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Perry Mehrling, professor of economics at Barnard College and Columbia University, spoke on the workings of genius Monday in a presentation about the late economist Fischer Black. Mehrling tried to recreate Black's evolution of economic thought, which would eventually give birth to the Black-Scholes option pricing formula and revolutionize modern finance theory and practice.
To someone who passed East Campus yesterday, it may have seemed that the groups of students clad in fraternity gear were in violation of early rush practices.
For students living in the Trinity Park neighborhood off East Campus, some of the best resources for crime prevention are literally right next door.
Despite initial apprehensions that the two-hour "Kiss-In Lunch on the Quad" might draw negative attention from passersby, Wednesday's Coming Out Week event proceeded without a hitch.
While restricted DukeCard access to dormitories and new locks and lighting in Perkins Library have shown that administrators are eager to alleviate on-campus safety concerns, the University has adopted a more limited role in ensuring the safety of its off-campus residents.
As Israel and Palestinians continue to struggle with violence nearly a decade after the Oslo peace process, a scholar of Middle Eastern history offered an explanation Wednesday night for why that process failed.
The School of Law hosted a forum yesterday where three professors considered the legality of several U.S. policies that have emerged in the aftermath of last year's terrorist attacks.
Two weeks after its official implementation, the new residential smoking ban has drawn mixed sentiments from students regarding the ban's effectiveness and legitimacy.
Farm worker supporters gathered for a press conference Sunday in reaction to the University's announcement that it would lift its boycott of Mt. Olive Pickle Company, which has come under fire for doing business with suppliers accused of unfair and unsafe labor practices.
The University lifted its boycott of the Mt. Olive Pickle Company and reinstated its licensing agreement with the New Era Cap Company, President Nan Keohane announced Thursday, applauding both companies for actively addressing labor concerns over the past few months.
In her convocation address to the Class of 2006, President Nan Keohane called on two unique metaphors to stress the importance of character and diversity.
HOPE will be taking on new meaning for some Durham residents this winter.
In the midst of the region's worst drought in a century, the sight of sprinklers operating at mid-day in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens has become a point of discontent for some Durham residents.
In the midst of the region's worst drought in a century, the sight of sprinklers' operating at mid-day in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens has become a point of discontent for some Durham residents.
Just hours before the previous contract expired, members of Local 77 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ratified a three-year contract with the University June 30. The new contract provides for wage increases totaling 6.25 percent over the next three years and sets standards for employee attendance, shift preference and disciplinary suspensions. Local 77, which includes about 950 service employees in housekeeping, campus dining, grounds keeping and animal care, agreed to wage increases of 2 percent for the first two years and 2.25 percent for the third. Several employees, who declined to give their names, expressed concern that the new wage increases are lower than those negotiated in the last contract, which hiked wages three percent annually. Paul Grantham, director of communications for Human Resources, said the wage increase was part of a total compensation increase, which also factors benefits into the overall equation. Grantham did not sit in on the negotiating sessions. "There were proposals with different wage increases and benefits packages," Grantham said. "You don1t necessarily come out with what you expected, but hopefully you went in there, you put your stamp on it, you shook hands and you're satisfied with what you got." Michael Gibson, the union's principal negotiator and official spokesperson, declined to comment on either the negotiations or the new contract. He also declined to give the names of other Local 77 negotiators. A number of employees said they did not know any of the details of the agreement. West Campus housekeeper Thomas Boyd was unaware that the previous contract had even expired. "I'm with the union, but I haven1t heard about [the contract] yet," Boyd said. "They might have a meeting about it sometime, but they haven1t told us anything." Grantham defended the negotiators' unwillingness to disclose the details of the meetings. "Whatever secrecy was out of respect for the negotiations," he said. "We can't have people slandering either side, saying they're not being cooperative to try and get some leverage in the negotiations." In the new contract, the two teams also agreed to post vacant positions with premium shifts within a department before opening them up to employees outside the department; to reduce the number of authorized, unscheduled absences from nine to seven and to clarify that employees out on investigative suspensions still receive pay and benefits.
Members of Local 14177 of the Communications Workers of America voted 99 to 73 this week against ratifying a contract that would end the 11-month strike against New Era Cap Company's Derby, N.Y., plant.
Mugshots, a centerpiece bar of last year's undergraduate social scene migration to off-campus venues, has undergone a transformation this summer into the new Cafe Diablo, a restaurant-club with a Latino theme.
New Era Cap Company and the Communications Workers of America reached a tentative four-year contract agreement, bringing an end to the 11-month strike at the company's Derby, N.Y., facility, according to a joint statement released June 4.
Felicia Gross has never been a woman of small ambitions. As a Duke undergraduate, she triple-majored in economics, English and political science, and now--just three years after graduating from the School of Law--has launched a campaign for Congress.
With pay rates, attendance policies and training among the possible issues up for review, representatives from the University and the largest labor union at Duke began negotiations this week on a new contract.
