Profs on leave put strain on resources
At a prestigious university like Duke, one would not expect academic departments to find themselves in a faculty shortage of unusual proportions-but such has been the case this fall.
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At a prestigious university like Duke, one would not expect academic departments to find themselves in a faculty shortage of unusual proportions-but such has been the case this fall.
When will residents of Gilbert-Addoms catch a break? In the past seven months, the East Campus dormitory has endured invasions of mice, cockroaches, ants and, most recently, rats.
The Duke Merchants on Points program plans to introduce four new eateries to its delivery options: Dale's Inidan Cuisine, Mad Hatter's Café and Bakery Shop, The Q Shack and Chai's Noodle Bar and Bistro.
Applicants for the Class of 2009 became the first in University history to be offered the opportunity to send in personal recommendations, which could be written by a parent, sibling or friend.
It all seemed so simple in the beginning. Students who live in University housing are required to have a meal plan, and one swipe of their DukeCards allows them to partake in on-campus, and occasionally off-campus, dining. But as food points gradually diminish as the semester wears on, Duke students, the resourceful kids that they are, are forced to find ways to adjust.
The popular Service Opportunities in Leadership program, a component of the Hart Leadership Program, is currently on a year-long hiatus in order to retool its course offerings and make them more academically rigorous.
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., an openly gay politician, delivered an hour-long speech to an audience of approximately 400 Thursday night in Page Auditorium that was at once frank, humorous and unpretentious.