Duke in the News: Oct. 10, 2003

VETERAN OUTSIDER BROUGHT IN TO SCOUR STATE BOOKS Los Angeles Times, Oct. 10 -- Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger has recruited Donna Arduin, Florida budget chief and '85 Duke grad, for his transition team. Her job will be to flush out the waste in California's budget. ...Full story --Also, (San Jose) Mercury News: `Tough' Expert to Assess State's Fiscal Problems Full story

CITY OF MEDICINE HANDS OUT HONORS (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Oct. 10 -- Retired Duke surgeon Max Schiebel and Duke University Chancellor Emeritus William Anlyan garnered special awards for their contributions to Durham at the 16th annual City of Medicine banquet Thursday night. ...Full story --Also, Herald-Sun: Have City of Medicine Awards Really Sold Durham? Full story

OP-ED: DUKE MUST CONTINUE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Oct. 10 -- President Nan Keohane's Founders' Day remarks are excerpted. (Text not available on paper's Website.) --Also, Duke News: Nannerl O. Keohane: The Transforming Experience of Being Around a University Full story

LOCAL GROUP PROMOTES CULTURE, ARTS (Duke) Chronicle, Oct. 10 -- With the recent efforts to develop the Durham Cultural Master Plan, the Duke community now has an opportunity to play a significant role in shaping the city's future. ... Full story

HILL CONTINUES TO SWIM UPSTREAM ESPN, Oct. 7 -- Grant Hill, who has exchanged basketball court time for pool time lately, is about to publish a book through Duke University Press, "Something All Our Own," highlighting his collection of African-American paintings and sculptures. ... Full story

NURSE WHO TRIED TO UNIONIZE DUKE NURSES DIES OF HEART ATTACK (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Oct 10 -- A former Duke nurse who tried to unionize her co-workers and later sued the university for firing her died this week. ...Full story

N.C. TIES RUN STRONG IN DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL RACE WRAL.com, Oct. 9 -- Paul Blank, Howard Dean's national political director, is a New York native and Duke University graduate. ...Full story