Duke in the News: March 11, 2003

A DEGREE THAT BRIDGES THE WORLD (London) Financial Times, March 10 -- They were always an unlikely pair - the quiet son of a chicken farmer from Indiana and an outgoing intellectual from South Korea. But the three-decade friendship linking the deans of Duke's Fuqua and Seoul National's business school has been based on their differences, each using the other to open his mind to a new way of thinking. ... Full story

IN-DEPTH RESEARCH (Raleigh) News & Observer, March 11 -- Like all earthquake researchers, Duke professor Peter Malin endures a big handicap: Quakes occur deep inside the Earth while scientists stay stuck on top. Now a breakthrough looms. ... Full story

STUDENTS FLOCK TO SEE REEL BAD GUYS New York Post, March 11 -- While Hollywood is showcasing its Oscar-worthy best, Duke University is screening the cinematic cream of the Axis of Evil. ...Full story

THREAT OF WAR CONJURES VISIONS OF ARMAGEDDON Greenville (S.C.) News, March 9 -- A war in Iraq would not signal the beginning of Armageddon, say a wide range of Bible scholars. That's not, however, going to stop the speculation, predict scholars familiar with end-times fervor, including Dr. J. Kameron Carter, assistant professor of theology and black church studies at Duke Divinity School. ... Full story

WHEN IS GRUMPY A SIGN OF ELDER DEPRESSION? Los Angeles Times, March 11 -- Some research suggests that older folks may be able to chase the blues away -- literally. A team at Duke University found that patients over 50 who suffered from major depression improved in mood as much as other patients given antidepressants, simply by meeting for supervised aerobic exercise three times a week. ... Full story

A TEXAS BASE ON EDGE Newsday, March 10 -- Waiting without knowing clearly is getting to some Texas-based troops awaiting deployment to the Middle East. Redford Williams, an expert on stress and director of Duke University's Behavioral Medicine Research Center, comments on how the uncertainty can impact soldiers' mentality. ... Full story

MEDIA FEUD (Durham, N.C.) Independent Weekly, March 5 -- There's a showdown going on at the Federal Communications Commission, and you can catch a piece of the action this month when the FCC holds a public hearing on media ownership at Duke Law School. ...Full story

OP-ED: A SICK GIRL OF 17 ON YOUR DOORSTEP Arizona Republic, March 11 -- Just think of Jeca Santillaas a refugee. She was, writes newspaper columnist Ricardo Pimentel. ... Full story --Also, Ann Arbor News: U-M Hospitals React to N.C. Error Full story USA Today: Letters: America's Health Care Woes Full story

LETTERS: DONOR-BASED SYSTEMS AID POORER STUDENTS Wall Street Journal, March 11 -- Three letter writers comment on Daniel Golden's story about admissions preferences. (Story available online to subscribers.) Web site

DUKE ART MUSEUM ARCHITECT, BENEFACTOR SURVEY PROGRESS (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 8 -- Weeks of on and off rain have turned the site of Duke's planned Nasher Museum of Art into a soggy mess. That didn't stop the museum's benefactor and famed designer from trudging across the mud and clay in their wing tips, suits, and trench coats Friday to have a look at the progress since construction began in January. (Article not available online.)

EDITORIAL: READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 11 -- Instead of clear, conversational English that virtually anyone can understand on first reading, the alternative dispute resolution form used by Duke University Health System is laden with 'legalese' that only a lawyer can love. Full story