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A Duke squad reeling from consecutive losses to top-10 teams gets one more chance to pick up a signature win Wednesday when the Blue Devils host No. 3 Southern California.
What is your perfect idea of happiness? Good health, family together, and doing work that I love.
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Joseph Nye will speak at the Sanford School of Public Policy Tuesday, March 23.
The state unemployment rate climbed to 11.1 percent in January, according to the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina.
SCHEYER’S CLUTCH 3 With Duke up just one point and only 20 seconds remaining, senior Jon Scheyer hit a tough three-pointer from the wing with Georgia Tech’s Glen Rice, Jr. in his face to give the Blue Devils a two-possession lead and an ACC championship. Scheyer shot just 2-of-9 from deep, but his late basket allowed Duke to preserve a lead it looked in danger of losing. Just as he has in tight games all year, Scheyer came through when it mattered most despite an off night otherwise.
• Duke defeated Virginia, Miami and Georgia Tech—the eigth, 12th and seventh seeds in the conference—en route to the Tournament championship.
Abrams to speak on Middle Eastern agenda
The Tar Heel State is one of 15 states—plus the District of Columbia—vying for $4.35 billion in grants from President Barack Obama as part of his Race to the Top program, which will provide funds for states with “ambitious yet achievable plans” for implementing educational reform, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The 16 finalists were announced Thursday.
Al Gore, former U.S. vice president and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, will deliver the Duke Environment and Society Lecture April 8.
Duke men take 6th in ACC swimming
In its first road contest of the spring season, Duke was no match for the No. 9 Gators, who recorded their 74th consecutive regular season home victory over the No. 6 Blue Devils Sunday, 7-0.
Campus Council elected five new officers in a six-and-a-half hour meeting Thursday night. The new leaders said they want to increase Campus Council’s visibility on campus, involve more students in the organization and work to improve Central Campus. “I’m really excited for the residential future of the campus,” said Campus Council President Stephen Temple, a junior who was elected to a second term Thursday.
The home courts of Ambler Tennis Stadium and Sheffield Indoor Tennis Stadium have been kind to Duke this year, and the No. 6 Blue Devils hope to continue that trend when they take on ACC rival N.C. State Thursday at 4 p.m.
Sophomore Andy Moore was elected sports editor of The Chronicle’s 106th volume at a meeting of the sports staff Wednesday night.
Abdullah Antepli, Duke’s Muslim chaplain, will deliver the U.S. House of Representatives’ opening prayer March 3.
A judge Monday reduced the bond of Crystal Gail Mangum, the Duke lacrosse accuser who was jailed last week after police said she attempted to murder her boyfriend.
Facing a second consecutive ranked opponent Saturday and coming off a disheartening defeat to current No. 2 North Carolina, No. 6 Duke could have lost confidence and fallen out of the top 10 with a loss.
Dr. Michael Merson, director of the Duke Global Health Institute, will also assume the role of vice chancellor for Duke-National University of Singapore Affairs of Duke Medicine.
All five Zipcars at Duke are back in service after Toyota completed repairs on the two Prius vehicles and the three Matrix vehicles.
As the ACC women’s swimming and men and women’s diving championships came to a close Saturday night, a pair of Duke divers stood apart from the field.
