Duke in the News: March 28, 2003
Iraq Conflict Turning Arabs Against United States | Peace on Paper | Op-Ed: Tuning in to Media Ownership, and more...
Friday, March 28, 2003
IRAQ CONFLICT TURNING ARABS AGAINST UNITED
STATES
(Minneapolis) Star Tribune, March 28 -- The Arab view of the United
States could hardly be bleaker. Bruce Kuniholm, a professor of
public policy and history at Duke University, comments on the view
from the Arab streets. ...Full
story
--Also, CNBC's Business Center: Could Prolonged War Cause an
Economic Recession? (Campbell Harvey interviewed; full text upon
request.)
Washington Post: Soldier Toys Today, Civilian Toys Tomorrow (Alex
Roland comments)
Full story
Tucson Weekly: Baghdad Blowback (Peter Feaver)
Full
story
Miami Herald: Investors: Hawks No Longer (Fuqua survey)
Full
story
PEACE ON PAPER
National Journal, March 29 -- Bruce Jentleson, director of the
Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University, has
praise for the Middle East road map, the long-delayed, multistep
peace plan. ...
Full story
OP-ED: TUNING IN TO MEDIA OWNERSHIP
(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 28 -- Triangle residents have
the opportunity at Duke Law School on Monday to speak before one or
more FCC commissioners who will soon vote on changes in the
nation's media ownership rules. ...
Full story
--Also, (Durham, N.C.) Independent Weekly: Look Who's Standing Up
to Big Media
Full
story
Duke News: FCC to Hold Public Hearing on Media Concentration March
31 at Duke
Full story
Duke Law: Live Webcast, Monday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET
at:
Webcast
COLUMN: OUR CONTINUING STRUGGLE TO STAY TRUE TO
VALUES
Charlotte Observer, March 28 -- Duke University President Nan
Keohane's reply to an 11-year-old girl during a Women's History
Month program is "worthy advice to all of us in these troubled
times, regardless of gender." ...Full
story
A TRIANGLE THINK TANK TACKLES THE WELL-TIMED SUBJECT OF
WAR REPORTING
(Durham, N.C.) Independent Weekly, March 27 -- A two-day conference
on media and war was hosted by the Triangle Institute for Security
Studies (TISS), a consortium of research faculty currently housed
at Duke. ...Full
story
LIVING TODAY: LOGISTICS EFFECT HEALTH
CHOICES
UPI, March 28 -- Women with breast cancer are less likely to retain
their breasts if there isn't a radiation therapy facility nearby,
according to Duke research in the April issue of the International
Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics. (See third news
brief.) ...Full
story
INSPECTORS WRAPPING UP DUKE HOSPITAL
INVESTIGATION
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 28 -- A team of 13 inspectors is
expected to conclude its weeklong probe of Duke University Hospital
today -- a federal inspection triggered by problems found after the
heart-lung transplant that led to the death of Jesica Santillan.
...Full
story
--Also, Herald-Sun: Letter: Would Seek Duke Care 'With my Eyes
Closed'
Full
story
MAGAZINE SECURES BOOK CONTRACT
Birmingham (Ala.) News, March 28 -- Five Duke University students
launched Mental Floss straight out of college in spring 2001. Since
then, the magazine has made a mark in the publishing world, gaining
national exposure and ringing up newsstand sales that far surpass
industry standards. ...
Full story
--Also, (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal: Eccentric Magazine Has
Some Roots in Delaware
Full story
RAISING 'HOLY HIP-HOP' AT DUKE
(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 28 -- Duke wasn't the first
university to pay academic attention to hip-hop. But it's making up
for lost time. ...
Full story
SCHWAB: LESS FOR LITTLE GUY
(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 23 -- Q&A with John Kador,
a Duke University graduate and author of seven business
books. His latest is "Charles Schwab: How One Company Beat
Wall Street and Reinvented the Brokerage Industry" (Wiley, $24.95).
...
Full story