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By Andrea Patino - Politics DailyLast Monday at Duke University, Rod Palmquist drew an intricate diagram on a white board showing "students" on one side and "workers" on the other. "Students and workers are at both ends of the labor process. Take for instance the sport garments that are sold at universities. Though it is the administrators who sign contracts with the big companies it is ultimately the students who have the power to ask their administrators what they want," said Palmquist, national coordinator of United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS). "It is fundamental that students and employees maintain communication ...
Does Teach for America Hold the Answers to Education Reform?
By Doris Jwo - Politics DailyWho was the greatest teacher you ever had? I remember mine, but I can't quite put my finger on what made her so good. It didn't have anything to do with age or gender. Nothing to do with years of experience or where she got her college diploma. There was some indescribable quality, a certain touch. The way how, during tests, I would remember exactly how she explained concepts but couldn't necessarily remember the same ideas as explained by the textbook. Of all teachers, why was she so special? And why weren't there more like her at my school? Despite constant indicators that our nation has ...
Duke University Clashes with Local Union
By Doris Jwo - Politics DailyCampuses all over the nation constantly struggle to maintain good relations with their host cities. It's mutualistic: colleges and universities provide innovation, technology and bustling life, while the town or city provides a temporary home for its students. The relationship gets tricky when the school and its community clash over campus issues. Generally it's something benign, like tensions over excessive noise and partying, and there's always the chance of crime on campus. While seemingly placid, problems with dining services can bring the campus to a boil. After all, college kids can't ...
Oprah Brags About Jet At Commencement
By Joshua Chaney - Politics DailyIf you didn't know already, life is great for Oprah Winfrey. But just in case Duke University's graduating class didn't know that, Oprah took the time to tell to let them know. ...
UNC-Duke, Where College Hoops Begins
By Ray Holloman - AOL NewsThere is a story behind the Duke and North Carolina rivalry, but like any really good tale, or an Alex Rodriguez interview, facts have just a bit part to play. It's been added to and embellished piece by piece like an heirloom quilt, its numbers tweaked as needed like the weight of a brag-about fishing catch or the age on your wife's driver's license. And the true origins, before Larry Brown and Art Heyman first went octagon in 1961, and before Dick Vitale ever spittled and bay-beed his way to prominence crowd-surfing the Crazies, have been lost in the kind of haze the general populace of ...
Against Wake, Duke Faces No. 1 Test
By Ray Holloman - AOL NewsThere's not much novel about the Blue Devils being No. 1. In fact, they've done it more times than Tiger Woods has won golf tournaments, than Detroit Lion fans have brown-bagged it to Ford Field and almost as many times as Mike Krzyzewski advised you on your choice of credit card, insurance or any of the other products endorsed with a smile by college basketball's top coach.But whether the three-time national championship coach and his team admits it, there is something different this time around. This No. 1 comes with a question mark. At least, until Wednesday night's road game against Wake ...
Andrew Giuliani Might Have Been Kicked Off Duke Golf Team Because He's a Jerk
By Shane Bacon - AOL NewsNothing is more of an absolute certainty in this world than a rich kid filing a lawsuit because he wasn't treated fairly and then the real story coming out.After Andrew Giuliani, son of former mayor Rudy Giuliani, was kicked off the Duke golf team, he filed a lawsuit claiming he was "illegally terminated from the team in February." After it was shown that Giuliani might have been released because of his mediocre golf record for a top-15 golf school, new reports have come out that it might have been because he was a bit of an ass. One of the first things (head coach O.D.) Vincent did as coach ...
Giuliani Might Have Been Kicked Off Golf Team Because He Wasn't Very Good
By Shane Bacon - AOL NewsThere are probably a lot of reasons to sue a collegiate sports program for kicking you off the team without any previous knowledge of the happenings. If the coach tried to seduce you with flavored candles in his apartment or the athletic director forced you to do a Starry Night shot and you declined or if the mascot of the college was seen dry-humping your girlfriend on the JumboTron and you complained. One reason not to sue is if you're dropped from the squad because you suck at the sport.As we noted yesterday, Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy, is suing Duke University because he was "illegally ...
Rudy Giuliani's Son Seems Nice, Sues Duke for Dismissal From the Golf Team
By Shane Bacon - AOL NewsPlaying collegiate sports is a tough gig. You're up at 5 AM, doing sprints before workouts before class before practice. You hang, play and party with the same group of teammates you travel with.So, when the coach decides to dismiss you from the team, what's the first logical step to take? Yep, you guessed it, sue the coach and the university.Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, is suing Duke University after being kicked off the team by head coach O.D. Vincent, claiming he was "illegally terminated from the team in February.""[Men's golf coach] O.D. Vincent ...
Rest of Duke Lacrosse Team Announces Suit Against University and City of Durham
By Eric McErlain - AOL NewsIn Washington today, the remaining members of the Duke Lacrosse team who were not originally prosecuted for rape by the city of Durham, North Carolina announced that they were filing suit against both the University and the city for the emotional distress they suffered over the course of the case. In all, more than three dozen current and former students will take part in the lawsuit that was filed today in Federal court in North Carolina. Pictured above is Steve Henkelman, father of former Duke lacrosse player Erik Henkelman, speaking his piece about the suit today at the National Press ...
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