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Outbreak

Online Exclusive: A new disease has emerged across the country, ruining countless Friday nights and leaving thousands of men confused and dejected. The disorder only seems to be spreading,...


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Who's afraid of Barack Obama?

Robert Ford produced an uproar last week when he said that nominating Sen. Barack Obama for president would be a disaster for the Democratic Party. Ford gave voice to the fears-and hopes-of many...


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Video games make better surgeons

Many will agree that students at Duke have engaged in serious discussions about what's going on at this school, all the while making sure that they spend an extreme amount of time and effort studying.


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Maid to fit

Last summer, I worked as a maid. For one day. Actually, full disclosure, I didn't even earn full-fledged maid status. I shadowed a maid for a day, and she happened to be my sister.


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To the Cameron Crazies

I speak for the entire Duke women's basketball program when I thank you for the great support you've given us this year. We're No. 1 in the polls, the only undefeated team in the country and have...


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Duke out of Darfur

The conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan has killed more than 400,000 people and millions more civilians have been internally displaced or fled into neighboring countries. Since 2003, Sudanese...


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Interviewing? Be prepared

It's that time again. After submitting applications in the fall and spending months waiting by the mailbox in agony, many college seniors and recent graduates are flying back and forth across the...


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The perfect victim

Saturday marks the first men's lacrosse home game since three players were indicted for allegedly raping a Durham stripper last spring. The rape charges have since been dropped, but other charges...


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First A-hole Problem

I don't think it'd be out of line to say that anyone studying public policy, economics or political science (so roughly 87 percent of Trinity) has encountered the concept of a collective action...


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The Board we trust

Now that 2007's hotly contested undergraduate Young Trustee race has concluded, it's worth asking: When was the last time you heard a "regular" member of the Board of Trustees publicly define his...


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Duke monster trucks it out

Hopped up on diesel fumes from a fierce Monster Truck Jam, James and Joyce visited the fan-site Gravedigger.com and won the chance to host our own Monster Truck Jam. What's not to like about trucks...


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The value of Illiniwek

In two days, the University of Illinois will abandon its 81-year-old mascot, Chief Illiniwek. A large population of students supported the Chief: in 2004, according to The New York Times, more than...


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Abram Approved

The Final Four. We're talking months of planning and hard work that came down to four contenders: seniors Ben Abram, Chrissie Gorman, David Snider and Jimmy Soni.


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The chronicle blogger

Rolly C. Miller, The Chronicle's online archivist, has made it clear that he hates the three flights of stairs leading to the office more than anything else. We always try to make him see the...