Provost's subsidy boosts arts
When Provost Peter Lange decided to address the issue of paltry student attendance at Duke’s abundance of high-quality arts performances, his office came up with an obvious solution to the problem: cheaper tickets.
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When Provost Peter Lange decided to address the issue of paltry student attendance at Duke’s abundance of high-quality arts performances, his office came up with an obvious solution to the problem: cheaper tickets.
“Out of the dorms, into the streets, we won’t be raped, we won’t be beat,” chanted a group of about 80 students and organizers Thursday night as they marched across campus in the culminating event of Sexual Assault Prevention Week, Take Back the Night.
In what many predict will be a close race, junior Christopher Chin and sophomore Joe Fore will face off for the Duke Student Government office of vice president of academic affairs March 31.
Bogus publishing companies and bill-collecting operations have college librarians across the country reading up on a new subject: financial scams.
If the creators of thefacebook.com have typed up another online hit, Thefacebook junkies across the nation will soon be clicking to the same tune once again.
Black Student Alliance members discussed recent criticism voiced by various campus groups about the success of Duke's recruiting efforts in achieving a representative black student population at a general body meeting in the Mary Lou Williams Center Tuesday night.
A handful of Duke Law School students circulated a petition earlier this week to raise awareness about a law that forces universities to allow military recruiters on their campuses who may exhibit discriminatory behavior.
Students fire ping pong balls across a long table and into red, shiny, saliva-strewn cups of Southpaw. But when the festive game of Beirut is over and the champs have been named, the victors may leave with more than bragging rights.EE
Parents looking to The Washington Post and the Gallup Poll as an indicator of the winner of today’s presidential election could be barking up the wrong tree—all they may need to do is ask their children for whom they would vote.
Duke recognized the addition of 1,220 acres of Duke Forest into the North Carolina Registry of Natural Heritage Areas at the Duke Forest Annual Meeting Oct. 14. The gathering discussed issues that affect the forest’s academic purposes and recognized supporters of the Duke Forest.
Unlike the majority of student-run organizations at Duke, The Chronicle is unaffiliated with the University. Rather, the Duke community’s daily source of news is the product of Duke Student Publishing Company, a $1.3 million non-profit, incorporated firm, whose president is current Chronicle Editor Karen Hauptman.
Unemployment and job losses continue to affect North Carolina residents, according to the most recent state Budget and Tax Center report, which found that job growth in the state is proceeding at too slow a pace to accommodate the state's rapidly expanding population.
For the first time in at least seven years, Duke men’s basketball’s home matchup against Maryland might not be a tenting game. Instead, students will likely camp out to see Duke square off against Wake Forest and, as always, long-time nemesis North Carolina.