September 25, 2003

Quotable

“I just have to believe that the people who say extrajudicial killing is OK are responding emotionally, and haven’t thought through the implications of what they’re saying. That’s like saying it's OK to take someone out and lynch them.”
— Thomas F. Geraghty, associate dean for clinical education, professor of law and director of the Bluhm Legal Clinic, discussing the prison death of former priest John Geoghan.
Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 11, 2003

“We want to lump and see all Asians as the same, all Latinos as the same, but they’re not. They’re extraordinarily divided among themselves and those divisions are very meaningful.”
— Micaela di Leonardo, professor of anthropology, gender studies and performance studies, and Board of Lady Managers of the Columbian Exposition Professor, discussing the vast economic gulf that exists between city- and suburban-dwelling Asian groups.
Chicago Tribune, Sept. 11, 2003

“While you’re with us at Northwestern, we’ll play Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Michigan. And we’ll beat them all.”
— Former Northwestern football coach Ara Parseghian, talking about
the death of alumnus Ron Burton and a promise he made the young recruit in 1956.
Chicago Tribune, Sept. 15, 2003