Duke Magazine
Volume 94, No.4, July-August 2008
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Battling Brain Tumors: Neurosurgeon John Sampson's novel approach to treating the deadliest form of brain cancer has shown remarkable success—for a lucky few

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Pioneering neurosurgeon John Sampson is harnessing the body's immune system to fight deadly brain tumors, offering hope where there was none
The Ghosts of Kabul by Jeffrey E. Stern
Comprehending the strange quality of life in Afghanistan: "I saw my share of suicide bombings. I got arrested getting a haircut. And I wrote about everything."
The Best, the Brightest, and the Neediest? by Robert J. Bliwise
As top-tier colleges and universities expand their financial-aid offerings, experts wonder whether more generous commitments will change campuses—and society
Dr. Yes by Matthew Burns
Working for nearly forty years to provide decent, affordable health care for low-income patients, Evelyn Schmidt has turned a modest community clinic into a national model
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Mini-Profiles: Judy Goler '90, book-club facilitator
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Student Snapshot-Jamie Bell, encouraging healthy habits
 
Between the Lines, thoughts by Robert J. Bliwise In my many dealings with students and former students, I haven't received many e-mail updates like this: "Still in Delhi, supposed to arrive tomorrow although a bomb went off at the Kabul airport yesterday."
Under the Gargoyle The battle against online piracy
Forum Gay life on campus, literary luminaries in North Carolina, Ron Paul as maverick
Gazette Rain and inspiration for graduation, new game plan for athletics, educational enhancements for medicine, Q&A: failures in the financial system; Campus Observer: going swimmingly with the Blue Devils
Books A medical mystery, plus Book Notes
Register Animated reunions weekend, alumni-association leader, top teacher, enterprising journalist, Career Corner: leaving in winning fashion; Retrospective: the Nixon Library that wasn't; mini-profiles: accomplished diving, spiritual counseling, book-club mentoring
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