Category: 2013
Food Stamps: Fighting Hunger Or Draining Resources?
NPR “On Point”
Deborah Frank, School of Medicine
Congress says food stamps are costing the country too much and debating big cuts…
Boy Scouts’ historic vote on gays: lobbying right up to the end
Christian Science Monitor
Robert Volk, School of Law
The Boy Scouts of America may be headed for a historic moment on Thursday…
Expert quote:
“Witness the upsurge in support for same sex marriage.”
Channelling cash
The Economist
Donald Terry, School of Law, Center for Finance, Law & Policy
The world economy may be struggling, but foreign remittances continue to grow…
Expert quote:
“The marriage between remittances and microfinance has not happened.”
Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members
USA Today
Robert Volk, School of Law
The Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to allow gay youth to participate in scouting. The historic vote, with 60% in favor, signals another shift in American public opinion about homosexuality but still leaves the organization with many future hurdles…
Expert quote:
“It’s a chicken and egg thing. Their policy has given them the sponsors they have because those are the groups that believe in conservative ideals.”
Forgotten Scores
Boston.com
By Adam Naylor, School of Education
As human beings, we have many motives for the things that we do…
Stanford University students study own DNA
San Jose Mercury News
George Annas, School of Public Health
Most students read about genetics in a textbook. Stanford University students are reading something far more intimate: their own DNA code…
Expert quote:
“I think this is a potentially very worthwhile medical school course. Mostly medical students practice on patients — this gives them an opportunity to practice cutting-edge medicine on themselves, making them … more understanding of why we have rules for informed consent and privacy.”
French Parliament candidate Frederic Lefebvre campaigns in Boston to represent overseas citizens
Springfield Republican
William Keylor, College of Arts & Sciences
French Parliament candidate Frederic Lefebvre jetted into Boston on Wednesday afternoon on a flight from Washington, D.C….
Expert quote:
“It must be a very expensive, physically exhausting experience. It’s like a presidential campaign, but add to that Canada.”
Jay Carney: Criticisms legitimate
The Hill
Tobe Berkovitz, College of Communication
The White House admitted Wednesday that its handling of information about three big simultaneous scandals has produced justifiable press frustration and suspicion…
Expert quote:
“They’re two steps away from causing harm to themselves. They’re digging themselves a pretty big hole, and the real question is, ‘Is Obama going to fall into it?’ ”
The Circumstances Behind the Pomp — Reflections From a Dean in Transition
Huffington Post
By Jay Halfond, Metropolitan College
I estimate I have shaken hands with perhaps 8,000 graduating students…
Gov. Deval Patrick: Tim Murray leaving ‘very big hole’
Boston Herald
Tom Whalen, College of General Studies
Gov. Deval Patrick said yesterday that Tim Murray’s resignation as lieutenant governor “leaves a very big hole” in his lame-duck administration — but it’s a hole, experts say, that’s easily filled…
Expert quote:
“It’s like the appendix in a person’s body. You don’t need an appendix, and in state government you don’t need a lieutenant governor. It’s the best job in the world. You don’t have to do much of anything, and it’s a pretty good paycheck.”
