Foran approved, election date moved
Duke Student Government elections are now under the supervision of a new attorney general-and senators wanted to ensure the process would be no joking matter.
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Duke Student Government elections are now under the supervision of a new attorney general-and senators wanted to ensure the process would be no joking matter.
"Mr. Kaufman Goes to Washington" doesn't quite have the same ring to it as the title of the 1939 classic film featuring a Mr. Smith.
CHAPEL HILL - Several buildings at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were evacuated Sunday night after police received a bomb threat, UNC Department of Public Safety Spokesperson Randy Young said.
The University has hired a consulting agency to help devise ways to improve Central Campus for the next decade or more. But administrators said that does not mean plans for New Campus are stalled indefinitely.
"Section" usually connotes images of fraternity parties and boorish male behavior, but the residents of an all-female section in Crowell Quadrangle have more ambitious pursuits in mind.
Plans for New Campus have been put on hold due to the bad economy, and the University is instead focusing on ways to improve Central Campus living for the next 15 to 20 years, officials confirmed Wednesday night.
When President Richard Brodhead welcomed the Class of 2011 to campus in his August 2007 convocation speech, he gave them one piece of advice: become engaged. Now, it seems some prospective students are pointing to DukeEngage as a program they want to be involved in.
Not only has the conflict in Gaza provoked strong feelings throughout the Middle East, the tensions resonated all the way to the French Family Science Center Tuesday night.
RALEIGH - An historic inauguration, a lively parade and a show of support for the Democratic party in North Carolina gave a taste of what to expect when President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office next week.
Students are just settling back onto campus, but those looking for some Gothic-free scenery will have a new option this semester, costing $8 an hour.
A Duke School of Law alumnus transformed modern U.S. foreign policy toward China in 1972. But the law school's most prominent Chinese graduate is just glad that his countrymen learned how to spell "Duke."
As long as Tracey Cline prevents her name from becoming a verb, she will have done a better job avoiding negative attention than former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong.
The Pitchforks, the Blue Devil mascot and President Richard Brodhead gathered to celebrate the debut of Duke's $7.5-million investment in downtown Durham Monday evening.
The U.S. Senate will still include a Duke alum when it reconvenes in January.
Bill Chameides, dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment, was named vice chair of a new national study on climate change last week.
Two vice presidents are working to strengthen the University's ties with the Durham community-except one of them doesn't get paid.
RALEIGH - Despite losses in nearly every major state election and a resounding defeat for nominee Sen. John McCain in the presidential race, Republicans at the N.C. GOP Victory 2008 Election Night Party said they were prepared to keep fighting for the cause.
University administrators continued their ongoing discussion with neighborhood residents about student partying off East Campus Wednesday.
This year, the Board of Trustees has embraced new members, altered its media and governance policies, and voted to move forward with campus planning amid a national financial crisis.
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Chants of "drill baby drill," a country music performance and two U.S. senators helped create a convention-like buzz for Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's first appearance in North Carolina Tuesday.