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I'm not quite certain what to make of this whole graduation thing. Most people I know dread the event; after all, it's the culmination of four years that are supposed to make up the best of your life. As I've always understood it, no one is supposed to want to graduate.
In his four years at Duke, senior Dan Mallory has acted in six plays, started his own theater company--Where's Gus--and directed two productions. On Sunday, he'll take center stage at Duke one final time, as the student speaker for his graduation.
Swirls of color and movement float across the room, while the sounds of fans snapping open rip through the silence of the Bryan Center lobby on a quiet Sunday afternoon.
Strolling down Ninth Street, you will find shops, restaurants and even a tattoo parlor. But look a little harder, and you can find the home of Reactive Search, an Internet startup company set out to revolutionize online shopping.
Scott Harmon got an early and unexpected gift from his church and the University this Christmas-the chance to hold a commitment ceremony in Duke Chapel. It's something he's been hoping to do for a long time.
It's the year 2035, and thanks to the genius of modern technology, Americans can now vote for anyone-dead or alive-for president of the United States.
Shhh... it's a secret.
There's nothing worse than trying to build trust and honor in a disillusioned community. But now that a survey has revealed higher-than-expected rates of academic dishonesty, that's exactly the task faced by the University.
After a recently released study revealed that nearly half of Duke students admit to some form of academic cheating, it comes as no surprise to many of them have been overwhelmingly numb to the survey's results.
Duke may have an honor code, but the results of a recent academic integrity survey cast doubt on the code's validity and effectiveness.
Elvis is alive and the government is about to shut down Krzyzewskiville-no foolin'. Unless it happens to be April Fool's Day and you're looking at the University's web site or the Duke Basketball Report.
It isn't easy overhauling more than 50 undergraduate courses so that they fit into a new curriculum design, and few departments understand this as well as the economics department.
Travis Gayles has spent the bulk of his undergraduate years discovering himself. The process began his freshman year when he came to Duke intending to be pre-med and then sophomore year changed his major to public policy and African and African-American studies. Now, his latest self-discovery has prompted him to run for president of Duke Student Government.
The extent of Curriculum 2000's readiness for the incoming freshman class became apparent last week with the release of the first filled-out matrix, showing what number of current courses fit into the curriculum's required areas.
The grim reaper is preparing to visit the ACES lady, and this time, a last minute-reprieve won't be coming.
What is the state of academic integrity at Duke? Students and faculty will now have to wait until March to find out.
Trinity junior Pam Wells spent last semester in Rome, but she'll spend much of next year in the Duke University Union office; Wells takes over in April as president of the campus' largest programming organization.
The Arts and Sciences Council ended its last meeting of the millennium by tying up loose ends in preparation for the next one.
All of Julian Harris' achievements led to one Rhodes.
An Academic Council meeting that begins with a whimper doesn't always end that way.