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U.S. News and World Report released its 2014 Best Graduate Schools Rankings Tuesday.

Freshman Yu Liu captured the individual title as the Blue Devils took first place at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.

The Blue Devils could not keep up with Notre Dame's Kayla McBride and Jewell Loyd, who combined for 51 points to down the Blue Devils for a third time this year.

Dillon Francis is set to perform at LDOC this year, as well as Youngblood Hawke, Skizzy Mars, Ruby Jane Smith and Duke sophomore Spencer Brown (not pictured above).

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SOFC Chair Joyce Lau said more than $35,000 was allocated to student organizations due to "big-ticket items."

DSG allocates approximately $35,000 to student organization events

Hayley Trainer

Duke Student Government Senate focused its Wednesday meeting on funding, chartering and dechartering student organizations.

Federal approval advances light rail planning

Elizabeth Djinis

The proposed light rail bridging Durham and Orange counties was approved by the Federal Transit Administration Feb. 25.

Health care becomes centerpiece of U.S. Senate race

Jenna Zhang

The U.S. Senate race out of North Carolina is tightening as Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis battle over health care.

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Parker, Hood earn All-ACC honors

Daniel Carp

Freshman Jabari Parker and redshirt sophomore Rodney Hood were Duke's two representatives on this year's All-ACC teams.

Duke women's tennis avenges 2013 postseason loss

Helen Liljenwall

After being knocked out of the ACC tournament last year by Virginia Tech, Duke evened the score by taking them down at the Hokie’s home court

Duke basketball tops North Carolina on Senior Night behind dynamic duo

Daniel Carp

Senior Night is a time for a team's elder statesmen to take center stage, but it was two underclassmen who electrified the home crowd for what could be the final time.

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Music Review: Atlas

Andrew Karim

Stay away from this record if you’re looking for Real Estate’s grand stylistic departure from their vaguely melancholic beach vibes.

Local craft start-up finds a home for NC artists on Geer Street

Kathy Zhou

“It’s important to carve out a space for artists and makers in this kind of artistic community, to have a voice downtown.”

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Bull City Summer returns as photo exhibition at NCMA

Katie Fernelius

Durham’s pastime is coming to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh in a new exhibition.

Film Review: Adult World

Megan Rise

The real interest in the film comes from the world created outside the safety and perpetual immaturity of the sex shop.

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A hybrid culture

Sophia Durand

Leveling the field

Jamie Moon

Students often talk about struggling with the pressure to be the perfect Duke student, or at least appear like they are. What students don’t talk about, however, is what happens when you inherently...

Jacob Tobia, Inc.: how to wield celebrity for campus change

Lauren Carroll

Although many student leaders are making an impact on Duke, none have Jacob Tobia’s celebrity.

Civil disobedience

Sid Gopinath

Since the 1960s, duke students have sprung to action to protect their beliefs. from occupying the allen building to protesting wars, duke students have never been afraid to speak their minds.

A first-year Duke student who doubles as a part-time adult film actress struggles to avoid the Internet spotlight.

Portrait of a porn star

Katie Fernelius

A half-second Google search transformed a first-year Duke student into a rising porn starlet.

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