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...with the obvious: isn’t it kind of awesome to see an overachieving Indian kid finally do something wrong?” Everyone’s a pundit when it comes to Viswanathan, waxing self-righteous. Viswanathan has even been compared to Barry Bonds and the Duke lacrosse team. To be sure, some degree of criticism is warranted, even needed. Half-million dollar book deals are not signed every day—by a seventeen-year-old, no less—and this type of success must necessarily be yoked to a high level of scrutiny, lest...
...scientific principle that has existed in Nature for more than 200 million years.” If the plaintiffs are successful and win damages from Eli Lilly, a percentage of those royalites will go to Harvard. But Arti K. Rai ’87, a professor of law at Duke Law School who specializes in patent law and the biopharmaceutical industry, said yesterday that a win for the plaintiffs would be a “long shot.” She cited an unsuccessful patent claim brought by the University of Rochester against Pfizer and Pharmacia...
...Durham district attorney Michael Nifong, who was originally appointed to his post and is running for election on Tuesday, said at a campaign forum this week that he will not bring the Duke rape case before a grand jury when it meets next Monday, the day before the election. Nifong has said he is trying to build a case against a third player. In an attempt to get others present that night to cooperate, Nifong has also begun reinstating misdemeanor charges against lacrosse players previously given deferred community service for such offenses as alcohol and noise violations. One player...
...Next week should be a busy one in Durham, and not just because of the District Attorney election. A report to Duke University President Richard Brodhead that is expected to be damning about the lacrosse team's general behavior is due Monday. And that same day is the deadline for accepted applicants to commit to Duke...
...With all the publicity surrounding the rape case, the university is apparently concerned that it will lose some prospective freshmen. TIME has obtained a letter to Duke alumni dated Wednesday, April 26, from Dean of Admissions Christoph Guttentag beseeching alumni to encourage accepted incoming freshmen to choose Duke. The letter, say alumni, is unprecedented, and states, "I believe that a final contact from one of our alumni to an admitted student... who have not yet responded to our offer of admission... might make the difference in having a student choose Duke...