September 1, 2004

A SEARCH FOR GOP'S HEIRS APPARENT Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 1 -- Currently, "the irony is the Republican Party is the big-tent party now," says Duke political science Professor Peter Feaver. Full story --Also, AlterNet: Fighting a New War (Feaver) Full story (Charlotte) WCNC: Vietnam -- Conflict Unsettled (Feaver; free registration required.) Full story

INTERNET TURNS 35, STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS MSNBC News, Aug. 31 -- Tracy Futhey, Duke's vice president for information technology and chairwoman of the National LambdaRail, discusses the future of the Internet. Full story

FULL-BODY CT SCANS MAY BOOST CANCER RISK NPR's Morning Edition, Sept. 1 -- Duke radiology professor Nancy Major comments on the risks and benefits of "full-body" CT scans. ... Full story

PRO-ISRAELI SIDE PREPS FOR PSM (Duke) Chronicle, Sept. 1 -- Campus groups are working to ensure that for three days this fall, Duke will become the world's center of discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Full story --Also, Duke News: Palestine Solidarity Conference at Duke Full story

UNITED METHODIST SCHOOLS SCORE HIGH IN RANKINGS United Methodist News Service, Aug. 31 -- "We're pleased to see Duke ranked once again in the top tier of national universities and cited for so many of its programs," said Duke Provost Peter Lange. Full story

STUFF A TON OF STUFF INTO 80 SQUARE FEET, AND SAY GOODBYE Washington Post, Aug. 29 -- Eddie Hull, dean of residence life and executive director of housing services at Duke, had a front-row seat to observe the great annual American migration. . Full story

ESSAY: LOST IN TRANSLATION New York Times Magazine, Aug. 22 -- Toril Moi, a professor of literature and romance studies at Duke, has contributed to a collection of essays on Simone de Beauvoir's 1949 book "The Second Sex" and its poor 1953 English-language translation. Full story

A FRESH FOCUS ON FREEDOM SUMMER (Raleigh) News & Observer, Aug. 29 -- The simple visuals of "Oh Freedom Over Me," the current show at Duke's Center for Documentary Studies, belie the complexities of the subject, the struggle for civil rights during 1964's Freedom Summer. Full story