Alum sets fire to 9/11 memorial
(11/02/09 10:00am)
A Duke alumnus was arrested Saturday for setting fire to the temporary resting place of victims of 9/11.
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A Duke alumnus was arrested Saturday for setting fire to the temporary resting place of victims of 9/11.
The Chronicle earned first place honors in the Best of Show competition at the 2009 National College Media Convention this weekend in Austin, Texas.
The Duke men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams both came out of the weekend with marquee victories against two of last year’s top 25 squads at Taishoff Aquatic Pavilion on campus. Facing Georgia Tech, a team that finished last season ranked 19th in the country, the Blue Devil men recorded a 171.5-128.5 victory Friday. Duke was inspired by junior Spencer Booth, who won the 200-meter backstroke and the 100-meter fly race. And in the longer-distance relays, the Blue Devils came off the blocks quickly as well, placing teams in both the first and second positions. The women’s team did just as well to defeat Houston, last year’s 17th-ranked squad, by a large margin. The meet’s final score Friday was 188-110. Ashley Twitchell led the way for Duke by winning the 1000-meter freestyle race. Just 10 minutes later, Twitchell scored more points for the Blue Devils with a second-place finish in the 200 free contest. But it was in the butterfly races that Duke earned itself a big win against the Cougars. Shannon Beall and Elizabeth Bellew finished one-two in the 200-meter race, and Beall won the 100-meter fly as well.
A Duke police officer arrested this week on rape and sodomy charges in Dothan, Ala. was declared indigent Wednesday.
Despite losing Gerald Henderson and falling in the Sweet 16 last year, Duke is getting plenty of respect from the media again this year.
What is your idea of perfect happiness? Sitting under a palm tree on a little beach in the BVI.
Men’s Lacrosse Announces Schedule
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday that it will provide more than $3.1 million to fund energy research in North Carolina.
The Nasher Museum of Art will host a collection of artist Andy Warhol’s Polaroid photographs beginning Nov. 12.
A man robbed the Wachovia bank at the corner of West Main Street and Ninth Street Monday around 3 p.m. The bank is located two blocks from East Campus.
To make way for the new professors it plans to hire, Duke is encouraging some older professors to retire.
Duke concludes its fall schedule this weekend against some of the nation’s top programs in the NCAA Fall Preview at the 6,325-yard, par-72 Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C.
The Blue Devils have fallen off of their perfect ACC pace recently, going 1-1 the last two weekends to fall into a tie for second place in the conference standings. Duke hopes to regain its form on the road Friday and Saturday, though, as it faces Clemson Friday at 7 p.m. and Georgia Tech at the same time Saturday.
Women’s Cross Country wins again The Blue Devil women stayed undefeated on the season with a first-place finish at the Blue Ridge Open in Boone, N.C. Friday. On the men’s side, Duke finished fourth at the Panorama Farms Invitational hosted by No. 15 Virginia. The women’s squad took five of the top six spots in the the 5K in Boone to earn the team title. Carly Seymour won the race, Juliett Bottorff claimed second position and Mary Carleton Johnston took third. “This was the first time this season we’ve been able to have the full group compete together and we’re very happy with the results,” assistant coach Liz Wort said. “We tried to come out really aggressive at the start and we executed very well. Today was a positive step forward.”
A Durham Police officer accused of receiving excessive overtime pay was fired Wednesday, Durham city officials announced.
Class of 2010 pair Joshua Hairston and Tyler Thornton, both of whom have already verbally committed to the Blue Devils, will be taking their official visits to Duke’s campus today.
Duke faces two stiff tests this weekend, when it hosts Miami and No. 19 Florida State at Cameron Indoor Stadium, with both matches slated to start at 7 p.m.
Last weekend’s trip up to Boston kept the Blue Devils winless in ACC play, but Duke gets a chance to change its fortunes when it hosts No. 1 Maryland (13-0, 3-0) and No. 2 North Carolina (11-0, 2-0) this weekend. Duke plays the Terrapins Saturday at 1 p.m. and the Tar Heels Sunday at the same time, both at Williams Field.
After posting a less-than-inspiring performance in what amounted to a 7-0 blowout loss to North Carolina last Saturday, the Blue Devils hope that a trip out of state will yield a better result. This weekend, Duke travels to Massachussets to take on conference rival Boston College (7-2, 0-2 in the ACC) Saturday at 11 a.m. while going just down the street Sunday to play Boston University (3-7) at 1 p.m.
Several top Duke and Singaporean officials gathered for the official opening of the Duke University-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School’s new home Monday.