Duke in the News: June 11, 2004

DOCUMENT WARNS GUANTANAMO EMPLOYEES NOT TO TALK USA Today, June 11 -- A legal document warning Guantanamo Bay prison employees not to talk to suspected terrorists' lawyers "suggests that there is something that needs to be hidden" about how detainees are being treated, says Scott Silliman, a Duke University law professor and a former Air Force lawyer. ... Full story --Also, Washington Post: Pentagon Reinforces Policy for Reporting Deaths of Detainees Full story News & Observer: Spate of Military Cases Results in Scrutiny FUll story

OP-ED: RONALD REAGAN AND HIS LEGACY (Duke) Chronicle, June 10 -- "Carter and Reagan had different leadership styles and the differences help to explain the latter's greater political success," writes Duke political science professor Ole Holsti. ... Full story

DUKE BLOOD STUDY GETS LITTLE REACTION (Raleigh) News & Observer, June 11 -- While attendance was anemic, support for last-stage clinical trials of the blood substitute, called PolyHeme, was strong at a public hearing Thursday. ... Full story

CT SCREENING FOR LUNG CANCER QUESTIONED Forbes.com, June 9 -- There's no proof that using computed tomography (CT) to screen for lung cancer offers any patient benefits, claims a study by researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the Mayo Clinic. ... Full story

AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL OPENS News 14 Carolina, June 10 -- Seventeen dance companies from across the U.S. and the world will spend two weeks at Duke University showcasing their talent. ...Full story --Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: Pilobolus to Open American Dance Festival Full story (Raleigh) News & Observer: Watching Their Steps Full story

CABRILLO PICKS NEW PRESIDENT (San Jose) Mercury News, June 9 -- Brian King, who holds a law degree from Duke University, will become the youngest president in Cabrillo College's 45-year history. ... Full story

DOCUMENTING THE DESTRUCTION (Durham) Independent Weekly, June 9 -- Activist and Duke alumna Rania Masri writes about her work on the new documentary "About Baghdad." ...Full story

BOOK EXCERPT: MEET THE INVENTOR OF BRAZIL (Brazil) Brazzil.com, June 2004 -- Read an excerpt from the introduction to "Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil," by Bryan McCann, published this month by Duke University Press. ... FUll story