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Johns Hopkins defeats Duke in title game
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From staff reports Top-seeded Duke fell to third-seeded Johns Hopkins, 12-11, in the NCAA Championship Monday afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. In front of a NCAA-record crowd of 48,443 fans, Johns Hopkins' Kevin Huntley scored the final goal with 3:25 remaining to seal the Blue Jays' record ninth NCAA lacrosse title.
NCAA grants lacrosse players extra year of eligibility
by Meredith Shiner
The NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff granted Wednesday afternoon Duke's season-of-competition waiver request for 33 players from the 2005-2006 men's lacrosse team.
DYNASTY: Duke dominates NCAAs
Women's golf wins third straight national title
by Michael Moore
The Blue Devils dominated the field in the NCAA championship at the LPGA International Course in Daytona, Fla. Friday, winning their third consecutive national title by 15 strokes.
Amanda Blumenherst, the top-ranked player in the country, paced Duke finishing the tournament in fourth place after firing a 1-over 289 over four rounds.
Duke downs Big Red in final four thriller
Greer's goal with 3 seconds left propels Blue Devils to title game
by John Taddei
Top-seeded Duke propelled its storybook season into the NCAA Championship game with a thrilling 12-11 victory over fourth-seeded Cornell (15-1).
After trailing by as many as seven goals late in the second half, the No. 4 Big Red fought back to tie the game at 11 with 17 seconds remaining after an Ed Douglas turnover set up a goal by Cornell midfielder Brian Clayton.
Questions raised in Fuqua case
by Wenjia Zhang
Most of the Fuqua School of Business students charged with cheating on a take-home exam April 27 are Asian, the students' lawyer said.
University mourns loss of 2 faculty
Borchardt, German prof for 35 years, dies
by Staff Reports
Longtime German professor Frank Borchardt passed away at Duke Hospice at the Meadowlands in Hillsborough May 14 at the age of 68.
Creason, physics lecturer, killed in crash
by Staff Reports
Physics Lecturer Mary Creason died Saturday, May 12, in an automobile accident in Stokes County, N.C. She was 46.
Council gives nod to DPD inquiry
by Shreya Rao
Following up on criticism of Durham Police Chief Steven Chalmers' May 11 report on the department's role in the Duke lacrosse investigation, City Council supported plans to pursue an external investigation of the Durham Police Department Monday.
New rules slow ten-year review
by Wenjia Zhang
Although the University is on track with preparations for its December 2009 reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the new requirements set forth by the organization may make the process more troublesome than past years, officials said.
Nobel winner may run for Senate
by Matt Johnson
A Nobel Science laureate has never served in the United States Senate. But that fact did not stop Dr. Peter Agre from forming an exploratory committee last week to evaluate a possible 2008 Senate run in his home state of Minnesota.
DSG asks judicial affairs to review evidence policy
by Shuchi Parikh
The Office of Judicial Affairs has come under criticism from the Duke Student Government for its evidentiary standards, raising questions about the University's relationship with the Durham Police Department following the lacrosse case.
