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| abb | Nov 3 2009, 05:41 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.heraldsun.com/pages/full_story_news_durham/push?article-NCCU+law+student+named+to+police+board%20&id=4251665-NCCU+law+student+named+to+police+board&instance=main_article NCCU law student named to police board 11.02.09 - 10:01 pm By KEITH UPCHURCH kupchurch@heraldsun.com; 419-6612 DURHAM -- A N.C. Central University law student named to a board that hears appeals of citizen complaints about Durham police says he wants to ensure that "procedure and protocol are always followed.'' DeWarren K. Langley, a second-year law student, was named to the Civilian Police Review Board by Durham City Manager Tom Bonfield. The board hears complaints by citizens about police actions. The department's Professional Standards Division initially investigates the complaints, but citizens unhappy with the outcome can request a board hearing. "I think that's very important for the city, so that people know that our police are executing their duties as prescribed by the police department,'' Langley said. "I think that's a big part of ensuring that people maintain a level of respect and trust for our department, knowing that they are always complying with the procedures to ensure they do their job and that people's rights are protected.'' Langley, 25, is a Durham native who hopes to be a public defender after law school. In addition to his NCCU studies, he is earning a certificate in nonprofit management at Duke University. He has a degree in business management and economics with a minor in leadership studies from Hampton University. Langley is a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the board for Calvary Ministries of the Westend Community Inc., Kids Voting Durham advisory board, Citizens Advisory Committee and the N.C. Bar Association's Law Student Division. His term expires June 30, 2011. The board's mandate is to determine if the initial police investigation was done correctly and whether the department abused its discretion in conducting it. Board members are required to complete the police department's Citizens Police Academy, 16 hours in a patrol car ride-along program and a comprehensive training program administered by the police attorney's office. Members get $25 per meeting, paid semiannually, and receive complimentary parking in a designated city of Durham parking lot for each meeting they attend. |
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| abb | Nov 3 2009, 05:42 AM Post #2 |
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http://www.heraldsun.com/pages/full_story_news_durham/push?article-City+votes+in+mayor-+council+races%20&id=4249081-City+votes+in+mayor-+council+races&instance=main_article City votes in mayor, council races 11.02.09 - 08:41 pm 9_electionprepare.JPG By Ray Gronberg gronberg@heraldsun.com; 419-6648 DURHAM -- Voters head to the polls today to pick a mayor and City Council members for Durham's three wards. County Board of Elections workers will open city precincts at 6:30 a.m. They will remain open for business until 7:30 p.m. Mayor Bill Bell, running for his fifth term, faces challenger Steven Williams in the ballot's top race. Williams tried to run in 2005 but pulled out of that campaign because his then-residence wasn't in the city limits. All three council races pit incumbents against first-time candidates. In Ward 1, Councilwoman Cora Cole-McFadden is running for her third term against first-time challenger Donald Hughes. Longtime Ward 2 incumbent Howard Clement is trying to fend off a challenge from Libertarian Matt Drew, while in Ward 3 incumbent Mike Woodard is running for his second term against Allan Polak. On the campaign trail, Williams and Hughes have questioned whether the council has done enough to help inner-city neighborhoods, while Drew has argued that the city's present menu of services and taxes is unsustainable. Polak has argued that Woodard as a Duke University employee has a disqualifying conflict of interest that precludes service on the council, and joined Hughes in questioning how well council members are monitoring the work of the city staff. The incumbents counter that a revitalized downtown and big-ticket investments like the Holton Career and Resource Center on Driver Street show that they have Durham on the right track. They have also openly run as a team, with Bell leading them in taking shots at the challengers as people who "haven't been there" while the council has been busy improving the community. Although the three council seats at stake today represent wards, the vote for each will occur citywide. Candidates have to live in their ward, but to win have to gain a majority of the people who cast ballots today. Board of Elections officials say 1,006 people cast ballots during the early voting period that ended this past Saturday. That's 112 more than took advantage of early voting before last month's primaries that winnowed the field in Wards 2 and 3. Results announced tonight will be unofficial. The board will count provisional ballots -- cast by people unsure of their registration status or which precinct they should vote in -- Friday and then canvass the results next Tuesday. |
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| striker | Nov 3 2009, 05:44 AM Post #3 |
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That's just great! Another touchy feely program involving people that have never had a job or paid their own bills. |
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| abb | Nov 3 2009, 05:49 AM Post #4 |
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http://dukechronicle.com/article/poor-choice-words Poor choice of words By Eric Bair November 3, 2009 I was disappointed in the choice of words used in the Oct. 28 Chronicle article “DUPD cop arrested on rape charges [1].” The victim reported that she was bound, gagged, possibly drugged and then raped. However, when describing this incident, the reporter uses the word “alleged” repeatedly: “the alleged attack,” “the alleged assault,” “the alleged rape” and “the alleged victim.” I recognize that Officer Webster Simmons is innocent until proven guilty. I also recognize that recent events at Duke have shown that one should not rush to judgment in rape cases and that some rape allegations are false. However, I worry that we are creating an environment where all women who report a rape are presumed to be liars until they can prove otherwise. Having sex with a woman who is so drunk that she is passing out already meets the legal definition of rape, much less handcuffing her and gagging her. I definitely do think that it is appropriate to say that Simmons “allegedly” committed the crime until he is convicted in a court of law, but assuming the police found her testimony to be credible, can’t we just say, “she was raped”? A cynic might suggest that the editors of the Chronicle believe that the reports of rape victims are inherently unreliable. If we simply accept the principle that a person is innocent until proven guilty and avoid making inflammatory statements about the accused until they are convicted, then we can avoid tarnishing the reputation of an innocent person without casting doubt on the credibility of rape victims generally or discouraging other women from reporting incidents of rape. Eric Bair Adjunct assistant professor of biostatistics School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| abb | Nov 3 2009, 05:50 AM Post #5 |
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http://dukechronicle.com/article/leave-endowment-management-dumac Leave endowment management to DUMAC By Kevin Mulhern November 3, 2009 In his Oct. 29 letter, “Duke sustainability requires endowment transparency [1],” Mikael Owunna showed an extremely limited understanding of investment management and the ethics involved. It is alarming that any one should seek knowledge of Duke University Management Company’s investment holdings in order to pursue a witch-hunt against them. The idea that DUMAC should be some kind of activist fund that only invests in cow-dung reprocessing communes and free-trade coffee distributors is highly ironic considering our intellectual wealth is in part a result of a far more realistic investment strategy. If Owunna got his way, we might be forced to live with far lower returns on the endowment over the next few years, a frightening prospect considering our present budget short-falls. Somehow I think that professional money managers might be better at managing money than 20-something kids too blinded by saving the world to worry about the University’s financial solvency. If those who seek transparency do so because they expect to find investments in Sudanese arms manufacturers and DDT dumpers, they are extremely naive about the nature of transparency. The reason why DUMAC and the majority of good investment managers keep their holdings and strategies secret is because public knowledge would cause them to lose their edge. These are investment strategies developed by highly trained and experienced professionals—many who have a Ph.D.—that can be executed successfully only when others have no knowledge of them. It’s not that DUMAC is hiding their holdings because they are unethical; it’s simply because their returns would be in jeopardy when others learned of the strategies. Finally, Owunna’s suggestion that DUMAC should refrain from investing in utility companies because they operate a coal-fired power plant is ridiculous considering many U.S. utilities own coal-plants. What’s next? DUMAC shouldn’t invest in any pharmaceutical companies that use animal testing? That’s pretty much all of them. As you can see, investing is done best when left to the professionals. Kevin Mulhern Trinity ’12 |
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| abb | Nov 3 2009, 05:59 AM Post #6 |
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/02/newsday-columnist-saul-fr_n_341951.html Newsday was destroyed by the sick perverts on their editorial board. I canceled my subscription immediately after they presented their special "wrap around" coverage of the Duke Lacrosse Hoax. That they treated that disgraceful episode like a Subway Series was a sort of final straw for me. And although I did read their online content, I would never in my life pay for an internet news service. Be it Newsday or any other. Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/02/newsday-columnist-saul-fr_n_341951.html |
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| abb | Nov 3 2009, 06:02 AM Post #7 |
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http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/02/cobbins-transferred-maximum-security-prison/ Cobbins transferred to maximum-security prison By Tom Humphrey Monday, November 2, 2009 NASHVILLE - Convicted killer Letalvis Cobbins was transferred to a maximum-security prison in West Tennessee today, three days after a state senator protested his location in the medium-security Hardeman County prison, according to Correction Commissioner George Little. Cobbins still remains officially classified as a "medium-security" inmate, the commissioner said, but will be in a maximum-security unit. He said that a call from Sen. Tim Burchett, R-Knoxville, and concerns expressed by the family of a victim were considered in the relocation. But having him in maximum security is also appropriate since Cobbins has "protective custody" status because of death threats made against him. Cobbins was taken to the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning this morning, said Correction Department spokeswoman Dorinda Carter. He was convicted in August for the January 2007 murders of University of Tennessee student Channon Christian and her boyfriend Christopher Newsom. He was sentenced to life without parole. His brother, Lemaicus Davidson, was sentenced to death by lethal injection Friday for the Knox County couple's deaths and was taken to death row at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution's Unit 2 to await his execution. Burchett said he plans to file legislation next year that would have all inmates convicted of such "heinous" violent crimes sent into maximum security. Little said such a move would cost the state "millions of dollars" at a time when budgets are being cut and interfere with the department's flexibility in managing the inmate population. The state currently has only about 900 maximum-security units in its system while there are about 4,500 murderers in prison statewide, he said. The current classification system, the commissioner said, has generally worked well and is based on the offender and his or her behavior, not on the crime committed. The current system, Little said, has flexibility to be adjusted on an individual case, as with Cobbins. With a legislative mandate, he said, "You're not talking about one prisoner here, one prisoner there - you're talking about thousands." Still, he said, "If the Legislature is willing to put up the dollars to make it happen, we will carry out the policy to the best of our ability." Burchett, told of the commissioner's remarks, said he still plans to introduce a bill to mandate maximum-security treatment for all first-degree murderers. "I can appreciate the spot the commissioner is in, a limited budget and crime definitely a growth industry," he said. "But I think there's also something to be said for retribution. … If they (murderers) are not going to be executed, they ought to spend the rest of their life in an eight by 12 box." More details as they develop online and in Tuesday's News Sentimel. |
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| abb | Nov 3 2009, 06:03 AM Post #8 |
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http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/03/correction-chief-says-putting-all-killers-in-maxim/ Correction chief says putting all killers in maximum security would be costly State Sen. Burchett wants law to put first-degree murderers in maximum security cells By Tom Humphrey Tuesday, November 3, 2009 NASHVILLE - Convicted killer Letalvis Cobbins was transferred to maximum-security housing at a West Tennessee prison on Monday, but state Correction Commissioner George Little said giving other convicted murderers the same treatment would cost "millions of dollars." State Sen. Tim Burchett, R-Knoxville, said he had called Little on Friday after speaking to the father of murder victim Channon Christian and learning that Cobbins was being held at a medium security Hardeman County prison. Burchett, who is running for Knox County mayor, also said he plans to introduce legislation early next year that would require all inmates convicted of first-degree murder to be kept in maximum-security. Cobbins, the first defendant convicted in the torture slayings of Christian and Christopher Newsom in January 2007, was convicted in August and sentenced to life in prison. Cobbins was transported on Monday morning to the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning, according to Department of Correction spokeswoman Dorinda Carter. Cobbins has been assigned to a maximum-security unit, though the facility also houses inmates classified as medium and minimum security, she said. Little said the call from Burchett and "more importantly, the concerns of the victim's family" relayed by the senator, were a factor in the relocation. But having Cobbins in maximum security is also appropriate since he has "protective custody" status because of death threats made against him, the commissioner said, and relocation was being considered prior to Burchett's call. In fact, Cobbins still officially remains classified as a medium-security inmate. His half brother Lemaricus Davidson, sentenced to death Friday after being convicted in the same case, was sent immediately to the Riverbend Prison, where the state's death row is located, as a maximum security inmate. Only prisoners facing execution are automatically classified as maximum security under current policy, Little said. In other cases, classification is based on an assessment of the individual inmate and his or her behavior after incarceration, he said. Burchett said he plans to file legislation next year that would have all inmates convicted of such "heinous" murders be sent into maximum security. Little, however, said such a move would cost the state "millions of dollars" at a time when budgets are being cut. It also, he said, would interfere with the department's flexibility in managing the inmate population. The state currently has only about 900 maximum-security units in its system, while there are about 4,700 murderers in prison statewide, he said. The current classification system, the commissioner said, is based on a national model and has generally worked well for the past 20 years. It also has flexibility to be adjusted on an individual case, as with Cobbins, Little said. With a blanket legislative mandate, he said, "You're not talking about one prisoner here, one prisoner there. You're talking about thousands." Still, he said, "If the Legislature is willing to put up the dollars to make it happen, we will carry out the policy to the best of our ability." Burchett, told of the commissioner's remarks, said he still plans to introduce a bill to mandate maximum-security treatment for all first-degree murderers. "I can appreciate the spot the commissioner is in - a limited budget and crime definitely a growth industry," he said. "But I think there's also something to be said for retribution. ... If they (murderers) are not going to be executed, they ought to spend the rest of their life in an 8-by-12 box." "I'm not trying to grandstand on this issue," the senator said. "I know we're going to have to spend some money if we're going to lock these people up, but it's a matter of setting priorities. Is it ball parks and fences around ball parks or protecting the citizens?" Little said it is not unusual for state legislators to contact the department with requests on handling an inmate, but typically the requests are for moving a prisoner to a facility closer to his or her family. Currently, he said, there is a "waiting list" of inmates to be assigned to the 900 available maximum-security units in the system. A maximum-security designation is a key means of discipline needed for management of a prison, he said. Putting all murderers into maximum security, he said, would require millions of dollars for building new facilities or modifying existing units plus millions more "on the operating side" for extra guards and other costs. "We look at the offender and not the offense," he said. "When you seek to lock in offenders in terms of classification, it really begins to create artificial restraints on how you handle inmates." Tom Humphrey may be reached at 615-242-7782. |
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| Quasimodo | Nov 3 2009, 09:47 AM Post #9 |
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I'm rather disconcerted that an assistant professor would be so ill-informed about the need for legal protections. This is the sort of comment I might have expected from a freshman, but not a prof... |
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| chatham | Nov 3 2009, 10:12 AM Post #10 |
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Take one daily... credit - weasel zippers |
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| Kerri P. | Nov 3 2009, 11:18 AM Post #11 |
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| Kerri P. | Nov 3 2009, 12:16 PM Post #12 |
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http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/6336371/ Court upholds conviction of former state Rep. Wright Posted: Today at 10:26 a.m. Updated: Today at 10:51 a.m. RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Court of Appeals Tuesday upheld the conviction of former Rep. Thomas Wright, a Wilmington Democrat. Wright is serving a 70- to 95-month prison term on charges of fraud and obstruction of justice. His lawyers appealed those convictions saying juries that found him guilty of mishandling charity contributions and failing to report $150,000 in campaign contributions were tainted by pre-trial publicity. Prior to his criminal trials, Wright was expelled from the state House for ethics violations. He was the first lawmaker tossed out of the General Assembly since the 1880s. |
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| Quasimodo | Nov 3 2009, 12:49 PM Post #13 |
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http://cbs2chicago.com/local/mchenry.contempt.court.2.1288146.html Kane Kellett, 24, raised his middle finger while he was being sworn in to face home invasion charges at a rights hearing, the Daily Herald reported. He also hurled profanity at Judge G. Martin Zopp. Zopp promptly gave Kellett six months in jail for contempt of court. (Not applicable in Durham, NC, where anything goes inside a courtroom...) |
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| kbp | Nov 3 2009, 02:28 PM Post #14 |
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Should we help Eric out with some quick research on why a report of crime is "alleged" at that time?
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| nyesq83 | Nov 3 2009, 04:07 PM Post #15 |
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Towerview » Towerview Feature The Duke 50 By Chelsea Allison, Ben Cohen and Lawson Kurtz October 28, 2009 Subtitle: The most powerful men and women of Duke 1. Dan Abrams: The 1988 alumnus and former NBC talk host just launched Mediaite.com [1] and Abrams Research to expand his reach in media circles. 2. David Addington: Lewis Scooter Libby’s 2005 replacement as Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff. According to sources cited in a 2006 [2]New Yorker [2] story [2], the ’81 graduate of Duke’s School of Law is responsible for much of the Bush Administration’s approach to the War on Terror, which gave broad powers to the president as commander-in-chief. 3. Nancy Andrews: October marks the second year since Dr. Nancy Andrews was named vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of the Duke University School of Medicine [3], the first female to hold the post. The appointment also made Andrews the only woman leading a top-10 U.S. medical school. 4. Dan Ariely: It’s hard to talk about behavioral economics without mentioning this professor’s 2008 book, Predictably Irrational [4]. Just ask Malcolm Gladwell. 5. Shane Battier: His number is hanging in the rafters of Cameron, and currently he might be the most undervalued player in the NBA. [5] 6. Jay Bilas: He’s the articulate and intelligent ESPN college basketball analyst in an era when smart commentary is falling by the wayside. Memo to The Worldwide Leader: more Bilas, please. 7. Dan Blue: A North Carolina native and Democratic state senator, this former Blue Devil graduated from the School of Law in 1973 and now serves as the chair [6] of the Board of Trustees. 8. Richard Brodhead: It stands to reason that the president of a university is a very powerful figure indeed. His five years at the helm have seen highs (DukeEngage) and lows (lacrosse), but Duke’s ninth leader, who wrote the book on Nathaniel Hawthorne, hasn’t shown signs of slowing. 9. David Cutcliffe: If Duke Football’s going to be relevant again in the next decade, this head coach is going to be the one to revive the program. 10. Kara DioGuardi: You can thank this Duke grad and “American Idol” judge for such classics as Enrique Iglesias’s “Escape,” Kelly Clarkson’s “I Do Not Hook Up,” and, most recently, Cobra Starship’s “Good Girls Go Bad.” 11. Elizabeth Dole: As an undergrad, Dole was president of the Woman’s Student Government, a member of secret society White Duchy and sister in Delta Delta Delta. Since graduating in 1958, she received a Distinguished Alumni Award, delivered a Commencement Address and was elected to the Senate. 12. Paul Farmer: The Man Who Would Cure the World—at least according to the subtitle of “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” by Tracy Kidder. He graduated from Duke in 1982, and five years later he co-founded Partners in Health, aiming to provide treatment to impoverished patients. In 2009, he was named to Duke’s Board of Trustees and also chairman of Harvard Medical School’s Department of Global Health and Social Medicine. In 1993, he was a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Genius Award. 13. Stanley Fish: The chair of Duke’s star-studded English department in the 1980s and now a [7] New York Times [7] blogger [7], when Fish talks higher education, people listen. 14. Allan Friedman: When he’s not busy operating on famous patients [8] as head of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Center, this neurosurgeon can be spotted under the basket at women’s basketball games. 15. Melinda Gates: Some know her for her work under her married name, but Dukies recognize the alumna for her maiden name, French. As in, French Family Science Center. [9] 16. David Gergen: Tune into any political news show, and soon enough, you’ll hear the Duke Trustee’s sharp political commentary. 17. Rob Goodlatte: A favorite of Mark Zuckerberg, he’s the designer of Facebook Lite [10], the Facebook-of-choice for developing countries with slower Web connections. 18. Fredric Jameson: As a literary critic, Jameson is unparalleled at Duke. Not many outside of Duke can match his brilliance, either. 19. Erich Jarvis: People magazine included Jarvis in its list of the Sexiest People Alive in 2006 [11], and the neurobiologist is a romantic, too: he works with songbirds. 20. Ken Jeong: That Asian guy [12] in “The Hangover” and “Funny People” and, previously, as Michael Scott’s improv foil on “The Office”? Yeah, he’s a Duke alumnus and got his M.D. in Chapel Hill. 21. Ted Kaufman: There are a lot of Dukies in politics. Plenty at the national level. But how many can say they were tapped to fill the Senate seat for the Vice President of the United States? That distinction is reserved for Kaufman, Engineering ’60 [13] and senior lecturing fellow at the School of Law. 22. Mike Krzyzewski: Three national championships, one court named in his honor and one Olympic gold medal and counting. The numbers say it all. 23. Peter Lange: Lange is the Provost. This means that he oversees all things academic at the University, which is fitting, because he is a fairly academic guy: truly, an intellectual force. He has been provost at Duke for a decade. 24. Thaddeus Lewis: For at least this season, before he hands the reins over to Sean Renfree, Lewis has Duke’s bowl hopes [14] resting on his shoulders. 25. Reggie Love: He’s President Barack Obama’s body man [13], and just as important, the captain of the 2001 national championship team is a member of POTUS’ regular pick-up game. 26. John Mack: Mack, Trinity ’68, grew up in North Carolina. He also changed his last name (from Makhoul; the shortened version better lended itself to nicknames—he’s also goes by “Mack the Knife”). Mack is currently CEO and chair of the Board of Morgan Stanley. He plans to step down as CEO Jan. 1, but he will remain Board chair. He has also been a member of his alma mater’s Board of Trustees since 1997. 27. Aubrey McClendon: McClendon, eponymous donor to the Tower, graduated from Duke in 1981. He now lives in Oklahoma, where he’s the cofounder, CEO and chair of Chesapeake Energy, one of the largest producers of natural gas in the U.S. 28. Sean McManus: As president of CBS News and CBS Sports, the network’s personalities report to him. 29. Mark Anthony Neal: A popular culture critic [15], the Duke professor is an authority in African-American studies. He’s writing album notes for unreleased Jackson 5 songs. 30. Awa Nur: Nur, Trinity ’10, is the first female president of Duke Student Government in a decade. She’ll enroll in the Harvard Business School 2+2 Program following graduation this spring. 31. Stephen Pagliuca: The 1977 graduate has an aptitude for turning things around. First, Bain & Company, then the Boston Celtics. Next: a Massachusetts Senate race. 32. Macon Phillips: The White House’s director of new media, this alum is responsible for all of the Oval Office’s blogging efforts [16]. 33. Mike Posner: The next—well, first—music star from Duke, the senior signed with J Records [17] in the summer and is currently working on his debut album. 34. Reynolds Price: One of the greatest American writers of the last 50 years [18], Price also finds time to teach two legendary English courses in the spring. 35. Charlie Rose: The hardest-working man in television [19] only came to Duke as a pre-med when he was deemed inadequate to play basketball in Chapel Hill. Thanks very much, Tar Heels. 36. Jon Scheyer: A freshman starter, sophomore sixth man and junior point guard, the senior is now the face of Duke Basketball [20]—not to mention its heart and soul. 37. Eric Shinseki: Shinseki wears many hats. He earned his Masters in English Literature from Duke, and taught English at the U.S. Military Academy. He was also the Army’s chief of staff from 1999 until he retired in 2003. He now serves as the United States secretary of Veterans Affairs. [21] 38. Adam Silver: Heard of David Stern? Of course you have. He’s the commissioner of the NBA. Remember Silver’s name. The Duke graduate’s probably the next commissioner of the NBA. 39. Dylan Smith: This 2007 graduate is the creator of Box.net [22], a venture he started with a friend as a sophomore—for which they were just named to [23]BusinessWeek [23]’s list [23] of 25 of America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs. 40. Kevin Sowers: Sowers knows a thing or two about working one’s way up into positions of power. He started working at Duke as a nurse in 1986. Now he serves as Duke University Hospital’s CEO. 41. Elizabeth Spiers: The founding editor of Gawker.com [24] and founder of DealBreaker.com [25], the 1999 alumna’s [26] next trick is a debut novel. And who said print was passe? 42. Robert Steel: Leading comes easily to Steel, Trinity ’73. A former vice chair of Goldman Sachs, where he spent 30 years after graduation, he stepped down as chair of Duke’s Board of Trustees when his term expired in June. Briefly, the former Under Secretary to the Treasury, was Board chair concurrent with his appointment as CEO of Wachovia Corp. until it merged with Wells Fargo. 43. Tallman Trask: Visitors to the office of Tallman Trask (T3 as he is colloquially known) [27] are greeted by a life-size cutout of the Terminator. Nothing epitomizes power better. 44. Luis von Ahn: What’s more impressive: winning a so-called Genius Grant at age 27, or selling innovative reCAPTCHA [28] software to Google [29] for an undisclosed sum three years later? 45. Rick Wagoner: The former chair and CEO of General Motors resigned from the floundering company in March. Still, he retired with $20 million and change, and remains vice-chair of Duke’s Board of Trustees. Once upon a time—that is, in 2007—he delivered Duke’s commencement address, telling graduating seniors that “by virtue of graduating from one of the elite universities in the U.S., indeed in the world… has great capabilities. I urge you to use those capabilities fully.” 46. Kevin White: Duke couldn’t have asked for better timing to lure the business-savvy second-year athletic director [30] from Notre Dame. He also teaches a sports business class at Fuqua. 47. Judy Woodruff: The news anchor and journalist, an alumna and former professor here, just received the Distinguished Alumni Award [31] on Founder’s Day. 48. Gao Xiqing: President and chief investment officer [32] of China Investment Corporation, Gao graduated from the School of Law in 1986. He’s been an adjunct professor at Duke Law, and he’s served on the Board of Trustees since 2008 [33]. Fittingly, he is a member of the Business and Finance Committee in addition to being on the Medical Center Academic Affairs Committee. 49. Jeffrey Zients: The chief performance officer of the United States [34], Zients doubles as a Senate-confirmed deputy director of management in OMB. He was part of a bidding war to own the Washington Nationals, but lost at the last minute. Obama could use that luck. 50. Anthony Zinni: At Duke, he taught the 2008 course entitled “Leading in a New World.” It’s a topic Zinni knew a lot about: having served as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Central Command from 1997 to 2000 and having been appointed in 2002 as the U.S. Special Envoy to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. |
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