TEXAS COUNTING ON COACH GAIL GOESTENKORS

New York Times, AP, April 4 -- Gail Goestenkors, who built a powerhouse in 15 years at Duke, will take over a Texas program longing to return to the dominance Jody Conradt wielded over women's basketball when she had the first undefeated NCAA championship team. ... Full story
--Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Duke Begins Coaching Search ... Full story

HARDING EXPECTED TO BE TOP PICK IN WNBA DRAFT

USA Today, April 4 -- Duke's Lindsey Harding, named the Naismith college player of the year, is expected to be a top pick in today's WNBA draft. (Article not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)

DUKE LURES COMPUTER EXPERT AWAY

(Minneapolis) Star Tribune, April 4 -- Mark McCahill, a researcher who helped make the Internet more usable in its early days, is leaving the University of Minnesota for Duke because he says the private school can better fund his computer research. ... Full story

$500 MILLION PLEDGED TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD OBESITY

New York Times, April 4 -- Joel L. Fleishman, a professor of law and public policy at Duke, discusses one of the largest public health initiatives ever tried by a private philanthropy. ... Full story

THE CONSCIENCE OF A U.S. COLONEL

The Wall Street Journal Europe, April 4 -- Lt. Col. V. Stuart Couch, a Duke alumnus, is profiled. He is the first military prosecutor to refuse to bring charges because essential evidence allegedly was tainted by torture. (Link for subscribers; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) ... Full story for subscribers
--Also, San Francisco Chronicle: Column -- Tortured Justice ... Full story
Sacramento Bee: Editorial -- Guantánamo Taint ... Full story

WITH MORE KIDS ON WAY TO COLLEGE, RIVALRY RISES

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 3 -- "No college wants to encourage applicants simply to deny them," says Christoph Guttentag, dean of undergraduate admissions at Duke. But high numbers of applicants enable the university to better create an incoming class that reflects the school's ideals of academic quality, diversity and talent, he says. ... Full story

IN HOMEWORK WARS, STUDENT WINS A BATTLE

New York Times, April 4 -- Harris Cooper, chairman of the education program at Duke, who has studied the research on homework's effectiveness, weighs in on the debate over how much homework children should get. ... Full story

DUKE JUNIOR FOUND DEAD IN ROOM

Duke Chronicle, April 4 -- Duke junior Chris Sanders was found dead in his Kilgo Quadrangle dormitory room early Tuesday morning. An investigation is ongoing, but there was no initial suspicion of foul play. ... Full story

AT DUKE, A RARE CHANCE TO SEE A SPANISH MASTER

Charlotte Observer, March 30 -- A show coming to the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke next year will bookend late El Greco with early Velazquez, including about 120 paintings, sculptures and decorative art pieces. ... Full story
--Also, News & Observer: Exhibit at Nasher Taps Urban Energy ... Full story

NEW YORK TIMES WILL WIN IN THE LONG RUN

TheStreet.com, March 30 -- Susan Tifft, co-author of "The Trust: The Private and Powerful Family Behind The New York Times" and a professor of journalism and public policy at Duke, discusses a fund manager's campaign to dislodge the Times' corporate structure. ... Full story

ON THE AIR

Peter Euben, a research professor of political science at Duke, and Melanie Mitchell, assistant director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke, will be guests today on North Carolina Public Radio's "The State of Things," talking about Americans' obsession with the private lives of public figures. http://wunc.org/tsot
A new documentary about Terry Sanford's role in the emergence of progressive politics in the South when the late Duke president was previously North Carolina's governor gets its broadcast premiere at 9 p.m. tonight on UNC-TV. At 10 p.m., the statewide public television network tells more of the story with the premiere of "Terry Sanford: Life & Legacy." ... Details