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Bush flat-lines higher ed funding

Duke administrators were mostly disappointed with the $2.2 trillion budget President George W. Bush proposed earlier this week and what it may hold in store for research funding and higher education.


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Primates may think, learn like humans

Rhesus macaque monkeys show not only the ability to learn ordered images but also an abstract, flexible knowledge of learned material, a new study reports--suggesting that these supposedly...


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Fraternities release bid numbers

After waiting nervously to find out which potential Interfraternity Council group members accepted the bids they handed out Sunday night, fraternity leaders discovered Monday night that changes to...


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Dedicated crazie

As if the crazy towel guy were not enough inspiration at Duke men's basketball games, the student body has acquired a first-class fanatic of its own.


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Tenants complain to council

Yet another controversy over the use of Durham city funds by private firms came to a head at Monday night's City Council meeting as the landlords of Phoenix Crossing Shopping Center denied...


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Moneta initiates village planning

Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta may not be planning a monorail for his "student village," but he hopes that by the end of the spring, he will have a plan for enhancing, renovating...


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Liekweg resigns from DRH

Richard Liekweg, chief executive officer of Durham Regional Hospital, announced last week that he is stepping down to become CEO of the University of California at San Diego Medical Center.


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Burnin' the midnight oil

Students gather during the Allen Building Lock-In, which lasted from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. They participated in various fish bowls and other activities.