The Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Sunday, January 31
When William McGrew (anthropology and zoology) watches the Super Bowl he
notices something familiar in the chest-thumping, pummeling and embracing
that teammates engage in during moments of great joy and sorrow.  McGrew
sees almost identical forms of physical contact among the chimpanzees he
studies in the wild.

Boston Globe, Tuesday, Feb. 2; Miami Herald, Wednesday, Feb. 3
AT&T's deal to provide local phone service through Time Warner's cable
television system is the most recent in a series of bold deals intended to
transform AT&T into a one-stop shop for all kinds of telecommunications
offerings.  C. Michael Armstrong (Miami alumnus), At&T's chief executive,
is getting much of the credit for the company's new aggressiveness

Commuter/Regional Airline News, Monday, Feb. 1
Story about the possibility of United buying America West quotes James
Brock (economics).

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Wednesday, Feb. 3
The dolls created by sisters Delores Coles and Darla Knox (both Miami
graduates) reflect the diversity of color, age and life experience that
they see in the world around them.  A sample of their African-American
miniatures is on display at Lane Public Library in Oxford.
And:
Thomas Cobbe (professor emeritus of botany) obituary.  Quotes Michael
Vincent (herbarium curator).

Middletown Journal, Friday, Jan. 29
Construction of the Barry J. Levey Science Building at Miami
University-Middletown is expected to be completed on schedule in
mid-to-late May, said Dick Sollmann (public relation and marketing,
Middletown campus).

The Columbus Dispatch, Friday, Jan. 29
"Readers speak out" section includes someone who says, "Political
correctness and sexism run amok.  Miami University bows to Title IX quotas
by eliminating opportunities for male athletes just to get their federal
statistics in line.  Pathetic.  High school athletes, take note."

Journal-News, Wednesday, Feb. 3
Letter to the editor from someone who was raised in Peck's Addition and
disagrees with Harry Wilks' opinion of it.  He says if it was substandard
housing it was because the city of Hamilton would not provide public water
and sewer services.  These services were provided for Miami University and
others.

Kristal Humphrey
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