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THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2005
ONE HUNDREDTH YEAR, ISSUE 78
Nobel Prize winner joins Med Center Kelly Rohrs THE CHRONICLE
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After years of waiting and wishing, Duke has finally snagged its
Dr. Peter Agre, a NobelPrize winner, will join the Medical Center as the first vice chancellor for science and technology.
first Nobel laureate. Dr. Peter Agre, winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will join the Duke University Medical Center in July as the first vice chancellor for science and technology. The position —created by Dr. Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and CEO and
president of Duke University Health System—is unique among medical centers and is designed to bolster Duke’s efforts in scien-
tific education and health policy. “Duke wants to be a major player in the national scene in science and technology,” said Dzau, who appointed Agre. “Too many universities are relatively silent on so many issues that are important to the future of our society.” Agre noted that his move to
Bush launches 2nd term by
Terence Hunt
THE ASSOCIATE PRESS
WASHINGTON George W. Bush embarked on an ambitious second term as president Thursday, telling a world anxious about war and terrorism that the United States would not shrink from new confrontations in pursuit of “the great objective of ending tyranny.” Four minutes before noon, Bush placed his left hand on a family Bible and recited 39 tradition-hallowed words that every president since George Washington has uttered. With 150,000 American troops deployed in Iraq at a cost of $1 billion a week and more than 1,360 killed, Bush also beseeched Americans for patience. “Our country has accepted obligations that are difficult to fulfill and would be dishonorable to abandon,” the president declared in the first wartime inauguration in more than three decades. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80 years old and frail with thyroid cancer, administered the oath in his first public appearance in three months—a gesture Bush called “incredibly moving.” Rehnquist’s ill health may give Bush a second-term opportunity to nominate the Supreme Court’s first new justice in nearly 11 years. It was the first inauguration 'since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the capital was enveloped in a security blanket of thousands of police and miles of metal barricades. Snipers lined rooftops, while bomb-sniffing dogs toiled down below. Bush spoke before a shivering throng at the West Front of the Capitol, the monuments of American government —Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln —
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Duke from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is a “career shift.” Concerned about American people’s dwindling enthusiasm for science and math, Agre said his interests have gradually shifted from pure research to the policy realm. He plans to work with the local community and national science coalitions to educate students and the general population about health care issues. Citing stem cell research, Agre
said the scientific community has faltered in explaining the increasingly complicated science behind health care. “We’re concerned that people are not really competent to take these facts in,” he said. In the United States the populace will make choices about future standards, and Agre wants the scientific community to set out information that allows for an SEE ACRE ON PAGE 5
John Hope Franklin: 90 years of making history by
Lauren Hunt
THE CHRONICLE
Candles, balloons and gifts. This weekend, Duke can expect much birthday cheer as the campus celebrates distinguished John Hope Franklin’s 90th birthday. The
celebration of the Duke professor emeritus of history will feature two photography exhibits chronicling his life, a panel discussion with two of Franklin’s former students, and culminate in performances by the Fisk University Jubilee singers. After publishing his first work at 23, Franklin has since chronicled American history in his 20 books and 100 articles. His current research deals with runaway slaves from early southern plantations. After 70 years of study, Franklin has covered a large variety of subjects but still believes there is more to be discovered. “I’d like to see more exploration of obscure subjects. There is history all around right here, a history of Durham,” he said. Not only does Franklin study history, but over his distinguished career, he has become a part of history as well. Recendy, Governor Brad Henry of Oklahoma declared Dec. 1 John Hope Franklin Day and named
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President GeorgeW. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush walk down Pennsylvania Ave.
Inaugural ceremonies draw little attention on campus by
Sarah Ball
THE CHRONICLE
Pomp and circumstance permeated the alphanumeric streets of downtown Washington, D.C., Thursday in honor of the presidential inauguration, with an estimated 100,000 city-dwellers and tourists in attendance. On Duke’s campus, however, the atmosphere remained virtually untouched by the manic frenzy of activity occurring just a
few hours north. “To be honest, I slept through the ceremony this morning,” junior Andrew Blackbume said. Students were generally in agreement, citing the “early” nature of the televised coverage as a major deterrent. The three-daylong event is traditionally attended by ranking politicians of all parties and persuasions; inauguSEE REACTION ON PAGE 7
him a “cultural treasure” of Oklahoma. Other honors include the first W.E.B. Dußois Award from Fisk University, the Cosmos Club Award, the Trumpet Award from Turner Broadcasting Corporation, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1947, Franklin established himself as a premier SEE FRANKLIN ON PAGE
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