A NEW COURSE IN IRAQ: PUBLIC OPINION

NPR's Day to Day, Jan. 9 -- Christopher Gelpi, a political science professor at Duke, talks about public sentiment regarding the Iraq war. ... Full story

‘NO ONE CAN BUY THEIR WAY INTO DUKE'

(China) People's Daily, Jan. 10 -- Duke University President Richard Brodhead discusses Duke and trends in higher education with the paper's Washington-based correspondent. ... Full story

HOUSE PASSES BILL TO IMPLEMENT MORE OF 9/11 PANEL'S SUGGESTIONS

Washington Post, Jan. 10 -- David Schanzer, director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security at Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill, warns that the new Democratic majority will find it difficult to find billions for promised tax changes, homeland security measures and the ongoing war in Iraq. ... Full story

DUKE CLASSES RESUME AS CASE LINGERS

Newsday, AP, Jan. 10 -- With spring classes resuming, much has changed in the criminal case against three Duke lacrosse players since students and faculty left for winter break last month. ... Full story
--Also, Duke Chronicle: Tide Turns in Lax Case ... Full story
Chicago Tribune: Clarence Page column -- In Duke Case, Emotions Over Race Trample Facts ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

DUKE DRAWS NEAR RECORD STUDENT POOL

(Durham) Herald-Sun, Jan. 10 -- Duke continues to attract near record numbers of applicants. This year, 18,495 students have applied for the 2007-08 freshman class, the second-largest number of applicants in school history. ... Full story
--Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Duke Applications Take a Slight Dip ... Full story
Duke News: Applicant Pool to Duke Is Second Largest in School History ... Full story

THE SOUTH IN BLACK AND WHITE

North Carolina Public Radio's "The State of Things," Jan. 9 -- Duke historian Tim Tyson talks about the new class he will teach, offered to students at Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. Central, as well as to community members, that will explore the history, politics, art and music of the South. ... Listen

FRANKLIN GETS AMERICA THINKING ABOUT ROLE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS

VOA News, Jan. 8 -- Duke historian John Hope Franklin helped Americans rediscover, and rethink, some critical chapters in their nation's history. ... Full story

DECODER RING

Our State magazine, January 2007 -- With an eye toward medical care and breakthroughs of the future, researchers at the Duke Center for Human Genetics apply their detective skills to solving genetic mysteries. (Article not available online; faxed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) ... Website

CHANCE MEETING PROVES A BLESSING FOR PROGRAM

Durham News, Jan. 6 -- Duke Chapel has extended its ministry into Durham's central city in a new way. (See second item.) ... Full story

ON THE AIR

North Carolina Now on UNC-TV will feature a story tonight on Yao-ju "Charlie" Soong, the first international student to enroll at Trinity College, now Duke University. Soong returned to his native China as a minister. ... Website