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Ice storm delays meeting

Trustee discussions on athletics, grade inflation and several other issues will have to wait until next year, after extreme weather conditions forced the Board of Trustees to cut short its meeting...


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Student dies from injuries

Maggie Schneider, a junior biology major studying at the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort, died Wednesday afternoon from injuries suffered during an auto accident caused by a drunk driver Saturday night.


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Academic Distinction

Twenty-five years ago, Elwyn Simons was already a full professor at Yale, but Duke's offer of a James B.


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Lange to report on grade inflation

Grade inflation may be less dramatic than recent reports have shown, and its causes are too complex to be easily remedied by any one policy, Provost Peter Lange will report to the Board of...


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Lighting the menorah

Students, faculty and staff gathered in front of the West Union Building Wednesday to light one of the menorah's candles.


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Duke, UNC discuss joint reading effort

Freshman reading programs made headlines at both ends of Tobacco Road last year, as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chose Qur'an excerpts for its reading and Duke inaugurated its...


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Menorah to be lit on Chapel Quad

In an effort to promote diversity and religious tolerance, Duke will host what may be the campus's most prominent menorah lighting ever in a Hanukkah ceremony tonight.


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A Sound Born in Vienna

One spring day three years ago, five Duke students abroad with the Wind Symphony decided to stay after rehearsal and play together on the courtyard of Hofburg Palace in Vienna.


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Former IFC fraternities change names

Although Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Kappa Sigma are no longer options for students looking to join Interfraternity Council fraternities this year, the two groups strive to remain part of the greek...