Duke in the News: Jan. 13, 2003

 

INTERVENTION IN IRAQ? PBS NewsHour, Jan. 10 -- Washington Post columnist and Duke journalism professor William Raspberry and former CIA Director James Woolsey engaged in a dialogue on the issues raised by the U.S. confrontation with Iraq. (RealAudio available.) ...Listen --Also, Washington Post: Raspberry Column -- Congress's Rollover on War Full story

 

OP-ED: DIFFERENT MEDICINES FOR DIFFERENT MALADIES (Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 12 -- The seemingly analogous cases of Iraq and North Korea involve very different calculations once one gets to the nitty-gritty of costs and benefits, says Peter D. Feaver, associate professor of political science at Duke University and director of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies. ...Full story

 

AT A REUNION IN MOSCOW, TALES OF ECONOMIC CHANGE New York Times, Jan. 13 -- After receiving a master's degree from Duke University, Arkady V. Dvorkovich returned to Russia take a job in government. At 27 he became one of the architects of Mr. Putin's economic program. (Free registration required to access this article.) ... Full story

 

A NEW WAY TO TREAT EATING DISORDERS (Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 11 -- A Duke University clinic takes an inclusive approach to the treatment of anorexia nervosa, a disorder marked by excessive dieting and exercise. ... Full story

 

SPIRITUALISM AT WHAT COST? Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 10 -- A spiritually-based campus group promises self-awareness, but some question its approach. Several Duke students and a Duke religion professor comment on the Self Knowledge Symposium. ...Full story

 

KAREN BETHEA-SHIELDS: IN JOAN LITTLE'S CELL (Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 12 -- On the day she passed her bar exam in 1974, Duke Law alumna Karen Galloway, now Karen Bethea-Shields, was named co-counsel in the first-degree murder trial of Joan Little. It became one of the most controversial civil rights cases in U.S. history. ... Full story

 

AN ABIDING FISCAL PRESENCE Baltimore Sun, Jan. 12 -- When President Bush announced his economic package last week, towering in the background was the ghost of John Maynard Keynes. Offering his comments on Keynes' continuing importance is E. Roy Weintraub, an economist at Duke University. ... Full story

 

ON THE AIR Erich Jarvis, an assistant professor of neurobiology at Duke, will be the guest on NPR's "The Connection" Tuesday, Jan. 14, between 11 a.m. and noon. He will discuss his work on the vocal learning talents of birds and what this tells us about their evolution. He will play several audio cuts to illustrate his findings. "The Connection" can be heard locally on WUNC-FM 91.5 and live on the Web at Listen live. After the program airs, it will be archived at Listen.

 

ACCIDENTAL BOMBING AT ISSUE CNN International's Q & A, Jan. 10 -- Duke law professor Scott Silliman appeared on Q&A to discuss a possible connection between Air Force pilots' use of Dexedrine and last year's accidental bombing of Canadian troops by U.S. forces in Kandahar. Silliman is a former U.S. Air Force attorney. (Text not available online.)

 

'ONE STRIKE AND YOU'RE GONE' (Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 11 -- Duke University is among the most familiar with a new national computer system for tracking foreign students. Duke was one of 21 schools that helped develop the database since 1998. ... Full story

 

DUKE, UNC HIGH ON MAGAZINE LIST (Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 13 -- Two Triangle universities were named among the "50 Best Colleges for African Americans" in the January issue of Black Enterprise magazine. Duke University ranked No. 12 and UNC-Chapel Hill, No. 15. (Article not online.)

 

STUDENTS FINED IN DUKE THEFTS (Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 13 -- Two Duke University students captured on video surveillance cameras last year stealing $100,000 in electronic equipment from Duke's Shaefer Theater and Richard White Lecture Hall during break-ins have been convicted of larceny and given fines totaling $8,000. ... Full story

 

EDITORIAL: UNHEALTHY TRENDS (Raleigh) News & Observer, Jan. 13 -- Editorial cites comments by Duke University Health System's chief financial officer Ken Morris on the tough economics facing hospitals. ... Full story