George W. Bush (12/10).   Dr. Stanley Greenspan, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of pediatrics, was quoted by USA Today about the importance of emotional well-being of babies and infants (12/1).   William Halal, professor of management, was quoted by Home Furnishing Network about a new technology that provides speaker sound from a flat surface like a wall or a window (12/1).   Harry Harding, dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs, was quoted by the South China Morning Post about the new tact in Chinese diplomacy under Chinese premier Wen Jiabao (12/11).   Jerome Hauer, director of GW’s Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute (READI), was quoted by The Washington Post, Newsbytes News Network and Technews.com about the United States’ bioterror preparedness (12/12).   Karl Inderfurth, professor of the practice of international affairs, wrote an op-ed featured in the International Herald Tribune about the possibilities for peace between India and Pakistan in their dispute over Kashmir (12/9).   Daryl Jenkins, director of the GW Aviation Institute and professor of airline management, was quoted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in reference to Delta Air Lines’ continuing negotiations with their pilots (12/3). He also was cited by Market News Publishing (12/3) and Airline Industry Information (12/4), evaluating FlightPerform, a new tool used by airlines to ensure promptness and adherence to scheduling.   Dennis Johnson, associate dean of the Graduate School of Political Management, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor story about the role each presidential candidate’s wife plays in the campaign (12/5).   Tzvetan Konstantinov, adjunct assistant professor of piano, had his performance at Anderson House positively reviewed by The Washington Post (12/1).   Jeanne Lambrew, associate professor of health services management and policy, was quoted in Congress Daily and Reuters Health E-Line articles on the growing problems with Medicare (12/4).  She was quoted by the Hartford Courant about the positives and negatives in the new Medicare legislation (12/7).   John Logsdon, director of GW’s Space Policy Institute and professor of political science and international affairs, had his comments on the recent shift in United States space policy played by Voice of America (12/5).  Logsdon was quoted in Newsday about the possibility of a return mission to the moon for the United States (12/5). He was quoted by The New York Times about innovation and the perceived bureaucracy at NASA (12/9).  Finally, Logsdon was quoted by The Washington Times about why NASA should attempt to travel to the moon again (12/11).   Josh Marks, associate director of the Aviation Institute, was quoted by The Rocky Mountain News about the status of United Airlines coming out of bankruptcy (12/6).   Dr. Charu J. Mullick, a resident and fellow in GW’s department of infectious disease, was quoted by AIDS Alert about the discovery of HIV patients in Washington, D.C., who have significant liver dysfunction that is caused by secondary syphilis (12/1).   Mike Mochizuki, Gaston Sigur Memorial Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, had the new book he co-authored along with Brookings Institution senior fellow Michael O’Hanlon, “Crisis on the Korean Peninsula: How to Deal with a Nuclear North Korea,” reviewed in Business Week (12/1).  Mochizuki also co-authored a research paper in the Autumn 2003 edition of The Washington Quarterly about bargaining with North Korea.   Sean Murphy, associate professor of law, discussed the plausible options for putting Saddam Hussein on trial with Danish TV, FOX 5 “Morning News” (WTTG-TV), KOMO radio and WTOP (12/14, 12/15).   Spencer Overton, associate professor of law, wrote an op-ed that appeared in The Boston Globe about the new Campaign Reform Act and how to make the smaller contributions of average Americans more important in campaign financing (12/12).   Dr. Jerrold Post, professor of psychiatry, political psychology and international affairs, discussed the capture of Saddam Hussein with ABC News, BBC World News, CBS Radio, CBS News, MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” the Singapore New Paper, USA Today (12/14), WTOP, MSNBC (12/14, 12/15), BBC Today, The Boston Globe, Canadian Broadcast Television (CBC), Canadian Discovery Channel TV, Chicago Tribune, Fox News Channel, Houston Chronicle, “Inside Edition,” NBC News, Orlando Sentinel, People Magazine, Verdens Gang (Norway), WBUR-FM’s “On Point,” WHYY-FM, Winnipeg Free Press and WUSA-TV (CBS 9) (12/15). Post also was quoted in Network World about the security threat to computer systems posed by IT insiders and the typical profile of computer criminals (12/8).    Peter Reddaway, professor of political science and international affairs, was quoted by the Financial Times about U.S. foreign policy toward Russia (12/13).   Jeffrey Rosen, associate professor of law, was a guest on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” discussing the impacts of the Supreme Court ruling on campaign financing and if the recent ruling went against past Supreme Court decisions (12/11).   Dr. Allan Ross, professor of medicine, was quoted by Biotech Business Week, Cardiovascular Week, Clinical Trials Week, Health & Medicine Week, Pharma Business Week (12/8), Biotech Week (12/10), Drug Week (12/12), Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week and Heart Disease Weekly (12/14) about a clinical trial he is co-chairing that hopes to find a better treatment for acute myocardial infarction.   Julie Ryan, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering, had The Washington Post publish her letter to the editor about plagiarism in colleges (12/14).   Stephen Saltzburg, Howrey Professor of Trial Advocacy, Litigation and Professional Responsibility was quoted by the Associated Press about a recent court ruling dictating police may force entry into a home after observing a waiting period of 20 seconds (12/2). These comments were also carried in The Baton Rouge Advocate, The Columbian (Washington), The Grand Rapids Press, Houston Chronicle, Oakland Tribune, Patriot News (Pennsylvania), The Record (New Jersey), The Richmond Times Dispatch, The Star-Ledger (New Jersey) and The Seattle Times (12/3). The Seattle Times carried Salztburg’s opinion on the government’s refusal to allow convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui to face his accusers (12/3). Saltzburg was quoted by the Associated Press (12/7), The Baton Rouge Advocate and The Grand Rapids Press (12/8) about the insanity and brainwashing defense strategies employed by Lee Boyd Malvo’s team.  Saltzburg was featured on CNN’s “Newsnight with Aaron Brown” discussing the testimony of expert psychologists in the Lee Boyd Malvo case (12/10).  He was quoted by the Los Angeles Times about the possibility of the Constitution being amended to allow a foreign-born citizen to serve as president (12/13).  Saltzburg commented to The Seattle Times about whether Saddam Hussein should be put on trial in Iraq or before an international tribunal (12/15).   Steven Schooner, associate professor of law, commented on the potentially illicit tactics used by Boeing in recent negotiations with the Air Force in an editorial carried by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (12/6, 12/7). His view on the Boeing situation was also addressed by the Chicago Tribune (12/7).  Schooner was quoted by Dow Jones International News, Reuters News, The Wall Street Journal (12/9), Evening News (Scotland), National Post (Canada), Newsbytes News Network, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Washington Post (12/10), Agence France Presse, Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, Herald-Sun (Australia), International Herald Tribune, New Zealand Herald,  PBS’ “Nightly Business Report,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer (12/11), Chicago Tribune and Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (12/12) and about the decision by the Bush Administration to shut out countries such as France, Germany and Russia that opposed the U.S. war in Iraq, from the bidding process for contracts in rebuilding Iraq.  Schooner spoke with the Financial Times about the intense scrutiny on the government contracts with Halliburton to rebuild Iraq (12/13).  He was quoted by The New York Times Magazine about how the U.S. reliance on contractors helped win the initial part of the war in Iraq (12/14).   Jonah Seiger, a visiting fellow at GW’s Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet, provided The Chicago Tribune with insight into the technological revolution of political campaigning (12/3).   Dr. James Simon, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was quoted by OBGYN & Reproduction Week, Pharma Business Week and Health & Medicine Week about a new treatment for women going through menopause (12/15).   Tony Stanco, associate director of the Cyber Security Policy & Research Institute, was quoted by Federal Computer Week about the current lack of financial allocations to e-government initiatives (12/1)   Ralph G. Steinhardt, professor of law and international affairs, was quoted by the Associated Press (12/1), Hearst News Service, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and The Wall Street Journal (12/2) about the case of a Mexican client he is representing who was abducted by U.S. authorities and brought to the U.S. for arrest and trial.    Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, was mentioned in a New York Times article as the defense attorney for the Texas Tech researcher accused of improperly handling potentially lethal lab specimens (12/2). Turley appeared on Fox News’ “Special Report with Brit Hume” to discuss the applications of Constitutional law to a student denied a scholarship due to his insistence on studying theology (12/2). His investigation of the Pentagon’s decision to not equip all soldiers with modern flak jackets was mentioned in The Washington Post (12/4), and the government’s subsequent decision to provide the equipment was noted in The Guardian (U.K., 12/5), The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and The Wall Street Journal Europe (12/5).  Turley spoke with the Agence France-Presse and ChannelNewsAsia about the decision to allow two inmates at Guantanamo Bay the right to an attorney (12/4).  He was quoted by the Associated Press, Dow Jones International News (12/10) The Commercial Appeal (Tennessee) and The Washington Post (12/11) about the Supreme Court’s decision to review a Pennsylvania case that questions whether the redrawing of election districts has become too political.  Turley was quoted by The News & Observer (North Carolina) about a controversial federal case against Greenpeace (12/12).  Finally, Turley was quoted by People Magazine about a 53-year-old legal doctrine that bars service members and their families from suing the military, even for noncombat injuries (12/15).   Maida Withers, professor of dance, and the ninth edition of the International Improvisation Plus+ Festival (a festival that Withers founded), were featured in a picture and a performance review in the “Style” section of The Washington Post (12/8).   Michael K. Young, dean of GW’s Law School, was quoted by the Financial Times and The Washington Times about the decision of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom – of which Young is the chair – to postpone a visit to China after Chinese officials told the commission they could not speak to anyone while in Hong Kong (12/9).   James Ziglar, distinguished visiting professor of law, was a guest on CNN’s “Newsnight with Aaron Brown” discussing the relationship between immigration and national security (12/11).   -GW-     ©2002 The George Washington University Office of University Relations, Washington, D.C. Contact gwnews@gwu.edu with questions and comments.