Duke in the News: Mar. 23, 2004

ALCOHOL USE LINKED TO SMOKING ADDICTION Washington Times, March 23 -- Duke researchers have found even small amounts of alcohol can boost the pleasurable effects of nicotine, a key link between smoking and drinking. ... Full story

THE MUSIC OF WILD BIRDS NPR's All Things Considered, March 22 -- Duke biology professor Steve Nowicki uses naturalist F. Schuyler Matthews' 100-year-old guide to bird songs in his lectures and says he's still amazed by what Matthews did. ... Full story

CROWD FLOCKS TO SEE 'WELCOME TO DURHAM' (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 23 -- More than a thousand people showed up Monday night at Duke University for the first public viewing of a gritty new documentary about Durham's gang culture. ...Full story --Also, (Duke) Chronicle: Film, Panel Detail Gang Violence in Durham Full story

SECOND ASSAULT REPORTED (Duke) Chronicle, March 23 -- Less than 36 hours after a student was reportedly raped on West Campus by an unknown assailant, another forcible sexual assault was reportedly committed by a Central Campus intruder early Sunday morning. ... Full story --Also, WTVD-TV: Rape, Two Other Weekend Crimes Put Duke Police on Alert Full story

GRADUATION RATES LAGGING FOR ADVANCING TEAMS Washington Post, March 23 -- Of the 16 teams still in contention for the NCAA championship, only four -- Duke, Kansas, Vanderbilt and Xavier -- posted graduation rates of 50 percent or better in men's basketball. ... Full story --Also, Chicago Tribune: Editorial -- The Real March Madness Full story

EAGER STUDENTS DRIVE BOOM IN SUMMER ACADEMIC PROGRAMS USA Today, March 22 -- Academic summer programs at Duke and other universities let students "test drive" a potential career or expensive college without making a long-term commitment. ... Full story

BABY BOY MAY NOT NEED TO LIVE IN BUBBLE (Philadelphia) NBC Channel 10, March 22 -- Doctors at Duke are offering hope that a 6-month-old boy diagnosed with severe combined immune deficiency syndrome can actually be cured and live a normal life. ...Full story

COLUMN: RISING PRICE OF GAS IS BUT ONE PIECE OF ENERGY CHALLENGE (Mooresville, N.C.) Lake Norman Times, March 23 -- Energy experts who gathered at Duke faced some hard facts on the road to a sustainable energy future. ... Full story

MINORITY BONE MARROW DRIVE PLANNED (Duke) Chronicle, March 22 -- The Duke Red Cross Club is bringing two-year-old leukemia patient Joshua's fight for life to campus by sponsoring the Minority Bone Marrow Registry Drive. ... Full story