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By Elliott Wolf | November 1, 2005On Friday, an event of extraordinary and undeniable significance will take place at Duke.
On Friday, an event of extraordinary and undeniable significance will take place at Duke.
Early in October, a CBS news poll found that President George W. Bush's approval ratings have reached new lows. A majority of Americans now disapprove of how he is handling the job.
It is a time of reflection, a time of excitement and most of all a time of panic-. It is the time to schedule and select classes for next semester.
Amid all the good news of Duke 24 and the new Krzyzewskiville policy, you might have missed it. I almost did.
The sun dipped early on October 31, 2002, and Halloween night became hopelessly frosty.
This season of dangerous, inclement weather hitting our nation has lit a fire in the academic community with regard to disaster planning.
I have seen faces of barely restrained ire, of emphatic and arduous disapproval. I have seen disdain.
Nip/Tuck is arguably one of the best shows on television at the moment. How can it miss with non-stop, over-the-top drama about transsexuals and serial rapists?.
This week, the Graduate and Professional Student Council announced that Lewis Siegel, dean of the Graduate School, has committed to providing funding for health insurance for all Ph.D.
Earlier this month, the Black Student Alliance posted flyers and held a protest to "condemn" popular conservative William Bennett's "racist" remarks.
The Black Student Alliance's protest against William Bennett's statement still lingers in my mind, despite the incident occurring a couple of weeks ago.
On the surface, President Richard Brodhead seems to have the right priorities at heart. Duke now has someone who is willing to stand up and recognize we have a problem that must be addressed.
As part of the Duke Community, and to demonstrate my understanding of the grave consequences of drunk driving, I pledge that I will not drive under the influence of alcohol, nor will I allow my...
The Graduate and Professional Student Council helped put roofs over my classmates' heads last summer.
The other day, I walked to a bakery near my apartment to get some bread for dinner.
It seems the Ivy League has beaten us yet again.
Raised by an Hispanic-Catholic mother and a French Canadian-Catholic father in Irish-Catholic Boston, I attended private Catholic schools, sat through many a Catholic Mass and had all the fledgling...
FLASHBACK: It's a night in the mid-'90s; I must be around 11 or 12.