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(04/23/03 4:00am)
It's a scene that few at Duke would like to contemplate. A militant group opposing U.S. foreign policy seeks to send a message to the American public and releases a lethal biological agent into the newly installed air-conditioning system of Cameron Indoor Stadium during a packed basketball game. Millions of people watching the event on national television look on in terror as fans and players begin coughing unrestrainedly. Police officers and local emergency officials, having trained for just such an attack, act to control the situation as best they can, although some deaths appear inevitable.
(04/23/03 4:00am)
There is a saying in journalism that suggests reporters are charged "to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." Often attributed to early 20th-century New Yorker writer A.J. Liebling, the adage originates from a time when political machines and large corporations concentrated power even more than they do now. It also reflects, whether Liebling intended it or not, a school of thought that asks journalists to do more than just report the news - to lead a moral crusade on behalf of the public's best interest, whatever a particular editor decides that may be.
(04/15/03 4:00am)
Over the next month or two, hundreds of college students will address their fellow seniors at graduations nationwide, reenacting what are, in some cases, centuries-old traditions. Those students may be forgiven, then, if their speeches bear some resemblance to each other.
(04/15/03 4:00am)
Student Affairs administrators placed Sigma Nu fraternity on "interim suspension" Monday after Chapel Hill police officers found six of the group's pledges wandering intoxicated near Old Erwin Road.
(04/03/03 9:00am)
Men's basketball star J.J. Redick was among a group of students caught in a Blackwell Dormitory room after a nearby resident adviser called the police to report that she smelled marijuana on the second floor, according to a police report filed at 12:08 a.m. Monday morning.
Redick, a freshman, and four other individuals were mentioned, but no criminal charges were filed. Instead, the police referred the individuals to the Office of the Dean of Students.
University administrators cannot comment on individual judicial code violations, but Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek said such situations are handled on a case-by-case basis. She said penalties typically depend on factors such as the number of previous violations and whether the students are caught using the drugs or just in possession of them. Penalties can include, among other things, community service, probation or a review of the students' housing licenses, she said.
"It will be handled just as any alleged violation of the judicial code," said Wasiolek, who would not confirm Redick's involvement.
Jon Jackson, a spokesperson for the Athletics Department, said it would be inappropriate to comment on the matter until the undergraduate judicial process has been completed. Redick could not be reached for comment.
Also caught with Redick were freshman men's soccer players Ian Carey and Ryan Kerlew. Neither could be reached for comment.
The report said that after the resident adviser's phone call, the police arrived to a "very strong smell of marijuana" in the halls, and "after checking several of the rooms negative for the smell," they opened the door to the room where Redick and the others were, and "the smell was even stronger emitting from the room."
The police said they lined up the five students, who had "red, glossy eyes and a strong smell of marijuana about their person," but after searching, found no contraband on them. The officers reported that they then searched the room and found no marijuana, but instead discovered a homemade bong "with pieces of green leafs in the water and a strong smell of marijuana emitting from the top."
Carey eventually claimed possession of the bong, and after giving him a warning, the police, instead of making arrests, handed the names of the offenders over to the judicial affairs board.
Maj. Robert Dean, a spokesperson for Duke police, said decisions on whether to charge students or refer them to the undergraduate judicial process are left to the discretion of the officers present. He would not comment on the specific case in question.
(03/03/03 5:00am)
Keohane's remarks
(03/03/03 5:00am)
President Nan Keohane's announcement Sunday that she plans to step down as Duke's eighth president in June 2004 ended months--in fact, years--of speculation regarding her future.
(02/27/03 5:00am)
One of the University's highest-ranking behind-the-scenes administrators was named this week to the top post at Southampton College, part of the Long Island University system.
(02/05/03 5:00am)
Barely had I felt so safe as on a recent trip to Israel, but rarely had I felt so threatened as on the last day of the same visit.
(01/10/03 5:00am)
Dr. Kenneth Schneider, a professor emeritus of clinical pathology, an involved community member and a beloved father and husband, died last Saturday following an extended illness. He was 69.
(01/09/03 5:00am)
President George W. Bush's plan for boosting the slumping U.S. economy may have some long-term benefits, but it will likely provide little stimulus in the near future, Duke economists said this week after the plan's release.
(12/09/02 5:00am)
Trustee discussions on athletics, grade inflation and several other issues will have to wait until next year, after extreme weather conditions forced the Board of Trustees to cut short its meeting this weekend.
(11/18/02 5:00am)
After eight years and four court rulings, a former Duke football kicker's gender discrimination lawsuit is likely nearing an end.
(11/15/02 5:00am)
Two years after a federal court jury awarded Heather Sue Mercer $2 million in punitive damages for gender discrimination on Duke's football team, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the ruling Friday and sided with the University.
(10/23/02 4:00am)
Sitting in a spacious conference room on the outskirts of campus, the Board of Trustees met this past Founders' Day as they always do to plan, discuss and celebrate the University's latest initiatives. After working much of a Friday in committee sessions, members of the University's most powerful governing body congregated at the Fuqua School of Business to act on resolutions and hear presentations from campus leaders. They met again Saturday, then left campus, with relatively few members of the Duke community even noticing.
(10/09/02 4:00am)
A Duke University Transit bus struck senior Sophia Curcio's Mazda Protege as she pulled out of her parking space Tuesday on Towerview Drive. No one was injured in the accident.
(10/07/02 4:00am)
With The Campaign for Duke about $80 million from its $2 billion goal, the need to meet the fundraising effort's smaller targets is becoming much more pressing than the overall goal, Peter Nicholas, Campaign co-chair, told the Board of Trustees this weekend.
(10/03/02 4:00am)
Tamsen Webb, director of Duke's Elementary Teacher Preparation Program and praised as a tireless advocate for children and the teaching profession, died from colon cancer last Thursday in her Chapel Hill home. She was 52.
(09/24/02 4:00am)
Stephanie Reinhart, the celebrated co-director of the Durham-based American Dance Festival and a pillar of American modern dance, died early Monday morning after a long battle with leukemia.
(09/13/02 4:00am)
Durham Regional Hospital lost $364,000 more than expected in the fiscal year ending July 1, but it has moved closer to ending its long-standing budget deficit, according to a hospital report released Wednesday.
