Eric Udelhofen ’07 wrote an op/ed piece, titled “I learned the truth about global warming,” that appeared in the August 2 Colorado Daily. The article was a result of Udelhofen’s research internship with the Institute for the Center for Capacity Building at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. He wrote of how his research has led him to make changes in his personal use of energy resources and his desire to empower others to understand the devastating effects of global warming. Udelhofen is an economics major at Carleton.

Robert Strauss ’73 wrote an article titled “Honor Thy Father” that appeared in the July 31 New York Times Sunday edition Education Life supplement. Strauss wrote about how events during his years at Carleton and his relationship with his father, Samuel, led him to set up the Samuel Strauss Prize for Humor Writing at the college. The annual prize, awarded by the English department, is now 23 years old and, in his article, Strauss paid tribute to Carleton for honoring and encouraging his intentions. Also quoted in the article were Kristine Cecil ’84, vice president for external relations, and Gregory Smith, professor of English. Strauss majored in philosophy at Carleton. The 2005 Strauss prizewinner was Martin Miller ’07, an English major from Fayetteville, Ark.

Peter Hirtle ’74, director for instruction and learning and responsible for monitoring intellectual-property issues for the libraries at Cornell University, was pictured on the cover of the July 29 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education and interviewed for an article titled “Whose Work Is It, Anyway?” The article highlighted the challenges of determining correct attribution and thereby gaining copyright permissions for intellectual property and art. “Copyright is supposed to advance the sciences and arts, and this is copyright becoming an impediment to the sciences and arts,” he said. Hirtle majored in history at Carleton.

R. Kayeen Thomas ’06 was quoted in a July 27 Washington Post article titled “Wide-Ranging Study Aims to Boost Prospects for Minority Men.” Thomas attended the first public meeting of a national commission charged with collecting statistics and reviewing public policy in order to improve the “life options” of young black, Hispanic and Native American men. While noting that there were few young people in attendance, Thomas commended the commission’s efforts. “Too often, the discussion has been that [young men] need to act right or that the system is messing us over. It’s a combination of both. I’m glad this commission is not trying to sugarcoat things.” Thomas is an African/African American studies major at Carleton.

Richard Crouter, the John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, wrote an op/ed piece titled “Grief for the British, but none for Iraqis?” that was published in the July 24 issue of the Star Tribune. Crouter pointed out the juxtaposition of the July 7 terrorist attacks in London (killing 59) and the July 17 suicide bombing in Musayyib, Iraq (killing 71) and raised questions of how Americans view the two events.

Qiguang Zhao, the Burton and Lily Levin Professor of Chinese, was featured in a July 23 South China Morning Post article titled “Chinese set to become dominant language: 800 US colleges have established a Chinese programme, notes academic.” Zhao addressed educators and government officials at the World Chinese Conference in Beijing, forecasting that Chinese will be racing with English to become the world’s dominant language within the next two decades. “We should be more active and passionate in promoting the Chinese language and culture – not sit back and wait,” he said.

Steven Schier, the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, was quoted in a July 17 USA TODAY article titled “Unions debate the place of politics.” The article highlighted Minnesota as a microcosm of the current situation with party politics and labor unions as evidenced by the tensions within the AFL-CIO. A split in the unions, said Schier, “could have a big impact on Democratic vote totals” in upcoming elections.

Roy Grow, the Frank B. Kellogg Professor of International Relations, was interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio’s Midday program on July 18. The program’s topic was “From London and Madrid to Lebanon and Iraq, there are terrorist bombings in the newspaper almost daily. Nearly four years after the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S., is global terrorism getting stronger?”

Jonathan Capehart ’89 was profiled in a July 18 PR Week article titled “H&K’s Capehart climbs ladder with help from friends.” “Everything that’s happened to me goes back to Carleton College,” Capehart said. From 1993-2000, Capehart was a member The New York Daily News’ editorial board. While he wrote on myriad local, national and international issues, Capehart’s 16-month editorial campaign to save the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem earned him and the board the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. In July 2000, he became the national affairs columnist at Bloomberg News, then took a leave to serve as a policy adviser to Michael Bloomberg’s successful New York City mayoral campaign. Capehart is current senior vice president and senior counselor of public affairs at Hill & Knowlton. Capehart majored in political science at Carleton.

Jenny Wahl, professor of economics, was quoted in a July 17 Star Tribune article titled “Federal Deficits: Surplus days aren’t here again.” Wahl is a member of the Star Tribune’s board of economists and was interviewed about the federal deficit situation. Wahl, who worked in the U.S. Treasury during the Reagan administration and saw how federal budget writers can manipulate the numbers said, “What I find troubling is that not only are these numbers fairly meaningless but they’re tending to be downright misleading.”