Student loan reform will increase available funds
By Ray Koh | December 1, 2009A bill currently on the floor of the U.S. Senate would require that all student loans come directly from the federal government rather than from private lenders.
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A bill currently on the floor of the U.S. Senate would require that all student loans come directly from the federal government rather than from private lenders.
Texters young and old will have to restrain their fingers while they drive or face a fine.
A student reported last week that she was robbed and sexually assaulted on West Campus Nov. 16.
The scent of chocolate-mint smoke hovers over the booth in the far right corner of International Delights as Gehad Lobbad, the owner of the restaurant, casually lights up his hookah apparatus and...
For the first time since May, North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased last month.
A new clothing boutique opening in West Village will offer stylish and affordable apparel to Durham women.
Health, education and religious representatives from Africa convened at the Divinity School Thursday to discuss modern approaches to improving health and promoting peace across the continent.
The North Carolina Immunization Program will no longer provide 11 immunizations for free to pediatricians and their insured patients.
College students can simply swipe their DukeCards to get a bagel from Alpine, but several Duke students are helping local elementary schoolers to pack their backpacks for lunch this semester.
Durham teenager Jaylan O’Quinn McNair, 16, was stabbed in the back Oct. 17 at The North Carolina State Fair, raising safety concerns for large events. Past events like Chapel Hill’s Apple Chill...
Less than a year after the debut of the Durham Performing Arts Center downtown, both the city and the University are benefiting from their investments in the new facility.
The case of Durham Police employee Alesha Robinson-Taylor has now been transferred to the State Bureau of Investigation for further examination. Robinson-Taylor, formerly a secondary coordinate...
The Triangle, one of the fastest growing Jewish communities in the country, is about to get its first Jewish Community Center.
The position as head of the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission will soon be changing hands.
Although Maine voters made their state the 31st to reject gay marriage Tuesday, members of the LGBT community are optimistic about gaining recognition in the 2010 census.
“Witnessing Iran: 1979 and 2009” was the theme of a discussion led by two experts who explored the pivotal role social media has played in Iran’s volatile political history in the last three decades.
DPS announced Monday that Harris will resign from his post as superintendent and become deputy assistant secretary for policy and strategic initiatives at the U.S. Department of Education in...
The Duke University Police Department has started its internal investigation of officer Webster Simmons’s actions at Duke.