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(01/28/99 5:00am)
Men are confused. And it's no wonder!
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Men are confused. And it's no wonder!
The provost's office decided earlier this academic year to reject a proposed three-year pilot program that would have shortened academic sessions during the summer from six weeks to five weeks.
Provost John Strohbehn has given the stamp of approval to a proposal that designates Martin Luther King Day as an official University academic holiday, canceling all classes on the day in honor of the national holiday. The change will take effect during the 1998-99 academic year.
It was a weekend of ups and downs at home for the men's tennis team, which lost its Saturday match to seventh-ranked Texas (17-2) but battled to a 4-2 victory Sunday against No. 19 Texas A&M.
A panel composed of administrators and University and Durham law enforcement officials gathered Tuesday night in the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture to discuss on- and off-campus safety with students.
At the last meeting with its 1996-97 members whose terms are expiring this semester, the Academic Council filled its agenda at yesterday's meeting with matters related to the black members of the University community-the council discussed the progress of the Black Faculty Initiative and the possibility of granting tenure to faculty associated with the African and African-American studies program.
Two of the three contested races for Duke Student Government executive positions have resulted in runoffs: Trinity juniors Bianca Motley and Jeri Powell will vie for the presidential position while Trinity junior Sheri Shepherd and Trinity sophomore Sean Murphy battle for vice president for student affairs.
"They took away our alcohol, and we stood by and watched. Then they took away our housing, and we stood by a watched. Then they tried to take away our bonfires, and we went to war."
The administration has taken its first proactive step since Saturday night's chaotic basketball celebration to prevent a similar situation in the weeks to come: It has ordered the removal of 14 benches from West Campus that either were deemed structurally unsafe or had been doused with flammable liquids.
Most of the students who populated Krzyzewskiville found themselves happily seated inside a sweltering Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday afternoon and pumped up for the basketball game against rival University of North Carolina. But, after camping out for a number of weeks, about 150 tenters found themselves watching the Blue Devils defeat UNC back in their dormitory rooms-some livid, others disappointed and most just downright frustrated.
All hell broke loose late Saturday night on West Campus, but University of North Carolina students were nowhere in sight.
Nearly two months after students first pitched their temporary homes to gain entrance at one of the most anticipated basketball games of the regular season, the entire campus is gearing up for the possibility of a large-scale celebration Saturday afternoon if the men's team defeats North Carolina at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Two West Campus roommates have been the victims of more than 100 prank phone calls as a result of a fraudulent restaurant menu distributed to rooms on East Campus.
"The phone call that you were afraid would come has come," Oklahoma litigator Stephen Jones told his wife shortly after being asked to serve as the principal defense counsel for Timothy McVeigh and his devastating act of terrorism.
This is the second installment in a five-part series exploring the future of Durham Regional Hospital, which may enter into a partnership with another company to provide health care in Durham. This installment examines Health Management Associates' bid to manage Durham Regional. Tomorrow's story looks at the offer by Tenet.
Krzyzewskiville is in the midst of a technological revolution: It's about to become a wireless, internet-accessible city.
Aside from a few unresolved safety concerns, the final plans for an extensive post-game celebration should the men's basketball team defeat North Carolina tomorrow night are mostly set in stone.
Read our lips: George Bush will be this year's commencement speaker.
A committee of students and administrators are attempting to snuff the bonfire celebrations that traditionally follow big victories by the men's basketball team and finalize plans next week that are designed to ignite a whole new tradition.
Law school admissions officers around the country-including those as Harvard, Stanford and Yale law schools-are seeking explanations for a steady decrease in applications since 1991. Duke School of Law, however, has bucked the trend, with its number of applications remaining constant throughout the decade.