Duke in the News: Mar. 15, 2004

COLLEGES TAKE FRESH LOOK AT PUTTING LID ON DRINKING USA Today, March 15 -- Melissa Wachtel, a junior philosophy major at Duke and a peer educator with PARTY (Promoting Alcohol Responsibility to You) talks about how Duke is approaching the problem of binge drinking. ... Full story

'OLD DUKE PARTY' TO RETURN (Duke) Chronicle, March 15 -- Student legislators are organizing the Old Duke Party for Friday in front of House P. The event will boast a number of attractions, including a big screen television playing classic Duke men's basketball games. ... Full story

EXPERTS: MEDIA PLAY UP WHAT WILL WIN 'BATTLE FOR EYEBALLS' Oakland (Mich.) Press, March 14 -- James Hamilton, a professor of public policy at Duke and author of "All the News That's Fit to Sell," says that what people see on TV news is a ratings-driven version of reality. ... Full story

10,000 MILES, 358 INTERVIEWS (Raleigh) News & Observer, March 15 -- Justin Walker, the Duke University senior who logged thousands of miles on the campaign trail to cover Democratic candidates, has returned to Durham and is offering up his "Best and Worst of the Campaign Trail." ...Full story

OP-ED: CONSERVATIVE INFLUENCE A THREAT TO IRANIANS' FREEDOM The (UCLA) Daily Bruin, March 15 -- Conservatives in Iran "will try to push back everything they can and then give people a few drops of democracy at a time," says Jalil Roshandel, a visiting assistant professor in the political science department at Duke University who has taught at the University of Tehran in Iran. ...Full story

CRICKET RIVALRY IS POINT OF UNITY (Raleigh) News and Observer, March 14 - "Anybody who wants to derail the current Indian-Pakistani peace talks ... has an interest in trying to create violence against the Indian cricketers," said Steven Wilkinson, an assistant professor of political science at Duke University and a specialist in ethnic violence in India. ...Full story

EWALD W. BUSSE, 86, PSYCHIATRIST WHO RESHAPED VIEWS ON AGING, DIES New York Times, March 14 -- Dr. Ewald W. Busse was chairman of the psychiatry department at the Duke Medical School when he began a novel program in 1954 to study the physiological, psychological and social aspects of aging. ...Full story --Also, (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun: Editorial -- He Changed Aging Ideas Full story

EDITORIAL: HOPE FROM THE ASHES (Raleigh) News & Observer, March 14 -- An increasing number of Sept. 11 victims are being honored with college scholarships. The Americanism Scholarship at Duke will pay college costs for someone who lost a parent on Sept. 11 and the Duke lacrosse team established a scholarship to honor former team member Peter Ortale. ... Full story

TRENDS: WILL RADIO FREQUENCY ID TAGS BECOME INDUSTRY NORM? Triangle Tech Journal, March 15 -- Duke business professor Paul Zipkin says radio frequency ID tags are no cause for alarm by privacy advocates. ... Full story

DUKE STUDENTS LOSE A DEAR HANGOUT (Raleigh) News & Observer, March 15 -- The brothers of Sigma Chi at Duke University mourned the passing of an old friend recently -- the Biscuit King, an anachronistic restaurant that served as the fraternity's official hangout for years. ...Full story