UNIVERSITY BRIEFS

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Democrats File Complaint With FEC for Dole Article

Four Democrats filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday, charging that Republican N.C. Senate candidate Elizabeth Dole and Wal-Mart Corporation violated campaign...

Students, others renew football fandom, at least for now

Since 2000, the University's plea for undergraduates to move their cars out of the Blue Zone parking lot before a home football game has been met with disgruntled curses and sarcastic mockery.

Student reportedly raped off campus

A Duke student was reportedly raped early Thursday at her residence on Wilkerson Avenue after a man armed with a gun broke into her home around 6:30 a.m.

Author of controversial reading speaks at UNC

Michael Sells, author of Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations, spoke at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thursday night, addressing the nationwide controversy sparked by the...

Safe Haven seeks volunteers before it can re-open

Amidst growing concerns about campus safety, Safe Haven, a center on campus that offers drop-in service for students on Friday and Saturday nights, may not be open this weekend as leaders continue...

Party monitors return for 2nd year

Tennis ball green has replaced basketball orange, but the work of party monitors--and their T-shirts--continues a year after the role was created.

Greek organizations seek collaboration via new office

Administrators and student leaders alike are taking steps this year to align more closely all elements of the greek community.

Bowles leads Dems' Senate bid

With the primary only four days away, Democratic contenders for the U.S. Senate are campaigning hard all over North Carolina, making their faces known and voices heard.

Study: emotion, attention linked

Recent research at the Medical Center finally offers a physiological explanation of how intense emotion interferes with concentration.

Business school initiates entrepreneurship center

The Fuqua School of Business announced Tuesday the creation of the Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, taking its first step in a 10-year initiative to promote entrepreneurial...

Pentagon begins Ft. Bragg study

Following four domestic homicides at Fort Bragg, N.C., this summer, the Pentagon has sent a medical team to investigate a possible link between the incidents and the anti-malaria drug Lariam.

Oak Room changes name, menu

With a new menu, a new mission and a new name, The Oak Room Grille opened Wednesday to little fanfare and mixed reviews.

Housing changes DukeCard access

The next time you swipe your DukeCard at a residence hall, you may be surprised by a red light denying you entry.

Republicans chase Dole for Senate

With the U.S. Senate primaries looming ahead on Sept.

Duke tops college diversity list

Duke leads the nation's top-tier universities in integrating black students and faculty, according to a new report in The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.

CFlix debuts as DTV Movie Channel replacement

Efforts to bring the DTV Movie Channel back have run into a financial roadblock, but officials are optimistic that the service may return in the next year, even as Internet-based alternative CFlix...

Fire! Fire!

Belmont residents won't get bus

Causing disappointment and commuting hassles for many off-campus students, parking and transit officials have decided to scrap a plan, at least temporarily, that would have created a bus route to a...

GPSC overturns charter at meeting

Hoping to start the year with greater clarity, the Graduate and Professional Student Council overturned its former charter Tuesday in its first meeting this fall.