Students can nominate anyone on the [URI] staff. We've had students nominate the janitor in their building because they have gone above and beyond expectations.

[At a meeting in Statler Hall Sept. 1, representatives from departments across campus met with students from Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi and surrounding states to discuss Cornell's response to the hurricane.] We know this is on the early side of the response, ... We think of ourselves as in this with you. This is going to be a long-haul ordeal. Our thoughts are with you.

Between classes, eight students walked the halls cheering, blocking the hallways, chanting. They were protesting.

We are proud of the student who reported this. Students and staff are reacting just like we want. We tell them to take control of their campus.

We've been very blessed by her presence. She teaches the students about differences. ... She has been very faithful.

We don't expect the students to come up with the final design. This is more for stimulating discussion and raising awareness about what we want to see in the roundabout and how we're going to get it there.