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Lax families file suit against Durham, Nifong, police
by staff reports in News
Lawyers representing Reade Seligmann, David Evans and Collin Finnerty filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Durham and former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong Friday.
The suit, which also names police investigators and an independent lab director involved in the investigation, asks for compensatory and punitive damages, plus reforms to the Durham Police Department.
Thompson to step down in August
by Wenjia Zhang
Robert Thompson, after an 11-year deanship, is returning to the classroom Aug. 1, 2008, University officials announced Thursday.
"[I am] especially proud of our accomplishments in enhancing undergraduate education and in establishing an undergraduate culture of research," Thompson, dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, wrote in an e-mail to George McLendon, dean of the faculty of Arts and Sciences.
New UNC campus aims for research
by Ashley Holmstrom
As Duke continues to make plans to renovate Central Campus, its rival university farther down highway 15-501 has a long-term construction project in the works as well, though it has a slightly different focus than the undergraduate experience.
Over a span of 50 years, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill plans to create Carolina North, a new, sustainable mixed-use academic community focused mainly on providing space for small business start-ups and research facilities for UNC faculty, graduate students and post-doctoral students.
Commons noted for poor service
by Shuchi Parikh
There is only one place on campus where a hungry student can fulfill a craving for mahi-mahi fish tacos or vegetable chimichangas: Upstairs@The Commons.
Although such savory dishes lure students to the Commons every night, some have complained that the restaurant's slow and inconsistent service is a damper on their meal.
SLGs prepare for assessments
by Catherine Butsch
Come finals time this winter, students in selective living groups in Few Quadrangle will be preparing for more than just academic examinations-they will have residential assessments to worry about as well.
When Few Quad undergoes renovations next Fall, the quadrangle's five selective living groups-Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, Kappa Alpha Order fraternity, Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Prism and Roundtable-will have to relocate.
Innovator details plan to fix poverty
by Naureen Khan
Stressed that you bombed your midterms?
Nothing to worry about, said John Hatch, the so-called "father of village banking," who spoke at the Fuqua School of Business Thursday evening regarding his path as a social entrepreneur and the role of students in the worldwide microfinancing movement.
New center joins biology, analytics
by Joe Clark
Slightly more than a month after officially opening, faculty members at the Center for Systems Biology are working to bridge the gap between biology and analytical sciences.
The center, one of seven in the Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, will fund projects that research biological dynamics within the cell using both experimental biology and computational mathematics, said Philip Benfey, director of CSB and a professor of biology.
Use of 'N' word questioned
Duke NAACP discussion spurred by national campaign
by Kevin Hwang
Students met Thursday night to decide whether a centuries-old word of hate should be laid to rest.
"R.I.P. N-Word: A Dialogue on the History and Legacy of the Word," was hosted by the Duke Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and attracted approximately 30 undergraduate students to the Mary Lou Williams Center.
Few renovations plan to be approved this winter
by Ally Helmers
Campus Council members met with Eddie Hull, dean of residence life and executive director of housing services, to discuss the upcoming physical renovations of Few Quadrangle at its general body meeting Thursday night.
Hull said the final "infrastructure makeover" of the quadrangle will be approved in December or January, as Residence Life and Housing Services is still searching for a contractor.
