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In a speech that addressed topics from slavery to gay marriage to hip-hop culture, renowned poet, author and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni showed Sunday night that no topic was too controversial for her to address.
The candles were lit, the corks were off of the wine bottles--and the timer was set to five minutes. While waiting for his date to sit down, Sam Forehand, a second-year law student, snuck a peek at her from across the room. Then he approached her and asked, "What's your least favorite place to go to in Durham?"
With everyone circled around the piano, junior Seth Gottlieb turned to his fellow group members and showed them how to tune their pipes just right. "To get a really good ahh you gotta breathe from right here," he said, grabbing his stomach. "Make it nice and dark guys, not from your throat."
Senior Nick Ortiz tells the members of his group to stop dancing, realizing that he needs to demonstrate a complex move to them one last time.
Students will get down on the dance floor in the Great Hall Saturday night for the University's third consecutive Dance Marathon, but participants don't have to come knowing the newest dance moves.
Freshman Amod Gautam continued working, even after he developed a blister on his finger from hammering for so long.
And 5, 6, 7, 8 and pose.
The West Campus outdoor basketball courts teemed with energy Saturday when 50 fifth graders took the courts. They were excited enough to be able to shoot some hoops with their new-found college friends - but when basketball stars Chris Duhon and Iciss Tillis appeared, chaos broke out.
The leaders of several black student organizations met Thursday night to discuss the implications of the recent controversy surrounding Duke Student Government President Joshua Jean-Baptiste, as well as the negative light with which they said the situation has been portrayed.
Exceptional cognitive abilities of some older adults can slip through the cracks unnoticed, as society tends to focus its attention on those who experience major brain-functioning deterioration, and away from those few who are able to retain most of their cognitive skill in old age.
To see to the core of the human biology and behavior, one effective method is to study our closest living relatives. That approach represents the philosophy behind the Duke University Primate Center's research efforts and an increasing number of scientists developing their research there.
As a cutting-edge field like genetics evolves, new ethical issues and guidelines to deal with them arise constantly. But soon, Medical Center researchers and officials may be able to learn all the most recent research regulations online.
A disease that was once very difficult to cure may now have a more manageable treatment plan.
Although modern humans do not have to worry about fleeing from predators, our brains may still contain adaptations that respond to such dramatic changes in the environment.
At the end of this month, students will have their pick of several dessert shops as The Mad Hatter's Bake Shop relocates to a shopping center just off East Campus.
Discussing issues ranging from activism on college campuses to stereotypes of Asian Americans, well-known writer and activist Helen Zia set the tone for this weekend's 25th annual East Coast Asian Student Union conference in a speech Saturday morning.
