UD in the News, Sept. 13, 2005

Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in a Sept. 13 San Francisco Chronicle story about a proposed insider trading court settlement in which Oracle Corp.’s chief executive officer, Larry Ellison, would play $100 million to a charity. "Anytime someone pays out a sum of money that large, it could embolden plaintiffs in other cases depending on the nature of the (legal) action,” Elson told the Chronicle.

Patricia Sine, director of UD’s Office of Educational Technology, was quoted in a Sept. 13 News Journal story about the use of e-mail by parents interested in keeping in touch with school teachers and administrators.

Richard Sylves, professor of political science and international relations, was quoted in a Sept. 12 Cox News Service story about disarray at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "Homeland Security has forced reorganizations of emergency management at the state and local levels," Sylves said, and "some of these reorganizations have not boded well."

Enrico Quarantelli, professor emeritus of sociology and founding director of UD’s Disaster Research Center, was quoted in a Sept. 11 Boston Globe column questioning the amount of looting that actually took place in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Russell Dynes, professor emeritus of sociology and founding director of UD’s Disaster Research Center, was quoted in a Sept. 10 Houston Chronicle story about problems with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after it lost Cabinet-level status and was made part of the Department of Homeland Security. "We spent billions of dollars trying to chase a couple of terrorists around and forgot about millions of people living on the Gulf Coast," Dynes said. He also was quoted in a story in the Sept. 9 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Ed Whereat, program coordinator in the College of Marine Studies, was quoted in a Sept. 10 News Journal story about fish kills in Sussex County’s inland bays.

Tracy Downs, program director in the Center for Counseling and Student Development, was quoted in a Sept. 9 News Journal story on college residence halls that are free of alcohol and drugs. "It's a great housing option for students who don't drink, or don't drink irresponsibly, and don't want to suffer the second-hand consequences of binge drinking," Downs said.

James Corbett, assistant professor of marine studies, was quoted in a Sept. 8 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the impact that the closing of Gulf Coast ports in the wake of Hurricane Katrina will have on the regional and national economies. The story was distributed nationally by the Knight Ridder news service. Corbett also was quoted in a story on shipping in the Sept. 9 Toledo Blade.

Havidan Rodriguez, professor of sociology and director of UD’s Disaster Research Center, was quoted in a Sept. 8 Christian Science Monitor story about private citizens coming to the aid of the stricken Gulf Coast. "You'd assume FEMA would have the capacity and structure to respond to these events in an expedient manner. That's the whole purpose of FEMA," Rodríguez, said. "This was the first opportunity the Department of Homeland Security had to show it was well-equipped and prepared, and obviously that was not the case." Rodriguez also was quoted in a Sept. 11 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story on evacuees and in a Sept. 7 USA Today story about Michael Brown, the embattled head of FEMA.

Roberta Golinkoff, H. Rodney Sharp Chair in Human Services, Education and Public Policy, was quoted in a Sept. 8 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the shift in pace as families return from the ease of summer to the hectic nature of fall and children go back to school. Golinkoff said families suffer from “manic compression,” with parents often trying to schedule every moment of their children’s time, often to the detriment of the children.

K.C. Keeler, UD football head coach, was featured in a Sept. 8 Allentown Morning Call article about the Delaware tradition. 'I'd match our tradition against any school in the country,” Keeler said. “People are tailgating four hours before the game. There's been a book written about this program, and I'll have a radio show tonight in a place that is getting to be too small to accommodate all the fans who want to be there. When you're a Blue Hen, you're a Blue Hen for life.''

A 2003 report by UD’s Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies was cited in a Sept. 8 USA Today story about football betting as a billion dollar business. The report found that about 21 percent of 11th graders had gambled on sports in the previous year.

Benigno Aguirre, professor of sociology and a core faculty member at the Disaster Research Center, was quoted in a Sept. 7 Washington Post story about overbuilding in America’s coastal regions. He said the disaster that unfolded in New Orleans was “not an act of God” but “an act of man” because “the federal government refused to spend the money to improve the levees.” Aguirre also was quoted in a Sept. 12 Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel story about Hurricane Katrina evacuees.

Norman Wagner, Alvin B. and Julia O. Stiles Professor of Chemical Engineering, was featured in a Sept. 7 WCAU-TV10 news story about his research on shear thickening fluid, which can strengthen Kevlar body armor and make it virtually impenetrable.

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