Duke-love
(04/27/09 7:00am)
Have you ever heard someone say they just don't like Duke? Not a breathless, indignant Common Ground-style complaint, but just a plain old just-not-that-into-Duke confession?
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Have you ever heard someone say they just don't like Duke? Not a breathless, indignant Common Ground-style complaint, but just a plain old just-not-that-into-Duke confession?
A whole lotta green-In his Sept. 22 speech in Page Auditorium, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman implored the government to invest money in "green" industries to save the environment and the economy all at once.
JTaps: Duke Football's new coach, David Cutcliffe, has made all the difference. Having led Ole Miss to four bowl games in six seasons and been the mentor for both Peyton and Eli Manning, Cutcliffe has a lot to bring to Duke Football. And he's already leaving his mark-the season- opening win over JMU ended the 16-game home losing streak for the Blue Devils. It was their first win at home since September 17, 2005. Coach Cut is changing the way we play football.
Bolt, the first 3D computer-animated film from Walt Disney Animation, has a lot going for it. The premise-a TV star dog doesn't realize his "powers" are a sham-is as fresh as any. A gripping, action-packed opening sequence is equal to any car chase involving Bourne or Bond. And there's a genuine, heart-tugging finale that only the suits at Disney could manufacture.
It all began with a T-shirt-an "I heart pro-choice boys" cotton, short sleeve shirt, to be specific. While tabling for new members at the Student Activities Fair, one of us raved about the aforementioned shirts.
The biggest sports day of the year at Durham Bulls Ballpark took place long after the home team had cleared out their lockers for the season.
Turns out that Duke Student Government is good for something: hooking up. RM is proud to reveal, courtesy of its sources, the engagement of former DSG president Paul Slattery, Trinity '08 and Gina Ireland, Trinity '08.
Scrunched in the Great Hall between mystery meat station one and mystery meat station two is an ice tray with cold salads. The only time most people see it is when the line for Sitar gets too long. In the back of the tray, left side, soaked in oil, vinegar and squished among tomatoes and onions, is the only locally grown food in the Great Hall.
Congratulations to the Class of 2012 and welcome back to all you veteran Dukies. As the proud new editors Towerview, we're unbelievably excited you tore past the ValuePak coupons in your mailbox to get this special send-home edition of your favorite on campus magazine.
You don't need to be a conspiracy theorist to think that something is amok at the Duke University Police Department. Officer attrition has been as high as 50 percent since Aaron Graves, vice president for campus safety and security, arrived two years ago and there remain questions outstanding regarding the department's conduct during the lacrosse incident a few years back.
Upon opening just two years ago, Von der Heyden quickly became the place to see-and-be-seen on campus, usurping the BC (was it ever?) and the ellipticals in Wilson (left side). Now, apparently word has spread beyond the campus limits. Sources tell RM that former Today host and current lightweight evening news anchor Katie Couric was spotted sipping coffee and making sweet love to her Blackberry inside the great glass box. In Durham with her daughter Ellie, a prospective member of the class of 2013, Couric hung out while Ellie took in a campus tour. Some say Couric may have flown down South in a desperate effort to moderate a Democratic presidential primary debate in the Tar Heel State-an honor which as of press time still had eluded her. FYI: If debate organizers are looking for snark over substance, RM is still available.
Officers may be departing the Duke University Police Department at a higher rate than previously reported.
As the Duke University Police Department grapples with a slew of recent departures, some officers question the safety of students, faculty and staff.
A little more than two years ago, Aaron Graves arrived with great fanfare from the University of Southern California.
Imagine the uproar if Duke lost nearly one-third of its faculty in two years.
For two years, Duke Student Government has been under the control of a handful of straight-'A' Angier B. Duke scholars.
Spotted: Freshman b-ball phenoms Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith shooting spitballs at innocent passersby on the Plaza while waiting for their milkshakes at the Victoria's Sweets cart. Singler leveraged his six-foot, eight-inch frame to target students cutting up the staircase from Kilgo, while Smith protected his flank on the main West Campus Plaza. Not seen: A phalanx of dark-suited managers rushing to mop up the residue.
For graduate student SherAli Tareen, the University doesn't seem to be such an insulated campus.
More than half a century in Washington, D.C., has not quelled the fire in Helen Thomas.
All season long, the threat has been clear: pack Cameron Indoor Stadium for men's basketball games, or undergraduates risk losing some of their coveted courtside seats.