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Tk Law prof backs Duke in lax case
Mraz plays'LDOC Eve'concert
Center on integrity to leave Duke
Coleman says admins took necessary steps
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With the book now closed on the Duke lacrosse case, attention has returned to the details of the year-long saga and the respective roles of the parties involved. In an April 14 panel discussion at the School of Law, Law Professor James Coleman analyzed the University’s position in the case, praising administration’s deci- n sion to remain relatively uninvolved in the investigation. Over the past year, the administration has fielded criticism for its response to the case, as critics alleged that the University failed to act immediately and support former players as they faced charges of rape, kidnapping and sexual assault. “I’m not sure what more the University could have said that would have been supportive of the students and would not have appeared to be Duke trying to interfere in the judicial process,” Coleman told The Chronicle. The University’s position was a difficult one, added Coleman, who has been a vocal critic of Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong throughout the case. On one hand, Coleman said administrators had to consider the gravity of the SEE COLEMAN ON PAGE 11
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Jason Mraz, Wednesday's headliner at LDOC, gave an impromptu performance at the Coffeehouse Tuesday night on East Campus.
After nearly a decade of partnership with the Kenan Institute for Ethics, the Center for Academic Integrity has decided to move to Clemson University, officials confirmed Tuesday. The mutual agreement between KIE and CAI—the center that helped to develop the University’s Community Standard—was the result of conflicting longterm goals, officials said. The partnership will conclude July 1, 2007. “As the Center for Academic Integrity is seeking to expand its national membership, it is not as good a fit with Kenan’s need to deepen its own work,” said Noah Pickus, associate director of KIE. “One spreads you thin, one goes deep.” Tim Dodd, executive director of CAI, said the Center wants to work more with research institutions and schools of education—both of which aTe resources available at Clemson. “We want to diffuse the movement out there,” Dodd said. “We want to train the trainers, work with students who are going to become high school teachers, who are going to be student affairs and academic affairs professionals.” The Center may also be more useful to Clemson, Dodd said, adding that the university was the “most synergistic” partnership out of a list of 24 considered schools. “Clemson is making a strong effort to SEE CAI ON PAGE 6
Critics decry local paper’s coverage Adam Eaglin THE CHRONICLE
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t the April 11 press conference held after all charges against the indicted Duke lacrosse players were dropped, defense attorney JL JLjim Cooney didn’t mince words aboutThe Durham Herald-Sun. “People were afraid to speak truth to power,” he told a live national audience, hours after the players were fully exonerated. “If The Durham Herald-Sun had bothered to stand up and demand proper processes, the presumption of innocence and doing things the way our (f hi* \t constitution provides, do you think [Durham District Attorney] Mike Ni- /Ju C v fong would have rolled forward?” lo In an interview with The Ch, cle Monday, Cooney said he sin; out The Herald-Sun because of unique power as the local paper. “I don’t think Mr. Nifong paid much attention to The New York Times and Newsweek,” he said.
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Tim Dodd, executive directorof the CAI, has decided to move his center to Clemson in South Carolina.