Duke in the News: March 20, 2003

FIRST ROUND OF WAR AGAINST IRAQ SURPRISES EXPERTS (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 20: Foreign-relations experts said they were surprised Wednesday by what they called an unconventional beginning to the U.S. war with Iraq. ...Full story --Also, USA Today: Key War Decisions To Be Made by Array of Top Commanders (Duke alumnus Gen. Eric Shinseki) Full story (Ft. Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel: Victory In War Alone Won't Achieve Mission Full story MSNBC: Wooing Recruits for the Real Thing Full story

DURHAM MOVES TO HEIGHTENED ALERT STATUS (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 20 -- Duke University has received no direct threats, but during the first few days of war or if the national alert status rises to "red," Duke will step up its campus security. ...Full story --Also, (Raleigh) News 14: The Possibility of War Has Affected the Study Abroad Programs at Local Colleges and Universities Full story Herald-Sun: Campuswide Walkout Planned Full story (Raleigh) News & Observer: Triangle Takes Time to Watch, Speak Out Full story

THE FAN-ATIC FACTOR Chicago Tribune, March 20 -- You can sure tell a Duke fan -- but you can't tell him much. He's the one bouncing up and down in unison with other Blue Devils fans. Spectators at tournament games have attained a new and controversial status. ... Full story

BEARD IS SIMPLY THE BEST ESPN.com, March 19 -- Alana Beard scores, defends, makes everyone around her better and pulls some jaw-dropping plays from every spot on the court. She's ESPN's Women's Basketball Player of the Year. ...Full story

FEMALE RATS ARE BETTER MULTITASKERS; WITH HUMANS, THE DEBATE RAGES ON Wall Street Journal, March 20 -- In animal research at Duke University, male rats have proved somewhat more single-minded. Duke professor Christina Williams found female rats, unlike the males, learn multiple cues to navigate a maze. (Available only to subscribers.) ... Full story

COLUMN: U.S. GETTING TOUGH WITH FOREIGN ACCOUNTANTS Bloomberg.com, March 19 -- The question of how tough the U.S. should get with foreign companies and their auditors is stirring debate among business, government and academia. James Cox, a law professor at Duke University Law School, comments on the issue, which he says has become "a lot more important now with the spread of the capital markets overseas." (Story not available online.) --Also: Chicago Tribune: Oversight Board Accepted Free Space Full story Birmingham News: HealthSouth, Scrushy Face Fraud Claims from SEC Full story

EDITORIAL: THE NEIGHBORLY THING (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 20 -- For a long time now, the editorial says, Durham city officials have tried to encourage Duke University, a tax-exempt institution, to make a payment to the city in lieu of taxes. "We have supported this effort, and still do." ...Full story --Also, Herald-Sun: City Bills Duke by the Foot Full story

MAKING THE GAY-FRIENDLY GRADE (Durham, N.C.) Independent Weekly, March 20 -- In its second survey of 21 leading business schools, Aplomb Consulting, a national gay market-research firm, gave Duke University's Fuqua School of Business an improved, but average grade. (Fourth "Front Porch" item.) ...Full story

CITY'S OLDEST WORKING DOCTOR DIES (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, March 19 -- A. Sherrod Morrow, at 91 the oldest practicing physician in Jacksonville, went to work Thursday, the day he died of undetermined causes. His son described his Duke University-trained father as a "Marcus Welby-type physician" who continued to make house calls until he was 80. ... Full story

BILL OF RIGHTS COPY FOUND 138 YEARS LATER (Raleigh) News & Observer, March 20 -- Almost 138 years after a Union soldier stole it from the state Capitol at the end of the Civil War, North Carolina's original copy of the U.S. Bill of Rights was recovered Tuesday. Walter Dellinger, a Duke University constitutional law professor, comments on its significance. ...Full story