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(07/08/08 4:00am)
Change comes quickly at the University, and other times not at all. New additions this fall will include a new athletics director, a new dean of engineering, a coffee shop, a yet-to-be-named Asian restaurant, and seven pole-mounted warning sirens for campus emergencies.
(06/19/08 4:00am)
The first rays of the hot summer sun drifted down among sounds of laughter, scents of freshly-baked pastries and bright colors of sweet strawberries and fresh vegetables at the Durham Farmers Market.
(05/29/08 4:00am)
Guitar solos and rhythmic horns, chocolate-covered strawberries and hints of summer sunshine characterized the fourth annual Taste of Durham festival Saturday afternoon in Research Triangle Park.
(05/22/08 4:00am)
Approximately two months after announcing that Lemon Grass, a Thai noodle restaurant, would be coming to Duke in the Fall, Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst said Tuesday the restaurant will not open in the Bryan Center.
(05/09/08 4:00am)
When seniors Kyle Knight and Matt Zafirovski step up to the podium Sunday, they know that speaking together at graduation will be one of the most unique ways to culminate four years of friendship at Duke. It will mark the first time in the University's history that two students have been chosen to deliver the undergraduate commencement address simultaneously. "Our powers combined are far greater then that of a single human," Zafirovski said. "It's kind of like captain planet," added Knight. Although they did not provide details about their speech, the duo said they planned to inject humor into it. "We are innovators," Knight said. "We are going to trademark this.... Think if Martin Luther King and Abe Lincoln and had spoken together. It would have changed history. Because they were born so far apart, it would have been like a time warp. And a damn good speech." Knight, a cultural anthropology major and philosophy minor from Winthrop, M.E., and a member of Inside Joke, plans to spend the summer photographing nomads in culturally-Tibetan regions in China as part of a Visual Studies Initiative. But given the recent Tibetan-Chinese conflicts, Knight said he realizes he may not be able to complete his study, in which case he would venture to Nepal, India, where he previously spent time researching social and cultural impacts on people with disabilities. Next fall, Knight plans to work for Broadway Abroad, where he will be a project manager for Broadway tours in India. Lake Forest, Ill., native Zafirovski, a public policy major with a markets and management studies certificate, will start work in August for McKinsey and Company. But before they part ways to pursue different professional paths, the seniors said giving the address together would give testament to their four-year friendship, which has involved numerous trips to Cosmic Cantina and Chipotle, and, most recently, working together on the senior gift campaign. "We love [Duke]," said Knight. "We thought this was, selfishly, a very cool way to say goodbye." The two seniors, who were randomly assigned freshman roommates, had their first experience collaborating early in their Duke education. One of their friends in the Pitchforks asked them to entertain a large crowd when there was a "small emergency" before a show in Page Auditorium, they said. Their impromptu skit was a well-received, so they decided to try their luck again by submitting a graduation speech. The student graduation speaker is chosen by a group of students, alumni, staff and faculty. Finalists are invited to perform their speeches in person. "The committee all really enjoyed their speech, their delivery, their sense of humor and their content," said Sterly Wilder, executive director of alumni affairs and a member of the student speaker selection committee. "It was an all-in-one package."
(04/28/08 4:00am)
The environmental platforms of presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are more alike than they are different, their respective environmental advisers said Friday afternoon when they spoke in Love Auditorium.
(04/21/08 4:00am)
Although it has been 13 months since the former director of Parking and Transportation Services left Duke, the search for a replacement has not yet begun.
(04/07/08 4:00am)
Each year, hundreds of students make plans to stay at Duke for the summer, taking up residence on Central Campus or in off-campus houses and apartments.
(04/01/08 4:00am)
Downtown Durham: find your cool.
(03/25/08 4:00am)
Beginning next year, Duke students living off campus will have a new way to help promote a cleaner environment, save money-and get a better Blue Zone parking space.
(03/21/08 4:00am)
What makes a house a home?
(02/27/08 5:00am)
Efforts to get the Duke University Union off to the right start next year dominated discussion at Tuesday night's meeting.
(02/05/08 5:00am)
Whether serving as a leader on campus or as a summer intern for Morgan Stanley on the trading floor in New York, senior Katelyn Donnelly credits Duke with giving her the opportunities to develop the qualifications required of a Young Trustee.
(02/01/08 5:00am)
New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco have nothing on Durham-well, at least when it comes to education.
(01/30/08 5:00am)
Campus safety and emergency response plans dominated the discussion at the Graduate and Professional Student Council general body meeting Tuesday night.
(01/25/08 5:00am)
President Richard Brodhead will not be purchasing a summer home in The Hamptons any time soon.
(01/10/08 5:00am)
As students begin adjusting to their new semester schedules this week, some may find themselves in classes they would not have otherwise bookbagged.
(11/16/07 5:00am)
Despite rain showers Thursday morning, Durham still has a year-to-date rainfall deficit of approximately seven and a half inches and a supply of fresh water that will only last 68 more days.
(10/18/07 4:00am)
Banjo strains, candlelight and student chatter filled the air above McClendon Tower walkway Wednesday evening as the space was transformed into an enchanting vision of a Southern-inspired gala.
(10/05/07 4:00am)
As Duke continues to make plans to renovate Central Campus, its rival university farther down highway 15-501 has a long-term construction project in the works as well, though it has a slightly different focus than the undergraduate experience.