Duke Magazine
Volume 94, No.5, September-October 2008

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New Horizons: As students use new technology to conduct research, university librarians endeavor to stay ahead of the current

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Reference librarians in the age of Google: Students are increasingly tech-savvy, but that's different from being skilled at doing library research
Oldest Living Major League Ballplayer Tells All by Jon Scher
Centenarian Bill Werber lettered in basketball at Duke, played bridge with Babe Ruth, and outmaneuvered Connie Mack—and lived to tell about it
Frosh Faces by Bridget Booher
Members of the Class of 2012 are academic achievers to be sure; they're also genuinely interesting individuals—a fact illustrated by portraits of five standout first-years
Lobsta Got to Sniff, Dinosaurs Got to Fly by Barry Yeoman
In the field of comparative biomechanics, Mimi Koehl is an audacious pioneer whose success stems from a willingness to challenge assumptions
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Bob Thompson
Retrospective
Retrospective: Terry Sanford's presidential ambitions
Update
'Practicing Injustice,' Duke Magazine, July-August 2006
Mini-Profiles
Mini-Profiles: Matt Casper '97, Emote-ing
 
Between the Lines, thoughts by Robert J. BliwiseHow could you not be awestruck by Clay Felker? I was when I first met him, twenty-five years ago, in his Upper East Side apartment.
Under the Gargoyle Promises, anxieties, and mixed messages from 1968
Forum Wayward Frisbees, conservative priorities, musical scales, water-use choices
Gazette Honors at the Olympics, content on YouTube, engagement with Bloomsbury, thoughts about fuel efficiency; Sports: athlete-educators in Vietnam; Q&A: at Barack Obama's side; Campus Observer: mastering movements at the American Dance Festival
Books Probing backroom power in Washington, watching a phenomenon in children's television
Register A distinguished alumnus and a student scholar celebrated, an interactive book club expanded, a pre-eminent editor remembered; Retrospective: Terry Sanford's presidential ambitions; mini-profiles: showcasing Inuit art, preserving architectural treasures, encouraging online emoting

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