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August, 1999
August 30, 1999
LOS ANGELES TIMES
In an op-ed headlined "As In South Africa, It's Time
to Let Our Wallets Do the Talking," Professor of English
Eric Reeves argues that the time is at hand for Western companies
to divest from corporate interests in Sudan, the war-torn largest
nation in Africa. "South Africa demonstrated the power of
divestment," Reeves writes. "Sudan demonstrates a human
suffering that gives to divestment the force of an unambiguous
moral imperative." The column later appeared in the Daily
Hampshire Gazette, Springfield Sunday Republican, and other papers
across the country. [www.latimes.com]
August 29, 1999
NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE
In a letter to the editor, Professor of English Eric Reeves
takes issue with reporter David Reiff's contention that human
rights groups' failure to mobilize popular support resulted in
the U.S.'s lack of intervention in Rwanda. "We may indeed
be sure that President Clinton would not have risked intervention
without large-scale public support," Reeves writes. "But
as reports from human rights groups make clear, Clinton knew
full well the extent of the slaughter -- and did nothing."
[www.nytimes.com]
August 29, 1999
STAR-LEDGER (Newark, New Jersey)
"Mallspeak is failure to allow silence until you have something
generally worthwhile to say, and we've got to quit doing it."
That's Professor of English Patricia Skarda's take on "the
idiom of today's youth." Skarda was quoted in an article
about colleges' efforts to improve students' oral communication
skills. She offered a mallspeak lexicon as well: "'Like'
is an approximation -- an unwillingness to say one thing. 'You
know' begs for agreement, as if the speaker is terribly unsure
of him or herself. 'I mean' indicates that the student does not,
in fact, know what he or she means." [www.nj.com/news/ledger]
August 25, 1999
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Pasta, gourmet pizza and cinnamon French toast top the list
of favored foods at Smith, according to the Chronicle's ranking
of "What's Hot, What's Not in College Dining Halls."
On the "not" side at Smith: casseroles, burritos, lamb.
Information for the article was provided by Director of Residence
and Dining Services Kathy Zieja. [www.sfgate.com]
August 22, 1999
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Lecturer in Religion Philip Zaleski reviews "God's Perfect
Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church."
Author Caroline Fraser, Zaleski writes, "has done a splendid
job of explaining the reasons for Christian Science's rise and
fall," despite her admitted animosity toward Christian Science,
in which she was raised. [www.nytimes.com]
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