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(07/01/13 6:17pm)
Not far from the Duke Arts Annex, on Burch Avenue, there is a house that is so covered in sculptures, it’s practically a museum. The pieces are made of wood, metal gears, old prescription bottles and the odd View-Master—a camera-like toy that displays images through the viewfinder. The house’s wrap-around porch doubles as an outdoor studio. Stacked next to a workbench are drawers filled with nuts and bolts and buckets overflowing with scraps of old wood and miscellaneous junk—an old xylophone, a small television. Behind the work area, a stained glass window hangs from the roof.
(02/27/13 6:57am)
On a winter night in Raleigh, a man wearing khakis, a red sweater vest, a tweed jacket and a tan cap steps up to the pulpit. “Brothers and sisters,” he addresses his congregation, “in the beginning was the word.” He pauses, the crowd hanging onto his every word . He continues: “And the word was with God, and the word was God.” His audience sits on plastic white chairs and wooden benches. The speaker is Allan Gurganus, one of several writers who have come to “testify” on behalf of the Quail Ridge Books and Music store for its 28th anniversary celebration.
(09/28/12 3:24am)
The clatter of plates, customers placing their orders, babbling babies and jazz music. These are not the typical sounds one associates with an office environment, perhaps with the exception of entrepreneurs, who are known for their flexibility. One such entrepreneur, Krista Anne Nordgren, runs her business out of a 30 sq.-ft. space in the front window of Beyu Caffe in downtown Durham.
(02/24/11 10:00am)
Smooth, cool, mild and sweet, Underneath the Pine goes down like a strawberry smoothie and sticks with you about as long. Toro y Moi, the project of multi-instrumentalist Chaz Bundick, does get points for his fluid navigation of an impressively wide range of beats, ranging from groovy throwbacks to outer-space territory.
(01/12/11 10:00am)
Tenters in K-ville are sleeping on snow-covered ground, but as some delayed travelers may be thinking, at least they’re at Duke.
(12/06/10 10:00am)
The Office of Student Conduct is investigating reports of cheating on the third exam of an introductory chemistry class.
(11/17/10 10:00am)
In addressing the University’s remaining deficit, Executive Vice President Tallman Trask emphasized that academic programs remain a top priority.
(11/11/10 10:00am)
For a group with such deliberate performances, Spoken Verb had quite the spontaneous beginning.
(11/08/10 10:00am)
As the University prepares to transition to the house model in Fall 2012, administrators and students are examining how the new living structure will affect diversity.
(11/04/10 8:00am)
Duke students know What is the What—Dave Eggers’ novel was the Class of 2012’s summer reading. Two years later, Eggers will again be a campus topic of conversation.
(11/04/10 8:00am)
Edward Norton looks good in cornrows, but beyond the hairstyle there lies a burning house and a tale of guilty consciences. With three main characters, as many settings and a bare-bones plot, Stone has all the makings of a cerebral film—one driven almost entirely by character and theme.
(10/07/10 8:56am)
My family has a few mock adages. One of them is, “Trolls must be stopped!”
(09/30/10 8:00am)
Before his most recent stretch in prison, Gucci Mane made a name for himself with his blase twist on gangsta rap. And although Gucci promises new beginnings in The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted, his first album since his release, the 15 tracks are gratifying in an all-too-familiar way.
(09/30/10 8:00am)
With the transition to the house model on West Campus set for Fall 2012, administrators have announced additional details concerning the way the system will affect residence life.
(09/29/10 9:00am)
The National Research Council publicized its extensive Data-Based Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs Tuesday. Duke is among the 212 U.S. graduate schools included in the study.
(09/10/10 8:00am)
The University Store has a fresh face at its entrance—and she’s greeting customers with a new message.
(09/03/10 4:01am)
In an effort to reduce the Dining deficit, University officials ended the faculty and staff 10 percent discount at on-campus eateries Aug. 1.
(07/01/10 8:00am)
Halfway around the world in the Yangtze River Delta, a burgeoning suburb of Shanghai faces workers’ rights issues as it prepares for a new university.
(06/16/10 11:24pm)
Professor and author Timothy Tyson and two other North Carolina NAACP members were arrested for trespassing at a Wake County School Board meeting Tuesday night.
(06/03/10 12:11am)
As the University brings in more private donations this fiscal year than last, officials are still cautiously hopeful and planning another University-wide fundraising campaign.
