Sanford professor, student push increased use of ignition-interlock devices

August 31, 2009

Several people in the Sanford School of Public Policy want to help prevent people from making poor decisions when they drink.
Although they may not care whether people who imbibe keep their clothes on, Philip J. Cook, professor of public policy, and Maeve E. Gearing, a doctoral candidate in public policy, want to keep them off [...]

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Duke students drink, get naked, get caught

August 30, 2009

As the year begins, before work piles up, Duke students have a lot of free time on their hands. Different Dukies do different things to fill the hours, most of which don’t make it on to a police blotter.
But sometimes, Duke students get drunk. And when they do, they don’t always make the best choices.
In the latest instance [...]

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Why doesn’t Duke have an undergraduate business program?

August 25, 2009

When I sat down with Fuqua’s  Kathie Amato, assistant dean for executive MBA programs and associate dean for the Master of Management Studies program, and Deputy Dean Bill Boulding, or spoke via telephone with Fuqua Dean Blair Sheppard about the new Master of Management Studies, the question of why Duke does not have an undergraduate [...]

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U.S. Senator, Duke Alum, Urges S.E.C. Overhaul

August 25, 2009

Sen. Ted Kaufman, Engineering ‘60 and a senior lecturing fellow in the School of Law, wrote a letter urging Security and Exchange Commission chairwoman Mary L. Schapiro to undertake an in-depth review of the mechanisms in place to oversee a wide range of  issues under the agency’s jurisdiction, according to The New York Times DealBook [...]

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Student behavioral violations on-par with last year for first week

August 24, 2009

Despite the whisperings of incident reports at fraternities and Selective Living Groups across West Campus, this year’s orientation and move-in week has seen about as many write-ups as last year.
Joe Gonzalez, associate dean for residence life, said since Aug. 18 he has received approximately 15 behavioral incident reports across campus. Reports include vandalism, excessive trash [...]

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Duke slips to No. 10 in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

August 20, 2009

Duke slipped two spots to No. 10 in U.S. News and World Report’s influential annual ranking of America’s best colleges and universities, released Thursday.
For the past three years, the University had held steady at No. 8. Its new rank represents the lowest spot Duke has held in at least a decade–peaking at No. 4 in [...]

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Photo Slideshow: Convocation 2009

August 19, 2009

Glen Gutterson/The Chronicle
For more of Glen Gutterson and Michael Naclerio’s photos from Convocation 2009, check out a photo slideshow by following this link.

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Some students asked to delay arrival due to mold

August 18, 2009

Duke has asked students living in Edens 2A to wait until at least Saturday to move in, after workers discovered mold in the building’s ducts, according to a Duke News release.
Students arriving earlier and those already in the dorm will be moved to apartments on Central Campus, the release stated. All students living in Edens [...]

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