Duke Magazine
Volume 95, No.2, March-April 2009

ARCHIVE EDITION

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On this month's cover:
Lens on Life: New York Times photographer and alumnus Jim Wilson trains his discerning eye on people, places, and events around the world.

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Still Moments
photos by Jim Wilson;
introductory essay by Bridget Booher
A longtime New York Times photographer has captured the sweeping currents of history, from natural disasters to politicians caught in unguarded moments.
Clip Artist
by David Walters
As senior producer, chief researcher, and self-styled "cataloguer of lies," alumnus Adam Chodikoff is a vital link in the comedic ecosystem of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Descended from Darwin
by Karl Leif Bates
How does one species become two, and what keeps them that way? Why isn't there just one good, all-purpose fruit fly? Charles Darwin didn't know the details; biology professor Mohammed Noor has a few ideas
Study Binge
by Robert J. Bliwise
The illicit use of drugs prescribed to treat attention disorders is fraught with medical, legal, and ethical concerns—even as it expresses the human imperative to work with ever-greater efficiency
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Gallery
The Harrowing of Hell
Retrospective
Retrospective: The road to the Rhodes
Update
'Hummable Genius,' Duke Magazine, November-December 2007
Mini-Profiles
Mini-Profiles: Kendall Rileigh '02, drawn to the stage
 
Between the Lines, by Robert J. BliwiseOn a recent afternoon, it was standing-room only in a lecture hall. The occasion was what members of the biology department had labeled "Noorfest," a celebration of their colleague Mohamed Noor.
Under the Gargoyle Literature redefined
Forum Crime happens, reading declines, evolution triumphs
Join the Funk: Help us identify those pictured in The Big Funk image.
Gazette Enlarging the applicant pool, collaborating in the arts, mapping the oceans, gauging the aging brain; Q&A: finding a future for journalism; Campus Observer: inventions for the disabled
Books A Persistent Peace: One Man's Struggle for a Nonviolent World, and Enemy of the State: The Trial and Execution of Saddam Hussein
Alumni Register Intellectual excitement and the Duke Idea, study abroad and a welcome-back party, two generations and a shared board role; Retrospective: the road to the Rhodes; mini-profiles: health crusader, barbecue promoter, character-driven actor

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