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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...

By Stuart Wells

Wednesday, March 12, 2003

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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. ... Full story

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. ... Full story

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
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Duke Med News: New Commentary on Jesica Santillan and Duke
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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. ... Full story