Duke in the News: March 12, 2003
The Resolution on Iraq | Staff, Students 'Duke' It Out Over Film Festival | Religion Underlies Much of the Debate About Possible War | Editorial: Sacrifice of Privacy Is Real Threat, and more...
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
THE RESOLUTION ON IRAQ
CNN International's Q&A, March 11 -- Duke political science
professor Ole Holsti told host Zain Verjee that the Bush
administration seems "fairly insensitive to the fact that most of
our major allies are democracies, their governments are dependent
on support at home." (Full text available upon request at
919-681-8066; Web site provided.) ...Web site
STAFF, STUDENTS 'DUKE' IT OUT OVER FILM
FESTIVAL
Fox News, March 12 -- "What we are trying to do is educate the
students," said Duke professor Miriam Cooke, the Reel Evil Film
Festival's co-organizer, "to give them an opportunity to see the
kind of work, cultural work, that people are doing in the countries
that our government has labeled evil." ...Full
story
RELIGION UNDERLIES MUCH OF THE DEBATE ABOUT POSSIBLE
WAR
Austin American-Statesman, March 10 -- It is supposed to be a
secular battle, yet so much of the debate surrounding a likely war
with Iraq is steeped in sacred language. Commenting are Rev. Warren
Smith, assistant professor of historical theology at Duke Divinity
School, and Rev. William Willimon, dean of the chapel and professor
of Christian ministry at Duke. ...
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EDITORIAL: SACRIFICE OF PRIVACY IS REAL
THREAT
Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader, March 11 -- No one has
demonstrated why new powers are needed to snoop into our lives,
argues the paper's editorial board. Cited are comments by Duke
University law professor James Coleman during a forum on security
and civil liberties. ...Full
story
PAMLICO'S SIMPSON GETS SECOND CHANCE AT
LIFE
New Bern Sun Journal, March 11 -- Mel Simpson was a heavy smoker
for 30 years, which brought on emphysema and a domino effect that
pulled his life out from under him. Two lung transplants at Duke
Hospital gave him back his life. ...Full
story
MORE FAMILIES HIDE ASSETS TO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL
AID
Wall Street Journal, March 12 -- "We're asking about resources. And
if they don't tell us about them, they are not being candid," says
Jim Belvin, director of financial aid at Duke University. ...
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ANOTHER FATAL TRANSPLANT ERROR?
CBS News, March 12 -- The parents of a 17-month-old girl who died
last summer after receiving a transplanted liver that didn't match
her blood type are suing two Dallas hospitals and three surgeons
who were involved. ...
Full story Also, CNN: Parents of Dead Child Sue Over Liver
Transplant Mistake
Full
story
Duke Med News: New Commentary on Jesica Santillan and Duke
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story
MEMORIAL EXHIBIT: INFLUENTIAL ARTIST MADE NORTH CAROLINA
HIS HOME
(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 12 -- As a memorial tribute to
George Bireline, who died in August, the North Carolina Museum of
Art has organized a small exhibition of works representing various
periods of this influential artist's career, including works by
Bireline on loan from the Duke University Museum of Art. ...
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