We do it for the kids, not for the recognition.

A retired gentleman called and said he was going to cook Thanksgiving for his ex-fiancée, who was from 30 years ago, ... They were rekindling over turkey dinner and he hadn't really cooked before.

I came in Tuesday and took a tour of the building for the first time. My first impression was that EB II is pretty nice. I think the rooms will be much better for students than what they had before.

I believe in lieu of the Katrina situation last week it is even more important that we are prepared and we practice in case a real situation occurs.

It's hard on them.

Many people have been able to return to their homes. We expect to spend most of today assessing damage, but it seems like it was not as bad as we expected.

It was very moving and extremely needed, ... We are a conservative campus where this is not talked about.

The faculty will be a little more relaxed this semester, because we know that problems are inevitable.

Amazingly all I could think of was the bride biting down on the turkey and chipping a tooth or something, ... I tried to think on the spot and told him, 'When the turkey's done, get a pretty little ribbon, tie the ring on the drumstick and present it to your bride-to-be.'