Duke in the News: Jan. 16, 2007

Young's Message Inspires Crowd | Miles to Go Before He Sleeps | Lacrosse Case in State Hands, and more…

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

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YOUNG'S MESSAGE INSPIRES CROWD
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 15 -- A near-capacity audience at Duke Chapel hears Andrew Young's message about making "our dreams come true." Young, one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s top aides, was the keynote speaker for Duke's 18th annual King celebration. ... Full story
--Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: Andrew Young Carries on King's Message of Nonviolent Activism ... Full story
Duke News: Andrew Young Takes King's Vision Globally ... Full story
WRAL.com: Thousands Honor MLK's Legacy in Different Ways (Duke President Richard Brodhead) ... Full story
Herald-Sun: Looking to King for Help ... Full story
San Francisco Chronicle: Writings Show King as Liberal Christian, Rejecting Literalism (Duke Divinity School Professor Richard Lischer) ... Full story

MILES TO GO BEFORE HE SLEEPS
Newsweek, Jan. 13 -- Duke historian and civil rights activist John Hope Franklin explains how the movement toward Martin Luther King's dream has been significant -- that we can expect a black president "soon" -- but "not nearly as effective as it should be." ... Full story

LACROSSE CASE IN STATE HANDS
News & Observer, Jan. 14 -- The state attorney general assumed control Saturday of the Duke lacrosse case, a move that puts fresh eyes on the evidence and on the actions of District Attorney Mike Nifong over the past 10 months. ... Full story
--Also, News & Observer: Nifong Conduct Rebuked Early ... Full story
CBS News 60 Minutes: The Duke Case ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

TESTS MAY HELP END 'BUBBLE BOY' DISEASE
The New York Times, AP, Jan. 15 -- Dr. Rebecca Buckley of Duke discusses an experiment at testing newborns for SCID, a rare genetic disorder known as "bubble boy disease." Buckley, a SCID specialist, has long advocated newborn screening. ... Full story

SNUB OF HIGH COURT RULING PROMPTS ANOTHER LOOK AT DEATH CASE
USA Today, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Supreme Court followed the advice of Duke law professor Erwin Chemerinsky by taking a condemned Texas man's case for an unusual second time in three years. ... Full story

SAM WELLS PAPER TRAIL LEADS TO TEHRAN, IRAN
Durham News, Jan. 13 -- The Rev. Canon Sam Wells, dean of Duke Chapel and research professor of Christian ethics at Duke Divinity School, was one of 20 scholars invited to give papers earlier this month at the first Tehran International Conference on Religion and Drama. ... Full story

ALUMNI LOYALTY FOR ETERNITY
News & Observer, Jan. 16 -- So many people are dying to return to their alma maters that some universities, including Duke, are making it possible to spend eternity there. ... Full story