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The Elections Commission of Duke Student Government issued a report early Monday morning explaining why it considers actions taken by the Interfraternity Council Friday afternoon to be unethical-actions that include explicit violations of DSG bylaws, bribery and tampering with the electoral process.
Janet Dickerson, vice president for student affairs, said she and other University administrators are going to announce formally the suspension of the three-year housing mandate in the coming weeks.
The Interfraternity Council Board of Advisors elected Dan Hill, Trinity '66, Thursday to serve as its chair for one year. Hill will succeed John Watt, Trinity '78, who had held the position since he established the board in December 1995.
During the Interfraternity Council Board of Advisors' quarterly meeting Thursday, Trinity junior Tom Sowers, president of IFC, announced Wednesday that Janet Dickerson, vice president for student affairs, suspended for one-year the three-year housing mandate and housing rotation plank inherent to the University's relatively new residential plan. The move came in response to a report that Sowers and other IFC executive board members submitted to Dickerson.
As much as the sometimes derogatory taunts of the Cameron Crazies ailed a worn, weathered and unranked N.C. State club Saturday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium, the No. 8 men's basketball team launched an aerial assault against the Wolfpack that inflicted much more pain. Duke (19-5, 8-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) drained a school-record 15 three-pointers against N.C. State (9-11, 1-10 in the ACC), blowing out the Wolfpack, 80-51, and edging itself into second place in the ACC.
Following a week-long internal investigation conducted by Major Robert Dean of the Duke University Police Department, Chief Alana Ennis issued Tuesday her response to two students' complaints concerning the conduct of Sgt. Willie Giles of DUPD during last Wednesday night's festivities on Clocktower Quadrangle following the men's basketball team's win over North Carolina.
Matthew Timothy Hueman, a first-year medical school student, was charged early Thursday morning by Cpl. David Nicholson of the Duke University Police Department with one count of driving while intoxicated, according to an arrest report filed with the Durham County Magistrate's Office.
Three freshmen were charged by the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Agency Friday night with underaged possession of alcohol, purchasing alcohol by using false identification cards and presenting a false identification card to an officer.
To help usher in a day that is sure to focus on one of the best known rivalries in collegiate athletics-the Duke-Carolina men's basketball game-the class councils from each student class will sponsor a pep rally Tuesday night from 8 p.m-11 p.m. on the concourse of Wallace Wade Stadium.
William Chafe, dean of the faculty of Arts and Sciences, announced Wednesday that Robert Thompson and James Siedow will be taking over two new deanships that were created in response to Richard White's announcement that he would be stepping down as dean of Trinity College in May 1997.
Edging a bit closer to its stated goal of enhancing its endowment, the University received from The Duke Endowment $8.15 million in grants Dec. 19.
During a meeting that was abbreviated because of the annual Founder's Day address, the Academic Council convened Thursday to discuss the progress of technology on campus.
Gilbert Bland, an art dealer from Coral Gables, Fla., was sentenced Monday to eight months in jail and a three-year supervised release, and was also ordered to pay a $70,000 restitution fee to a handful of institutions, including Duke, from which he admitted stealing rare maps.
RICHMOND, Va. - Sophomore center Payton Black led the 15th ranked women's basketball team to a resounding 89-60 victory over Richmond Sunday during the Central Fidelity Women's Invitational Tournament, as the Blue Devils (6-1) were relegated to playing in the consolation game after picking up their first loss of the season Saturday to a bigger and more experienced Old Dominion team, 89-77.
Engineering sophomore Brian McCormack, a linebacker on the Duke football team, was found guilty Wednesday of two counts of assault and two counts of injury to personal property-despite his plea of not guilty to all charges-during his 45-minute trial in Durham County District Court.
Jingling bells, glittering red and green lights, wintry weather, festive parades and last-minute shopping: What's this remind you of?
Fulfilling a promise made this summer, Duke Student Government officials developed and issued recently a newsletter that conveys to students who live off campus their rights and responsibilities as tenants.
The 16th-ranked women's basketball team swept the ninth annual Duke Women's Basketball Classic in Cameron Indoor Stadium with a 85-58 victory over Illinois State in Saturday's semifinal round and an emotional 63-46 victory over St. Joseph's during Sunday's championship contest. Proceeds benefitted the Ronald McDonald House of Durham.
Duke University Police Department officials arrested Aldric Ramon Brown of 107 North Bellvue Street in Hillsborough Nov. 13, and charged him with the armed robbery perpetrated in the men's bathroom on the basement floor of the West Union Building Oct. 8.
The University appointed Peter Mather Oct. 30 to serve as an assistant dean of student development. Mather, 36, fills the vacancy left by Charles VanSant, a former associate dean of student development who ended his 10-year tenure June 7 when he opted for a similar position at Georgetown University.
