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An Affair to Remember

They pressed their ears up to the grates on the roof, squirming to hear anything from the meeting below. Finally at three a.m.


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Medical library experiences cutbacks

Anticipating a third round of staff layoffs, Duke University Medical Center Library is bracing itself for yet another fiscal year of budget cuts, which translates directly into a smaller library...


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Crime Briefs

Screwdriver-wielding subject arrested An employee reported at 9:49 a.m. Nov. 19 that a suspicious person was looking into vehicles in the parking lots on Research Drive. Officers responded and...


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University reacts to NSB report

University administrators said the National Science Board's latest report, which predicts a national workforce shortage in science and engineering, desribes a problem that must be addressed at all...


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Gates will step down from Board

Melinda French Gates, Trinity '86, Business '87 and perhaps the highest-profile member of the Board of Trustees, will retire from the Board after its May 2004 meetings.


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Duke's ticket rates top peers in survey

Ever grumble that Duke's parking fines are high? Well, you're right. In a comparison of 15 leading colleges and universities, Duke comes out far above its peers in a number of parking fine categories.


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Keohane wins Marshall Medal

President Nan Keohane was one of seven recipients of the inaugural Marshall Medal, given at a London ceremony last week by Prince Charles, the Patron of the Association of Marshall Scholars.


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Afghanistan studies progressing

Despite facing financial challenges, the Duke-affiliated American Institute for Afghanistan Studies has hired top administrators and is well on its way to establishing a presence in Kabul.


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Nevins takes CGT helm permanently

Joseph Nevins, chair of the department of molecular genetics and microbiology, has been named director of the Center for Genome Technology, a center within the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences...


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Early applicant numbers dip slightly

Although some of Duke's peer institutions reported significant changes in the numbers of early applicants this year, the University came out on par with its average from recent years.