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Duke in the News: Oct. 16, 2006

'60 Minutes' Interviews Three Indicted Players, Second Dancer | Unity Concept Nothing New to Duke, N.C. Central | Students Lend Hands for Habitat, and more!

'60 MINUTES' INTERVIEWS THREE INDICTED PLAYERS, SECOND DANCER CBS News' 60 Minutes, Oct. 15 -- Three former Duke students told reporter Ed Bradley that they were falsely accused of raping a woman hired to dance at a lacrosse team party. (with video excerpts) ... Full story --Also, Sports Illustrated, AP: Duke Lacrosse Players Thought DNA Would Clear Them ... Full story ABC News: Alleged Duke Rape Victim's Kin Calls '60 Minutes' Segment 'Intimidation' ... Full story (Durham) Herald-Sun: '60 Minutes' Interview Draws Local Reaction ... Full story Duke Chronicle: Lacrosse Team, Duke Respond as Indicted Players Tell Story on National TV ... Full story Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

UNITY CONCEPT NOTHING NEW TO DUKE, N.C. CENTRAL Durham News, Oct. 14 -- History doesn't support the national media's portrayal of longstanding tension between Duke University and N.C. Central University. ... Full story --Also, Herald-Sun: Duke, NCCU Get Chance to Mix at 'Unity Fest' ... Full story

STUDENTS LEND HANDS FOR HABITAT Herald Sun, Oct. 16 -- Joyce Freeman, poised to be a first-time homeowner, has high praise for the Duke and NCCU students who helped make her Habitat for Humanity house possible. ... Full story

PACT GIVES MENTALLY ILL OPTIONS Chicago Sun-Times, Oct. 16 -- The National Resource Center for Psychiatric Advance Directives, developed by Duke University Medical Center and the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, has started a website to raise awareness of patient options. ... Full story

COLUMN: WHY EVERYONE YOU KNOW THINKS THE SAME AS YOU Washington Post, Oct. 16 -- Three weeks ahead of a midterm election, homophily is playing a powerful, but largely invisible, role in politics. Duke sociologist Lynn Smith-Lovin's research shows that homophily is on the rise in the United States on nearly every dimension of social identity. ... Full story

BOOK REVIEW: WINNING COACH SHARES WINNING ADVICE FOR SUCCESS USA Today, Oct. 16 -- "Beyond Basketball: Coach K's Keywords for Success," written with his daughter Jamie Spatola, is Mike Krzyzewski's third book. ... Full story