tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post8263772274230248324..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: Baldwin's Significancekcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-90536642974463441322007-07-03T04:29:00.000-04:002007-07-03T04:29:00.000-04:00Hello. I love your blog, it is very nice. You can ...Hello. I love your blog, it is very nice. You can see pictures of me on <B>http://nudecharm.net</B> - See you soon baby ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-2681831685122542162006-10-28T11:12:00.000-04:002006-10-28T11:12:00.000-04:00here's the latest of the 88 on the road...do these...here's the latest of the 88 on the road...do these people know what they're getting?<br />Duke professor to discuss race, culture of sports <br />Karla FC Holloway, professor of English, Law, and Women’s Studies as Duke University, will be the keynote speaker at McDaniel College’s Holloway Lecture, “BookMarks: Reading Race, Reading Sports, and Other Public Preoccupations,” at 8 p.m. Nov. 1 in McDaniel Lounge. The annual lecture is sponsored by the department of English. <br /><br /><br />http://www.mcdaniel.edu/4727.htm<br /><br />FODUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-13168216043155583172006-10-26T21:38:00.000-04:002006-10-26T21:38:00.000-04:00I agree with the poster describing a few neighborh...I agree with the poster describing a few neighborhood fascists as bringing unwarranted focus on Duke students in Trinity Park. I owned a home in Trinity Park for four years. My wife was a medical student and our daughter was born during this time. Very studious and middle class. I walked everywhere with her in a stroller and jogged all the time through the area to campus and to Ninth Street (to Regulator Books, the Wellspring, Eno River Traders, and so on. We had many friends in the area who also were TP homeowners. We never heard of any problems with Duke students. I loved the proximity to Duke. As a matter of fact, Trinity Park would probably be a slum if it were not located adjacent to the East Campus of Duke University. Have these loser Durhamites who live and die on the pronouncements of a bitter old crank like Hal Crowther stopped to consider what Durham would look like without Duke? Stupid people. So many stupid people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-34699130724282428692006-10-26T20:56:00.000-04:002006-10-26T20:56:00.000-04:00Regarding my (Politically Incorrect) son's being f...Regarding my (Politically Incorrect) son's being failed for the ENTIRE COURSE by Professor Kim Curtis for turning one paper in one day late, and then several months later (in May after finals) bringing Judicial Charges against him for Lying:<br /><br />I have been in contact with Dr. Johnson, primarily to thank him for his work on this important Lacrosse case. Another Duke professor who is actually on the Undergraduate Judicial Board (but was not involved in my son's case) has emailed me asking for further details on my his case. He is also concerned about "selective" justice.<br /><br />If enough alums and parents write and share their stories, hopefully we can expose the hypocrisy and ideological corruption of this group of 88 professors.<br /><br />By the way, in that same Spring 2004 semester that Professor Curtis failed him, he was taking 4 other courses: Hist 115 Intro to African Studies (final grade B+), Hist 118, Warfare in the 20th Century (final grade B-), PolySci 157 Foreign Policy of the US (final grade B+) and MiliSci 114 Tactical Warfare (final grade A).<br /><br />I have no desire to revisit my son's case. He has moved on. My concern is justice for the Lacrosse players and other students who are presumed "guilty" because they are white and privileged and maybe even, according to the NY Times, live in affluent neighborhoods ("ouch!")<br /><br />I was a student at Duke during the turbulent early 70's. After Duke, I worked with the Justice Department on Voter's Rights, monitoring elections in Mississippi and Alabama. I grew up in the segregated South. Believe me, I have seen injustice based on race and identity on an up-close and personal basis.<br /><br />In those days, my dream was that justice and due process would be never denied based on race or class. Of course the work is never done....Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144985010119185332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-65465969191586170112006-10-26T19:53:00.000-04:002006-10-26T19:53:00.000-04:003:17 PM, I think you just won the award for the mo...3:17 PM, I think you just won the award for the most twisted logic ever presented on a web site. In effect, you are saying that since rowdy Duke athletes and frat boys have been living in Trinity Park for many years, although none of the current athletes or frat boys has lived there for more than 2 or 3 years, then anyone who is thinking of buying a home in that neighborhood and indeed anyone who has lived there for the last 10 or 15 years is basically on notice that Trinity Park is owned by the athletes and frat boys, that the laws of North Carolina do not apply in that area, that the athletes and frat boys have an inalienable right to hold loud parties until 2 AM, engage in underage drinking, throw beer cans all over the place, and urinate in public, and the neighbors and the police have absolutely no right to complain or do anything about it. Now I definitely understand why so many people think you guys are arrogant and out of control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-13167115387235798992006-10-26T18:17:00.000-04:002006-10-26T18:17:00.000-04:004:28 Post.
"No one in the neighborhood has accuse...4:28 Post.<br /><br />"No one in the neighborhood has accused them of rape, and no one in the neighborhood owes them any apologies."<br /><br />You have got to be absolutely joking with this statement. Who stood in front of their house banging pots and pans? Who participated in a candlelight vigil on their lawn? Who posted "Rapists" signs on their house? Who waved signs at cars as they passed by saying "We Believe Her"? Who took turns waiting on their lawn for the three boys that lived in the house to show up? Who called up reporters whenever someone was in the house? The answer, you guessed it, THE NEIGHBORS. They were THE FIRST ONES TO RUSH TO JUDGEMENT! They started the storm which news reporters flocked to. The neighbors should be ashamed of themselves. And 4:28p poster, I'm assuming that means you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-76784174149009170232006-10-26T17:43:00.000-04:002006-10-26T17:43:00.000-04:00To Judith,
I am the mother of a Duke lacrosse pla...To Judith,<br /><br />I am the mother of a Duke lacrosse player who Prof. Curtis gave an unwarranted "F" to last semester. Please contact KC with contact information. He has left his e-mail on the comment section for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-19166029950756024662006-10-26T17:36:00.000-04:002006-10-26T17:36:00.000-04:004:44 - Wood didn't slander Seligmann if he wasn't ...4:44 - Wood didn't slander Seligmann if he wasn't refering to him. Wood should clarify his remarks. I admit they seem very unfair to Seligmann. But Wood taught two of the indicted players. It's highly probable he was accurately describing the second player when he used words like arrogant and hostile, and NOT Seligmann at all. I do think Wood owes it to Seligmann to clarify his statement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-79566082635766828982006-10-26T16:44:00.000-04:002006-10-26T16:44:00.000-04:00To 12:36: Hundreds of people who have made it cle...To 12:36: Hundreds of people who have made it clear to the world that Reade Seligmann is an upstanding young man, a wonderful son any parent can be proud, a generous and thoughtful friend and neighbor an honor roll student, an outstanding athlete, a person with integrity, honor and strong character who has morals and values. Reade is anything but arrogant and has gone out of his way to help people in need. He has tremndous respect for women. He was taught to respect other people. These people know Reade personally and have nothing to gain from standing up and declaring his innocence. They declared his innocence even before any evidence was released to the press because they knew it was not in his moral fiber to do such a thing let alone even think it. There are thousands of people who have never met Reade but can see he has been falsely accused, can see in his eyes on "60 Minutes" that he did nothing wrong. Body language tells alot. Ninfong in court goes through tremendous girations, rubbing his face, his forhead, pulling his ear, smirking, shifiting from foot to foot and even putting his head on the desk. Reade has held his head high and looked everyone in the eye and said "I am innocent". Mr. Wood on the other hand seems to like the press and attention and is using the skin of these young men to gain notariaty. Mr. Wood outright slandered Reade Seligmann and he should either make the correction in the press or crawl back under the rock he came from. Unless you know these young men personally you should refrain from making your incorrect assumptions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-29091743990995672442006-10-26T16:28:00.000-04:002006-10-26T16:28:00.000-04:00No one in the neighborhood has accused them of rap...No one in the neighborhood has accused them of rape, and no one in the neighborhood owes them any apologies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-13853239749372255432006-10-26T15:17:00.000-04:002006-10-26T15:17:00.000-04:002:30 posters
Your constant justification for wh...2:30 posters<br /> Your constant justification for why the lax players deserve this is absurd. By the way, if Trinity Park is known for Duke students that party why on earth would you move there? Duke students seem to have a history of living in that neighborhood. Did you not do your research on the neighborhood? There are two universities in my town and no intelligent person would move right in their back door because of the many student occupied houses. That is a fact in any college town. So, I could turn it around and say you got what you deserved by moving to a neighborhood known for college parties.<br /> I get the feeling this is how Trinity justifies their rush to judgment about these young men. <br />"Party" equals "you deserve to be accused of rape". Yeah, that makes sense to me. You think the students were bad neighbors. What does your behavior say about you? I'll take a neighbor that has some beer cans in their yard and loud music anyday over a neighbor who gleefully accuses me of rape.<br /> The lax players have expressed remorse for the party. What more are they supposed to do? Everyone agrees they should not have hosted the party. However, they are not charged with hosting a party and underage drinking to my knowledge. So, it is of no bearing on this case. Perhaps you should look at yourself in the mirror. From where I am standing, the Trinity Park neighborhood should apologize for helping to railroad three young men. The lax players' behavior pales in comparision to the disgusting rush to judgment of some Trinity Park neighbors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-53452830360756487612006-10-26T14:30:00.000-04:002006-10-26T14:30:00.000-04:001:47 PM, your post is another great example of the...1:47 PM, your post is another great example of the LAX team and its supporters trying to blame everyone but the players. If there had been no party, there would be no LAX mess. If there had been no long history of loud raucous parties going until the wee hours of the morning, underage drinking, beer cans thrown all over the neighborhood, public urination, etc., there would have been no reason for the neighbors to complain to the police. What you are saying in effect is that the LAX players had the right to do all of these things without any interference from the neighbors or the police. In other words, if the neighbors do not like it, they should just go to hell. If the LAX players view this situation the same way you do, it is easy to understand why so many people thought they were arrogant and out of control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1667631140409117992006-10-26T14:29:00.000-04:002006-10-26T14:29:00.000-04:00bear some of the blame? interesting concept. it ...bear some of the blame? interesting concept. it is not that i don't agree that no one is entirely blameless here, but don't you think this is absurd criticism? forget about the "other" parties for the moment...these guys had a party with beer, etc., and had two strippers come over. in turn, they have had everything else happen to them...hmmmm, yep - seems fair and reasonable to blame both sides at this time.<br /><br />oh - and as i have said before - give me a break about your tortured complaints about how bad it has gotten. <br /><br />"They have a long history of irresponsible behavior, which includes loud parties, underage drinking, throwing beer cans all over the neighborhood, public urination, etc."<br /><br />i have been in and around that area and duke since the eighties (don't know if you have) and i can tell you that it has not gotten ANY worse. in fact, i believe i can find many who would chuckle at the recent events and how life was in the middle eighties. as i have also said before - no one is saying, "oh goody, what great actions! i wish i lived next to these guys!" but, your lame and weakly-disguised attempts to mischaracterize this situation for your personal gain is sad.Daddyx4https://www.blogger.com/profile/17394221481565818109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-86143727479573154852006-10-26T13:47:00.000-04:002006-10-26T13:47:00.000-04:00The responsibility for initiating this catstrophe ...The responsibility for initiating this catstrophe belong with thee 10 of so Trinity Park "neighbors" who precipitated this catastrophe by using their wealth and influence to push Durham police into an illegal and dangerous clampdown on Duke students.<br /><br />It remains some of the most deeply despicable and unneighborly behavior in this entire episode.<br /><br />You want to lay responsibility for this mess, it belongs with Lee Coggins, the Dagenharts and the small cadre of Trinity Park fascists.<br /><br />End of storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-14867199350253117192006-10-26T13:27:00.000-04:002006-10-26T13:27:00.000-04:00Over the years, the LAX players have shown a lot o...Over the years, the LAX players have shown a lot of contempt for university policy, the laws of North Carolina, and their neighbors in the Trinity Park area of Durham. They have a long history of irresponsible behavior, which includes loud parties, underage drinking, throwing beer cans all over the neighborhood, public urination, etc. They have refused to modify their behavior despite repeated requests from their neighbors and from the police. In March, they held a party which blew up in their faces and led directly to the current mess. So there is a very clear link between their history of bad behavior and the problems they now face. No reasonable person would suggest that the LAX players should go to prison for 20 years on a phony rape charge just because they had a party and drank beer and hired some strippers. However, it really is not realistic for the LAX team supporters to continue to try to minimize what the players did by saying that everybody does it, and it is not appropriate for them to accuse others of being ignorant just because they focus the spotlight onto this bad behavior. The fact is that the LAX players bear a large measure of responsibility for creating this mess, and I think that may help to explain why some people, especially those in the Trinity Park neighborhood, may not feel an enormous amount of sympathy for the players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-81244030865179774172006-10-26T13:16:00.000-04:002006-10-26T13:16:00.000-04:0012:36pm:
Being a former lax player on a mediocre ...12:36pm:<br /><br />Being a former lax player on a mediocre team does not mean anything. furthermore, neither does the fact that this guy is obviously learned (like me?), intelligent (well beyond me), and has a long-resume of accomplishments - inside his professional community.<br /><br />why do these things MEAN anything regarding his willingness to be biased, to have a personal agenda, or to cast dispersions and ugly lies? being a former lax player myself, i might be more inclined to understand the stories and viewpoint, but it doesn't mean i would be any more willing to defend a lax player accused of rape or murder or, even, grand theft than the next joe. in fact, given the general sentiment of liberal elite schools' faculty and the dogmatic alliegance it requires of its members, wood's comments would be MUCH more likely to be in line with the '88'ers - NOT a young man playing a game Wood played MANY years ago.<br /><br />Most importantly - why do you feel that Wood's intelligence and educational resume make him LESS likely to lie or make absurd or slanderous statements? do you know who bill clinton is? <br /><br />wood's statements should not be viewed in a vacuum; i have always agreed with context. and the context here is his resume/intelligence AND his employment AND affiliations AND the status of the case and community at the time of the remarks. Forget about your faulty assumptions - the man has made very dangerous attacks on the character and person of two men, of whom he taught in ONE class at a university where most "professors" spend most of their time writing, researching and publishing - NOT preparing for or teaching this class. THAT is the state of his remarks. HE must be held accountable NO MATTER what your previous assumptions.Daddyx4https://www.blogger.com/profile/17394221481565818109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-69938996952117827402006-10-26T12:36:00.000-04:002006-10-26T12:36:00.000-04:0010:53 AM, you are missing the point. Peter Wood m...10:53 AM, you are missing the point. Peter Wood made some negative comments about two of the LAX players based upon personal experiences he has had with them in class. KC and some of his audience have tried to dismiss those negative comments by saying that they have no basis in fact. I have responded by pointing out that not only does Wood have a very distinguished background as a student and scholar but that he also was captain of the LAX team at Harvard. Given his LAX background, you would have to figure that he is not prejudiced against LAX players, and given his distinguished educational background as a Rhodes Scholar with degrees from Harvard and Oxford, you would have to figure that he does not generally make comments that have no basis in fact. So when he says that he has had some unpleasant experiences with some of the Duke LAX players, maybe we should be listening to what he has to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-23677226135289717992006-10-26T12:32:00.000-04:002006-10-26T12:32:00.000-04:00to 11:21 post,
Underage drinking at college and...to 11:21 post, <br /><br />Underage drinking at college and the hiring of a stripper is not a felony. And to say that these students were out of control for doing so is truly ignorant. There were 21 other incidences of hiring strippers at Duke last year. Students at Duke, and every other university behave similarly. They drink, and occasionally act irresponsibly. Does that make them out of control? <br /><br />Let's look at the big picture here about what's going on. These boys are being accused of something that never happened (as per evidence, not opinion). The fact that they're being accused is criminal. So how about we stick to those topics that are pertinent to discussion. Please save your side-tracking bs critisms for another blog. They are meaningless and a waste everyone's time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-29536531355386099102006-10-26T12:18:00.000-04:002006-10-26T12:18:00.000-04:00To Michael 3:38AM: Have you not read any of the q...To Michael 3:38AM: Have you not read any of the quotes coming out of Wood's mouth? The person you described is not Wood. To nationally, put forth in the press slanderous, unfounded, incorrect statements about Reade Seligmann, a young man with integrity, character and manners. Every remark he made about Reade was the opposite from the truth. What kind of person would use an innocent kid to further his own agenda and get publicity and press is beyond me. I simply can't understand what is going on in the minds of the Duke 88 and Brodhead. Or maybe I just can't understand how someone can be so evil on purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-23917666447547869672006-10-26T12:11:00.000-04:002006-10-26T12:11:00.000-04:00A poster on the Baldin article at the Duke Chronic...A poster on the Baldin article at the Duke Chronicle website wanted to know how he could divert his Annual Fund giving directly to Dr. Baldwin. This is an excellent idea. I believe it's possible. Duke can and does accept unrestricted gifts in the support of individual research programs. Contact Dr. Baldwin's Department Chair to ask how. And if you do this, make sure the Annual Fund knows that you've diverted your money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-62387538269440799632006-10-26T11:21:00.000-04:002006-10-26T11:21:00.000-04:00Let's all remember that while these three young me...Let's all remember that while these three young men may be innocent of the crime of rape. That at least some of the members of the lacrosse team hosted a party where underage students were served alcohol and a stripper was brought in. The first is illegal and the second I would hope is against the Duke student athlete code of conduct. While there may have been a rush to judgement on the rape charge, it seems to me that the lacrosse program was not under control at the time. Hopefully that will change with a new coach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-77160172375051358312006-10-26T10:53:00.000-04:002006-10-26T10:53:00.000-04:00As a professor at another university let me just s...As a professor at another university let me just say something about ratemyprofessor.com. I have done some reseach into student evaluations and found a strong relationship between grade and student evaluation. Of course you will have several people saying they loved his class. (They probably got A's) If you look hard enough you will fine some students that thought he is the next Stephen Hawkins (and I will wager they are just as liberal and arrogant as him.) Why not judge him for his ignorance shown in this case? I actually want to see tihs go to trial (sorry Durham tax payer), but to see Nifong and his supporters get embarassed by the quickness of the not guilty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-10570924096101933872006-10-26T09:15:00.000-04:002006-10-26T09:15:00.000-04:00I wrote originally above about the bringing of Jud...I wrote originally above about the bringing of Judicial Charges by Kim Curtis against my son in May 2004, I believe unfairly. As far as I know, he is the only student ever brought before the Judicial Board charged with Lying about turning a paper in late. He was charged by Kim Curtis, who had already FAILED him for the course for turning this paper in (supposedly) one day late.<br /><br />The good news is, he did reapply to Duke, finished his additional two semesters of classwork, and officially graduated in May 2006, a year late.<br /><br />I am a Duke grad (BS '74 MHA '78). I had a wonderful experience there, and it was my dream that all four of my children would someday attend. <br /><br />My husband and I have made substantial contributions of time and money to the University. We recently endowed a scholarship fund for future students who cannot afford the (ridiculous) price of attending.<br /><br />But I cannot express to you how disappointed I am in the Duke administration and (certain) members of the faculty for their failure to support the ideas of justice and due process for these students. Their actions contributed to the local and national idea that these young men were guilty, and have brought shame and disrepute on this wonderful institution.<br /><br />Heartbreaking for the students, but even more heartbreaking for Duke.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144985010119185332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-29317644480992283042006-10-26T03:38:00.000-04:002006-10-26T03:38:00.000-04:00Why are some of you posting a BET poll? Was it on...Why are some of you posting a BET poll? Was it only of people in Durham? How come no one on here is talking about the poll in the Raleigh paper today on Durham county voters? Professor Johnson, please comment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-5733309325502150282006-10-25T23:38:00.000-04:002006-10-25T23:38:00.000-04:00Without logging into ratemyprofessor.com, here is ...Without logging into ratemyprofessor.com, here is what's shown as comments for Peter Wood. <br /><br />"he sees everything in terms of class and race...if you see everything the same way, you'll love his class."<br /><br />"Spectacularly boring but a very easy class, get on his good side early. Don't express anything other than the most ridiculous liberal views and you'll be fine"<br /><br />Just because someone has all the degrees in the world doesn't make him a good and/or moral educator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com