Christian Science Monitor -- August 31, 2005
Kathie Turner, professor of communication studies, is a longtime student of women in comic strips. That made her a natural source when a Christian Science Monitor reporter was researching a story on the 75th anniversary of "Blondie." Read the story here.

Philanthropy Journal -- August 2005
President Robert Vagt has been elected chair of the board of the Childrens Defense Fund. To read why Davdison's president believes his service to young children is as important as his service to college-age youth, click here.

International Herald Tribune -- April 27, 2005
Reporter Chris Buckley analyzed the motives of a visit to China by Taiwanese Nationalist Party chair Lien Chan. His chief source was Brown Professor of Political Science Shelley Rigger, who specializes in Taiwanese politics. Rigger said there is more calculation than nostalgia behind this historic visit by a senior Taiwanese politician. Read the story and Rigger's comments here.

Associate Press -- December 1, 2004
AP reporter Toby Sterling contacted Lance Stell, Dana Proffessor of Philosophy and staff ethicist at Carolinas Medical Center, for comment about proposed guidelines for euthanization of terminally ill newborns in the Netherlands. The story, with Stell's comment that doctors everywhere remove life support from hopelessly ill children every day, was carried in media throughout the United States, and in Australia, China, and in Great Britain's The Guardian. View it here in USA Today.

CollegeSports.com -- November 24, 2004
CSTV Assistant News Editor Andy Elrick advises readers of his regular column that "Davidson Deserves More Credit." "Let's add Davidson to our list of schools to fall all over ourselves praising, shall we, because Duke and Stanford are just getting old," Elrick writes. He cites Bob McKillop, men's basketball coach, for his willingness to argue the "hot hand" in a psychology class, and his success at building a winning program at one of the NCAA's smallest Division I teams. Read Elrick's comments here.

The Chronicle of Higher Education -- September 3, 2004
Chronicle technology writer Brock Read featured Davidson students creation of a "community" on the Web site LiveJournal.com in a multi-part story about blogging. Photos of Nora Goldberger '08 appeared in an article describing communications between her and other incoming students on the site over matters such as what to bring to school, and what to expect upon arrival.

Washington Post -- August 30, 2004
Post education writer Amy Argetsinger featured Davidson in an article about how colleges match roommates. She quoted Leslie Marsicano, associate dean of students, pointing out that "a good match is essential because most students these days have never shared a room with a sibling."

Science Magazine Online -- August 13, 2004
The prominent national science news weekly featured in its "Netwatch" column an item highlighting the work of Malcolm Campbell, associate professor of biology. Campbell heads the Genome Consortium for Active Teaching, which is making low-cost DNA microarrays available to more than 100 institutions this year. The effort gives more undergraduates some research experience at with these chips, which they analyze to measure gene activity.

USA Today -- May 13, 2004
In a story about the controversies that Commencement speakers sometimes stir up on campuses, USA Today higher education reporter Mary Beth Marklein closed with a reference to Davidson. She wrote, "Other (schools) are adopting a philosophy similar to that of Davidson College, in Davidson, N.C., which stopped inviting prominent speakers in the 1960s, shortly after it moved ceremonies outdoors. The first year turned so hot, and the speaker droned on for so long, that the college has since limited speechifying to brief remarks by the president. This Sunday, as with every year, the focus will be on graduates as they walk across the platform to receive diplomas and shake hands with the president." The story is archived at this site.

NPR's Diane Rehm Show -- March 23, 2004
NPR's nationally broadcast "Diane Rehm Show" included a segement about Taiwanese politics, and featured Davidson's Shelley Rigger, Brown Associate Professor of Political Science. You can find the segment archived at the show site.

Associated Press and Others -- March 19-22, 2004
The AP's Bill Foreman quoted Shelley Rigger, Brown Associate Professor of Political Science, in a story that appeared all over the country about how Taiwan's presidential elections might provoke mainland China. "Beijing should get some of the blame for this for not dealing with Chen early in his term when he was more flexible, said Shelley Rigger, a political science professor at Davidson College in North Carolina and a leading U.S. expert on Taiwanese politics." Rigger was also interviewed on NPR's "Morning Edition" on March 22, and was quoted in articles in "Christian Science Monitor," "Financial Times of London," and "The Australian" newspaper.

Associated Press -- March 3, 2004
The AP's Paul Nowell wrote about the college's innovative benefits plan that charges employees for health insurance based on their salaries. "In a major policy change for the fiscally conservative institution, school president Robert Vagt told faculty members and staff late last year that in the future, instead of a flat premium for health coverage, employees earning the highest salaries would pay more, while lower-paid workers would pay less... Instead of a mass protest, Vagt's message drew a standing ovation from faculty members when he disclosed the plan at a campus meeting."

Taipei Times and The China Post -- February 25, 2004
Both The Taipei Times and The China Post published stories covering a presentation at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., by Shelley RIgger, Brown Associate Professor of Political Science. Rigger, an expert in Taiwanese politics, spoke about possible outcomes of Taiwan's presidential election on March 20. The Taipei Times article began, "Despite the pan-blue camp's edge in most public opinion polls, the presidential election is 'too close to call,' and will hinge on the late decisions of a large number of undecided voters, a leading US scholar of Taiwan affairs said Monday in Washington."

Stage Directions Magazine -- February 2004
Stage Directions carried a story about the college's premier production of the rock opera, Frankenstein. It concluded, "What's up next for the show? After (Ty '04) Morse graduates from Davidson in the spring, it's going to be full steam ahead. 'Were going to become executive producers of this tour the first couple of months, get really organized and make sure all the parts are in place.' Also o the docket after the release of the CD and DVD is merchandising material that will be posted on the show's website. Pete Townsend, eat your heart out!"

St. Louis Post -- Dec. 13, 2003
The Post and several other papers across the country carried a column by Tim McGuire, Davidson's Visiting Batten Professor of Public Policy, entitled "Don't Sell Your Pride & Honor Short." McGuire wrote about the positive effect of the Honor Code on campus, saying, "It was exciting for a stranger to see how much the Honor Code shaped their behavior. To my visiting eye, integrity practially oozed out of the place." He noted that some people focus on the failures of such systems, rather than the successes, and concluded, "If we're going to personally make our workplace better, we must fuel the bonfire of pride and not kindle the fire of dissatisfaction."

San Antonio Express -- Nov. 30, 2003
Express reporter Marina Pisano interviewed Watson Professor of Psychology Ed Palmer in writing about how holiday eating promotes negative self-image of the body, especially in women. She cited Palmer's research that shows women perceive themselves as fatter than they actually are, and believe that the ideal body type is skinny.

Chronicle of Higher Education -- Nov. 28, 2003
The Chronicle and The Charlotte Observer ran feature stories about research on Thanksgiving by Assistant Professor of Religion Anne Blue Wills. Wills showed that today's practice of the holiday was the creation of a determined 19th century women's magazine editor. A story about her research also appears on the college web site here.

The Wall Street Journal -- Nov. 28, 2003
The Wall Street Journal quoted Davidson Associate Professor of Political Science Russell Crandall in a story about a Venezuelan petition drive to recall President Hugo Chavez. "They have to win this," Crandall said. "The opposition should have been doing this all along instead of holding strikes." Crandall is one of the country's foremost experts in US policy in the Andean region, and has been frequently cited in Wall Street Journal stories about the region.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Nov. 21, 2003
The Journal-Constitution carried an op-ed piece by Director of Athletics Jim Murphy entitled "Athletes Belong on Academic Field." Murphy wrote that the scandals which tarnish the reputation of big-time college sports also obscure the very meaningful and healthy ways in which most college athletes pursue sports. "The leadership of some of the most prestigious educational institutions in the nation strongly believe that goal-oriented athletes help create a desirable texture of student body," he wrote.

Charlotte Observer -- Nov. 16, 2003
The Observer ran a Sunday "Arts" section cover feature about the work of Associate Professor of Mathematics John Swallow. Reporter Tommy Tomlinson stayed in touch with Swallow for more than a year as Swallow puzzled his way through a problem mathematicians had considered for twenty-five years. It involved analyzing two "Brauer groups," large algebraic structures, and trying to prove that they are identical. The story tracks Swallow's progress and eventual success in publishing a proof to the problem.

New York Times -- Aug. 7, 2003
The New York Times featured as its "Quote of the Day" a statement by Director of Residence Life Leslie Marsicano. She was quoted in a story about college's systems for matching roommates as saying, ""We had a match that seemed perfect, until we discovered that one was a cattle rancher's son and the other was a vegan." Newsweek magazine picked up the item to use in its "Quotables" section.

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