October 5, 2004

OP-ED: UNLESS FEDS SPEND LESS, OUR ECONOMY WILL SUFFER Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Oct. 5 -- "[T]he only thing worse than a tax-and-spend Democrat is a don't-tax-but-spend-anyway Republican," says Duke law professor Richard Schmalbeck, who teaches tax and fiscal law and policy. Full story

BUSINESS PROFESSORS CRITICIZE TAX CUTS New York Times, Oct. 5 -- A letter that harshly criticizes President Bush's tax cuts was signed by more than 150 tenured professors at several top business schools, including the Fuqua School. (Article not available online; faxed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.)

HIGH-STAKES DEBATE: CHENEY-EDWARDS CLASH Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct. 5 -- Duke journalism professor Susan Tifft discusses how a post-debate "news narrative" might come into play. Full story --Also, (Durham) ABC 11 Eyewitness News: Voter Registration Skyrockets as Deadline Draws Near (Duke political science professor Kerry Haynie) Full story

HUNDREDS TO BE RELEASED FROM GUANTANAMO BAY CNN's Newsnight With Aaron Brown, Oct. 4 -- Duke law professor Scott Silliman talks about the role of the courts in "the president's decision during what we consider a time of war." Full story

LIPOSUCTION A NEW SOURCE FOR STEM CELLS? Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct. 5 -- Dr. Henry Rice, a pediatric surgeon at Duke University Medical Center, discusses his group's research during a two-day meeting in Pittsburgh. Full story

JEWISH STUDENTS PLAN TO FIGHT PRO-PALESTINIAN FORUM AT DUKE JTA News, Oct. 4 -- The Israeli-Palestinian issue is intensifying the fall-semester buzz at Duke University this year. Full story --Also, Duke News: Reaction to the Conference of the Palestine Solidarity Movement Full story

WEB SERVICE CONNECTS LAW STUDENTS TO JOBS Wall Street Journal, Oct. 5 -- An Atlanta technology firm is testing a computer system at Duke and five other U.S. law schools that connects the schools' recruiters and students with big law firms. (Link for subscribers; article e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) Full story

EDITORIAL: ENFORCERS IN LAB COATS (Raleigh) News & Observer, Oct. 2 -- The Duke University Health System has given "a completely appropriate response to an inappropriate attempt to make healers double as immigration agents." (Free registration required.) Full story

PET OWNERS SEEK BLESSING (Raleigh) News & Observer, Oct. 4 -- It wasn't the usual Sunday crowd gathered to worship at Duke Chapel on Sunday. Some hairy, four-legged visitors came in cages and some on leashes. Full story --Also, Herald-Sun: An Animated Blessing Event Full story

THE CHRONICLE: 100 YEARS OF STORIES, TENSION, CHANGE (Durham) Herald-Sun, Oct. 2 -- Duke University's longest-running student activity just began its 100th year of operation. Full story --Also, (Duke) Chronicle: Chronicle at 100 Full story