tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post115846757289002494..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: The Arrogance of Starnkcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-35774598360283434082007-06-09T14:03:00.000-04:002007-06-09T14:03:00.000-04:00College is about the intellectual experience. Fra...College is about the intellectual experience. Frankly, no Ivy League schools grant athletic scholarships and certainly do not suffer as a result. I chose Duke over the Ivy League because it was a better VALUE, not because of the sports teams. It's so expensive nowadays I probably would have gone elsewhere.<BR/>-Member, Class of '88, non-revenue sport (soccer) participant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1158582402645288702006-09-18T08:26:00.000-04:002006-09-18T08:26:00.000-04:00Supposedly, Reade turned down Harvard for Duke! I'...Supposedly, Reade turned down Harvard for Duke! I'm sure sports played a role in that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1158582211289602702006-09-18T08:23:00.000-04:002006-09-18T08:23:00.000-04:00We can't really expect an apology from the media f...We can't really expect an apology from the media for what they wrote before the lies began to unravel. But important is what they are saying most recently and going forward. <BR/><BR/>Don't forget that New York Times article, an editorial they tried to pass off as news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1158549047216293722006-09-17T23:10:00.000-04:002006-09-17T23:10:00.000-04:00Thank You! Duke has more than it's share of snobbi...Thank You! Duke has more than it's share of snobbish professors. I think it is time to start investigating are they really teaching or just pushing an agenda. <BR/><BR/>Duke could save more money by reducing greatly the number of needless professors than cutting a wildly sucessful Basketball program that has a positive cash flow!<BR/><BR/>Let's Cut the Duke 88 for a start!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1158544492298118112006-09-17T21:54:00.000-04:002006-09-17T21:54:00.000-04:00Orin,Cultural anthropology was one of my favorite ...Orin,<BR/><BR/>Cultural anthropology was one of my favorite subject areas at Duke. Thank god you weren't on staff in my day. <BR/><BR/>If there is a reason why Duke should be called "the plantation" could it be due to the haughty faculty?<BR/><BR/>I never played anything but club and intramural sports at Duke. What I've come to understand since is that intercollegiate teams enjoy close interaction with adult role models, learn to operate in structured environments, and participate in team work opportunities the rest of the student body doesn't have access to. Basically the duke athletes enjoy a more well rounded college experience than the rest of us.<BR/><BR/>Any argument intercollegiate sports is a zero sum game is simply fallacious. Duke would not have the same resources, prestige, ability to attract top-notch students, etc. to deploy elsewhere without sports. Would Duke have been able to reach near-Ivy league status without the identity of athletics, located outside of a major metropolitan area? Durham isn't Atlanta, and the Emory model wouldn't work.<BR/><BR/>I concur with the earlier poster- I'm glad my diploma is signed by one of Duke's best Presidents- Terry Sanford.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1158522772545878602006-09-17T15:52:00.000-04:002006-09-17T15:52:00.000-04:00Dear Mr. Brodhead,I graduated Trinity in ‘75 and D...Dear Mr. Brodhead,<BR/><BR/>I graduated Trinity in ‘75 and Duke University Graduate School of Business in ’78. I have written twice before and received only form responses.<BR/><BR/>I am disappointed more and more each day by the failure to demonstrate leadership in the LAX case.<BR/><BR/>You should write a letter to the Chronicle, the N&O, and the Herald. Let me help you write it:<BR/><BR/><BR/>RE: The case against 3 Duke Lacrosse Students<BR/><BR/>Dear Editors,<BR/><BR/>The following is too little too late, and for that I apologize, recognizing my apology is simply not enough.<BR/><BR/>I believe in legal due process and in our Duke Students. They are innocent. I encourage our Duke Family to assist in their defense. I personally will assist in their defense in whatever way their families would like.<BR/><BR/>I failed at a very important time in this process to meet with and offer my support the families of our students. I was wrong. I will be meeting soon with each of the students and their families involved in this case, beginning of course with the students that have been charged.<BR/><BR/>I recognize I cannot reverse the errors of the past. However, I can make sure they are not repeated and I can make sure to lead our students through example.<BR/><BR/>I will call to task myself, newspapers, bloggers, students, police, DA’s, lawyers, and all others in this case to higher standards.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/><BR/><BR/>President Richard Brodhead<BR/><BR/><BR/>Try it out. You might find that leadership suits you. <BR/>/wtsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1158508417101420472006-09-17T11:53:00.000-04:002006-09-17T11:53:00.000-04:00Perhaps Coleman should replace Brodhead as preside...Perhaps Coleman should replace Brodhead as president of Duke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1158506015667209982006-09-17T11:13:00.000-04:002006-09-17T11:13:00.000-04:00The kids in the Duke Lacrose team are routinely de...The kids in the Duke Lacrose team are routinely described as "priviledged". Basically, they mean that they have money and are popular with girls. One could study this sorry tale for a long time and not see one thing that their supposed "privedged" status exempted them from.<BR/> On the other hand, many of their persecutors have been tenured Professors. Res ipsa loquitor. Likewise, a District Attorney goes through life with more unilateral decision making power and exemptions from legal consequences than most people could dream about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1158505543501680422006-09-17T11:05:00.000-04:002006-09-17T11:05:00.000-04:00The Friends of Duke Website states, "Posted on Se...The Friends of Duke Website states, "Posted on September 16, 2006<BR/>The controversial Orin Starn letter which was published in Herald Sun yesterday but subsequently removed from the publication is now available online: A grand show of arrogance by Duke athletics."<BR/><BR/>Does anyone know why the letter was subsequently removed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1158504227932430562006-09-17T10:43:00.000-04:002006-09-17T10:43:00.000-04:00Starn sounds a bit like the kid on the block NOBOD...Starn sounds a bit like the kid on the block NOBODY wanted on their team, never picked, but someone had to take him 'cause he owned the bat & ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com