Filing may seek to soften blow of future suits
Former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong filed for bankruptcy Tuesday in response to two pending lawsuits, which the bankruptcy claim says could amount to more than $180 million in debt.
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Former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong filed for bankruptcy Tuesday in response to two pending lawsuits, which the bankruptcy claim says could amount to more than $180 million in debt.
Bands Augustana and Boys Like Girls will star in the Duke University Union's spring concert, Feb. 9 in Page Auditorium, Union officials announced Wednesday.
After a late-night vote Tuesday, Duke's 10 Panhellenic Association chapters elected juniors Rachel Nordlinger, Katie Alberts and Ruthie Chen as Panhel's new president, executive vice president and vice president of recruitment and membership, respectively.
Outgoing Durham City Manager Patrick Baker announced his decision Dec. 11 to step down from his post and move across the hall to the city attorney's office.
The University will soon provide waterless hand sanitizers for all residence-hall bathrooms, Eddie Hull, dean of residence life and executive director of housing services, wrote in an e-mail to students Monday.
Although Regina Spektor could not stand, her audience of more than 1,400 was more than happy to stand for her-twice.
After being diagnosed with an inner-ear infection last week, singer Regina Spektor may not perform as scheduled today, Duke University Union officials confirmed Sunday.
Repulsive. Offensive. Disgusting.
With April's Virginia Tech massacre in mind, the University has revamped its campus security system, administrators announced Wednesday.
KC Johnson may have competition in the blogosphere.
After a one-month search process, Donna Lisker, director of the Women's Center, was named associate dean of undergraduate education Tuesday.
Less than one week ago, Professor of Law Erwin Chemerinsky was slated to be the first dean of the University of California-Irvine's new Donald Bren School of Law, which will open in 2009.
Jim Hardin, whose term as Durham interim district attorney ended Thursday, has requested that the State Bureau of Investigation look into possible sources of misconduct during the lacrosse case, The (Raleigh) News and Observer reported Thursday.
John Richards, professor of history, died Aug. 23 according to a University statement released Thursday.
An external investigation of the Durham Police Department's role in the Duke lacrosse case was suspended Monday after the city's insurance company advised city officials against continuing the probe.
Standing in the low-ceilinged basement of the Regulator Bookstore, Mike Pressler is an imposing figure.
Ask Kristina Johnson about her first days at Duke, and she tells you about late nights spent at the Washington Duke Inn, scarfing down chowder and, on particularly tough days, some gin and tonic.
Weighing in at 27 pages, the Campus Culture Initiative Steering Committee's report, released in February, was one of the most important University-released documents in recent Duke history.
Stephen Nowicki, dean of the natural sciences, will be the first dean of undergraduate education, University officials announced Wednesday.
RALEIGH - The North Carolina State Bar will file an order to disbar Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong, a commission ruled Saturday.