Duke aims to carve out niche in Islam studies
(12/04/06 5:00am)
Two months ago, Iris Afonso admits she knew next to nothing about Middle Eastern culture. The senior imagined sultans, sand dunes and Aladdin.
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Two months ago, Iris Afonso admits she knew next to nothing about Middle Eastern culture. The senior imagined sultans, sand dunes and Aladdin.
The proposal to reunite the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Department of Psychology: Social and Health Sciences was met with contentious questions and bristling sensitivity by members of the Academic Council Thursday.
Georgetown University will host the annual Palestine Solidarity Movement conference this weekend. The event generated heated campus controversy in October 2004 when it was held at Duke.
After four years of college, 10 years of graduate education and the investment of a small fortune in studying the larger questions of the humanities, how are the job prospects? Dismal.
The Duke Student Government presidential race was thrown into flux early this morning when the DSG Judiciary ruled that part of the Election Commission’s weekend rulings was unconstitutional.
Rev. Samuel Wells, a fourth generation pastor in the Anglican Church, will cross the Atlantic Ocean this August to begin his role as dean of Duke Chapel and chief spiritual figure on campus.
“How many of you rode in a car with someone who has been drinking in the past week?” Claire Feldman-Riordan asked a group of students seated in a circle around her. Practically every hand shot up.
While Campus Council has vied, vetted and will vote tonight on whether to abandon the links between East Campus dorms and West Campus quads, students affected by the plan are fairly enthusiastic concerning the proposed changes that may revamp the way housing is allotted on West.
Head Line Monitor Steve Rawson made a special presentation at Tuesday night"s Duke Student Government meeting to describe the 'catastrophic success' of White Tenting registration. In addition to the tenting update, other major business included the Senate"s vote to allocate funding for speaker and performance artist Jose Torres Tama"s appearance.
After two hours of deliberation Tuesday night, the Undergraduate Young Trustee Nominating Committee chose three seniors to advance to the final round of the Young Trustee selection process.
Lackluster attendance by senators Tuesday night allowed the Duke Student Government to avert a controversial vote on funding allocation for a Lambda Pi Chi sorority-sponsored performance by Jose Torres Tama when the governing body failed to meet its quorum by one member.
Eight campus leaders with résumés that bulge with prestigious University positions, academic accolades and distinguishing internships progressed to the next round in the undergraduate Young Trustee selection process Wednesday night.
At the last Duke Student Government meeting of 2004 Wednesday night, the body addressed the dearth of off-campus transportation options and the subsequent drunk driving among students partying at clubs in the Ninth Street vicinity.
Duke Student Government served ARAMARK Corp. a 24-12 vote of no confidence Wednesday night, following a lengthy debate about the company's "excellence" in the dining program it offers at its five on-campus locations.
Uptown Seafood was suspended from the Merchants on Points program Thursday following the release of the Durham County Health Department ratings this week.
Duke Student Government President Pasha Majdi discussed student and academic life, campus safety and student dining options in the state of the student body address Wednesday night.
Duke Student Government debated The Chronicle’s editorial pages policy at its Wednesday night meeting, at which Student Affairs Senator George Fleming brought a resolution to the floor that underwent lengthy debate but ultimately failed.
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The 2004-2005 policy for admissions to men’s basketball games stood toward the back of the line at Wednesday night’s Duke Student Government meeting. Discussion of approval of group charters, interest in a special presentation on the DukeCard and three new resolutions drew more attention than the unanimous passage of the formerly controversial new tenting policy.
Devin Gordon was used to being in charge. After a year of telling a 100-person staff what to do, he underwent self-termed “post-college whiplash” compiling upcoming movie and music lists as an intern for Newsweek magazine. Among young journalists breaking into the trade, however, Gordon’s story is unique considering how quickly he has gained professional success as a general editor for the magazine.