The article reports that amid new revelations about a criminal investigation into an alleged gang rape by men's lacrosse players at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, the team's head coach, Mike Pressler, resigned last week. The institution's president also canceled the team's season....
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Mike Pressler: It's everything. It's - it's everything. And without that, as a man, you have nothing. With the rape scandal at full boil here at Duke, Pressler was summoned to the office of then-athletic director Joe Alleva, where he was issued an ultimatum: resign immediately or r...
Duke lacrosse: Life after the rape scandalAldridge, D
The central argument is that the Duke lacrosse student-athletes and administration's denial, protectionism, unearned advantages, and normalization of the player's behavior are indicative of white privilege. Concluding points consist of a comparison between the lacrosse scandal and other recent student-...
The article discusses the findings of the external investigation conducted by the administration of the Duke University in Durham, University regarding the mode of response of the officials on the rape allegations against the team members of the university's lacrosse team. According to the ...
Duke lacrosse scandal fuels memories of Old SouthEugene Robinson
Duke lacrosse rape scandalraceclassgenderinjusticeThe Duke lacrosse team rape case showcased how race and the criminal justice system can intersect in troubling ways. This is not news to students of the history of race in America. What makes this case unusual is white men were the ones who ...
Book Review: The Price of Silence: The Duke Lacrosse Scandal, the Power of the Elite, and the Corruption of Our Great UniversitiesBy Andrew George
Duke University was thrust into a crisis situation when three members of its lacrosse team were indicted on charges of first-degree rape and sexual assault. As the story received extensive media coverage and while the prosecution and defense were making their legal arguments, the reputation of ...