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Trinity senior Jason Rice-who was charged with embezzlement, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of "schedule II," a form of cocaine-plead guilty to the latter two felonies and to a reduced charge of misdemeanor larceny during his June 14 trial before Durham County District Judge Elaine O'Neal.
Joseph Bland, an art dealer from Coral Gables, Fla., plead guilty Wednesday in a Virginia U.S. District Court to two counts of interstate transportation of stolen goods and one count of stealing culturally significant historic documents. The charges were brought against him last March by officials at the University of Virginia, who claim that Bland stole rare maps from the university's libraries.
A seven-member panel featuring three members of the Duke men's basketball team, two Chronicle sports writers and others debated Tuesday night the pros and cons of college athletes receiving stipends for the work they do on the court and the current trend of college athletes going professional early in their careers.
For the third consecutive year, the number of alcohol policy violations among the undergraduate student body as reported by the Office of Student Development has increased. This year's tally, however, was "by far the largest on record," said Paul Bumbalough, associate dean of student development, in a cover letter that accompanied the annual disciplinary report that was released by his office May 31.
Charles VanSant brought his 10-year tenure as associate dean of student development to an end June 7, opting for a position at Georgetown University similar to the job he currently holds.
After nearly two months of searching, members of the University's Hillel chapter have selected a replacement for outgoing director Frances Fischer, whose tenure ended at the beginning of June.
Joseph Bland, an art dealer from Coral Gables, Fla., who was scheduled to stand trial May 30 on two federal charges of interstate transportation of stolen goods and one count of stealing culturally significant historic documents, filed a motion for continuance May 24, prompting officials at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Charlottesville, Va., to say that they expect Bland to enter a guilty plea no later than next week.
The Vermont State Police, working in conjunction with the New Hampshire State Police and other local authorities, retrieved Wednesday the body of Trinity sophomore Sei Hee Choi, who had been missing since the evening of May 17 when the canoe that she and two of her friends were in capsized.
After journeying to the FBI's Charlottesville, Va., headquarters at the agency's invitation, University librarians breathed a sign of relief last month when they were able to identify from a cache of about 140 rare maps 11 of the 18 that were stolen from Duke's Special Collections Library last year.
A task force committee report recommending that the geology department merge with the Nicholas School of the Environment has garnered support from administrators, but criticism from faculty in both departments.
The Vermont State Police, after searching the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers for nearly two weeks for Trinity sophomore Sei Hee Choi, have presumed her dead. State officials added, however, that they will continue their search indefinitely.
Although its official identification will remain "Public Safety," the organization's newer vehicles, badges and uniforms now read "Campus Police."
When Senator Bob Dole announced May 15 that he would bring to a close his 35-year tenure on Capitol Hill to focus on his campaign for the presidency, he triggered a flood of speculation from University officials about the ramifications of his move-not only on his campaign, but also on the presidential election season in general.
The Vermont State Police, in conjunction with local authorities there, are continuing to search for Trinity sophomore Sei Hee Choi, whom they declared missing after the canoe that she and two of her friends were in capsized on the evening of May 17.
During their last meeting of the 1995-96 academic year, members of the Academic Council discussed May 9 the issues of professorial tenure selection and the geology department's planned merger with the Nicholas School of the Environment, but failed to bring either item to a vote.
On a beautiful spring morning, replete with sunny skies and warm temperatures, commencement speaker Jane Alexander delivered a relatively simple message to the Class of 1996: support the National Endowment for the Arts and be nice to people.
Each of the three leading candidates for the directorship of the University's Hillel chapter recently declined the Hillel Advisory Board's employment offers, opting instead for jobs providing higher pay.
Following last Tuesday's indecisive election results, Duke Student Government held a run-off election yesterday for the top three positions of the Class of 1999.
By MISTY ALLEN
After serving one year at the University, two leaders within the Jewish community are leaving their respective offices and are speculating about the direction that the university Hillel chapter should take in the coming years.
