Duke in the News: March 26, 2007

Op-Ed: Multiracial Mirrors | Generals Blamed in Tillman Probe | Duke's Dreams Dashed, and more…

Monday, March 26, 2007

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OP-ED: MULTIRACIAL MIRRORS
Orlando Sentinel, March 25 -- Duke cultural anthropologist Orin Starn looks at how Tiger Woods and Barack Obama represent a new model of "rainbow multiculturalism" in our country and what that might portend for race relations in the future. (Also appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer.) ... Full story

GENERALS BLAMED IN TILLMAN PROBE
San Jose Mercury News, March 24 -- Duke law professor Scott Silliman says the Army only increased doubts about what really happened in the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan by the way it mishandled the early investigations and release of information. ... Full story

DUKE'S DREAMS DASHED
News & Observer, March 25 -- In a season of tremendous highs, the overall top-seeded Blue Devils fall prey to the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers. ... Full story

BEST VALUES IN PRIVATE COLLEGES
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, April 1 -- Duke is fifth among the magazine’s top 100 private institutions that "offer aid that slashes the cost of a private education." (Article not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)

STUDENT FIGHTS FOR 'COMFORT WOMEN'
(Durham) Herald-Sun, March 26 -- Duke sophomore Young-In Song is fighting so others may find peace in the aftermath of World War II atrocities. ... Full story

DUKE UNIVERSITY CALLS FOR AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
NPR's All Things Considered, March 25 -- While the future of a campus culture committee's recommendations is unclear, Duke is moving toward toughening its student conduct standards, and President Richard Brodhead says he's committed to expanding social options on campus. ... Full story
--Also, The New York Times: Column -- Closing a Case Will Not Mean Closure at Duke ... Full story
The New York Times, AP: Attorney in Duke Lacrosse Case Dies ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

‘AN ARMED SOCIETY IS A POLITE SOCIETY'
(Toronto) Globe and Mail, March 24 -- With the U.S. right to bear arms likely to receive its first Supreme Court review in almost 70 years, Duke professor Philip J. Cook estimates how many guns are now in private hands. (Link for subscribers; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) ... Full story for subscribers