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Founders’ Day to honor faculty, alumni
Head coach Ted Roof confirmed Wednesday that Mike Schneider, who suffered a concussion last week at Virginia Tech, will start at quarterback in Saturday’s home opener against No. 23 Maryland.
DUP release drawing of robbery suspect
Junior charged with drug, weapon violations
President Richard Brodhead should find creative ways to build community among various groups on campus.
Irving Diamond, a retired James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and a prominent researcher in human and animal sensory systems, died Tuesday at his Durham home. He was 81.
In our continued efforts to provide you the inside scoop and commit federal offenses, RECESS senior editor Yoav Lurie snagged this letter from the Bryan Center Post Office. We had hoped the envelope addressed to the editors of Playboy would contain the secret exploits of a lusty coed, but we found that it actually contained something far more intriguing. To protect the innocent—and our own asses—we have left the writer’s signature out.
The proposed Black Tenting period, which is intended to deter students from returning to Krzyzewskiville too early, runs counter to the ideals of tenting. The underlying motivation of concern for student safety, however, is valid and should be addressed through other means.
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In dorm halls and on bathroom doors, students are seeing signs for One Sweet Vote, a program designed to entice undergraduates to request absentee ballots and participate in the national election.
The polls are out for field hockey
Last Thursday, the Joint Israel Initiative issued an open letter to the organizers of the Palestine Solidarity Movement conference, calling for PSM and Hiwar to sign the statements they claim form �the necessary foundation of any meaningful dialogue.� By challenging PSM to sign statements that contradict the organization�s principles, the Joint Israel Initiative is sending a message that it is open to debate, but only if that debate is on its terms.
A 10-year-old federal ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons expired Monday, allowing members of the firearm industry to now legally produce and distribute the guns in the United States.
The two most recent armed robberies on and near campus bring the year's total up to four such incidents, which is unacceptable and embarrassing for the Duke University Police Department. DUPD must make wholesale changes immediately, and in the mean time it must educate students about how to react in such situations.
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In an effort to cut costs and save money, the Career Center is outsourcing it credential services, which graduate students use to apply for academic jobs. Instead of using student payments to defray the cost, the Career Center should subsidize the estimated $5,000 bill.
The East Campus Coffeehouse has long been a quirky, unique haven most frequently utilized by alternative groups, attracting a clientele that might shy away from more mainstream campus culture. The Coffeehouse regulars and the student groups that often hosted events there enjoyed its late-night hours, the murals painted on the walls and the permission to smoke inside. It is truly a shame that the Coffeehouse has fallen into such disarray—from poor management and scheduling to poor building maintenance.
Durham Regional Hospital officials are expecting to receive official confirmation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that they have made the necessary policy changes to be compliant with federal regulations. Durham Regional, part of the Duke University Health System, will be removed from “immediate jeopardy” status later this week and will maintain Medicare funding—an amount totaling more than $67 million.
Officer assaulted, woman arrested