Duke in the News: Jan. 17, 2006

OP-ED: KING'S LEGACY IS FAR MORE THAN JUST 'I HAVE A DREAM' Chicago Sun-Times, Jan. 16 -- Duke history professor William H. Chafe says, "Only when we understand the full scope of (Martin Luther) King's vision of equality can we appreciate his true legacy." (Also appeared in St. Paul Pioneer Press, Seattle Times, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel and Raleigh News & Observer.) ... Full story

OP-ED: IT'S NO JOKE ANYMORE The Los Angeles Times, Jan. 15 -- Duke professor and author Ariel Dorfman says his fictional account of detention by Homeland Security agents, delivered at an academic forum, tapped into a "deep paranoia" among many of his colleagues. ... Full story --Also, TomDispatch.com: Ariel Dorfman on How Bush Makes Fiction of Us All (Also appeared on Mother Jones and Common Dreams websites.) ... Full story

BELAFONTE RELATES CRITICISM OF HIS REMARKS ON BUSH TO KING'S STRUGGLES (Durham) Herald-Sun, Jan. 16 -- In his keynote address at the 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Service of Commemoration at Duke Chapel on Sunday afternoon, veteran entertainer and human-rights activist Harry Belafonte didn't shy away from the controversy that has dogged him of late. ... Full story --Also, (Raleigh) News & Observer: Fiery Belafonte Focuses on Injustice ... Full story WRAL.com: Belafonte Comes to Duke, Talks About Friendship With MLK ... Full story Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes": Harry Belafonte Makes Controversial Comments at Duke (Duke Senior Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations John Burness; transcript not available online; e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) Duke News: Belafonte Talks About Martin Luther King's Life and Legacy (with video of the service at http://www.duke.edu) ... Full story The Conservative Voice: Duke University Invites Harry Belafonte for King Commemoration Full story News & Observer: The City's Secret Struggle for His Rights (King's speeches at Duke and in Durham) ... Full story

EVEN IN NYC, RACE RELATIONS TAKE WORK New York Times, Jan. 16 -- Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, a sociologist at Duke, discusses changes in intra-racial interaction as immigrants reflect contrasting cultures that transcend their common skin color. (AP story also appeared in New York Post and more than 166 other news sources.) ... Full story

CUSTOM-MADE MICROBES, AT YOUR SERVICE The New York Times, Jan. 17 -- Lingchong You, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Duke, talks about problems inherent in designing complicated biological circuits. Full story

A FINGER ON THE PULSE OF THE WORLD Seed Magazine, Jan. 13 -- Move over, Clarissa. Duke mechanical engineering professor Adrian Bejan thinks he can explain it all -- with constructal theory. ... Full story --Also, News & Observer: Let Nature Guide to Design, Duke Prof Says ... Full story

STUDENT GETS CALL FOR 'MOOD PHONE' Herald-Sun, Jan. 17 -- Whether a mood phone could be the next big thing remains to be seen, but Duke student John Finan's idea for a device that would analyze emotional cues in phone conversations has the attention of Motorola. ... Full story --Also, UPI: Motorola Contest Yields 'Mood' Phone ... Full story

FOR DUKE, NORTH CAROLINA, A LONG-PLAYING RECORD The Washington Post, Jan. 17 -- Students from ACC rivals Duke and North Carolina completed their 2 1/2-day basketball game Monday, finishing with an expected world record for the longest continuous game. ... Full story --Also, ABC-TV's Good Morning America: Shooting for the Record (Transcript not available online; e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) Herald-Sun: UNC, Duke Teams Shoot Hoops for Kids ... Full story News & Observer: Bid to Bust Hoop Record Ends ... Full story Duke Chronicle: Duke, UNC Play Ball for 57 hours Straight ... Full story