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$40M gift to add 30 new faculty
Duke Endowment gift will increase small-group work
by Wenjia Zhang in News
A $40-million gift from the Duke Endowment will fund more than 30 new faculty positions, University officials announced Wednesday.
Coach K grabs record win, Duke takes down Temple
by Stephen Allan
Duke's win might not have been pretty, but it was one for the record books.
Validation system suspended
by Sean Moroney
Students planning to validate at midnight tonight for the Virginia game Sunday will be out of luck.
Augustana to play Page show
by Shreya Rao
Bands Augustana and Boys Like Girls will star in the Duke University Union's spring concert, Feb. 9 in Page Auditorium, Union officials announced Wednesday.
Study: 'sound cloak' in reach
by Joe Clark
Researchers announced today that they had found that, in theory, a cloak that would make an object appear invisible to sound waves can exist.
Panhel selects three new officers
by Shreya Rao
After a late-night vote Tuesday, Duke's 10 Panhellenic Association chapters elected juniors Rachel Nordlinger, Katie Alberts and Ruthie Chen as Panhel's new president, executive vice president and vice president of recruitment and membership, respectively.
Community mourns death of two ex-profs
by Chelsea Allison
Ellinwood, 42-year psychiatry prof
Dr. Everett Ellinwood, who served as professor of psychiatry and pharmacology for more than 42 years, died Saturday, Jan. 5, and a funeral service was held in the Chapel Tuesday.
Ellinwood, 73, also served as director of behavioral neuropharmacology at the Duke University Medical Center.
Roadbumps complicate back-to-school prep
Some students see enrollment disparities as result of ratings sites; profs, others skeptical
by Hon Lung Chu
Professors have always judged students on their grades. When the Spring 2008 registration window opened, students demonstrated that they too can judge their professors-by choosing not to enroll in certain courses classes.
Rising popularity of some classes and majors makes for enrollment headaches for some Dukies
by Ashley Holmstrom
As students begin adjusting to their new semester schedules this week, some may find themselves in classes they would not have otherwise bookbagged.
