Education

• Soon you’ll be able to review retro billboards online

  Result 1

  Discovered June 25, 2009 at 3:42 pm

  I think it would be so neat to go back and look at all the old billboards that dotted American roads. That’s why I’m so excited about a grant Duke recently received to digitize all the old images of billboards it has. There’s already a searchable database, but no images yet.

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• State Republicans want kids to skip school today

  Result 2

  Discovered May 25, 2009 at 8:29 am

  Typically kids have Memorial Day off of school, but not in Wake County. Students at year-round schools have classes today thanks to the way the school board scheduled the school year. The N&O explains why and has an excerpt from a GOP press release:

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• Local blogger doesn’t have a very promising message for graduates

  Result 3

  Discovered May 14, 2009 at 5:43 pm

  This open letter to college graduates written by a local blogger is sad, but true. Here’s an excerpt:

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• UNC students stage flash mob in Davis Library

  Result 4

  Discovered May 1, 2009 at 4:32 pm

  This video definitely makes me want to be in college again. UNC students staged a flash mob at Davis Library yesterday. More than 3,000 students danced and body surfed, all while sporting glow sticks. It’s pretty incredible that they pulled this off:

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• Some Wake County students may have to go to year-round schools against their will

  Result 5

  Discovered May 1, 2009 at 12:41 pm

  The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled today that the Wake County School District can assign students to year-round schools, even if their parents say they would prefer thier kids to stay in a traditional school (where kids get 3 months summer break). Do you think it’s fair for school officials to decide?

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• UNC protest ends in pepper spray and shattered window

  Result 6

  Discovered April 15, 2009 at 10:41 am

  A couple hundred UNC protestors quelled a speech by former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo last night. Tancredo was supposed to speak against in-state tuition benefits for undocumented immigrants. Instead, students shouted and held banners until campus police dispersed the crowd.

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• Letter to the Duke Chronicle editor outlines outrage over grade inflation

  Result 7

  Discovered March 19, 2009 at 12:19 pm

  Have you ever written an angry letter to the editor? Sometimes it feels really good to write it, even if you don’t send it. One of the bloggers behind “Kids Prefer Cheese” took issue with a series in the Duke Chronicle on grade inflation and wrote to the editor. Here’s an excerpt:

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• PostSecret’s creator coming to Duke Wednesday

  Result 8

  Discovered March 17, 2009 at 1:23 pm

  Frank Warren, the guy who created the amusing PostSecret blog, will be speaking at Duke University’s Page Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. If you’re not familiar, basically he posts anonymous postcards that people send him. But does he think they’re real? Here’s his response:

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• UNC journalism student explains why he’s not giving up on his major

  Result 9

  Discovered March 16, 2009 at 11:25 am

  A college buddy and I were lamenting the state of newspapers yesterday, reminiscing about our journalism school days and how much has changed. We wondered why anyone would study journalism these days. Coincidentally, UNC j-school student Andrew Dunn just answered this question on his blog.

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• Guess how much it costs to go to Duke University next year

  Result 10

  Discovered March 2, 2009 at 10:20 am

  The Duke University Board of Trustees met Saturday to set the undergraduate tuition. The new pricetag? $49,895. That’s a 3.9 percent increase, but also includes room and board, the N&O reports.

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