Richmond in the national media

Tom Arnold, assistant professor of finance, was quoted by TCM Net.com about Circuit City’s cash flow problems.

Ed Ayers, president, co-authored a commentary on the Declaration of Independence on Ascribe Newswire. Red Orbit, Calibre and New Journal Guide reported that he was part of a panel discussion for the dedication of the Civil Rights memorial in Richmond.

Thomas Bonfiglio, professor of comparative literature and linguistics, was quoted in an article in The Christian Science Monitor about American broadcast English being essentially a Midwestern dialect.

Kaitlin Coffey, ’11, was quoted in an article about teens and higher gas prices in The Washington Post.  

Chris Cotropia, associate professor of law, was quoted about copyright infringement liability in InfoTech & Telecom News.

Richard Coughlin, Robins School senior associate dean, was quoted by the Associated Press about selection criteria of MBA students.

Erik Craft, associate professor of economics, was quoted in Individual.com about recession-proof professions. His op-ed about increasing the federal gas tax appeared in The Providence Journal.

Dean Croushore, associate professor of economics, was quoted in TCM Net about the slower growth of Virginia’s economy in 2007. Gulfnews.com quoted him about consumer confidence.

Pat Fishe, professor of finance, was quoted in an article in Individual.com about the shakeup at Wachovia Corp. that led to the departure of the CEO.  

Terryl Givens was featured in an article in the Deseret Morning News. It reported that his book took top honors from the Mormon History Association. The Ithaca Journal reported that he would be interviewed on the TV program “History Detectives.”

Linda Hobgood, director of the speech center, was quoted in an article on FOXNews.com about Barack Obama’s Berlin speech.

John Paul Jones, professor of law, was quoted on Law.com about the Supreme Court’s decision in Exxon v. Baker.

Phyllis Katz, adjunct assistant professor of law, was featured in an article on eMedia Wire about her receiving the Virginia State Bar’s Pro Bono Award for founding LINC, the Legal Information Network for Cancer.

Craig Kinsley, professor of neuroscience, was quoted in Perth Now and The Australian about the effects of pregnancy on mothers’ brains.

John Moeser, visiting fellow in the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, was quoted in Individual.com about development of the James River riverfront.

Sheri Motro, assistant professor of law, wrote an essay for The Wall Street Journal about going home to Israel.

Dan Palazzolo, professor of political science, was quoted in The Boston Globe about the Democrats’ chances in Virginia in the November presidential election and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine’s chances of being a vice presidential nominee.

Jim Rettig, university librarian, was quoted in an article about increased use of libraries in tough economic times in Newsnet5.com.

Sarah Singletary, ’09, was quoted in an article about study abroad in The Wall Street Journal.

Carl Tobias, professor of law, was quoted in The State about rejection of a class action suit against the tobacco industry. He was also quoted on the same subject in Taiwan News, China Economic Net, Katu.com, KGW.com, QC Times, The Northwest Florida Daily News, The Auburn Citizen, GMA News, Morningstar.com, Yahoo! and the Associated Press. The Charlotte Observer quoted him in an article about lease transactions by Wachovia and BB&T banks. He was quoted about Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He was quoted in Financial Times about the Bush administration’s anti-terrorism policy. USA Today quoted him in an article about the rebound of Yahoo stock. The Detroit News used his quotes in an article about Senate hearings for three Michigan judicial nominees to the federal court of appeals. His letter to the editor about John McCain’s praise of conservative federal judges appeared in The New York Times.

The Washington Post quoted him about squabbling in the Virginia General Assembly over selecting judges. The Sun Sentinel quoted him about failure of federal prosecutors to convict any members of an alleged south Florida terror cell after two trials. Law.com  quoted him about President Bush sending consensus judicial nominees to Congress. The (Baltimore) Sun printed his letter questioning if John McCain would nominate conservative activist judges or consensus nominees. The Santa Barbara News-Press, Newsday and AM New York quoted him about the Tameka Lewis prostitution trial. Individual.com quoted him about illegal immigrants arrested at a Richmond, Va., construction site. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Bloomberg News quoted him about Microsoft considering an alternative transaction with Yahoo. The Clarion-Ledger quoted him in articles about the appeal of condemned killer Earl Wesley Berry and the sentencing of attorney Dickie Scruggs in a bribery scheme.

Individual.com and The (Baltimore) Sun quoted Tobias about an opinion of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals striking down a Baltimore County law related to a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal. Media General News Service quoted him about the confirmation of Steven Agee to the 4th Circuit court of Appeals. The Oregonian quoted him about the possible purchase of Border’s by Barnes & Noble. He also was quoted on that topic by Signon San Diego, Crain’s Detroit Business, the South Bend Tribune and the AP. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Trading Markets and Individual.com quoted Tobias in articles about a proposed settlement in the pet food contamination case. The State quoted him about committee approval of Walt Wilkins to be South Carolina’s top federal prosecutor. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted him in an article about the death penalty, and The Salt Lake Tribune quoted him about the child custody case in Eldorado, Texas. The Daily News quoted him about Michael Mukasey restoring credibility to the Justice Department. The Times-Picayune in New Orleans quoted Tobias in articles about the trial of Rep. William Jefferson, possible impeachment of U.S. District Judge Thomas Porteus and the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision against using the death penalty in child rape cases. The Los Angeles Times quoted him about the Texas child custody case. The New York Times quoted him about the sentencing of attorney Melvin Weiss.

The Wall Street Journal and SmartMoney quoted Tobias about criminal drug charges filed against former Broadcom Corp. CEO Henry Nicholas III. The Herald-Tribune of Southwest Florida, The Money Times and The New York Times quoted him about the possible buyout by Bank America of Countrywide. The Detroit News quoted him about Senate hearings and the confirmation of Helene White, a nominee to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He commented on the Henry Nicholas case on Marketplace on NPR. The New York Times quoted him about pay raises for New York state judges. Yahoo Finance quoted him about shareholder litigation against Yahoo. The (Baltimore) Sun published his letter to the editor about habeas corpus rights and trying terror suspects in federal court. The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted Tobias about the misconduct inquiry of Chief Judge Alex Kozinski on the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on handgun ownership. The Wall Street Journal, All Headline News, Houston Chronicle, TCM Net.com and Red Orbit quoted him about the alliance between United and Continental airlines. The Charlotte Observer and Individual.com quoted him in articles about possible litigation against Countrywide mortgage company. The San Francisco Chronicle quoted him about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case about whether the Navy must limit sonar use off  Southern California in order to protect whales. The Christian Science Monitor and Axcess News quoted him about whether White House aides will ever testify about the federal prosecutors’ firings. The Winnipeg Free Press quoted him on reorganization at Yahoo.

The Christian Science Monitor quoted Tobias about future judicial appointments. The San Francisco Chronicle quoted him about future Supreme Court rulings and the presidential election and possible renewal of a Microsoft-Yahoo deal. His quote on the sentencing of trial lawyer Dickie Scruggs was printed in The Clarion Ledger. Bloomberg News quoted Tobias about WalMart’s employee practices. The Sacramento Bee quoted him about a class action settlement between California Public Employees’ Retirement System and UnitedHealth Group. The Oregonian used his quote about a lawsuit challenging President Bush’s authority to eavesdrop on Americans without following wiretap laws. The Denver Post quoted him in an article about the need to fill three vacancies on the federal bench in Colorado. The Wall Street Journal quoted him about the Yahoo proxy fight. His quotes about Waste Management’s Offer to buy Republic Services were printed in The Arizona Republic, TMC Net and the Houston Chronicle. Law.com quoted him in an article about the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision about a strip-search of a 13-year-old girl. The New York Times quoted him about new evidence in the Roger Clemen’s case. The Mercury News and eFlux Media quoted him about a court ruling siding with eBay against Tiffany. Red Orbit, Yahoo News USA and McClatchy Newspapersquoted him in articles about the trial of Osama bin Laden’s former driver. The Times-Picayune and NOLA Live quoted Tobias in articles about a request to the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision banning execution of child rapists. The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Telegraph Australia quoted him about the FCC’s ruling about the 2004 Super Bowl half-time show. He was quoted in The Charlotte Observer about the speed of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals despite four vacancies. He was quoted about the CEO of Yahoo being upbeat despite a lackluster quarter in the Associated Press, the Chicago Tribune, TickerTech.com, the Times of India, the Globe and Mail and NewsFactor Network. He was quoted in Calibre about the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding a ban on sectarian prayer. Signon San Diego and SFGate quoted him about comments made by a judge in the Zacarias Moussaoui trial. The New York Times quoted him in articles about whether President Bush would pardon Marion Jones and the sentencing of co-defendants of disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy. OregonLive.com quoted him about the nomination of Marco Hernandez to the federal bench. The Christian Science Monitor used his quote in an article about politics playing a role in hiring of Justice Department employees. The Washington Post and ABA Journal quoted him in articles about the appointment of Steven Agee to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The San Antonio Express-News quoted him in an article about border agents’ convictions being upheld. Fin24.com quoted him about the future of Yahoo.

The University of Richmond was mentioned in an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about the use of Twitter. The University also was mentioned in articles about free bus passes for employees in CNBC.com and BizYahoo-Finance. UR’s Intellectual Property Institute was mentioned in an article on downloading music in Melodika.net. The American Bar Association Journal and MacroWorldInvestor featured articles about the University’s new downtown campus. The Jepson School of Leadership Studies was mentioned in an article by McClatchey-Tribune Information Service about leadership programs. MacroWorldInvestor reported that the GRTC bus line serving the campus might be eliminated. The approval of an on-campus stadium was reported in CBS College Sports.

Vincent Wei-cheng Wang’s letter to the editor about whether the Beijing Olympics would lead to more Western tolerance of Chinese practices appeared in The New York Times.  

Jonathan Whitaker, assistant professor of management, was one of three writers of an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal about offshore outsourcing and customer satisfaction. His research was mentioned in IT Business Edge in an article about outsourcing.