http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/duke/ en-us Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:56:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097425/posts The A&T Register ncatregister.com Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Woman behind Duke lacrosse scandal speaks out Accuser talks to Aggies about being a student again after controversy surrounding trial faded Alexandria Harper Contributor It was called a scandal but made into mockery. The Duke lacrosse case hit radio and television stations by storm in 2007. Reporters from media outlets around the country scrambled to provide day to-day updates on Crystal Gail Mangum, the accuser, and three Duke Lacrosse players; Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty and David Evans, the accused. Mangum, a former exotic dancer and escort, accused these men of sexual assault... The A&T Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097425/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:56:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085880/posts DURHAM - Karen Daniel pushed up against the low courtroom wall separating her from her 21-year-old son Erick Daniels -- the young man who screamed "Mommy" nearly seven years ago as deputies led him away, convicted of a burglary and robbery he insists he did not commit. The two, who spell their last names differently, spent the day in a Durham County courtroom Thursday as lawyer Carlos Mahoney put witness after witness on the stand, trying to show that Daniels had ineffective counsel at his trial in December 2001 and was wrongfully convicted. Judge Orlando Hudson could decide today whether... Raleigh News & Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085880/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:07:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2080577/posts DURHAM, N.C. - Duke University says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s son was properly dismissed from the golf team and was never promised a spot on the squad. Andrew Giuliani sued Duke in July, claiming he was improperly cut from the team earlier this year and that the coach violated a contract he entered when he agreed to come to the university and pay $200,000 in tuition and fees. But Duke said in a court filing Wednesday that the 22-year-old Giuliani was properly suspended after throwing an apple in the face of another player, breaking a golf club during... AP via Yahoo! Sports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2080577/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:32:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074115/posts Former Duke lacrosse prosecutor Mike Nifong wants permission to auction off three of his collector guitars. Court documents filed Wednesday list him as wanting to sell a Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, a Martin D-41 and a PRS Custom 24. According to bankruptcy proceedings in February, two of the instruments are worth about $5,000. If the motion to auction the guitars is approved, the auction will take place Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. at 361 Ja-Max Road in Hillsborough. Nifong filed for bankruptcy in January, listing a debt of $180.3 million. Almost all of that is estimated damages from pending civil... WRAL-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074115/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 23:13:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073060/posts In a scorching ruling today, the state Court of Appeals threw out the conviction of a man serving more than 60 years in prison on burglary, robbery and sexual assault charges, saying the Durham District Attorney's Office unfairly delayed his trial for nearly five years. The ruling could lead to freedom for Frankie Delano Washington, 47, an auto mechanic who was convicted of multiple charges last year in a 2002 invasion of a family's home in Trinity Park in Durham. Because the opinion was unanimous, the state has no automatic right to take the appeal further. The delay cost Washington... Raleigh News & Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073060/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 16:34:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2065915/posts By Tamara Gibbs DURHAM (WTVD) -- Since three former Duke Lacrosse players were declared innocent of rape and assault charges, the alleged victim in the highly publicized Duke Lacrosse case has remained out of public view until now. In a press release, Crystal Mangum's manager has announced plans to release a tell-all memoir entitled "The Last Dance for Grace: The Crystal Mangum Story." According to the book's co-author Vincent Clark, the book will be released in October. abc11.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2065915/posts#comment Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:20:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2051674/posts His dad made it big in politics, but Andrew Giuliani’s dreams veer toward a career as a professional golfer, he explained as he smacked golf balls Thursday on Randalls Island, which is one reason, he said, that he sued Duke University and its head golf coach for pushing him off the varsity team this spring... ...In the lawsuit, he acknowledged that he may have misbehaved in February when he tossed an apple in a teammate’s face, flipped his putter a few feet, threw and broke a club and gunned his engine in a parking lot......An e-mail message to Andrew Giuliani... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2051674/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:06:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039595/posts DURHAM, N.C., July 1 (UPI) -- A Durham, N.C., Democratic official and her husband face criminal charges in connection with alleged satanic rituals. Joy Johnson, 30, a third vice-chairwoman of the Durham County Democratic Party and vice chairwoman of the Young Democrats, was charged Friday with two counts of aiding and abetting. Her husband, Joseph Scott Craig, 25, was charged with second-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon for incidents in January and May, the Raleigh News & Observer reported Tuesday. Mark McCullough, an assistant district attorney ...acknowledged that "part of the allegations are... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039595/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 05:50:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038721/posts It was a Friday afternoon, and Dr. Allan Friedman was headed for a vacation in Canada when his cell phone rang. Sen. Ted Kennedy, newly diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor, had searched the nation for the best neurosurgeon to remove the growth -- and he wanted Friedman. By the following Monday, a horde of reporters was camped outside Duke Medical Center, and Friedman was performing a tricky operation inside the brain of one of the country's most powerful politicians. It was at once an honor and a burden for a man who has spent 34 years building a reputation... The (Raleigh) News & Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038721/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:17:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034429/posts A Kentucky judge has confirmed what Duke fans have known for years: their football team is as bad as it gets. Bad enough that Louisville should have to find another football team to replace the Blue Devils without penalty after Duke pulled out of the final three games of a four-game contract last season. In a lawsuit filed late last year, Louisville asked for $450,000 in damages and any additional damages the court saw fit. But Duke's lawyers argued that the Blue Devils' performance on the field was so poor that any Division I team would suffice as a replacement.... ESPN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034429/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:36:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033461/posts Some Duke professors are challenging the conventional "miles per gallon" terminology employed by the automobile industry. Researchers with Duke's Fuqua School of Business say that posting a vehicle's fuel efficiency in "gallons per mile" rather than "miles per gallon" would help motorists make better decisions when buying a new car. The study will appear in the June 20 issue of Science magazine. It was inspired by a debate professors Richard Larrick and Jack Soll had while carpooling in a hybrid car, according to a Duke press release. The two management professors ran experiments showing current "miles per gallon" terminology led... The News & Observer (NC) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033461/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:50:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022117/posts DURHAM — Former District Attorney Mike Nifong will not be able to hide from a lawsuit in bankruptcy court, a federal judge ruled today. The three exonerated lacrosse players who filed suit against the fallen prosecutor in October will be able to pursue their claims in federal civil court, Judge William L. Stocks ruled. The ruling came more than a month after lawyers representing the players and Nifong presented their arguments in court. Nifong was stripped of his law license and ousted from office last summer for his misconduct in the Duke lacrosse case. Nifong was supposed to file a... Raleigh News & Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022117/posts#comment Tue, 27 May 2008 22:22:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014354/posts Collin Finnerty wanted Loyola to win in its NCAA Tournament assignment Saturday afternoon at Duke, where awkward moments could have superseded anything else. The top-seeded Blue Devils defeated Loyola as expected in men's lacrosse, then took aside a former teammate and shared a special moment. Finnerty posed for an impromptu photograph near midfield with his ex-teammates, capping a strange get-together on a splendid, yet windy, Saturday afternoon at nearly full Koskinen Stadium. Duke players say Finnerty remains part of their group even though he wore the opposing uniform during the Blue Devils' 12-7 victory. He was one of the three... Burlington TimesNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014354/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 11:43:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012593/posts ONE OF THE great joys of the movies is their ability to convince us that we know the people on screen. Even the varied performances of the most versatile stars are often not strong enough to prevail against the overarching image we’ve formed of them. When Joan Didion met John Wayne on the set of the 1965 The Sons of Katie Elder, she wrote of having the sense that his face was more familiar to her than her husband’s. And yet Wayne, whose centenary occurred this past spring, remains in some ways the most undefined of iconic movie stars. When... Dissent Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012593/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 19:31:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2010154/posts Thursday, May 01, 2008 LieStoppers is open for Business Thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Blog Hooligans we have now opened the Meeting Place for viewers. A giant thanks is given to our "Tony Soprano." What he has personally accomplished since last Saturday is truly amazing! Viewers can now read the threads without registering. More importantly it means that the efforts of those who tried to prevent them from learning the facts of the Hoax/Frame have failed. The dirty laundry of those in Durham and at Duke who perpetrated this attempted frame of the 2006 Duke Lacrosse Team will... Liestoppers.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2010154/posts#comment Fri, 2 May 2008 12:07:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2007920/posts Published: Apr 28, 2008 12:30 AM Modified: Apr 28, 2008 01:44 AM Sexual assault reported in Durham From Staff Reports Durham Police are investigating a reported sexual assault in the 900 block of Gilbert Street at 7:51 a.m. Sunday. The victim was taken to Durham Regional Hospital for treatment. Raleigh News & Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2007920/posts#comment Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:01:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2007560/posts CRIME LOG From staff reports : The Herald-Sun news@heraldsun.com Apr 27, 2008 Three charges for rape suspect DURHAM -- Police have charged a Durham man with first-degree rape, assault on a female and second-degree trespassing in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred on April 22. Eric Dwayne Thomas, 35, of 704 E. Maynard Ave., Durham, was held in the Durham County Jail pending a $750,000 secured bond on the rape charge. City police arrested him Friday. A magistrate also ordered that Thomas be held without bond for up to 48 hours in connection with the assault on a female... Durham Herald-Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2007560/posts#comment Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:56:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2007440/posts Deadline moved for federal lacrosse suit By Ray Gronberg : The Herald-Sun gronberg@heraldsun.com Apr 26, 2008 DURHAM -- Lawyers on both sides of one of the three federal civil-rights lawsuits stemming from the Duke lacrosse case have agreed to move back a deadline for the city government and Duke University to file dismissal motions. Defense motions in the case filed by unindicted lacrosse players Breck Archer, Ryan McFadyen and Matt Wilson had been due Friday. But instead, lawyers for the players, the city, Duke and other defendants agreed to wait until July 2. The delay will give defense lawyers time... Durham Herald-Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2007440/posts#comment Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:51:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005307/posts Flesh and the College by: Deborah Lambert, April 22, 2008 The “Sex Workers Art Show” traveled to several campuses earlier this year, causing raised eyebrows at some venues and–an uproar at others like the College of William and Mary and Duke University. Although the show’s founder claims that the purpose of their performance is to dignify and “humanize sex workers” and “dispel the myth that [strippers and prostitutes] are anything short of artists, innovators, and geniuses,” the descriptions of the show “make it sound prurient, degrading and, above all, dehumanizing,” says the Education Reporter. Debate over the show at William... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005307/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:44:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002024/posts WINSTON-SALEM -- U.S. District Court Judge James Beaty Jr. on Tuesday denied a motion for sanctions filed by Duke University and the City of Durham and ruled that the legal team for 38 members of the 2005-06 Duke lacrosse team had violated ethical rules by using a Web site, news conference and news release to publicize the filing of their case. The players have filed a civil rights lawsuit against Duke and the city, demanding reparations arising from the since dismissed Duke lacrosse sexual offense case. Beaty also ruled, however, that the content published on that Web site -- www.dukelawsuit.com... Durham Herald-Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002024/posts#comment Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:15:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1999016/posts “Alan from Upland CA” has finally stepped up to challenge Tony Wicher’s anti-Semitic hate speech at Barack Obama’s official Web site. ...Alan replies to Mr. Wicher’s “Obama’s Jewish Problem” as follows. Obama’s sanction of Wicher’s commentary, plus his unbelieveable cowardice (heck, he all but called Abraham Lincoln a “Racist”) in denouncing the Black Nazi Wright is enough of a turn-off. Wicher just adds more fuel to the fire. Could have been set by David Duke or Farrakhan... ...Tony Wicher’s and Desmond Tutu’s terminology for Zionists and even Jews is identical to material from David Duke’s Web site. Again, all this... IsraPundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1999016/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 16:31:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998843/posts Wicher repeatedly refers to Israel as an apartheid state, and in fact claims that Israel’s treatment of Palestinian Authority Arabs is “worse than apartheid.” ...He dismisses any who call his claims of Israeli “apartheid” anti-Semitic as members of the “Zionist thought police.” Israel National News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998843/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 06:10:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996887/posts Sports Director Jim Henderson reports that Duke Athletic Director Joe Alleva will be named as the new AD at LSU. WWL-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996887/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 21:29:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995146/posts Director of Athletics Joe Alleva has been named one of six finalists for the athletic director position at Louisiana State University, LSU officials announced and Duke representatives confirmed Monday. According to a statement released Monday afternoon by Louisiana State University, the six named finalists will be interviewed by the Athletic Director Search Committee Wednesday at the Law Center on the Baton Rouge campus. The committee also intends to make its final recommendations of candidates to Acting LSU Chancellor William Jenkins Wednesday. "I have been contacted by a representative of Louisiana State University regarding its vacant athletics director position and am... The Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995146/posts#comment Tue, 1 Apr 2008 22:17:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991410/posts As the founder and sole member of the Sheldon Award Society, I am dedicated to identifying the worst college president of each academic year. So far the presidents or chancellors of Berkeley, Georgetown, DePaul, and countless other universities have copped the Sheldon. Somewhat mysteriously, none offered to resign. snip The last of our three finalists is president of Duke, Richard Brodhead. Because Michael Nifong made himself such a spectacular villain in the lacrosse case, Mr. Brodhead escaped without much criticism. But here is what Mr. Brodhead did: On hearing the first reports, he abruptly canceled the lacrosse season, suspended the... The New York Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991410/posts#comment Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:37:29 GMT