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Duke curtails Mexico travel due to swine flu

May 1, 2009

Duke has limited travel to Mexico due to the swine flu outbreak.
The University added Mexico to its Restricted Regions List Tuesday in response to Centers for Disease Control guidelines recommending that individuals avoid nonessential travel to Mexico.
Among the programs affected by the declaration are the Duke in Mexico summer program and the Mexico portion of the [...]

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Duke administrators consider swine flu plan, Mexico program may be affected

April 27, 2009

Updated 11:00 p.m. Monday
University officials met today to discuss plans related to the outbreak of swine flu. Among those present at the 30-person meeting were Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta and Dr. Bill Purdy, executive director of Student Health.

Moneta said the meeting allowed University officials to begin to coordinate [...]

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Video analysis of Wednesday’s DSG debate

March 26, 2009

After this Wednesday’s DSG presidential debate, Will Robinson, Local & National Editor and next year’s Editor, chatted with News Editor Shuchi Parikh and University Editor Emmeline Zhao about the candidates’ performances, positions and backgrounds.
If you simply want a recap and brief analysis of the debate, watch the video below (running time: 7:23). If you want [...]

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Video coverage: View analysis and clips from last night’s DSG debate

March 26, 2009

As promised, here is our unabridged video coverage of the DSG debate held yesterday night. Candidates first gave two-minute opening statements. Then, each candidate answered eight questions from John Harpham, moderator and chair of The Chronicle’s independent Editorial Board. Harpham then asked each candidate a specific question, and to end the debate, each candidate presented [...]

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DSG presidental candidates meet for debate

March 26, 2009

The four candidates for DSG president gathered today in the Great Hall for an hour-long debate. They each issued opening statements, took eight questions from John Harpham, moderator and chair of The Chronicle’s independent Editorial Board, answered a candidate-specific question and closed with one-minute statements.
We were around to live-tweet and film it, and we’ve posting [...]

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Eating disorders: recollections and reflections

March 2, 2009

I found today’s Chronicle article on eating disorders especially moving. Unfortunately, many of the people closest to me have struggled with these problems, and so I could not help but reflect on what I consider to be one of the most disturbing issues among young women today.
One of my best friends in high school was [...]

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Snow cancels classes

March 2, 2009

(Click here to see an enlarged slideshow.)
Main West Quadrangle was unusually empty this morning, as students stayed in bed thanks to Duke’s decision to cancel classes because of the winter weather.
About three inches of snow fell across the Triangle region, the (Raleigh) News & Observer reported, canceling classes and closing offices throughout the area.
Down 15-501, [...]

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Twittering tonight’s Young Trustee selection

February 18, 2009

Duke Student Government and the Intercommunity Council will be electing the next undergraduate Young Trustee tonight. They are currently in session, and associate editor Lisa Du is covering the meeting. She’s also live-tweeting it;  follow her twitter here.
The three finalists, announced Jan. 27, are seniors Jane Chong, Jordan Giordano and Sunny Kantha. Each of the [...]

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