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REGIONAL
Duke names new director
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president for campus life in Duke’s Division of
Student Affairs.
“Dr. Long is a seasoned scholar, dedicated
advocate and effective practitioner in educa
tion. She is a prolific writer with published
articles on a range of counseling issues that
include theoretical foundations of family ther
apy, clinical supervision and Alzheimer’s dis
ease. Most important. Dr. Long is excited
about the opportunity to work with under
graduate and graduate students at Duke.”
The mission of Duke’s Center for LGBT Life
is to provide education, advocacy, support,
mentoring and space for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, questioning and straight-allied
students, staff and faculty at Duke.
“I am very excited to be joining the stu
dent affairs team and to provide leadership for
the LGBT Center in its work to foster positive
identity development for LGBT members of
the Duke community and to spearhead social
justice initiatives,” Long said.
“As a Duke alum, I am extremely happy to
return to a campus that has always held a spe
cial place in my heart.”
Long has taught in MFT programs at
Antioch, Purdue University, the University of
Louisiana at Monroe and the University of
Georgia. She also has served on the faculties at
East Carolina University and Virginia Tech.
Long earned a doctorate from Virginia
Tech, a master’s of religious education from
Duke Divinity School and a bachelor’s degree
from Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, N.C. i
A soldier’s story
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Lebanon have modern equipment and are
fierce dedicated soldiers. The fighters and
insurgents here in Iraq are all too often hide
behind women and children, news conferences
or they send taped messages.
Most of the soldiers — myself included —
learn of the happenings from watching CNN
in the dining facility. I have spoken to a few
and the conclusions are nearly all the same:
thank God we are not fighting a regular army.
A few higher ranking personnel have stated
that what’s happening between Israel and
Lebanon is taking the focus off Iraq for a
short period of time and allowing the U.S. and
Coalition to do things without the media all
over their backs. That comment seems funny,
but I guess they feel it’s allowing them a
moment to catch their breath.
Although some people have talked about
this developing into a larger global conflict —
not many of us here seem to think that.
It’s a different war and a different agenda.
The Israeli Army is well equipped and won’t
back down from anyone. I’m impressed with
them — but I hope that peace comes to the
Middle East soon. I still have my doubts about
the long-term outlook for this part of the world.
The violence occurring in Iraq comes
directly off the streets — insurgents attack US
and Coalition soldiers and then they go neigh
borhoods and attack their own people. The
relations between the Sunnis and Shias are ter
rible — people are dying at an alarming rate
just because of their religious affiliations. I
have known people that have been kidnapped,
murdered and threatened — all because of
their religious background. Our interpreters
won’t leave our base to go home because they
are so scared of being outside the wire. I know
I would be scared traveling — there was an
lED that went off not more than 250 yards
from where I was standing at a fuel point just
this week. Fortunately there were no injuries
and only minor damage to the U.S. vehicle. My
time here in Iraq is getting shorter — and I
want to be sure I make it home — so 1 try to
arrange all my daily activities to reduce the
opportunity for accidents or a potential attack
on myself or personnel.
We all pray for peace, we pray that we all
make it home in one piece, and we pray for
those who have fallen during this processs.
Out for now, your friend and soldier in Iraq. I
— Reporting from Iraq,
your friend and soldier from Charlotte
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