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Empowering Feminists

"Feminists--both women and men, girls and boys--are the majority, but this majority must be empowered," proclaims the website of the Feminist Majority Foundation.


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Minority presence on West increases

The percentage of black and Asian or Asian-American students living on West Campus increased predictably since last year, the Office of Residential Life and Housing Services reported in annual...


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Chafe calls faculty cuts overstated

Eliminating 50 faculty positions over the next five years is a worst-case scenario for dealing with a projected Arts and Sciences budget deficit, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences William...


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Task force examines club advising

In an attempt to address long-standing concerns about weak and inconsistent advising for student organizations, administrators have established a task force to examine the current system.


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Convenience and community

Senior Dave Russell has to duck his head when he walks into his room, for fear that his tall frame will hit the low pipes running along the ceiling just an inch above him.


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Group hopes to spur Iraq debate

Members of Iraq and US, a new working group comprised of faculty members, staff, students and administrators, met for their fourth weekly meeting Monday night to discuss ways to engage the Duke...


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Grad school offers more information

As the Graduate School continues to look at ways to reduce attrition rates, graduate school officials have signed off on a pilot program that will evaluate attrition rates in late-year students and...


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Theta Chi considers options

As Kappa Sigma fraternity dissolved its Duke chapter this weekend, another fraternity, Theta Chi, is facing similar administrative pressures and could follow the same track in the upcoming months,...