January 05, 2005

SAVING ISRAEL FROM ITSELF Harper's Magazine, January 2005 -- In the cover essay, visiting Sanford Institute professor Bernard Avishai says what leaks into nearly every conversation in Israel nowadays "is uncertainty about how to envision Israel going forward in its existing boundaries," including legal, institutional and cultural limits. (Link for on-campus readers; article e-mailed upon request.) Full story

AG HOPEFUL GONZALES TO BE GRILLED ON INMATE TREATMENT Salt Lake Tribune, Jan. 5 -- "Perhaps the key question for senators is, will [Bush choice Alberto Gonzales] be an attorney general who follows the rule of law first, or is he the president's man first?" said Scott Silliman, who heads the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke. (Also in the Philadelphia Inquirer and other Knight Ridder papers.) Full story

COLUMN: GOD ALONE KNOWS WHY THERE IS SUFFERING ON EARTH (Australia) The Age, Jan. 3 -- Duke theologian Stanley Hauerwas's writings on the Christian response to suffering are referenced in the aftermath of the tragic tsunami. Full story --Also, Washington Post: The Tidal Wave That Touches Our Safe Shore (Hauerwas) Full story Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago Doctor Survives Deadly Wave (Duke junior Jenny Heydemann in Phuket, Thailand) Full story

20-YEAR-OLD TAKES ON MEDICAL SCHOOL New York Times, Jan. 3 -- Alex Oshmyansky may be in his second year of medical school at Duke, but he still can't buy a drink. He is 20. Full story --Also, (Pittsburgh) KDKA-TV News: Paging Doogie Howser ... Full story

THINK YOU CAN'T AFFORD COLLEGE IN 2005? THINK AGAIN, EXPERTS URGE Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 30 -- Some students who face reduced federal aid will automatically get more money from their college to make up the difference. James Belvin, Duke's financial aid director, says Duke and many of its competitors will cover whatever amount of need is not met by grants, subsidized loans, and student jobs. Full story

COUNCIL REJECTS TASER PROPOSAL Cincinnati Post, Jan. 5 -- Cincinnati officials Tuesday rejected a proposal supported by a Duke biomedical engineer's testimony to increase the minimum age for a suspect that police can shoot with a Taser electrical stun gun. Full story

CAMERON INDOOR TURNS 65 (Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 5 -- There'll be a fusion of the past and present tonight when Duke plays Princeton at Cameron Indoor Stadium. (Free registration) Full story

'SEX AND THE CITY' MYSTERY MAN TO STAR IN VIDAL PREMIERE Playbill, Jan. 4 -- Chris Noth has signed on as the lead in the world premiere of Gore Vidal's new Civil War drama, "On the March to the Sea," Theater Previews at Duke announced. Full story --Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: TV Actor to Hit Duke in Vidal Play Full story

ON THE AIR Duke sociology professor Gary Gereffi will be a guest on Wednesday's edition of WUNC-FM's "The State of Things," featuring a discussion of what North Carolina's workforce will look like in five or 10 years. Gereffi will talk about his North Carolina in the Global Economy project, which deals with work in a variety of industries. Listen live at noon or to a rebroadcast at 8 p.m. ET. Full story