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At Duke, administrators have profiles on thefacebook.com, and librarians can answer questions via AOL Instant Messenger. Not to be left out, professors are beginning to take advantage of a new technological toy: online blogging.
It’s that time of year again. A rainbow of campaign flyers have emblazoned bulletin boards across campus over the past few days with the approach of the second Duke Student Government election day today.
Tensions ran high as students across campus watched the NCAA Championship basketball game Monday night. But on the East Campus turf field, another game was building in excitement, as a dozen Blue Devils of various ages tested their skills in the childhood-favorite sport of kickball.
Already a senator on the Community Interaction Committee, junior Logan Leinster is running unopposed for the position of vice president of community interaction on the 2005-2006 Duke Student Government executive board.
Every college student has at one point or another felt the urge for that once in a lifetime spring break experience—the kind with perfect weather, glistening beaches and perhaps even the scandalous crew from Girls Gone Wild. This year, determined Duke students re-ignited their quest for that unforgettable spring break, trying everything from participating in psychology experiments to snagging last-minute vacation deals to plan the perfect trip.
Some people do it in class when their professors aren’t looking. Others do it in the library, in the gym or just in their rooms. No matter where you are, chances are someone has done it there. Everyone seems to be text messaging—sending short written messages over their cell phones.
The most popular Internet hobby is beginning to attract an older generation here at Duke—thefacebook.com is now home to more than one hundred faculty and staff members.
With a reputation of benefiting the body and carrying names like Jamaican Jammer and Peach Sunset, smoothies are hard to resist. Duke students can be seen sipping the fruit-based frothy drinks whether the sunshine beats down on a 70-degree day or a wintry mix creates havoc on the roads.
On any given day, the tell-tale sounds of hip-hop tunes can be heard seeping through the walls of the dorms. In essence, the campus is constantly celebrating hip-hop. But over the past few days, the University officially recognized the Program in African and African American Studies’ Hip-Hop Appreciation Week.
As Duke students flocked to the Duke Textbook Store expecting to purchase dozens of books, some found empty shelves where their mandatory readings should have been. Since the beginning of the spring semester, there has been growing dissatisfaction among students and professors for the institutionally owned and operated bookstore, with most complaints related to overpricing and unavailability.
More than a thousand students flocked to the final tailgate and football game at Wallace Wade stadium Saturday.
Black Enterprise, a business finance magazine that focuses on the black community, ranked Duke 10th on its list of the Top 50 Colleges for African Americans. Duke placed fourth among colleges that were not historically black.
Officials at Northgate Mall announced a $13-million renovation project last week to redevelop and expand the oldest mall in Durham over the next year.
