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By Julia Fryett | March 4, 2003Walking to West Campus through the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, students probably have no idea that they tread along the same latitude line as China.
Walking to West Campus through the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, students probably have no idea that they tread along the same latitude line as China.
A controversial plan for constructing an apartment building in a neighborhood of single family homes met strong opposition from Durham homeowners at Monday night's City Council meeting.
With four television cameras, three spotlights and several microphones located throughout the room, a two-month media frenzy came to a surprisingly subdued end when political activist and convicted...
In 2002, A Beautiful Mind captured the Oscar for Best Picture for its depiction of the emotionally troubled genius and mathematician, John Nash.
When students vote in the Duke Student Government executive elections Tuesday, they will also weigh in on two separate referenda calling for increases in the DSG and the Duke University Union's...
President Nan Keohane and Board of Trustees Chair Harold "Spike" Yoh held a press conference Sunday in the Old Trinity Room in the West Union Building on West Campus to announce Keohane's...
Although the snow kept the Board of Trustees mostly out of commission during its last meeting in December, the rain did not stop the Board from considering a full plate of proposals at its meeting...
In the past, graduate school students could mosey their ways into the preliminary examination, sometimes as late as one week before the start of their doctoral dissertations.
As Duke Student Government executive campaigns enter the home stretch today, candidates for president and executive vice president have each thrown in their two cents on the organization's...
From fro-yo jokes to the overwhelming popularity of elliptical machines, it's apparent that body image matters to the Duke community.
President Nan Keohane's announcement Sunday that she plans to step down as Duke's eighth president in June 2004 ended months--in fact, years--of speculation regarding her future.
A lemonade stand in the summer or a lawn-mowing job may be the farthest most children get in starting their own business, but the four Calvo children of Cary, N.C.
Wanted: Top-10 research university seeks new president; must be at the top of his or her field, be an excellent administrator and have an internationally renowned reputation.
Duke University President Nan Keohane has announced her intention to step down in June 2004, after informing the full Board of Trustees Saturday, March 1.
Four months before current Board of Trustees Chair Harold "Spike" Yoh will retire, the Trustees will likely pick his successor at their meeting this weekend.
This is the fifth story in a five-part series profiling this year's candidates for Duke Student Government president.
Duke Blue may be worn by students all over campus, but some student leaders hope to make green a more important color.
Facing increasing economic pressures and slumping income from investments, the Board of Trustees may cut or postpone up to 10 percent of the funding for the University's long-range strategic plan...