the first thing that Meredith Carter* did when she bombed her interview for the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships was phone home. The second was flee to the woods. "I called my mom," the senior...
Nothing inspires campus activism like a national media scandal. As Durham County prepares for elections in November, Students for an Ethical Durham is working to register students to vote in...
Brian Davis sees the world through rose-colored glasses-literally. On a warm Thursday in early October, the former Duke basketball captain sits at a white tablecloth-covered table at Tosca, the...
Brian Davis and Christian Laettner aren't the only Duke grads dabbling in the NBA franchise-buying business. In fact, they're not even the first to do it this year. Back in July, Aubrey McClendon,...
Duke students will be watching District Attorney Mike Nifong's race against two challengers closely when voters go to the polls November 7th. Lewis Cheek has vowed not to serve, meaning that if he...
Some helpful tips: 1. If you spend a few hours doing a little research and pick the right classes, you can save yourself 40 to 50 hours of work during the semester. 2. When looking at courses on...
It's a long journey from the Chapel Quad to the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Duke football fans--well, those that are left--surely feel teased by the Paulus family. First, they know the top quarterback in the whole damn country in the class of 2005 walks by Wallace Wade...
What's wrong with Duke Football? Everything.
Kenya's portion of the Great Rift Valley brings to mind the fooThills of Colorado. Heading north from Nairobi, the land dips and swells in soft shades of brown and green. Much of the Valley used...
Lindsey Bickers Bock, a health education specialist at Student Health, has been the major proponent of educating the student body about human papillomavirus (HPV).
The big man with the frying pan hands and the baby face is sure Duke Football is going places. Vince Oghobaase says this two days after the Blue Devils reached yet another low-water mark with a...
Across the vast blacktop expanse, heat emanates from the sun-soaked asphalt. Bright rays shimmer off the black, polarized lenses of moist, foggy aviator sunglasses. Screams and cackles echo from...
NAME: Jim Wulforst OCCUPATION: Director of Dining
It would be easy to hate Doug Kim. In early August, Kim placed an impressive seventh in the Main Event of the 2006 World Series of Poker. Not bad for a first-timer who qualified online just days...
Eight months ago, my life was set--or at least that's what I thought my big, fat acceptance letter from Duke guaranteed. I guess I hadn't looked far enough into my future to realize that things...
Rumor Mill tackles plaza woes--including trash dumpsters--and a mist fountain public service announcement. But with Rafael back at McDonalds, RM is lovin' it.
Playing in the World Series of Poker may be lucrative enough for some, but being sponsored at the event added a little cushion to Jason Strasser's bank account. Not that the senior needed it. Since...
International students flip the script and study abroad in Durham. And get this: They actually like it.
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