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A renewed spirit
By Corinne Cerny | February 13, 2003Camp Kesem - it's three Duke students' attempt at waving their magic wand.
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Med school class offers warnings
By Kelly Rohrs | February 13, 2003Midway through planning to revamp its entire first-year curriculum for fall 2004, the School of Medicine implemented this year Molecules and Cells, a new interdisciplinary class modeled in the...
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Duke expands intensive Spanish program
By Caroline Bierbaum | February 13, 2003If you can't spend a summer in Spain, Duke's Summer Session may be the next best way to learn the fundamentals of Spanish.
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Neurologist analyzes cognition of elderly
By Jacqueline Foster | February 12, 2003Exceptional cognitive abilities of some older adults can slip through the cracks unnoticed, as society tends to focus its attention on those who experience major brain-functioning deterioration,...
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Curriculum revisions would alter already-unique Med School system
By Mike Miller | February 12, 2003Confronting a demanding and uncertain future for health care professionals, the School of Medicine is preparing for whole-scale revisions to all four years of its curriculum, scheduled for...
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Career center proposals draw support
By Lauren Gregory | February 12, 2003It's job-hunting season, and seniors across campus are getting anxious.
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Profs seek action on curriculum
By Mike Miller | February 12, 2003Anticipating the impending deadline to reform the School of Medicine's curriculum for the fall of 2004, some members of the school's Curriculum Committee are expressing frustration at the current...
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Patterson links journalism, civil rights
By Whitney Robinson | February 12, 2003"I'm not a blind boy from Alabama," said Roy Clark, a senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, a journalism think-tank. "I'm a white man from Long Island.".
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Officials announce candidates for spring executive elections
By Molly Nicholson | February 12, 2003Fifteen students will contend in this year's Duke Student Government executive elections March 5, and all but one of the organization's top positions is contested.
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Jean-Baptiste, citing gridlock, proposes restructuring
By Molly Nicholson | February 12, 2003Whether half full or half empty, a cup is still a cup.
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Yale economist downplays effects of war
By Tracy Reinker | February 11, 2003Although the primary concern for Americans in recent months has been the potential war with Iraq, Robert Shiller, Stanley Resor Professor of Economics at Yale University, said that the possibility...
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In demand
By Andrew Collins | February 11, 2003Imagine you are a professor, and you come into your office one morning and see a message from a reporter requesting an interview.
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Students camp out to protest Iraq war
By Charles Lin | February 11, 2003Some tent for tickets, others tent for peace.
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Postdoc organization gains University recognition
By Margaux Kanis | February 11, 2003After years of struggling with arbitrary and often inferior compensation, Duke postdoctoral fellows have succeeded in creating an interdepartmental alliance to lobby for their concerns.
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DSG looks at election procedures
By Molly Nicholson | February 11, 2003Duke Student Government executive elections are less than a month away, but legislators may still vote to make major changes to the voting procedures.
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Cell bio focuses on hiring
By Malavika Prabhu | February 11, 2003With enough funds to realize two of its immediate goals, the Department of Cell Biology is forging ahead under its new chair Brigid Hogan.
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DUPD starts 'Alert Team' after East hold-up
By from Staff Reports | February 10, 2003Following a mid-January alleged armed robbery of several Duke students on East Campus, campus police last week activated an "Alert Team" consisting of uniformed Duke and Durham police officers.
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State plan, DUHS ink agreement
By Mike Miller | February 10, 2003After more than a month of tense memo exchanges, Duke University Health System agreed Thursday to rate reductions by the State Employees Health Plan, which had been threatening to end its contract...
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In reversal, history adds grad class
By Andrew Collins | February 10, 2003After voting not to have an entering graduate class last semester due to insufficient funds, the history department has reversed its decision and will admit a class, albeit a smaller-than-usual one...