October 6, 2004

ANALYSIS: DOUBTFUL THIS DEBATE CHANGED ANY MINDS San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 6 -- Richard O'Dor, the debate coach at Duke University, thought Sen. Edwards blundered letting Cheney's barb about his Senate attendance go by. (Free registration required.) Full story --Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Executing the Game Plan (Duke political science professor Jerry Hough judged the candidates' performances.) Full story

THE NATIONAL STUDENT DEBATE CNN's Inside Politics, Oct. 5 -- National student debate participant Adam Hosmer-Henner, a senior at Duke, talked to host Judy Woodruff about his support for John Kerry. Full story

TRANSFUSING HEART PATIENTS POSES RISK MSNBC News, Oct. 5 -- Giving blood transfusions to patients with acute heart problems nearly triples the risk they will die or suffer a heart attack within a month, a Duke study said Tuesday. Full story --Also, Washington Post: Transfusions Could Worsen Heart Trouble (3rd item) Full story (Toronto) Globe and Mail: Transfusions Could Harm Heart-Attack Patients Full story

GLASNOST IN REVERSE? LegalAffairs.org, Oct. 6 -- Michael Newcity, deputy director of Duke's Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies, is participating in a week-long online debate on the implications of Russian President Putin's proposed constitutional reforms. Full story

VOLUNTARY FLU VACCINE RATIONING URGED (Washington, D.C.) WTOP Radio News, Oct. 5 -- Duke health policy professor Frank Sloan thinks the U.S. should have had a flu vaccine back-up plan. (Transcript upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) Full story

COMMENTARY: REDUCING RISKS FROM A PERSISTENT POISON New York Times, Oct. 5 -- The second in a 12-part series of Nicholas School commentaries on the state of the environment focuses on the debate over mercury pollution. (Not available on the Times site; link provided to a copy of the text.) Full story

OP-ED: DUKE'S 'CORRECT' CHOICE (Raleigh) News & Observer, Oct. 6 -- Columnist Rick Martinez objects to Duke's  rationale in deciding to allow some of its students to host next week's student conference of the Palestine Solidarity Movement. Full story --Also, Cleveland Jewish News: Pro-Palestinian Conference at Duke Causes Concern Full story Duke News: Focus on the Conference Full story

COLUMN: ONLY THEIR MANAGERS KNOW FOR SURE CBS MarketWatch, Oct. 6 -- Ron Kaniel at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business co-authored a study of stock trading volumes that is cited as evidence of "portfolio pumping." Full story

GOODMON GETS DUKE'S FUTRELL EXCELLENCE HONOR (Durham) Herald-Sun, Oct. 6 -- Jim Goodmon, president and CEO of Raleigh-based Capitol Broadcasting Co., is the winner of this year's Futrell Award for Excellence in the Field of Communications and Journalism. 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 http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-528908.html

ON THE AIR "State of Things" host Frank Stasio leads a discussion about the fourth annual conference of the Palestine Solidarity Movement, to be hosted Oct. 15-17 by the Duke student group Hiwar. Program guests include John Burness, the senior vice president for public affairs and government relations at Duke; Rann Bar-on, an organizer with Hiwar; Adam Yoffie, a Duke student and member of the Joint Israel Initiative; Steve Goodman, a Duke alumnus and an independent college counselor; and Joseph Levine, professor of philosophy at Ohio State University and one of the organizers of last year's Palestinian conference. Listen to the rebroadcast at 9 p.m. (WUNC-91.5 FM) or to archived audio Online.