Duke in the News: May 5, 2006

DUKE INVESTIGATES ANOTHER RAPE REPORT (Raleigh) News & Observer, May 5 -- Duke police are investigating a reported rape in a dorm room as students celebrated the last day of classes in late April. The case is not connected to a Durham police investigation into a reported rape at a Duke lacrosse team party, but like the lacrosse case, the allegations involve partying and excessive drinking. ... Full story --Also, The New York Times, AP: Duke Police Probe New Rape Allegation ... Full story (Durham) Herald-Sun: Duke Student Says She Was Raped at Party ... Full story Fox News Hannity & Colmes: Duke Developments ... Watch News & Observer: Conference to Explore Issues Raised in Duke Incident ... Full story WRAL-TV: Spiritual Leaders Call for Community Healing Amidst Lacrosse Rape Probe Full story USA Today: Duke Weighs on Lacrosse Tournament Picks ... Full story Kansas City Star: MU Fraternities Prohibit the Hiring of Strippers; Allegations at Duke University Prompt Council to Take a 'Proactive Step' ... Full story The Christian Science Monitor: Editorial -- Duke's Moral Hazard ... Full story News & Observer: Editorial -- Duke and Drink ... Full story News & Observer: Editorial -- ...And a Crossroad ... Full story Dallas Morning News: High School Lacrosse Taking a Hit; Rape Charges Against Two Duke Players Are Affecting Sport's Image ... Full story (Raleigh) News 14 Carolina: Race, Drinking Issues Hot Topics at Other N.C. Campuses Full story Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) Full story

RESURFACING PROCEDURE ON TRIAL FOR AGING HIPS NPR's Morning Edition, May 4 -- Dr. Thomas Vail, director of Adult Reconstructive Surgery at Duke, says patients are interested in a new, less-invasive hip-replacement procedure. Full story

STEAL THIS ARTICLE Forbes, May 22 -- Three law professors -- two at Duke and one at the University of Oregon -- have broken new ground with a comic book that explains copyright law to young filmmakers and other creative types. ... Full story

STROKE PREVENTION GUIDELINES FOCUS MORE ON PATIENT Reuters, May 4 -- New stroke prevention guidelines formulated at Duke place a greater focus on an individual patient-oriented approach to stroke prevention. ... Full story --Also, (New York) WNBC-TV: Learn How to Prevent Stroke ... Full story

OP-ED: A TWO-STATE SOLUTION FOR THE PARKWAY'S WOES News & Observer, May 5 -- Anne Mitchell Whisnant of the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke says America's beloved Blue Ridge Parkway is in crisis. ... Full story

COLUMN: COUNTDOWN TO PRODUCT LAUNCH BusinessWeek, May 5 -- Vivek Wadhwa, an executive-in-residence at the Pratt School of Engineering, discusses how trial and error figures in the struggle to bring a product to market. Full story

Q&A: WHAT RELIGION CAN DO FOR YOUR HEALTH Beliefnet, May 4 -- Dr. Harold G. Koenig, co-director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center, discusses why he believes being part of a religious community can make people healthier -- and happier. ... Full story

BURR SAYS AIDS HELP LACKING IN RURAL AREAS Herald-Sun, May 5 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., has joined some Duke students in calling for a change in the way federal money is distributed in the Ryan White CARE Act. ... Full story