Duke in the News: April 3, 2003

Experts Disagree on Future of Shuttle | Documents Show U.S. Tried To Enlist Saddam as an Ally | Military Academy Admissions May Be Key to U-M Case, and more...

By Stuart Wells

Thursday, April 3, 2003

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EXPERTS DISAGREE ON FUTURE OF SHUTTLE
(Melbourne) Florida Today, April 2 -- The space shuttle is a death trap and a budgetary sinkhole, Alex Roland, a Duke University history professor and former NASA historian, told U.S. senators Wednesday. ... Full story

DOCUMENTS SHOW U.S. TRIED TO ENLIST SADDAM AS AN ALLY IN THE 1980s
(Newark) Star-Ledger, April 3 -- U.S. officials in the 1980s "forgot that the enemy of my enemy might be my enemy, too," said Bruce Jentleson, director of Duke University's Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy and author of "With Friends Like These: Reagan, Bush, Saddam 1982-1990." ... Full story

ON THE AIR
Duke Law's Scott Silliman is slated to discuss military and legal aspects of the conflict in Iraq on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" today (Thursday), from 2 to 3 p.m. Listen live or on a delayed basis at
http://www.npr.org/programs/totn/index.html.

MILITARY ACADEMY ADMISSIONS MAY BE KEY TO U-M CASE
Detroit Free Press, April 3 -- Scott Silliman, a Duke University law professor and expert on national security, says a brief filed on behalf of a group of prominent retired military officials in the University of Michigan affirmative action case stood out because the military has been successful in diversifying its ranks and in reducing racial tension. ...Full story

TAKING CARE OF YOUR WHOLE SELF
Cincinnati Enquirer, April 2 -- A blood protein might be a better indicator of heart attack risk than high blood pressure, obesity and cholesterol levels, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center. ... Full story

PRESENTATION TO EXAMINE DIPLOMACY, WAR IN IRAQ
Wilmington Star-News, April 3 -- Duke political science professor Robert Keohane, a speaker tonight in the Great Decisions Program at UNC-Wilmington, says that while the war may deprive Iraq of nuclear weapons, it may spark a revolution in Pakistan that could put such weapons in the hands of Islamic terrorists. ... Full story

PICTURES ONLY A COMPUTER COULD LOVE
Science News Online, March 29 -- With a new generation of optics, engineers are recasting visual scenes for computers' consumption, and engineers anticipate making lenses that can process other portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, says David J. Brady of Duke University. ...Full story

PREDICTIONS FOR TV COMMERCIAL SALES FOR THE FALL SEASON ARE CUT
New York Times, April 3 -- An expert on the media expresses concern about the results of a survey of chief financial officers by Financial Executives International and the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Two-thirds of those responding to the survey, released last week, said they expected their company's ad and marketing spending in the next 12 months to be flat or decline. Full story

LAWYERS PUSH OPPOSITION TO DEATH PENALTY
(Durham, N.C.) Independent Weekly, April 3 -- Duke law professor James Coleman spoke in Cary last month at the North Carolina Leadership Summit on the Death Penalty. The summit, sponsored by the American Bar Association, was part of a push by the ABA on its call for a moratorium on executions. ...Full story

TABLETS SNEAK UP ON LAPTOPS
Chronicle of Higher Education, April 4 -- The new tablet personal computers offer flexibility and portability, but they may become popular only in certain fields. Michael P. Pickett, deputy chief information officer at Duke University, comments on the the latest gadget to vie for the attention of students, professors, and administrators. ...Full story

TEACHER SNEAKS LEARNING IN DURING FUN ACTIVITIES
Rock Hill (S.C.) Herald, March 24 -- Kindergarten teacher Kay Gordon, who holds a master's degree from Duke University to teach the emotionally handicapped, says she "sneaks the learning in" when her students are involved in dancing and playing. ... Full story

DUKE STUDENT PRESIDENT TO KEEP HIS OFFICE
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, April 3 -- Duke University student leaders said they will allow the student government president who was arrested Sunday on an assault charge to finish out the final three weeks of his term. ...Full story

COLLEGIATE 'P.C.' AWARDS 'HONOR' DUKE, UNC
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, April 3 -- Duke University and UNC have 'won' top-five dubious achievement awards for "political correctness" from a student newspaper organization dedicated to conservative causes. ...Full story