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(10/26/00 4:00am)
About 30 student groups received some of the funding originally given by President Nan Keohane to the Alcohol Task Force to allocate toward non-alcoholic programming. The supported events range from last Thursday's Political Perspectives forum to an improv comedy battle sponsored by Campus Social Board.
(10/25/00 4:00am)
Beginning in the 2001-2002 academic year, Durham Public Schools will enjoy the benefits of a new science lab at E.K. Powe Elementary School, with the help of major community players who wanted to make a statement that teaching science is important.
(10/23/00 4:00am)
After a change in federal law and a heightened awareness of alcohol abuse, Duke may decide to start notifying parents if their underage children are caught drinking.
(10/23/00 4:00am)
A $2 million gift from two Chicago families-the Crowns and the Goodmans-has funded an interdisciplinary University professorship named after Lester Crown, the son of philanthropist and business executive Henry Crown. Like other University professorships, the Lester Crown Chair in Ethics will not be based in any single department.
(10/23/00 4:00am)
Two bomb threats-one on Thursday and a second on Friday-forced the evacuation of the Durham County Courthouse last week.
(10/19/00 4:00am)
A document reiterating many ideas expressed in Duke Student Government's financial aid report will likely be sent to President Nan Keohane within the next month, and changes could be in place as early as next year.
(10/18/00 4:00am)
A Duke Life Flight helicopter crashed late Monday night, killing pilot John Holland, the only person aboard.
(10/18/00 4:00am)
As students, faculty and administrators continue to meet as part of the Alcohol Task Force's quest to stabilize the campus drinking environment, as many students as ever are being sent to the Emergency Department to have their stomachs pumped after nights of drinking.
(10/18/00 4:00am)
Now that it has received a four-month allocation of space, Student Health Services finally may be on its way to a permanent location in the lower level of Duke Clinic.
(10/13/00 4:00am)
Nine members of the University community have been appointed by President Nan Keohane and Dean of the Chapel William Willimon to serve on a committee-chaired by Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple, chaplain of the Episcopal Student Center-that will study the issue of allowing same-sex unions in the Chapel. The group hopes to recommend a course of action to Keohane by mid-November.
(10/12/00 4:00am)
The University rested its case in the Heather Sue Mercer Title IX suit Wednesday after calling to the stand former director of sports information Mike Cragg, Assistant University Council Kate Hendricks and several former Duke football players.
(10/11/00 4:00am)
GREENSBORO - In his day-long testimony Tuesday, former Duke head football coach Fred Goldsmith described his treatment of former placekicker Heather Sue Mercer as a special opportunity given to a persistent young woman with a lot of "spunk"-but not a lot of talent.
(10/10/00 4:00am)
Students may have the opportunity to publicly state their collective opinions on several Duke issues-including the morning-after pill-vis a vis a Nov. 6 referendum issued by Duke Student Government.
(10/09/00 4:00am)
Duke attorneys began their defense of the University in the Heather Sue Mercer case Friday, calling witnesses who testified to the kicker's limited athletic ability.
(10/06/00 4:00am)
As a result of an interoffice miscommunication, dozens of students who thought they would be taking the Law School Admissions Test at Duke Saturday will now be forced to travel to Greensboro by 8:30 a.m. to take the test.
(10/05/00 4:00am)
Seven years after completing a study criticizing the nature of Duke's residential and social life, Dean of the Chapel William Willimon is at it again.
(10/05/00 4:00am)
Student groups are vying for funds previously earmarked for Friday and Saturday night non-alcoholic programming, and a committee made up of six students and three administrators has been selected to consider proposals.
(10/04/00 4:00am)
A new course evaluation form could be in place as early as next year, spurred by concerns that the current green sheets are not doing their job. The new forms would be partially machine-readable and include more directed questions.
(10/04/00 4:00am)
In a strongly worded letter that has provoked an equally adamant response, the former Old House CC told the administration Monday that they will not seek reinstatement next year, arguing that they have been mistreated for too long.
(10/04/00 4:00am)
The Loop will not open until the first week of November, at least a week later than expected due to unanticipated obstacles. But when it does open, students will be able to enjoy ice cream products next door at a new Breyer's kiosk.