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Gastroenteritis hits campus

A stomach illness known as gastroenteritis has beset several University residence halls over the past two weeks. Despite rumors of a wide-ranging trend, Director of Student Heath Dr.


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Asgedom encourages goal setting

Mawi Asgedom spoke Tuesday night--as he has to business executives, the crowd at his Harvard commencement and elementary school students--with humor, emotion, logic and above all, a keen eye for...


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Health network launched

The Fuqua School of Business announced Tuesday that it is launching the Health Data Exchange, an initiative to gain consumer support for a national electronic health information network.


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Walker speaks through poetry

Alice Walker, renowned poet, author and activist, delivered a speech marked by humanism and driven by love to a standing-room-only crowd in Griffith Theater Monday night..


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Duke cuts ties with Lands' End

After what Duke officials said have been repeated but futile attempts to induce Lands' End to improve labor practices at an apparel factory in El Salvador, the University has suspended renewal of...


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DSG to vote on restructuring

The Duke Student Government will tackle restructuring and election reform issues at its meeting tonight, voting on changes that, if passed, will alter the organization's constitution more radically...


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GPSC poses parking questions

Cathy Reeve, director of Parking and Transportation Services, fielded questions from the Graduate and Professional Student Council Monday night that focused on parking rates and the availability of...


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Study predicts more HS grads

Although a recent study by the College Board and Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education estimated that the number of high school graduates will reach 3.


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Hull faces angered selectives

Residence Life and Housing Services Director Eddie Hull defended his decision to abolish annual review at a panel discussion Monday, citing his desire to take a fresh look at West Campus...


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Investment plan, tuition hike OKd

Although the members of the Board of Trustees kept busy this past weekend with photos on the Chapel Quadrangle and other celebrations for the grand finale to the Campaign for Duke, they still...


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2.36 Billion Reasons

By the time the Campaign for Duke ended Dec. 31, the University's many administrators, benefactors and general enthusiasts had proved that they knew how to get down to business, raising over $2.


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PLAZA PLANS UNVEILED

The University has released preliminary plans for the new plaza that will connect the Bryan Center, West Union Building and surrounding areas.


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Duke plans panels on DCU ad panels

The University will host a panel discussion on academic freedom and faculty political affiliation March 1, weeks after a Duke Conservative Union advertisement ran in The Chronicle alleging a lack...