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LACROSSE PLAYERS CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES
Attorney General says players innocent, case over
by staff reports in News
All charges against the three indicted lacrosse players were dropped Wednesday, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced at a press conference in Raleigh. He said the state is filing dismissal charges and no more criminal proceedings will occur.
Duke in Turmoil: A Year of Lacrosse
Duke in Turmoil: A Year of Lacrosse
Boyle to stay at Cal
staff reports
Breaking News: Joanne Boyle has informed Duke officials that she plans to remain as California-Berkeley's head coach. Boyle, a 1985 Duke graduate, was considered to be the leading candidate for Duke's head coaching position, vacant since Gail Goestenkors accepted Texas' offer April 3.
Lax families arrive, dismissals rumored
by Iza Wojciechowska
The families of the three former players accused in the lacrosse case are beginning to return to the Triangle area, as ABC News reports that the remaining charges will be dropped.
Blog: CBS News visits 301 Flowers
Blog: CBS News visits 301 Flowers
Group aims to boost bus accountability with GPS
by Zak Kazzaz
After one too many experiences running to a Duke bus stop only to see taillights fade away, one group of students has decided to work to improve bus accountability on campus.
Duke puts renewed focus on Hispanic health care
by Kristen Davis
In response to a rapidly growing Hispanic population in the area, the University is currently seeking to alleviate Hispanics' health care problems with a service-learning class and the Local Access to Coordinated Health Care program.
N.C. Senate apologizes for slavery, Jim Crow laws
by Donnie Allison
The North Carolina Senate unanimously passed a joint resolution last week apologizing for the state's past support of slavery and Jim Crow laws.
Flash mobs strike in Chapel Hill
by Gabby McGlynn
Zombies attacked students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill April 4. They were not, however, Duke fans in disguise, but a group of UNC students participating in the university's first flash mob.
Insider speaks on Voting Rights Act
by Maya Salwen
Julie Fernandes, a senior policy analyst and special counsel for the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, spoke Tuesday afternoon about the Voting Rights Act and its relevance in the present political climate.
N.C. sees record-high pollen counts
by Carolina Astigarraga
Cars in the Blue Zone dusted with a yellow powder, people with itchy eyes and a student health clinic packed full of Dukies clamoring for antihistamine can only mean one thing-pollen season is in full swing.
Blog: Read how Chronicle editors have suffered this season.
Blog: Read how Chronicle editors have suffered this season.
Graduate students seek social-planning funds
by Casey Dean
"Fuqua Fridays" may be prime time for students and faculty in the Fuqua School of Business to mingle and network, but representatives of other graduate and professional schools are not bitter about the lack of "Sanford Saturdays" or "Engineering Evenings."
