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“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...
Durham residents gave City Hall a seal of approval by re-electing all four incumbents in Tuesday’s general election.
The Duke University Police Department has started its internal investigation of officer Webster Simmons’s actions at Duke.
Kapil Sibal, India’s human resource development minister, traveled to Washington, D.C. last Thursday to meet with President Richard Brodhead, among others.
Brian Schroeder, Trinity ’05, turned himself in to New York City police Saturday night for allegedly setting fire to a section of Memorial Park’s chapel, located on Manhattan’s East Side.
Every week, UNC freshman Zealan Hoover stares at his computer for one of his Spanish 101 sections. He is not on Facebook. He is not on Twitter. In fact, he is doing what he is supposed to do.
A Duke police officer arrested this week on rape and sodomy charges in Dothan, Ala. was declared indigent Wednesday.
Pull up your pants. That’s the message Durham resident Wayne Daye asked the Durham City Council to send to young people who wear saggy pants.
A Duke University Police Department officer was suspended after he was arrested on first degree rape and sodomy charges in Alabama Monday.
Take some accounts of the inner workings of the Bush White House with a grain of salt. That was Douglas Feith’s message to students in his speech at Duke Tuesday as he defended his record as an...
A man robbed the Wachovia bank at the corner of West Main Street and Ninth Street Monday around 3 p.m. The bank is located two blocks from East Campus.
Durham City Council hopefuls and incumbents participated in an on-campus forum Monday night where the divide between young and old, change and the status quo, dominated the discourse. About 30...
Family, friends and those wishing to honor the memories of Duke’s fallen soldiers gathered for the University’s rededication of its war memorial Friday morning beside the Chapel.
Fans celebrated their Durham Bulls’ first national championship Wednesday night with an evening of free hot dogs and games of catch under the lights.
Due to property management disputes, The Know bookstore will end its 18-year residency in the building it has called home since the store was founded in 1981. The Know is currently owned by founder...
From Durham’s latest political happenings to the hippest cultural events, Kevin Davis writes about it all, and faster than some of the area’s biggest news sources.
This summer, Duke hopes to attack youth violence and delinquent behavior—before it has a chance to begin.
Durham mayoral candidate Steven Williams held an informal town hall meeting with approximately 20 students Monday night.
Duke is partnering with the city of Durham to implement a new bus line, which would connect Duke to downtown Durham.