North Carolina has taken a lead in raising criticism against the No Child Left Behind Act, the education improvement program President George W. Bush implemented in 2002.
Sophomore Sayed Zaman, like many Duke undergraduates, can be found spending his food points at Rick’s Diner, open 24 hours a day. But unlike the majority of his peers, he sets his alarm for 5 a.
Former presidential candidate and Reagan-era domestic policy advisor Gary Bauer gave a town hall-style speech to a gathering of about 75 community members Wednesday night in the Bryan Center.
Nearly four months after the University and the YMCA of the Triangle Area decided to terminate their agreement because of differing definitions of “family” in YMCA billing policy, YMCA...
President Richard Brodhead spoke with Michael Lomax, president and CEO of the United Negro College Fund, on a panel moderated by Kristina Johnson, dean of the Pratt School of Engineering, at The...
It was the bottom of the eighth.
Ricardo Velasquez, president of the Hispanic Democrats of North Carolina, and Javier Castillo, chair of the Pitt County Republican Party, debated Wednesday night about education, health care,...
Most people wouldn't consider being prodded with needles as a prescription for pain relief.
This is the last in a four-part series about the Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy.
Senior Scott Lemmon won’t be voting this Election Day. He’ll spend Nov. 2 like he usually spends his Tuesdays: going to class, studying and heading over to Raleigh for his job. But...
With no red and orange lights or stopwatches in sight, the speakers at Tuesday night’s panel on global outsourcing—the migration of U.S.
With more money lining its wallet, the Duke Graduate and Professional Student Council pledged its cash to bridge the gap between graduate and undergraduate students.
This is the third in a four-part series about the Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy.
With Election Day approaching, the race is heating up for local candidates vying for the coveted District 4 congressional seat. Rep.
The University's financial report for the 2003-2004 fiscal year revealed that Duke is financially healthy, thanks to strong investments and the concluding efforts of the Campaign for Duke in late...
Although most professors at Duke are finding the complications in publishing only slightly problematic, the situation is bordering on a crisis throughout higher education.
Approximately 45 students attended an emergency closed-door town hall meeting Tuesday night at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life to discuss their concerns about The Chronicle.
After reaching a record low in 2002, North Carolina workplace fatalities rose from 169 to 182 in 2003.
