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Kenan Institute honors Keohane

Although the Board of Trustees took final action on only a few initiatives this weekend (see story, page 1), it was a busy and celebratory weekend for the Trustees and Duke's senior administration.


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UNC to aid low-income students

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser announced a new plan Wednesday for low-income students that puts Carolina's financial aid policy at the national forefront of...


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MLWC, Duke celebrate '20/40'

An extraordinary coincidence of anniversaries pertaining to African Americans and the University has spurred a series of events and commemorations known as the 20/40 Celebration, which will take...


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Trustees will consider Pratt expansion

As the Board of Trustees convenes on campus today and tomorrow, the biggest item on its agenda could lead to the long-anticipated approval of a 200-student enrollment expansion for the Pratt School...


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DSG holds contentious first meeting

At its first official session of the year Wednesday night, the Duke Student Government Senate voted not to charter The Girls Club organization amidst concerns from the Community Service Center.


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Longitudes and Attitudes

Speaking last night to an overflowing auditorium, New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman explained the real reason the United States invaded Iraq: "Because we could.".


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Econ plans graduate program makeover

Nipping at the heels of equivalent programs at Harvard, Stanford and Princeton universities, the economics department has begun a major overhaul to bring its doctoral candidates one step closer to...


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Easley: ABCs rewards secure

Gov. Mike Easley instructed the Office of State Budget and Management Monday to pay North Carolina teachers in full for gains made on last year's academic achievement evaluation exams.


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Scholars remember Edward Said

Nearly 100 people gathered Tuesday to celebrate the life and works of Edward Said, a controversial intellectual and political activist, who died last week in New York City.