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Most students agree, Nan Keohane's presidency is a tough act to follow. However, many said they were optimistic that president-elect Richard Brodhead will prove up to the challenge.
Bright, a friend to students, community-minded, congenial.
Bright, a friend to students, community-minded, congenial.
Phil Harvey sits in his office in rural Hillsborough, N.C., surrounded by the tools of his trade. His desk, like that of any other businessman, is cluttered with reports and memos. Visitors might be distracted, however, by some of the items adorning the wall behind him--just beneath his tightly booked calendar hang pictures of scantily clad women and dildos. Harvey is just another businessman, except as chief executive officer of one of the largest mail-order distributors of sex toys and products in the country, his business is adult entertainment.
Duke is now comfortable in its place in the top tier of institutions of higher education in the United States, but 100 years ago, Trinity College was just starting to make a name for itself--and the John Spencer Bassett Affair helped it do just that.
Although it seems far away, Campus Council set the ball rolling Thursday night for its Last Day of Classes celebration in the spring by selecting this year's LDOC chairs.
The Panhellenic Council has begun to gauge the feasibility of establishing on-campus housing for sororities, instigating unprecedented discussion in recent weeks.
The University is only halfway into its five-year contract with ARAMARK, the Philadelphia-based food service provider responsible for the Great Hall, the Marketplace and other major dining operations, but the contractor's days at Duke may be numbered.
In 1962, John F. Kennedy was president of the United States and Elvis was still King. At Duke, the Women's College was still separate from Trinity College and no black students were enrolled at the University.
When did average become a bad word?
Campus Council voted unanimously to endorse the recommendations of the annual review reform committee, headed by President Anthony Vitarelli, at its meeting Thursday night.
When you were little, Halloween meant costumes, repeated choruses of "Trick or Treat?" and pillowcases full of candy. But today you can celebrate the holiday with beer on points, ghost stories or a flu shot.
Since the Office of Residence Life and Housing Services announced two weeks ago it would allow juniors to enter a lottery for the privilege of living off campus next semester, students have both welcomed the opportunity and voiced their disapproval of the current state of residential life on campus.
Postdoctoral fellows will have greater support from the University following the creation of the Office of Postdoctoral Services and a new Postdoctoral Fellow Task Force, which Provost Peter Lange announced at the Duke University Postdoctoral Association's annual Research Day Friday.
Facility managers from the East Campus and West Campus I and II service areas met with Residential Life and Housing Services administrators Wednesday to discuss disparities between housekeepers' operating procedures in the two areas and possible ways to standardize their duties.
Women at Duke do not feel safe, according to the recently-released Women's Initiative report. Citing concerns ranging from feeling uncomfortable in parking lots to fear of sexual assault, officials say these issues are as much rooted in students' and employees' perception of their safety as in documented security concerns.
For a cup of sugar or a gallon of milk, a trip to the closest grocery store means an adventure via Central bus to Uncle Harry's--but having the sugar or milk delivered to your dorm room is now just a few mouse clicks away.
Duke Student Government passed a resolution in support of the proposed short-term illness policy Wednesday night, in anticipation of today's vote at a joint meeting of the Arts and Sciences Council and Engineering Faculty Council.
As part of the University's continuing development of employee health insurance coverage, Duke added a new health plan to its offerings when open enrollment for health and dental coverage began Sept. 29.
For years, students had to hunt all over the Internet to find ACES, Blackboard, webmail, menus for Merchants on Points and other University services. Beginning last week, however, a newly expanded DevilNet offered one stop shopping for all these sites. By the end of next semester, the Office of Information Technology will also introduce a student portal with more direct access to some of the most commonly used services, OIT officials said.
