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As Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs took an unexpected leave of absence Monday, Tim Cook, Fuqua '88, will step up to run one of the world's biggest technology company.
We were going through our letters from over Spring Break today, and came upon an interesting item from the Lord of the Underworld himself. See below for the envelope and the letter.
Duke was ranked No.13 in the U.S. News and World Report's "World's Best Colleges" rankings, which was released last Thursday. The University came behind No.1 Harvard, No.2 Yale, No.5 Caltech, No.8 University of Chicago, No.9 MIT, No.10 Columbia, No.11 University of Pennsylvania, and No.12 Princeton.
Most people who know me at The Chronicle also know that I am part of an unofficial fan club for Sean Moroney, managing editor of V. 103. Although my layout skills were arguably better than Sean’s when I joined, Sean had dozens of skills that were infinitely more useful. One of his most memorable quotes for me went something like, “You have so many choices in life that the best you can do is pick one and make sure you can defend it.” As I begin to choose what to write in this column, that quote comes to mind.
CHICAGO — When Jon Scheyer finally stepped off the court with 1:39 left in the second half Wednesday against Iowa State in Chicago, he received a standing ovation from a crowd which includes more than 500 friends, family members and former teachers—and he richly deserved it.
As of May 31, the University's endowment value is down 24.5 percent from its June 30, 2008 value of $6.1 billion, Executive Vice President Tallman Trask said last Thursday. According to these figures, the most recently available, the endowment is now worth $4.6 billion.
The cause of the computer system outage during the week of March 2 remains unexplained and the Office of Information Technology has acquired two new storage arrays to prevent such a problem.
Anyone who has ever wondered when the next C-1 bus will arrive won't have to speculate any longer-as long as they have a mobile device.
The towers of the Gothic Wonderland aren't its only resemblance to Hogwarts-thanks to improvements to an invisibility cloak made by researchers in the Pratt School of Engineering.
Dance is just a form of entertainment to some, but world-renowned choreographer Shen Wei thinks it can have a long-lasting impact-especially on children in China's rural villages.
Record-high application numbers for continuing education are typical during times of financial hardship-and Duke's Graduate School is no exception in the current economic downturn.
Just as he promised during his campaign, President-elect Barack Obama is delivering "change we can believe in"-Change.gov.
Come next Tuesday, America could not only have its first black president, but also one who ran an unprecedented technology-savvy campaign that set the tone for future elections.
The Smart Home Program was selected as the Green Nonprofit Educational Program of the Year by the Triangle Business Journal. The award was presented to Duke's Smart Home Program Director Jim Gaston during a luncheon at the North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh Thursday.
Duke engineers' lives may be dictated by their coursework, but their careers are certainly not dictated by their majors.
The effects of global warming might blow your mind-literally.
What languages do you know?
Described as "a giant," "incredibly witty" and "one of the nicest people ever" by students, faculty and administrators, one School of Law professor will be missed next year by many members of the Duke community.
Want to be more creative? Covering your room with Apple logos might help.
After yet another day of rain, some students continue to ask, "Are we still in a drought?"
