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Day one of hearings commenced Thursday morning in Durham County’s District
14 Court to determine whether disbarred former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong should be held in contempt of court. If convicted, Nifong could serve up to 30 days in jail and could be forced to pay fines up to $5OO. In June, Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith found probable cause to believe that Nifong made intentional false stateMike Nifong ments during the Sept. 22 hearing against the three former men’s lacrosse players accused of sexual assault by dancer Crystal Mangum in March 2006. At Thursday’s hearing, Nifong pleaded not guilty to contempt charges. Jim Glover, Nifong’s attorney, said his client did not intentionally lie to the court last fall, adding that Nifong believed he had turned over all results of DNA testing in the case. Nifong did not realize until months later that additional DNA data was missing from the report, Glover said. “The question is not whether those statements Mr. Nifong made are literally true or literally false,” Glover said during his opening statement. “The question is, were they willfully and intentionally false and were SEE NIFONG ON PAGE 5
History Prof Brodhead condemns Israel boycott President chose not to sign advertisement in NY Times Richards dies by
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died Aug. 23 aca University statement released Thursday. His death was the result of a prolonged batde with cancer. He was 68. Richards joined Duke’s ranks in 1977 and August would have marked the end ofhis 30-year career at the University. The longtime scholar specialized in topics relating to the history of South Asia. Known for his eclectic interests, Richards also studied environmental history. His colleagues in the history department noted Richards’ singular contributions to the University and scholarship. Associate Professor Thomas Robisheaux wrote in an
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Although President Richard Brodhead was not one of the 286 university presidents who signed on to a petition opposing the Britain’s University and College Union’s academic boycott ofIsraeli universities and professors, he did issue an independent statement opposing the boycott July 27. The boycott was proposed earlier this year by Brighton University lecturerTom Hickey at UCU’s annual conference, aiming to condemn Israel’s “denial of educational rights” to Palestinians. The American Jewish Committee organized the petition which appeared as an advertisement headed “Boycott Israeli Universities? Boycott Ours, Too!” in
The New York Times Aug. 8. It featured a statement by Lee Bollinger, president of Columbia University, condemning the UCU’s position regarding Israeli universities and academics. The AJC began enlisting universities’ support as early as July 11. Although universities that were not listed drew some criticism, Brodhead said his decision not to sign did not represent disagreement with the petition’s general message. John Bumess, seniorvice president for public affairs and government relations, added that this followed Brodhead’s tendency to speak for Duke independendy. SEE BOYCOTT ON PAGE
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