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(12/03/01 5:00am)
Teaching assistant unionization has again gained attention after a Friday ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that certain Brown University graduate students have the right to unionize, and following TA strikes at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
(11/30/01 5:00am)
Want to know what to get your best friend/new love/old flame/baby sister/awesome editorial staff for Christmas? Here's a hint: The best gifts are stuff that everyone wants, but no one would buy for themselves. Case in point: the J.Crew leather bra. Available in four juicy colors and perfect for underwear or baring it all, the top comes ready-to-wear, halter style. It's crazy, sexy, cool and also on clearance for a whopping $9.99 at jcrew.com. Other fantasy fashions include red driving gloves, perfect for underneath a camel-colored coat or dressing up a little black dress, and the all-purpose corduroy skirt. Get one that skims your knees and don't be afraid of color--Theory's turquoise version, available at Uniquities for $69, is so cute it'll actually make your ass look small. And don't forget to check out H&M. The hot Swedish store sweeping American cities has everything from sharp tweed peacoats to shimmery, bootcut bitch-pants. The Recess favorite? A pink-and-purple handbag with a picture of a horse. The bag reads "Cowgirl since 1877." The price-tag reads $5.50. Can you really go wrong? Stuff it with Stila lip gloss, available at makeup counters worldwide, and you'll be giving yourself instant karma for a whole year. If you're shopping for guys, try a new pair of Oakley sunglasses for the skier dude or surfer boy. While other brands may be trendy right now, Oakley has been running strong for 10 years, and they're not going anywhere by next summer. Sweaters are always a cute idea if you're like a mother to your best guy friend (Banana Republic has some particularly nice ones this season), and there's always the guy who gets a scarf. Make it a good one this year by falling into the Gap--their unique take on New York fashion (read: a slate blue muffler with a taxi cab on the end) is totally adorable. For the label whores out there, go down to Burbury and get it over with. The plaid is still there, and this season, they've also got stripes. How original. Finally, there are always those girls who get their guy underwear. While Recess does not recommend this practice, it does suggest going to WalMart for the ultimate Christmas present: Pick up a pack of undies, grab some Rit dye from the laundry section and tye-dye those tighty-whiteys. It's cheap, it's cute and it's a hell of a lot better than those Santa Claus boxers from the mall.
(11/30/01 5:00am)
The Divinity School is hoping to find a new director for the Office of Black Church Studies by the end of the semester, a position that has been empty for over two years.
(11/13/01 5:00am)
Some graduate students last year graded not only their undergraduate pupils, but also the departments that normally grade them. The nationwide graduate department report card--the first of its kind--is now available online and Duke's results vary from department to department.
(11/13/01 5:00am)
Earning an advanced degree is challenging enough, but raising a child at the same time is even more difficult for some graduate and professional students. And although the University can provide mentors and tutors to aid them in their studies, some students say Duke does little to help them in their parenting.
(11/06/01 5:00am)
The Graduate and Student Council granted funding to seven groups and discussed student orientation at its meeting last night.
(11/05/01 5:00am)
As graduate and professional students begin to apply for their Young Trustee position, the question again arises whether a single Graduate and Professional Student Council member is sufficient to represent all the council's constituents.
(11/02/01 9:00am)
t seems Osama bin Laden has been sending acid to the fashion industry. This season's spastic flashbacks to the less appealing highlights since the last world war give distinct evidence that Calvin and Donatella must be tripping. Nevertheless, expect to see even the worst of the designers' hallucinations on the BC Runway this winter (think faux-fur pumps). For those who choose to partake in this four-month Halloween, we have included a helpful map--complete with dress code--of places where this season's costumes might actually blend in.
GARDENS
Though some prefer to be in the Gardens au natural, that ends up in crime reports. The next best alternative: the bohemian look--very hippy, lots of skin--just think Frida Kahlo does Woodstock. Flowing skirts and off-the-shoulder peasant tops are affordable on even a gypsy's budget and are available at any local thrift store.
DOWNTOWN DURHAM
Being the humanitarian you are (you know, the one you became after that little visit to court), you head downtown for some community service. Always one to look chic in even the most miserable of circumstances, you ditch the orange vest and opt for this season's hobo bag. Cuffed jeans with boots complete the Duke-does-Durham look.
TENTING
As the temperature drops, logical Duke students head outdoors to tent--proving that no matter how many kegs they take away, we still won't act rationally. But, we can act fashionably. As political correctness dies, so do the animals making your coat. Fur is back this season, and it's as warm and posh as it was in 1986. Then again, if you can spring for the fur coat, why not invest in season tickets? But, we're logical Duke students.
SHOOTERS
The Western bar in the middle of Durham has always welcomed strange apparel. This season, forget the jeans and cowboy hats--the Yankees are going to teach the Texans a little something about riding. Tight pants and equestrian boots will be a shocker to the mullet-sporting bartender (but then again, he saw lip sync). However, the proper equestrian should be prepared to have the ride of her life when taking on the bull. Hold on, honey.
FRAT PARTIES
With everyday wear paying tribute to all the decades, there is little need for decade theme parties. The lack of such parties this semester begs the question: Do frat boys read Vogue? If such a party should arise, keep in mind the following: Nautical striped sweaters for the O60s, bohemian skirts for the O70s, thick belts and stiletto boots for the O80s. And, please tell us no one is having a O90s party, unless of course, Osama has expanded his acid mailing list to include fraternity sections.
(10/31/01 5:00am)
With the incumbent voted out in the primary, two candidates who have never run for public office will face each other in the Ward 1 City Council election Nov. 6.
(10/26/01 4:00am)
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., will join a short list of national and international leaders Sunday, as he delivers the 2001 Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture.
(10/23/01 4:00am)
The Graduate and Professional Student Council took the first official step last night in its selection of this year's Young Trustee representative for graduate and professional students. The council finalized the eight-person Young Trustee Selection Committee by electing its chair as well as three committee members, who will fill spots vacated by the GPSC executive board officers that removed themselves to possibly apply for the position.
(10/09/01 4:00am)
Last night's Graduate and Professional Student Council meeting solicited further involvement from its members, asking for volunteers to serve on committees and to attend an upcoming social event.
(10/03/01 4:00am)
In celebration of 150 years of teacher education at the University, a panel will meet today to address the current problems in public education.
(09/28/01 4:00am)
Although basketball season is still months away, some fans are already tenting. Graduate and professional students begin their 36-hour campout for season tickets tonight at 7:30 p.m.
(09/19/01 4:00am)
Much of the Duke community is scrambling to change its travel plans following Midway Airlines' suspension of all future flight operations after last week's terrorist attacks.
(09/17/01 4:00am)
As job opportunities wane and people try to increase their viability in the job market, law schools are seeing an upturn in applicant numbers.
(09/11/01 4:00am)
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(08/29/01 4:00am)
This article is the third in a week-long series of profiles of various student leaders on campus.
(08/24/01 4:00am)
A comforting fact for the Class of 2005: They are not the only new kids on campus. Incoming graduate students must also learn the bus routes, unpack their belongings and sit through convocation.
(04/18/01 4:00am)
Today, the Pratt School of Engineering wraps up a three-day symposium that is functioning jointly as the groundbreaking ceremony for a new $100 million photonics center and as a declaration of Pratt's ambition to turn the Research Triangle into a "photon forest."