OP-ED: AMERICAN CONSUMERS TO BLAME FOR HUGE TRADE DEFICIT WITH CHINA

Baltimore Sun, Feb. 8 -- "When the latest batch of trade data comes out next week, don't look to China in search of problems to fix," says Duke professor Gary Gereffi. "We'll have to find our answers right here at home." ... Full story

STEVE JOBS WADES INTO DIGITAL MUSIC DEBATE

NPR's Talk of the Nation, Feb. 7 -- Duke law professor James Boyle reacts to Steve Jobs' call for media companies to curb digital rights protections for music downloads. ... Full story/listen

TONIGHT, A TRUE TEST FOR RIVALS

(Raleigh) News & Observer, Feb. 8 -- ESPN's sweeps week scheduling signifies just how high the Duke-Carolina women's rivalry has moved up in the world. ... Full story
--Also, Rocky Mount (N.C.) Telegram: The Women's Turn at the Rivalry ... Full story

DUKE CASE REVEALS DISTRUST OF LEGAL SYSTEM

Baltimore Sun, Feb. 8 -- Some of the lacrosse case accuser's fellow N.C. Central students believe her story, others are uncertain, but many doubt that a trial would uncover the truth. ... Full story
--Also, Herald-Sun: Court TV Anchor Takes on Duke Lacrosse Case ... Full story
Charlotte Observer: Column -- Duke Story Got Ahead of the Facts ... Full story
Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) ... Full story

BLACK FAMILIES AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST HEART DISEASE

Ebony, February 2007 -- Dr. Kevin Thomas, a cardiology fellow at Duke and board member of the American Association of Black Cardiologists, tells patients to "focus on the things that we can change." (Article not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)

IN FOCUS: THE PEACEMAKERS

The Rotarian, February 2007 -- Rotary World Peace Fellows and Duke students Stephanie Borsboom and Crisostomo Bas study peace and conflict resolution and aspire to make a difference in the world. ... Full story

THESE OLD PIPES GETTING FINE-TUNED

News & Observer, Feb. 8 -- At 75, the old pipes just weren't speaking like they should. So Duke officials decided to send out the original Duke Chapel organ to have major work done. ... Full story

STUDENTS LOOK TO AFRICA FOR SERVICE, EDUCATION

Duke Chronicle, Feb. 7 -- An intensified focus on global health has triggered a rise in the number of Duke students studying abroad in Africa. ... Full story

10 GUEST CURATORS PICK FILMS FOR FESTIVAL

Herald-Sun, Feb. 7 -- Duke professor and internationally known writer Ariel Dorfman is one of 10 people invited by the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival to select a film for screening at the 10th anniversary of the Durham-based event, April 12-15. ... Full story

STOMP INTO HIGH SCHOOL

News & Observer, Jan. 31 -- The time-honored African-American art of stepping has moved closer to the mainstream in recent years, but its roots can be traced to the post-Reconstruction period, says Duke professor Mark Anthony Neal. ... Full story

ON THE AIR

"The Story" on public radio continues a conversation with Duke historian John Hope Franklin on today's program. Franklin talks about resilience -- in orchids and in life. http://thestory.org
Dr. Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Tammeka Swinson and Joy King, all members of the Duke Child and Family Study Diversity Team, will be guests Sunday on "The Connection" radio talk show, airing locally at 10 a.m. on WFXK/WFXC Foxy 107.1/104.3. They will discuss mental health issues affecting African-American children and adolescents. Station website