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Tomatoes that don't rot for more than a year, fish with glow-in-the-dark blood vessels, sunscreen made from watermelons, and super-cancer-fighting broccoli: those are but a few of the...
Published: Sunday, August 18th, 2013 @ 5:04 pm
By: Duke Cheston
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Several years ago, Scott Ralls determined that there were serious problems with the way North Carolina's community colleges were handling remediation. To Ralls, who is president of the...
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2013 @ 11:39 pm
By: Duke Cheston
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Governor Pat McCrory unveiled his proposal for the state's biennial budget on March 20. The University of North Carolina system received a small cut compared to the previous biennium, and the budget also specifies changes that should cut waste and expand key initiatives.
Published: Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 @ 6:29 pm
By: Duke Cheston
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In recent years, Duke University has developed a reputation for debauchery. A steady drumbeat of scandal--from the 2006 Duke lacrosse rape case to Karen Owen's 2010 "thesis" on the bedroom exploits of her numerous lovers, to various...
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 @ 12:40 am
By: Duke Cheston
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For decades, rising tuition rates have been almost as reliable a feature of American life as death and taxes. A substantial part of those increases has been used to fund large amounts of tuition "discounts," a combination of merit- and need-based...
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 3:47 pm
By: Duke Cheston
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