THE GREAT CAMPUS DIVIDE

U.S. News & World Report, May 15 -- The charges against two Duke lacrosse players have cast fresh light on the schism that often exists between college athletics and the wider academic community. ... Full story
--Also, Washington Post: Rape Case Is Seen as Symbol at BlackCollege in N.C. ... Full story
The New York Times, AP: Pretrial Duke Probe Likely to Last a While ... Full story
WRAL-TV: Duke Lacrosse Captain Pleads Guilty to Alcohol Charge ... Full story
USA Today: No. 1 Virginia Heads Field for NCAA Lacrosse Tourney ... Full story
News & Observer: Colleges Find Drinking Deeply Rooted ... Full story
News & Observer: Lacrosse Case a Learning Lab ... Full story
(Raleigh) News & Observer: Commentary by Duke history professor William H. Chafe -- 'Do We Seize the Moment to Move Toward Learning to Live Together?' (Link to original essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education) ... Full story
News & Observer: Guest column by Duke literature professor Wahneema Lubiano -- 'Whatever Happens, ... What People Are Asking Is That Something Change' ... Full story

(London) Guardian: Blog commentary by David Epstein -- Duke Lacrosse -- News on a Silver Platter ... Full story
Variety: Column by Brian Lowry -- For Television News, The Kids Aren't All Right
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Herald-Sun: Editorial -- Alcohol Abuse and Rape Related ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information)
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OP-ED: WAVING THE STAR-SPANGLISH BANNER

The Washington Post, May 7 -- Ariel Dorfman, a Chilean American playwright and professor of literature at Duke, considers why "Nuestro Himno" has been received with such trepidation.
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DUKE'S LEMURCENTER TAKES LEAP FORWARD

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AP, May 7 -- Duke's 40-year-old LemurCenter -- which houses the largest collection of lemurs outside their native Madagascar -- has a new name, a new director, $8 million in newly pledged funding from Duke and a new research focus on lemurs as evolutionary models. ... Full story

RESEARCHERS LOOKING AT MODIFIED PLANTS TO HELP LOCATE LANDMINES

Canada.com, Canadian Press, May 7 -- Researchers at Duke and other universities are trying to develop plants that will alert people to the presence of landmines by changing color if their roots detect compounds, such as TNT, commonly used in mines. ... Full story

CHAPEL'S DEAN REFLECTS ON HIS DIFFICULT FIRST YEAR

Herald-Sun, May 6 -- Two issues have defined the Rev. Canon Sam Wells' first year as dean of Duke Chapel -- Hurricane Katrina and the lacrosse incident. ... Full story

COLUMN: SOMEONE HAS TO PAY FOR TV. BUT WHO? AND HOW?

The New York Times, May 7 -- Duke law professor James Boyle discusses the legal ramifications of new technology preventing viewers from fast-forwarding through commercials.
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DUKE STUDENTS USE COMMUNITY AS NEW CLASSROOM

Durham News, May 6 -- Community interaction makes up part of the lesson plan for more than 600 Duke students every year. They are using what they learn to help Durham groups.
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ON THE AIR

Duke professor and playwright Ariel Dorfman was a guest on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" program Monday, discussing his Washington Post op-ed article on why some politicians don't like "El Himno," the Spanish version of "The Star-Spangled Banner." ... Listen