[Trinity's] SquashWise is based on programs in Boston, New York and Philadelphia, but it's the first one connected to a college.  That's important.  Colleges, particularly urban colleges, have to engage their neighborhoods.

"It's a moral obligation." 

Paul Assaiante, director of athletic development/associate professor, "Squash Champions Reach Out" by Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, December 1, 2002

“Is the problem of drinking going to go away? No," said philosophy Professor Drew Hyland.  "What I like about what [Hersh] is doing is he's directed his concerns to the students.  They need to take hold of the issue."

Drew Hyland, Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy, "Binge Drinking a Target at Trinity" by Robert A. Frahm and Matt Burgard, Hartford Courant, November 10, 2002

The street protests are but one face of the anti-war movement, however, and for Vijay Prashad, associate professor and director of the International Studies Program and Trinity College, they should not be taken as a representation of opposition to the war.

"Demonstrations are always organized and attended by a very small minority," said Prashad, who organized Trinity's faculty to sign a petition again the war.

Vijay Prashad, director/associate professor International Studies, "Protesters dislike anti-U.S. Rhetoric" by Carolyn Moreau, Hartford Courant, October 26, 2002

“Fewer races were unopposed years ago when political parties were stronger in Connecticut," said Clyde McKee, a political science professor at Trinity College

Clyde McKee, professor of political science, “Election Day Curtain Call” by Maura J. Casey, New York Times, November 3, 2002

Since 9/11 it's been easy to forget that only a few years ago the greatest threat to domestic security seemed to be homegrown extremists.  The adherents of Christian Identity, Posse Comitatus, Aryan Nations and so on now look like small fry, but Daniel Levitas comes to remind us that the people who gave us Oklahoma City are still out there.

Mark Silk, director of the Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life, "Aryan Nation" (Review of The Terrorist Next Door by Daniel Levitas; New York: Thomas Dunne Books) by Mark Silk, New York Times, November 17 2002