Author rails against bias
(02/25/05 5:00am)
Quirky best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell discussed his new book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Thursday night at the Sanford Institute for Public Policy.
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Quirky best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell discussed his new book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Thursday night at the Sanford Institute for Public Policy.
After a month of meetings and brainstorming sessions, three subcommittees of the Central Campus Planning Committee have submitted their initial reports on the first phase of the campus? overhaul for review.
The public policy department has revised its undergraduate major requirements in an effort to strengthen and diversify students' academic experiences.
After the most recent rash of parties in the neighborhoods near East Campus, neighbors, students and administrators are brainstorming ways to alleviate the tension and diminish the problem.
Students stormed West Campus Wednesday night for the traditional torching of the benches after Duke's victory over Chapel Hill. But the celebration was left smoldering after the Durham County fire marshal revoked Duke's bonfire permit and firemen extinguished the mammoth blaze after only 45 minutes.
Over the past two decades, changes to national laws, Duke's residential schema and the University's event and alcohol policies have significantly altered students? social lives.
After the most recent rash of student festivities in the neighborhoods surrounding East Campus two weeks ago, tensions are at a familiar high.
Get ready to mix fresh veggies and gourmet sandwiches with the usual grease from the griddle—Rick’s Diner has revamped its menu.
The project design is nearly finalized and the construction time frame is set, but one piece of the planning puzzle for the new student plaza is still missing: money.
What do you get when you cross a McDonald’s with a trendy coffeehouse? Why a McCafé, of course.
Planning for the first phase of the new Central Campus has officially begun. After months of refining and publicizing their overarching vision for the new “village,” administrators, faculty and student representatives have begun researching what exactly should fill the 278-acre campus once its current buildings are razed.
Duke has made significant strides in faculty diversification over the past several years, bringing growing numbers of minority and female hires on board. But following the first Faculty Diversity Initiative update last week, University officials said increasing success is no reason to rest easy.
Douglas Knight was a man caught in the tumult of an explosive era. As the University’s fifth president, Knight weathered the turbulent years of the 1960s on a politically charged campus in transition, leaving behind a legacy marred by controversy and criticism.
Duke’s financial aid endowment got a $20 million boost from alumnus William Gross, Trinity ’66, and his wife Sue, President Richard Brodhead announced Wednesday.
The Bryan Center walkway will soon be a thing of the past. After discarding the initial construction timeline almost six months ago to reevaluate the scope of the project, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta said the revised plan for the new West Campus student plaza is right on target--and he"s prepared to initiate a 'frenzy' of fundraising efforts to make it happen.
A student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was admitted to UNC Hospitals Tuesday morning with a presumptive case of meningococcal meningitis, a bacterial form of meningitis. It is the second case of the disease reported on campus this academic year.
It started out like any other vacation. Junior Jenny Heydemann and her family spent a relaxing few weeks in Phuket, Thailand, lounging at a beachside resort, shopping and traveling to nearby villages for a flavor of the local culture.
Freshman Laura Brookhiser was excited to spend Sunday participating in the first round of sorority recruitment. But during a long day of walking around campus for meet-and-greets she faced a dilemma: she was hungry and had nowhere to eat.
Amid the stress of pre-finals and dip in energy that hit mid-afternoon Tuesday, senior Paul Baldensperger needed a cup of coffee.
Tragedy shook the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill early Monday morning when an apparent murder-suicide on University property claimed the life of a UNC Health Care System employee.