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Colleges expand lobbying presence in Washington

By Amanda Albright | June 5

Duke University recently joined the lineup of higher education institutions boosting their presence in the nation’s capitol. The nation’s colleges ...

UNC men's lacrosse loses to Duke after unlikely road to championship

By Robbie Harms | April 22

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — They weren’t even supposed to be in the title game. No, they were supposed to lose Friday, cut their losses and head back to ...

UNC, Duke student government officers share policy ideas

By Leslie Carlucci | March 22

Although UNC and Duke might be intense rivals on the basketball court, the student governments from both schools have been collaborating.

Duke basketball ticket seekers receive glitch email

By Nicole Comparato | February 1

Due to a technical glitch with the online ticket lottery notification system, all students who entered the lottery, including those who won tickets, received ...

UNC's Jose Hernandez loses to Duke's Henrique Cunha in tennis rivalry match

By David Adler | January 16

Last year, there was no clear winner in Jose Hernandez and Henrique Cunha’s rivalry. The North Carolina and Duke juniors, their respective teams’ ...

UNC takes first dual win

By Robbie Harms | January 9

Win or die. That’s how North Carolina senior Thomas Ferguson characterized the UNC wrestling team’s mindset before its meet against Duke on Monday ...

Duke receives largest-ever donation for financial aid endowment

By Vinayak Balasubramanian | December 6

The largest-ever individual financial aid donation received by Duke University will promote diversity and access for prospective students in both the ...

Duke University plans master’s program in China

By Matt Steyl | December 5

A partnership between Duke University and the city of Kunshan, China might provide more educational opportunities for Chinese students, but some faculty ...

Kenan-Biddle Partnership receives 40 fewer applications this year

By Wendy Lu | November 29

In its second year, the Kenan-Biddle Partnership has seen a significant drop in interest.

The NC probation system is still seeing changes three years after Eve Carson's murder

By Jeanna Smialek | November 22

Three years after former Student Body President Eve Carson’s murder exposed cracks in the N.C. probation system and prompted a total overhaul, practices ...

Adderall use on college campuses examined

By Corinne White | November 14

The presence of Adderall on college campuses has led some administrators to call into question the ethics behind the unauthorized use of the drug.

NC campuses prepare for Halloween festivities

By Katie Barbee | October 27

As Chapel Hill prepares to limit the number of ghouls and goblins roaming Franklin Street this Halloween, other campuses are expecting large crowds of ...

UNC women’s soccer fights hard for Duke win

By Michael Lananna | October 13

The North Carolina women’s soccer team isn’t a fan of the “underdog” tag. That much became clear in the opening minutes of Thursday night’s ...

Last minute goal lands UNC women's soccer win

By Chris Moore | October 13

Kealia Ohai knows it only takes one chance to put a ball in the goal and steal a win in a tied game. And after No. 4 Duke squandered away four open ...

White House internship program selects 4 North Carolina students

By Amanda Albright | October 10

Thousands of students applied for the White House Internship program this fall, and of the nearly 150 students selected, four were from North Carolina. ...

'Eating Animals' summer reading book unites UNC-Duke

By Faith McElroy | October 4

This summer, a book brought two campuses together. UNC and Duke University chose Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals” as the joint 2011 summer ...

UNC men's golf ties for ninth place

By Brandon Moree | October 3

Duke’s men’s golf team made the game look easy at last weekend’s Rod Myers Intercollegiate, as they finished the event as the only team under par. ...

UNC, N.C. State and Duke receive funding for joint Japanese program

By Alex Hammer | October 3

When people think of Japan, three local professors are hoping they will also think of the Triangle.

UNC students debate Israel, Palestine

By Vinayak Balasubramanian | September 27

Although the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not much closer to a solution after years of peace talks and false starts, UNC students are finding ways ...

Universities urge Congress to reach agreement on federal deficit reduction

By Gayatri Surendranathan | September 26

Universities nationwide are urging members of Congress to reach an agreement on federal deficit reduction without imposing further cuts on higher education. ...