January 19, 2005

BUSH INAUGURAL HONORS TROOPS Orlando Sentinel, Jan. 19 -- The war is the "elephant in the living room" at President Bush's inauguration, said Theodore Triebel, who teaches national-security classes at Duke's Sanford Institute. Full story

SUITS CONTEND MUTUAL FUNDS FAIL TO COLLECT IN SETTLEMENTS

New York Times, Jan. 19 -- James D. Cox, a law professor at Duke who has studied how often institutional investors generally file proofs of claim, comments on a barrage of lawsuits filed against mutual funds over unclaimed class-action settlement money. Full story

RESTORING HUMAN TIES TO NATURE Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 16 -- Duke professor Randy Kramer, who has conducted house-to-house surveys in Indonesian coastal communities similar to those hit by the tsunami, commented on the challenges fishing villages face. Full story --Also, Mathaba News Network: Earthquakes Are Necessary -- They Renew the Planet (William H. Schlesinger, dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences) Full story Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Tsunami Disaster Shows Life's Fragility (guest column by Duke sophomore Megan Bode) Full story (Raleigh) News & Observer: Durham Man Aids Tsunami Victims (Duke alumnus Roddy Tempest) Full story (Duke) Chronicle: Tsunami Aid Plans Gain Momentum Full story

OP-ED: ECHOES OF KING'S DREAM RING TRUE IN CHILE San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 16 -- Chilean-American author and Duke professor Ariel Dorfman says he "never felt closer to [Martin Luther] King than during the 17 years it took us to free Chile of its dictatorship." Full story

OP-ED: OUT OF THE DARKNESS New York Times, Jan. 17 -- A reading of Duke professor Ariel Dorfman's play "Speak Truth to Power" at the spiritual home of the civil rights movement has made columnist Bob Herbert wonder where the voices of moral outrage are today. Full story

EDITORIAL: DUKE HISTORIAN 'A NATIONAL TREASURE' (Durham) Herald-Sun, Jan. 17 -- John Hope Franklin's "contributions to the struggle for civil rights have been invaluable." Full story --Also, Black Issues in Higher Education: Duke University to Celebrate Historian John Hope Franklin's 90th Birthday Full story Black Issues in Higher Education: Oklahoma Race Riot Memorial to Be Named for John Hope Franklin Full story

THE FOOD PYRAMID IS CRUMBLING, BUT WILL MOST AMERICANS NOTICE? Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 19 -- As the government prepares to replace the food pyramid, Elisabetta Politi, nutrition manager at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center, says different dietary approaches are essential. Full story

WEB SITE DISCLOSES GRAD RATES (Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 19 -- Most North Carolina colleges and universities graduate less than half of their students within six years of enrollment. Duke had the highest six-year rate -- almost 92 percent. Full story

THE FRILLS ARE GONE Wichita Eagle, Jan. 16 -- As a result of the Women's Initiative study, different social groups at Duke have tried to institute "date nights" and more traditional date-friendly activities. Donna Lisker, director of the Women's Center at Duke, comments. Full story

TOP JOURNALISTS SEE CHALLENGE CREATED BY MEDIA'S DECLINING CREDIBILITY (Durham) Herald-Sun, Jan. 16 -- Panelists at a weekend discussion at Duke titled "The Bush Presidency: Four More Years" turned the table on themselves, as the discussion, led by three leading national journalists, turned from the next presidential term to what panelist David Broder described as "the dangerous decline in the credibility of the press itself." Full story --Also, (Duke) Chronicle: Journalists Mull Future of Bush's Presidency Full story

ON THE AIR Mark Anthony Neal, associate professor in the Department of African and African American Studies, will be featured on Wednesday's "NPR News with Tony Cox" program. Neal, a specialist in black popular culture, will discuss academic studies of hip-hop. The program is heard locally from 5 - 6 p.m. daily on WNCU-FM 90.7 and archived on the Web.

An interview with Duke law professor James D. Cox about lawsuits filed against mutual funds over unclaimed class-action settlement money is scheduled to air during Wednesday evening's edition of "Marketplace" on public radio. Full story