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Brodhead apologizes
At law school panel, prez says lacrosse case was mishandled
by Christine Hall in News
Standing behind a podium in a packed auditorium at the School of Law Saturday, President Richard Brodhead issued an apology to members of the 2005-2006 men's lacrosse team and their families.
Some laud decision; others question timing, sincerity
news analysis
by Chelsea Allison
A standing ovation, amplified for many by a year's worth of tension and waiting, met the apology to the lacrosse players and their families President Richard Brodhead delivered Saturday at the School of Law.
Drag show, parade show pride
by Lysa Chen
Laughter, squeals and men in skin-tight clothing and high heels filled the Duke Coffeehouse Friday night at the annual Fall Drag Show hosted by the Alliance of Queer Undergraduates at Duke.
Trustees meet, OK Few work
by David Graham
During a weekend when President Richard Brodhead's lacrosse apology grabbed attention nationally and on campus, the University's Board of Trustees met and approved more than $120 million of construction at its quarterly meeting Friday.
Local artists jazz up Friday nights
by Meredith Mechanik
As the sun set on the historic tobacco warehouses of Brightleaf Square in downtown Durham, the music was just heating up.
Artley, ex-EE prof, dies
by Staff Reports
John Artley, a Duke professor emeritus of electrical engineering, died Friday from complications related to a stroke he suffered earlier this year. It was his 84th birthday.
Prospective Pratt kids see campus
by Lisa Du
High school students traveling from as far as California converged on the Engineering Quadrangle Saturday for Pratt In Focus, an event in which prospective students come for a day of information sessions, tours and discussions with faculty and students from the Pratt School of Engineering.
Old-fashioned soda shop to open on Ninth Street
by Cosette Wong
Ox and Rabbit Soda and Sundries will open this November in the space once occupied by McDonald's Drug Store, which longtime Durham residents may remember as a place where people used to be able to hang out and sip milkshakes and soda made the old-fashioned way-with syrup and seltzer water.
