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The state that was "first in flight" is helping to solidify a new trend in aviation--inexpensive air travel.
Duke Student Government legislators had money on their minds at their weekly meeting Wednesday night, discussing the $70 student activities fee increase and the recent discovery of $140,000 in DSG funds.
Pasha Majdi's Cameron Crazy credentials are better than most. He's been a member of tent No. 1 and usually has a seat at center court for every game. Already a leader in the stands, he now hopes to become the next leader of Duke Student Government.
The Women's Initiative report has drawn a range of responses from the student body, administration and faculty. While many have focused on the idea of "effortless perfection," in the five months since the release of the report administrators have set the groundwork for farther reaching impact at the University including a new first-year seminar program for female students, set to begin next spring.
The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture held its grand opening Wednesday in its newly renovated facility on the second floor of the West Union Building.
Mawi Asgedom spoke Tuesday night--as he has to business executives, the crowd at his Harvard commencement and elementary school students--with humor, emotion, logic and above all, a keen eye for his audience.
With a deep voice and strong presence behind the podium, David Hartman offered a glimpse of the man who had spent years in front of the camera as the original host of ABC's "Good Morning America."
Duke has had plenty of nationally recognized All-Americans throughout the years, and the University got one more this week, of a slightly different variety, as senior Sara Hudson was named to USA Today's 2004 All-USA College Academic First Team.
Looking to provide more structure to the role of student group advisor, members of a planning committee have allotted a two-day conference and training session for faculty advisors to discuss the best ways of providing assistance and guidance to student groups on campus.
CEOs, VPs, teachers, social workers, a state senator--and a stunt man.
John Hope Franklin, William Darity and Ambassador James Joseph participated in a discussion about reparations and opportunities for greater racial equality with an audience of about 100 at the Duke Law School Monday. The conversation, presented by the Martin Luther King Commemoration Committee and the law school, was entitled, "Realizing the Dream: Where Do We Go From Here?"
Charles Ogletree, litigator and Jesse Climenko Professor of Law at Harvard University, was the featured speaker at an open dialogue at the Law School and at the annual Sunday Chapel service commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.
When it comes to an explanation of the Bassett Affair, students are doing a lot of listening, but little talking.
The University experienced a dramatic decline in reported cases of sexual assault in 2003, but Duke University Police Department officials cautioned that the drop in reports does not necessarily correlate with a decrease in actual incidents.
Three students are hoping that by dedicating the 20th of each month to casual clothes and constructive conversation they will help draw attention to issues touched on in the Women's Initiative report.
For the off-campus housing lottery, 44 is the losing ticket. Residence Life and Housing Services Director Eddie Hull unveiled the magic number at Thursday's Campus Council meeting, revealing that the University is still 44 beds short for next semester.
Organizers of this year's annual Awaaz show hope to meet high expectations by "turning it up" Friday and Saturday night at Page auditorium.
DoubleTake, an award-winning magazine once affiliated with the University through the Center for Documentary Studies, has ceased publication. According to the DoubleTake website, the magazine is attempting to re-organize its financial and business management, but does not plan to release any future issues or web reports until January 2004 at the earliest.
Since the Office of Residence Life and Housing Services announced two weeks ago it would allow juniors to enter a lottery for the privilege of living off campus next semester, students have both welcomed the opportunity and voiced their disapproval of the current state of residential life on campus.