NEW DIRECTION FOR U.S. HEALTH CARE PROPOSED
United Press International, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. health care system is inefficient, wasteful and expensive, say leaders of Duke University Medical Center. ... Full story

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: THIS PROTEIN BELONGS TO...
Nature, Nov. 6 -- Some recent court rulings have started to raise concerns that patents on proteins are being interpreted too broadly. Robert Cook-Deegan, director of the Center for Genome Ethics, Law and Policy at Duke, and Arti Rai, an intellectual-property expert at Duke, comment. ... Full story

COMMENTARY: DEMOCRACY AND THE RUBBER STAMP COMMANDOS
Jerusalem Post, Nov. 7 -- The interests of the military and civilian government are not identical, says Duke political science professor Peter Feaver, who is cited in an analysis of Israeli military censorship. ... Full story

DUKE'S SOUTH ASIAN FEST GROWING
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Nov. 7 -- Duke students are gearing up for a two-night cultural extravaganza at Page Auditorium that they say has emerged as the largest student-run production on campus. ... Full story

OP-ED: THE COLD WAR HEROES
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Nov. 7 -- Randy Yale, a student in the master of arts in liberal studies program at Duke, takes issue with the statement that former President Reagan "won" the cold war. ... Full story

COLUMN: TRIBUTE TO A BRAVE NURSE
(Durham, N.C.) Independent Weekly, Nov. 6 -- Connie Donahue, who died last month, is remembered as a dedicated professional who fought not just for patients at Duke, but for nurses' rights. ... Full story

COLUMN: ATTRACTED TO APATHY
Harvard Crimson, Nov. 7 -- A Harvard student says her peers shouldn't be too quick to dismiss a recent Duke study that found that many female students believe intellectual assertiveness and leadership make them unattractive in the eyes of their male peers. ... Full story

LOUISIANA BISHOP NEW PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
(Biloxi, Miss.) Sun Herald, Nov. 7 -- Bishop Thomas L. Hoyt of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church says race issues and humanitarian concerns will be among his priorities as he heads the National Council of Churches. Hoyt has an advanced degree from Duke. ... Full story

NEW MAG GIVES VOICE TO ASSAULT VICTIMS
(Duke) Chronicle, Nov. 7 -- It started out as four friends reacting to the October 2002 assault in a Wannamaker dormitory bathroom and has become a glossy 32-page account of sexual violence at the university. ... Full story

WEST PALM PARENT PROTESTS DEVIL MASCOT AT MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Ft. Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, Nov. 7 -- Duke alumna Susan R. Garrett, author of the book "The Demise of the Devil," says the devil is a religious symbol that has lost its biblical connection in modern society. ... Full story

BANG ON A CAN FOR THE FUN OF IT
(Raleigh) News & Observer, Nov. 7 -- An ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, will include a reading of works by four Duke graduate student composers in their performance at Duke this weekend. ... Full story
--Also, (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun: Bang on a Can All-Stars Make Out of This World Music
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CLOSING OPEN RECORDS
Austin Chronicle, Nov. 7 -- Steve Hensen of Duke University, who was president of the Society of American Archivists in 2001, comments on similarities in President Bush's and Texas Governor Rick Perry's positions on public disclosure of the operations of government. ... Full story

ON THE AIR
Tracy Kidder, author of "Mountains Beyond Mountains," a book about Duke alumnus Paul Farmer, will be featured on Book TV Saturday. Kidder's talk at the 2003 Miami Book Fair International will be broadcast live Saturday, 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. ET on the cable channel C-SPAN2. ... Website