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Greer leads Duke to Final Four
Blue Devils roll past Ohio State, 21-10
by Matthew Iles in News
After Ohio State scored the game's first goal 30 seconds in, the Blue Devils reeled off nine straight markers before the first quarter ended. Duke continued its dominance throughout the contest and Zack Greer registered a career-high 11 points as the Blue Devils rolled over the Buckeyes 21-10 in Ithaca, N.Y.
Employee's family hires attorney
online update
by staff reports
The family of a Duke employee killed Wednesday when a steam pipe exploded
in the Levine Science Research Center hired an attorney to investigate issues of
safety in the workplace, according to a report from WRAL.
Rayford Cofer, 63, was the only fatality in the accident, which occurred in
the mechanical room of the building's basement.
Employee dies in LSRC explosion
Steam line rupture kills 63-year-old Wednesday
by Ally Helmers
Duke employee Rayford Cofer, 63, died in a steam explosion at the Levine Science Research Center Wednesday afternoon.
Graduates weather wet commencement
by Emmeline Zhao
Holding out against gloomy skies and persistent rain, hundreds of umbrellas filled Wallace Wade Stadium during the University's 156th commencement ceremony Sunday.
Trustees OK athletics plan, $2B budget
Athletics pitches changes to finance, admissions
by Chelsea Allison
At its meeting Saturday, the Board of Trustees approved Duke's first athletics strategic plan as well as a $2 billion budget for the 2008-2009 fiscal year to amplify both athletic and academic opportunities.
Dems continue nomination fight
by Will Robinson
Despite a lopsided 41-point victory in the West Virginia primary Tuesday, Sen. Hillary Clinton's chances of winning the Democratic nomination appear to be slipping away.
Wang says admins lagged in response to threats
by Staff Reports
In an interview with CBS News that aired May 10, sophomore Grace Wang complained that the University was slow to help her withstand the international uproar that followed her involvement in a campus protest in April.
June court date set for Feb. 2007 rape case
news briefs
by Staff Reports
Michael Jermaine Burch, 21, is next scheduled to appear in court June 23 on charges of second-degree rape for the alleged assault of a female Duke student last February.
Atwater pleads guilty to probation violations
by Staff Reports
Demario Atwater, the man accused in the March shooting death of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson, pleaded guilty May 8 to probation violations.
Three Dukies author book on the college experience
by Ally Helmers
For the incoming Class of 2012, college guides published by the Princeton Review and U.S. News and World Report are familiar bedtime reads.
Pratt receives $5M for undergrad curriculum
by Staff Reports
The Pratt School of Engineering received a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor that will help establish a new undergraduate curriculum
