Nov - Dec 1995 Issue

ITCHY GATAL MEETS THE ORANGUTAN KING Deep Woods Discoveries by Chris Hildreth with Dennis Meredith; photos by Chris HildrethA photographer learned a lesson on the dangers of scientific research as he slogged through a Sumatran swamp to capture images of primatologist Carel van Schaik studying orangutans.

ON THE MEDIA FRONT LINE Lowndes Lipscomb by Michael GoldsteinWorldwide Television News is to television what Associated Press is to newspapers, a news wholesaler. When you watch international news on CNN, ABC, or CBS, the actual footage is often from WTN.

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DREAMS OF THE DEEP The Urge to Submerge by Sylvia A. EarleIn this excerpt from her new book Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans, the renowned marine scientist, conservationist, and developer of research vehicle submersibles offers some underwater reflections on her lifelong fascination with watery worlds below.

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THE ETHICAL IMPERATIVE by Nannerl O. Keohane, Duke University President One of the best things about a university president's job is observing, each year, the demonstrations of loyalty and affection for the university during reunion weekends. Alumni have a remarkable skill for helping those of us who work here daily take a fresh look at the university, renewing our respect for what Duke means and has done over the decades.

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Face of a Stranger By Yoji Yamaguchi '85. New York: HarperCollins. 202 pp. $18.

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Inside the MOUSE Deconstructing Disney by William Sasser; photos by Karen KlugmanIn their new book on the Magic Kingdom, literature professor Susan Willis and her colleagues examine the implications of "the world's most highly developed private property 'state' devoted to amusement."

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TRANSFORMING THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY A Revolution in Residential Life by Robert J. BliwiseA new design for Duke: an all-freshman East Campus, reconfigured living groups, increased faculty-student interaction, and more restrictive drinking rules.

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Nov.-Dec. 1995Transforming the Campus Community by Robert J. Bliwise A new design for Duke: an all-freshman East Campus, reconfigured living groups, increased faculty-student intercation, and more restrictive drinking rulesExercising Options by Stephen MartinAfter years of task-force deliberations, a plan finally takes shape for helping students stay in shape

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AROUND THE WORLD IN MANY WAYS Universal Perspectives by Bridget BooherWhile Duke has long valued awareness of world-wide concerns, the emphasis on all things global is now a clearly stated university priority.

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Ask The Expert What are the prospects for the American-brokered peace settlement in the former Yugoslavia?

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