Duke in the News: July 3, 2006

KENNEDY REIGNS SUPREME ON COURT

Washington Post, July 2 -- Neil Siegel, who served as a Supreme Court law clerk in the 2003-2004 term and now teaches at Duke's law school, says Justice Kennedy sees real values in conflict in the Supreme Court's cases. Full story

-- Also: New York Times, The Court Enters the War, Loudly (Duke Law Professor Curtis A. Bradley) Full story

Bloomberg.com, Roberts, Alito Failed to Change Balance on U.S. Supreme Court (Duke law Professor Erwin Chemerinsky) Full story

San Francisco Chronicle, No Abrupt Changes for Court, Justice Kennedy is New Swing Vote (Erwin Chemerinsky) Full story

NPR, Congress Readies to Give President More Power (Duke law professor Scott Silliman) Full story

(Raleigh) News & Observer, Ruling on Detainees Sets Off ripple effect (Scott Silliman) Full story

HOW FAILURE BREEDS SUCCESS

BusinessWeek, July 10 -- Research by Fuqua professors Bill Boulding and Rick Staelin explains why companies sometimes refuse to cancel unsuccessful projects. Full story

-- Also: CFO Magazine, Say Yes to Dr. No? Full story

Financial Times, London Leads Drive to Hire MBAs (Career Management Center Director Sheryle Dirks) Full story

FROM LACROSSE TO REDICK TO BOAT ACCIDENT, DUKE'S WOES CONTINUE

WRAL.com (AP), July 2 -- Duke spent the spring wrestling with a steady stream of image-mangling press following rape allegations against three men's lacrosse players. And as spring turns to summer, things aren't getting any better for the school and its once-squeaky-clean reputation. (This story appeared in about 40 news outlets.) Full story

-- Also: CFO Magazine, Say Yes to Dr. No? Full story

Financial Times, London Leads Drive to Hire MBAs (Career Management Center Director Sheryle Dirks) Full story

Duke News: Duke and Men's Lacrosse (special website with background information) Full story

COLUMN: THE COLOSSUS ASTRIDE THE BAY

Wall Street Journal, July 1 -- Duke engineering professor Henry Petroski writes about New York's Verrazano-NarrowsBridge as a marvel of engineering and aesthetics. (Link for subscribers; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) Full story

COLUMN: THE LONELY AMERICAN JUST GOT A BIT LONELIER

New York Times, July 2 -- There is a new installment in the annals of loneliness. A recent study by sociologists at Duke and the University of Arizona found that, on average, most adults only have two people they can talk to about the most important subjects in their lives. And about one-quarter have no close confidants at all. Full story

-- Also: HeathDay, Are Close Friendships Getting Harder to Find? Full story

BLACK MEN QUIETLY COMBATING STEREOTYPES

Washington Post, July 1 -- Every day, African-American men consciously work to offset stereotypes about them. Sherman James, a social psychologist at Duke, studies how the stress of coping for black men can damage the circulatory system and lead to chronic poor health. Full story

SUCCESSFUL VINTNER POURS HIS PASSION INTO DYNASTIC DREAM

Wall Street Journal, July 1 -- Bill Harlan has built a winery with a plan to turn it into a legacy for future generations. But first he must win over his children, including son H. William Harlan III, who just finished his freshman year at Duke. (Link for subscribers; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) Full story