Duke in the News: March 2, 2007
Milestones Festival Strives to Reflect Spirit of the Age | Hicks a Test Case for Bush Administration | Insider Trading Still Doesn't Pay, and more…
Friday, March 2, 2007
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MILESTONES FESTIVAL STRIVES TO REFLECT SPIRIT OF THE AGE
(Durham) Herald-Sun, March 2 -- Every couple of years, fans of both the UNC and Duke music departments have an opportunity to listen to Milestones, a festival of new music organized by both schools. ... Full story
--Also, Duke Chronicle: Festival Marks Musical Milestone ... Full story
HICKS A TEST CASE FOR BUSH ADMINISTRATION
Australian Broadcasting's The World Today, March 2 -- Duke law professor Scott Silliman says the Bush Administration has a lot riding on the case of the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be formally charged under the new military commission system. ... Full story
INSIDER TRADING STILL DOESN'T PAY
American Public Media's Marketplace, March 1 -- Duke law professor James Cox says we can expect more insider trading cases like those brought Thursday by the SEC and the U.S. Attorney's Office. ... Full story
TRADE TENSIONS WORRY HIGH TECH
(San Jose) Mercury News, March 2 -- Frederick Mayer, a Duke professor and trade expert who worked on the North American Free Trade Agreement as a congressional staffer, comments on a shift in trade winds caused by the Democratic takeover of Congress. ... Full story
DUKE NAMES ATHLETICS CENTER FOR COACH K
CSTV.com, Duke Chronicle, March 1 -- Mike Krzyzewksi's name has always stood for a certain level of athletic excellence. Now he's got a building to prove it. ... Full story
HIGHER ED AND THE FIGHT TO CHANGE CAMPUS CULTURE
NPR's Talk of the Nation, March 1 -- Duke University releases a report on making the campus a safer and more welcoming place for all students. Among the program's guests are Duke senior Trisha Bailey, a member of the Campus Culture Initiative committee, and Larry Moneta, Duke vice president for student affairs and vice chair of the committee. ... Listen
--Also, Duke Chronicle: Panel Addresses Duke's Divisions ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story
PLANNING URGED AHEAD OF WARMING
(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 2 -- Planning could help North Carolina prepare for rising sea levels that are predicted as part of global climate change, Bruce Babbitt, a former secretary of the interior, said Thursday at a conference organized by Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. ... Full story
