Duke MagazineFeature articles from Duke University's bimonthly alumni magazineCompassionate Conservation: Ecologist Stuart Pimm- March 29, 2006 Ecologist Stuart Pimm feels a moral responsibility to protect the world's "special places"&emdash;those richest in biodiversity and most threatened by human advances. By Patrick Adams, photos by Alex Fattalhttp://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010206/conservation1.html The 86ers: Duke's Defining Team- March 29, 2006 In 1981-82, men's basketball was struggling; within four years, a legendary team, and coach, had emerged to set a new standard., by Jim Sumnerhttp://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010206/eightysixers1.html It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: But 40,000 Fans Liked It- March 29, 2006 With 40,000 in attendance, October's Rolling Stones concert was the biggest thing to hit Wallace Wade Stadium since the Grateful Dead played there more than three decades earlier. By Robert J. Bliwisehttp://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010206/rock1.html Top of the Crop: Inside Admissions- March 29, 2006 Inside admissions: As the applicant pool expands in size and quality, Duke is on the lookout for a new kind of student. By Jacob Daggerhttp://dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/010206/crop1.html |