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Duke Lacrosse Accuser May Face Murder Charges
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsThe woman who falsely accused members of the Duke University lacrosse team of raping her may face murder charges in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, police say. Police in Durham, N.C., say Crystal Mangum, whose sensational allegations against three Duke lacrosse players inflamed racial tensions across the country in 2006, stabbed Reginald Daye multiple times during a fight in the couple's apartment April 3. Daye, 46, died from his wounds Wednesday evening at Duke University Hospital. Mangum, 32, is already being held on charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and ...
Squid May Help Make Soldiers Invisible
By Beau Brendler - AOL NewsFor decades, military scientists have tried to figure out the best way to make things disappear, or at least hide them very well. Members of the U.S. Army's First Earth Battalion hoped to bend physics and render themselves invisible, when they weren't trying to kill goats by staring at them. The British Ministry of Defense's Future Protected Vehicle project wants top tech companies to create an invisible tank, possibly using cameras and reflective screens, to use for patrols in Afghanistan. But researchers working for the U.S. Navy have found a more down-to-earth -- down-to-sea, in fact -- ...
Karen Owen's Duke Sex Thesis and PowerPoint as a Word Cloud
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(Oct. 8) -- Karen Owen, a former Duke University student, has quickly made a name for herself as both a pioneering figure of female sexual empowerment and the latest social-media pariah, all thanks to a mock 40-plus-page "thesis" she drafted for two close friends in which she "scientifically" documented the sexual prowess of 13 male partners and fellow Duke students, referring to them in her report as "subjects" (many of them Duke lacrosse players). Of course, this being the Internet era, Owen's thesis did not stay within her circle of friends: Having been forwarded to the Duke student body, ...
Is 'Sex Thesis' Author Karen Owen a Feminist Hero?
By Mara Gay - AOL News
(Oct. 8) -- Boys do it all the time. That is about the only agreed-upon conclusion when discussing the subject of Karen Owen, the Duke University graduate whose phony senior thesis evaluated her sexual exploits with Duke athletes. The 22-year-old's "horizontal thesis," as she called it, has gone viral, sparking a debate about whether Owen is a feminist hero or a cautionary tale of promiscuity. But it's Owen's gender -- not the details of her sexcapades or the men who star in them -- that seems to hold the shock value. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the ...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates to Duke Students: Join Up!
By David Wood - Politics DailyIn a gently admonishing tone, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is urging young Americans to consider joining the "tiny sliver of America'' that is fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, the volunteers who make up the armed forces. Speaking to students at Duke University, Gates -- who once served as a young Air Force officer -- observed that no war in American history has been fought with a smaller percent of its citizens, currently less than 1 percent. Since the shift from a draft army to an all-volunteer force in 1973, Gates said, the military has become a truly professional force. "Indeed, the ...
US News' Top 10 Universities of 2011, Remixed By Cost
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Aug. 17) -- Although administrators won't literally charge an arm and a leg (thankfully), tuition at one of the nation's top universities is going to cost you. Among the top 10 schools listed in the highly anticipated U.S. News and World Report annual university rankings, released today, not a single institution costs less than $36,000 a year. No real surprise there, as the publication acknowledges in its supplemental and separate "Best Value Colleges" post. But how do the premier schools rank when rearranged by annual cost? When Surge Desk hit shuffle, it found that among the top 10 ...
DREAM Act and Farmwork at Center of Student Labor Week of Action
By Andrea Patino - Politics DailyLast Monday at Duke University, Rod Palmquist drew an intricate diagram on a white board showing "students" on one side and "workers" on the other. "Students and workers are at both ends of the labor process. Take for instance the sport garments that are sold at universities. Though it is the administrators who sign contracts with the big companies it is ultimately the students who have the power to ask their administrators what they want," said Palmquist, national coordinator of United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS). "It is fundamental that students and employees maintain communication ...
Does Teach for America Hold the Answers to Education Reform?
By Doris Jwo - Politics DailyWho was the greatest teacher you ever had? I remember mine, but I can't quite put my finger on what made her so good. It didn't have anything to do with age or gender. Nothing to do with years of experience or where she got her college diploma. There was some indescribable quality, a certain touch. The way how, during tests, I would remember exactly how she explained concepts but couldn't necessarily remember the same ideas as explained by the textbook. Of all teachers, why was she so special? And why weren't there more like her at my school? Despite constant indicators that our nation has ...
Duke University Clashes with Local Union
By Doris Jwo - Politics DailyCampuses all over the nation constantly struggle to maintain good relations with their host cities. It's mutualistic: colleges and universities provide innovation, technology and bustling life, while the town or city provides a temporary home for its students. The relationship gets tricky when the school and its community clash over campus issues. Generally it's something benign, like tensions over excessive noise and partying, and there's always the chance of crime on campus. While seemingly placid, problems with dining services can bring the campus to a boil. After all, college kids can't ...
Oprah Brags About Jet At Commencement
By Joshua Chaney - Politics DailyIf you didn't know already, life is great for Oprah Winfrey. But just in case Duke University's graduating class didn't know that, Oprah took the time to tell to let them know. ...
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