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The New York Times
The Jan. 2, 2003, issue of The New York Times quotes Thomas Fernsler, associate policy scientist in the University of Delaware’s Math and Science Education Resource Center, in a story about the day’s unusual numerical sequence. Those who got up very early watched the numbers 01-02-03-04-05-06 (for the month, day, year, hour, minute and second) come and go.
Fernsler, who is better known as Dr. 13 for his interest in triskaidekaphobia, called the occurrence a “magical time warp.”
Sports Illustrated for Kids
The January 2003 issue of Sports Illustrated for Kids includes a two-page feature on University of Delaware cheerleading recruit Greg Gilbert.
Gilbert is a 6-foot 2-inch, 228-pound defensive end and all-county offensive lineman for the football team at Lower Cape May Regional High School in New Jersey. The high school senior has received inquiries about playing football at Princeton and Georgetown universities, and the universities of Richmond and Maryland but has opted to join the UD cheerleading squad.
According to the article, Gilbert has been cheering with the Katz All-Stars squad, a competitive cheerleading team, since 1999. “I always like to lift things,” he told SI for Kids, which notes he can deadlift 545 pounds. “Lifting a girl is pretty cool.”
The article notes that Gilbert visited the UD campus in May, and that “the school’s strong cheerleading and academic programs felt right.”
Chicago Sun-Times
A story about the musical-turned-movie “Chicago” in the Dec. 27, 2002, issue of the Chicago Sun-Times quotes University of Delaware English professor Thomas Pauly, who wrote a book titled “Chicago” about the original comedy and the press coverage on which it is based.
Pauly’s book looks at Maurine Watkins, a reporter who immortalized murderers Belva Gaertner and Beulah Annan in her 1926 comedy.
“I think Watkins realized that in a city like Chicago, these two stories weren’t so unusual unless she made them so,” Pauly told the Sun-Times. “She used a tongue-in-cheek attitude and a wry sense of humor, which caught the attention of her editors and readers.”
Delaware Today
The December 2002 issue of Delaware Today magazine includes a feature story on the University of Delaware’s unique Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program.
MALS enables learners to pursue a wide variety of interests without the limitation of strictly defined requirements.
Gary May, program director, told Delaware Today that when the program was established in 1988, most of the students were retirees. Today, the average age is 47 and most of those enrolled have full-time jobs. “It’s no longer a program just for retirees,” he said.
MALS students are eager learners, he said, and “they like to challenge the professor and exchange ideas.”
Wilmington News-Journal
The huge Poweball lottery jackpot was the subject of a front-page story in the Dec. 19, 2002, issue of the Wilmington News-Journal, and it featured a quote from Tom Ilvento, who chairs the UD Department of Food and Resource Economics, which includes statistical studies.
Ilvento told the News-Journal, “People are buying an opportunity to dream for a couple of days about what they would do with that money.” And, even though he knows the odds are long, Ilvento joined in the fantasy. “There’s a ticket in my wallet,” he said.
Another front-page story, this on plastic gift cards that have become popular holiday items, quotes Meryl P. Gardner, associate professor of business administration in UD’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics.
“People like to give gift cards rather than cash because cash is viewed by our society as being tacky or callous or last-minute,” Gardner said.
Portland Oregonian
Research by Xiao-Hai Yan, professor of oceanography and co-director of the Center for Remote Sensing in the University of Delaware’s College of Marine Studies, is featured in the Research Notebook section of the Portland Oregonian of Dec. 11, 2002. He has found that the strong westerly winds related to El Niño help produce warm and choppy waters in the Pacific Ocean, causing a slight imbalance in the Earth’s rotation rate that may slightly extend the length of the day.
Washington Post
Charles Elson, Woolard Professor and director of the University of Delaware’s Center for Corporate Governance, is quoted in a Dec. 11, 2002, Washington Post story about Treasury secretary nominee John W. Snow, chairman and chief executive officer of CSX. Snow has been a member of several corporate boards while at the same time running CSX, and Elson said such practices can “reduce the effect of oversight.” He added it is unfair to single out Snow for criticism in this matter because there has not been widespread opposition to the practice of multiple directorships.
Elson also is quoted in a Dec. 11 Associated Press story about William Donaldson, the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. “I don't think the president could have made a better choice,” Elson said. “[Donaldson] is terrific. He knows the broker side, he knows the exchange side and he’s well suited to take everything into account.”
Chemical & Engineering News
Research being conducted at the University of Delaware by John T. Koh, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and his research group is featured in the Nov. 18, 2002, issue of Chemical & Engineering News.
The story, which concerns synthetic versions of Vitamin D to help people with a form of rickets down as Vitamin D Resistant Rickets, can be found at
[http://pubs.acs.org/cen/topstory/8046/8046notw1.html].
Associated Press
Charles Elson, Woolard Professor and director of the University of Delaware’s Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted widely in a national Associated Press story on Nov. 12, 2002, concerning increases in salaries for chief executive officers even in the face of a down stock market.
Elson told AP he found the report on executive salaries “disappointing, to say the least. When earnings and stock prices go down, so should salaries, even those of CEOs.”
The New York Times
A story concerning structural engineering and the collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers in the Oct. 23, 2002, issue of The New York Times quotes Michael Chajes, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The story focuses on engineer Charles Thornton, who has raised controversial issues concerning the design of the WTC and who spoke on that topic April 9 at the University of Delaware.
“In a situation like this, some people are hesitant to raise any issue,” Chajes said. “Having someone at his level saying these things and bringing up the discussion is certainly a good thing for the engineering community.”
Wall Street Journal
The Oct. 22, 2002, issue of the Wall Street Journal mentions the “Beyond Oscar Wilde: Portraits of Late Victorian Writers and Artists from the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection” on display now in the University Gallery in its Time Off column in the Leisure & Arts section. The Wall Street Journal notes that Samuels Lasner will discuss the 65 works on view on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
USA Today
Carl Klockars, University of Delaware professor of criminal justice, is quoted in a story about the Washington metropolitan area shootings in the Oct. 22, 2002, issue of USA Today. The story notes that serial killers do not often communicate with authorities but when they do, they are generally seeking notoriety. “He wants to get credit for the work he’s done,” Klockars told USA Today.
Dallas Morning News
In the Oct. 21, 2002, issue of the Dallas Morning News, columnist Richard Alm writes about baseball salaries and quotes Charles Link, MBNA Professor of Business at UD. Link said he sees evidence teams may curtail runaway spending.
Delaware Today
The University of Delaware figures prominently in the November 2002 issue of Delaware Today magazine, which has stories about the Delaware Biotechnology Center, new Head Football Coach K.C. Keller and Arthurian research by English professor Michael Rewa.
Delaware Today looks at biotechnology, which it calls “the wave of the future,” and notes the important part the University plays in that future through DBI.
The story on Keeler sats the new UD coach is “motivated and motivating,” and “enthusiastic and determined.”
Rewa, featured in the magazine’s “What’s Up” section, discusses his interest in the applications of the legends of Camelot in popular culture today: a housing development called Avalon, a dog named Sir Lancelot, a field named for Excalibur. His Camelot Courier newsletter can be found on the UD web site at [www.english.udel.edu/rewa].
Los Angeles Times
Carl Klockars, University of Delaware professor of criminal justice, is quoted in a story about witnesses to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area sniper shootings in the Oct. 17, 2002, issue of the Los Angeles Times.
Klockars said it is easy for witnesses to be confused about what they saw. “One shot, the body falls and people react to it,” he said. “There are a lot of things going on quickly. People are looking at different aspects of commotion, and they’re likely to be distracted.”
USA Today
The Oct. 17, 2002, USA Today quotes the University of Delaware’s Charles Link, MBNA Professor of Business, in a story about the economics of major league baseball. Link said fans of small-market teams should not get too excited about the prospect of additional revenue sharing because those teams tend to spend the money on things other than outstanding players. “Instead of using the money to improve the team,” he said, citing past mistakes, “they used it to meet other costs.”
‘The Todd Mundt Show’
Research by Richard Wool, University of Delaware professor of chemical engineering and director of the Affordable Composites from Renewable Sources (ACRES) program, was featured Oct. 15, 2002, on National Public Radio’s “The Todd Mundt Show.” Wool discussed work on a computer chip made of chicken feathers and soy resin.
The Oct. 15 show is available in the show’s archives, which can be found at [www.toddshow.org]. The segment featuring Wool begins shortly after the 27 minute mark.
The New York Times, Associated Press
Both the Associated Press and the Oct. 4, 2002, issue of The New York Times quote the University of Delaware’s Charles Elson in stories about the resignation of Martha Stewart from the board of the New York Stock Exchange. Stewart has been under fire as a result of trading in ImClone stock
Elson, Woolard Professor and director of UD’s Center for Corporate Governance, told The New York Times that, “As a board member, [Stewart] had a fiduciary responsibility. The exchange must be run on trust and integrity, and the role of a director is to contribute to public confidence.”
“Given the allegations floating around about Stewart, it becomes problematic and more difficult for her to sit on the board of the New York Stock Exchange,” Elson told the Associated Press. “When you sit on the board of the exchange, you are responsible for holding up the standards of the exchange.”
The Oct. 3, 2002, Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Elson in a story about Institutional Shareholder Services, a small Maryland firm that is carrying some weight in the corporate governance world. Also, he is quoted in a Reuters story about Moody's hiring a corporate governance expert who previously had been with TIAA-CREF.
Saskatoon Western Producer
The Oct. 3, 2002, Saskatoon Western Producer includes a story about research into the use of chicken feathers in the production of computer chips by Richard Wool, professor of chemical engineering and director of the ACRES (Affordable Composites from Renewable Sources) program at UD.
The New York Times and Washington Post
Charles Elson, director of the University of Delaware’s Center for Corporate Governance, is quoted in stories in the Sept. 17, 2002, issues of The New York Times and the Washington Post about the retirement package of former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, which is being revised following charges that it is excessive.
Elson told the Times that, to the extent that packages are seen as too generous, investors and others are likely to pay attention. "I think there will be pressure to revisit it," he said. "There is the disgust factor."
"The question is, was enough disclosed?" he told the Post. "When a board gives that much away, it is relevant to shareholders as they evaluate the board's performance."
Arizona Republic
The Sept. 16, 2002, Arizona Republic has a story on Arizona Diamondback pitcher Mike Koplove, who played baseball at the University of Delaware before being drafted in the 29th round in 1998.
As of that issue, the reliever was 6-1 with a sterling 1.82 earned run average for the defending world champions.
"My whole career, I've never had many wins," Koplove said. "This year, I've come in a lot of times when the game has been tied or been in when we have had a rally. Kind of lucky."
Alameda Times-Star
The Sept. 16, 2002, Alameda, Calif., Times-Star has a story urging members of the Raider Nation to pray for the arm of former UD quarterback Rich Gannon, who threw a franchise-record 64 times in leading the Oakland Raiders past the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.
Associated Press
The Associated Press quotes Charles Elson, director of the University of Delaware’s Center for Corporate Governance, in a recent story about corporations cracking down on lavish executive perks in the wake of the Tyco International Ltd. lawsuit.
The lawsuit, in which Tyco is seeking a return of money from former corporate officers accused of theft, “sends a strong message to executives that these actions are not without consequences,” Elson told AP.
The story hit the AP wire Sept. 14, 2002, and since has appeared in a large number of newspapers in the United States and Canada.
Baltimore Sun
The Sept. 16, 2002, Baltimore Sun includes a story about Homewood House, a National Historic Landmark on the campus of Johns Hopkins University that is preparing to celebrate its 200th anniversary.
The story notes that Bernie Herman, UD Rosenberg Professor of Art History and director of the Center for American Material Culture Studies, and Damie Stillman, UD professor emeritus of American architecture, have been involved in a project to examine the Homewood House history during the past year.
Christian Science Monitor
The work of the University of Delaware Disaster Research Center following the Sept. 11 attacks is highlighted in a story in the Aug. 28, 2002, issue of the Christian Science Monitor.
Two days after the attack, James Kendra, a postdoctoral fellow, and four other representatives of the Disaster Research Center were in New York City to observe the work of the various agencies that responded to the disaster.
"Our objective in disaster research is to learn what can be applied to future situations, to improve planning and improve responses," Kendra told the Christian Science Monitor.
The newspaper reports that the UD team “concluded that creativity and improvisation–such as the Coast Guard, ferries and anything else that could float moving 1 million people–are important in responding to such disasters.”
Financial Times
The Aug. 27, 2002, issue of the Financial Times includes a profile on Charles Elson, director of the University of Delaware Center for Corporate Governance.
The Financial Times writes: “Prof Elson is the Clark Kent of corporate governance. The casual observer sees only a mild-mannered law professor, a slight figure in a grey suit and crisp white shirt. But he is also director of the University of Delaware's Centre for Corporate Governance–and the man who fired ‘Chainsaw’ Al Dunlap, the most feared chief executive of his generation.”
Elson also was quoted Aug. 28 on CNBC’s “The News with Brian Williams.” The segment concerned WorldCom executives.
NASA
A National Aeronautic and Space Administration balloon that set a world record as the largest balloon ever launched carried a payload supplied by a University of Delaware researcher.
The balloon carried a solar and heliosphere experiment called Low Energy Electrons that was provided by Paul Evenson, a UD professor in the Bartol Research Institute.
“Aside from our excitement and the fact that this balloon established a new record for balloon volume, this flight should help establish a new platform for science such as ultra-violet and X-ray astronomy,” according to Steve Smith, chief of NASA's Balloon Program Office at Goddard Space Flight Center's Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island, Va.
“In addition to the great science Dr. Evenson is doing, this is a demonstration that balloons can reach extreme altitudes with relatively heavy payloads,” Danny Ball, site manager for the National Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas, added. “We hope this will lead to new interest from other science disciplines needing very high altitudes.”
This flight was the sixth in a series of balloon observations of cosmic electrons that have used the LEE and the Anti-Electron Sub Orbital Payload (AESOP) instrument provided by John Clem, also of Bartol.
Both instruments flew from Lynn Lake, on Aug. 13, 2002, on a 40-million-cubic-foot balloon that reached an altitude of 134,000 feet (41 kilometers). The total flight time was 23 hours, 14 minutes.
Associated Press
Jonathan Lewis, a psychologist in the University of Delaware’s Center for Counseling and Student Development, is featured in an Associated Press story filed Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002, that considers the feelings of parents as they send their freshmen off to college.
Arlene Levinson, an AP reporter, attended a DelaWorld session last month during which Lewis told parents: “If you’ve been in the homework business, you are hereby fired. It’s time for you to step back so they can step forward.”
Toronto Star
Cole Galloway, University of Delaware assistant professor of physical therapy, is quoted in a story about clumsiness in the Aug. 16, 2002, edition of the Toronto Star.
What makes one person graceful and another clumsy? “It’s possibly one of the biggest unanswered questions in neuroscience,” Galloway said.
The New York Times
The heat wave is the most deadly of all natural disasters, according to a story in the Aug. 13, 2002, issue of The New York Times, which cites statistics from the University of Delaware's Center for Climatic Research.
According to the center, the death toll caused by heat waves is about 1,500 Americans per year.
The story quotes Laurence S. Kalkstein, UD professor of geography and an expert on biometeorology. Kalkstein said heat waves are relative, based on where people live. "What makes a heat wave in Duluth is not what makes a heat wave in Dallas," he told the Times. "We respond to the normal weather conditions of wherever we live."
Denver Post
Vilmos Misangyi, a professor in UD's College of Business and Economics, discussed a decade-long study of corporate executives during a meeting of the Academy of Management held Monday, Aug. 12, in Denver.
The study found that charismatic chief executive officers made more money than their counterparts, but that "charisma had no significant effect on a company's stock price of balance sheet," according to a story in the Aug. 13, 2002, issue of the Denver Post.
Baltimore Sun
A story in the July 31, 2002, issue of the Baltimore Sun about how local television stations fill news airtime with stories about crime and violence quotes Danilo Yanich, a University of Delaware associate professor and policy scientist with the Center for Community and Family Development who has conducted research on television crime coverage.
“There’s no question it’s newsworthy,” Yanich told the Sun. “It’s a question of how you present it and how often you present it.”
On local newscasts, Yanich said that “violence moves everything else out, and it colors everything else.”
The New York Times
Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Professor of Corporate Governance and director of the University of Delaware’s Center for Corporate Governance, is quoted in a story about the labor movement’s call for corporate reform that appears in the July 30, 2002, issue of The New York Times.
Elson said he believes labor’s pledge to play a larger role in corporate governance issues should boost the reform movement. “Labor has been a very active voice in the governance area and a very successful voice,” he said.
Chicago Tribune
A story on the history of air conditioning that appeared in the July 29, 2002, issue of the Chicago Tribune quotes Larry Kalkstein of the University of Delaware’s Center for Climatic Research.
Kalkstein said heat-related deaths in New York City fell more than 25 percent from the 1960s to the 1990s and added that is largely because of air conditioning.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The July 8, 2002, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette gave rave reviews to the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble for a concert Saturday, July 6, which included a composition featuring poems by Fleda Brown, University of Delaware professor of English.
The composition, "Einstein on Mercer Street," was written by Brown's nephew, Kevin Puts.
The reviewer wrote, "The evening came to stunning conclusion in Kevin Puts' 'Einstein on Mercer Street,' a major commission by PNME. The work, incorporating the entire ensemble, exists between a song cycle and a Mahler symphony in terms of transforming text into a musical whole. The nine poems of contemporary poet Fleda Brown, a fictional account of Einstein's reflections as an old man, are masterfully intertwined into several sections that took different styles as their basis, from minimalism to Mozartean classicism.
"The theories of science and art usually meet imperfectly when applied, but it is hard not to remark that, like Einstein's theory, the effect of this piece was probably relative to each person in the audience. Its lack of cliches demanded that you fend for yourself for interpretation. For me, the reflective poems combined with the redolent motivic work gave 'Einstein' a potent nostalgia.
"Puts clearly is an emerging talent, and bass-baritone Timothy Jones was outstanding, displaying an easy-going approach to the melodies and speaking. Given the beloved subject matter and the strong and accessible composition, this work is an ideal piece for a new PNME to show that contemporary music is as vital and relevant as ever."
The New York Times
Research on an important Egyptian trade city by Steven E. Sidebotham, University of Delaware professor of history, is featured in a story on the front page of the Science Section in the July 9, 2002, issue of The New York Times.
Sidebotham has been working with UCLA archaeologist Willeke Wendrich on a dig in the one-time port of Berenike on the Red Sea, about 600 miles south of Suez near the border with Sudan.
ABC News
A July 9, 2002, ABC News.com story on corporate boards quotes Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Professor of Corporate Governance and director of the University of Delaware Center for Corporate Governance.
The story notes that corporate boards are increasingly under fire as scandal after scandal rocks American business.
Elson told ABC, "The problem of the passive board is an old one."
Elson also was included in a July 7, 2002, Washington Post story concerning a scathing U.S. Senate report on the Enron collapse.
"They missed some very important clues," Elson said of the Enron board. "In the future people are going to have a heightened sensitivity to those clues. This has created a very healthy skepticism vis-a-vis management."
Washington Post
Richard Wool, director of the University of Delaware's Affordable Composites from Renewable Sources (ACRES) program, is featured in a story in the Science section of the July 8, 2002, Washington Post.
The story is headlined "Can computers fly on the wings of a chicken?" and reports that Wool has filed a patent for a new generation of computer microchips that will replace silicon with materials generated from waste chicken feathers.
Wool "understands that nonspecialists will find this strange," the story notes, adding, "But he's used to it. Wool and his colleagues at the University's ACRES project have been developing new uses for plant fibers, oils and resins. Using such raw materials as the humble soybean, Wool and his colleagues are designing prototypes for everything from simple adhesives to hurricane-proof roofs."
CNN Money
Anna Kournikova has not had a stellar career on the tennis court, witness her first-round loss at Wimbledon, but she continues to be a force in sports marketing off the court. That could come to an end at some point, John Antil, University of Delaware associate professor of business administration, told CNN Money in a story that appeared July 5, 2002.
Antil said he believes the on-court success of Venus and Serena Williams is making them more attractive among advertisers seeking endorsements. "Is she (Kournikova) going to get a five-year deal with someone? I don't think so," Antil said. "Would I sign Venus Williams for five years for a good buck? Yeah, I would."
Associated Press
John Antil, a University of Delaware associate professor of business administration with expertise in sports marketing, was quoted June 19, 2002, in a widely distributed Associated Press story about the potential for marketing of players on the U.S. men’s soccer team after the World Cup.
“It is extremely ironic that soccer is the No. 1 participation sport for kids but we can’t seem to maintain the interest of adults in terms of TV viewership and game attendance,” Antil told AP.
He said a “heroic moment” is needed to grab the nation’s attention and hold it.
“You need a phenomenal play, the Pele up-in-the-air, over-the-head kick that gets a goal,” Antil said. “That’s the kind of thing you pray for. It has to be a super event that imbeds itself in the national consciousness.”
The article was picked up by many news outlets, including The New York Times, CNN Money, the Boston Globe, the Baltimore Sun, the Tampa Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Chicago Tribune
University of Delaware marine biologists Bill Hall and Nancy Targett are quoted in a story about the steep decline in the Delaware Bay horseshoe crab population that appeared June 17, 2002, in the Chicago Tribune.
Moving along the South Bowers beach, Hall told the reporter, “Years ago, you couldn’t walk here. There would be solid crabs down the length of the beach.”
Use of the ancient creatures as bait for eel and conch exploded in the 1990s, and Targett is developing an artificial lure to take the place of horseshoe crabs as bait.
Los Angeles Times
The May 29 issue of the Los Angeles Times includes a quote from Charles Elson, Woolard Professor and director of the University of Delaware's Center for Corporate Governance, in a story about the growing pressures on corporate board members in the wake of the Enron collapse.
At one time, the story notes, a board seat was a post "long on perks and short on demands."
Now, Elson said, "the perceived risk is greater and the potential reward less in most people's minds, the risk being the potential for litigation, embarrassment or even liability."
Delaware Law Weekly
Valerie P. Hans, professor of sociology and criminal justice at the University of Delaware, discusses changes to the civil jury trial being considered by the Delaware General Assembly in the May 29 issue of the Delaware Law Weekly.
Legislation would drop the requirement of a unanimous verdict and require instead agreement among 10 of the 12 jurors in civil cases.
"The public jury trial is an important part of self-government," Hans told the Delaware Law Weekly. "It provides an ability to handle conflict in societies."
Philadelphia Inquirer
A front page story in the May 21 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer cites the work of conservation experts and graduate students from the University of Delaware's Wintherthur Program in Art Conservation in the restoration of statues on the hallowed ground of the Gettysburg battlefield.
The Inquirer reported: "Using student labor at Gettysburg helps keep the cost of the project down, but also gives students a rare opportunity to work with outdoor sculpture. 'The experience is so much different than working in a lab,' said Nicole Grabow, a second-year student from Wilmington, as she balanced on a scaffold. 'It's great to feel you're preserving something for people to see. So many visitors come to this site.'"
Washington Post
A story on the horseshoe crab population in the May 22 edition of the Washington Post highlights the work of Bill Hall, a marine education specialist in the University of Delaware's College of Marine Studies.
Reporter Carol Vinzant joined Hall's crew on the beaches of the Delaware Bay to count the ancient creatures during a mating period, and noted that some volunteers refer to the researcher as "the god of horseshoe crabs."
She wrote: "Surveys show that the crab population has declined but that the decline has leveled off. To track the trend, researchers need lots of data, from lots of volunteers. Anyone can sign up but because it takes a night of training, Hall particularly wants people who can come out for more than one night.
"If you want to see the crabs without counting over the next several weeks, you don't necessarily have to go out in the middle of the night. (But it's much more spectacular if you do. They like the full and new moons.) For the less ambitious watcher, horseshoe crabs also show up at high tide during the day.
"But midnight it was as we walked along the beach. I spent most of my time turning upended crabs back over. Hall directed some back toward the water. 'C'mon, lady of the night, you'll find your way,' he coached them. 'When you see them try to right themselves, you wonder how they survived 300 million years.'
"Horseshoe crabs are the same phylum, arthropoda, as the true crabs, but they belong to a different subphylum and are actually more related to spiders, scorpions and mites. As militaristic as they look in their spiked armor, the crabs are no risk to handle. They don't bite or pinch. About the only way you could get hurt by a horseshoe crab is if someone threw one at you.
"In fact, I realized as I got ready for my drive back along that dark road, the horseshoe crab is the least scary thing out here."
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