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ONE HUNDREDTH YEAR, ISSUE 124
Grad school Amid complaints, DSG sets runoff
rankings dip slightly Adam Eagun THE CHRONICLE
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U.S. News and World Report unveiled its 2006 graduate and professional school rankings last week, and the results showed little improvement for the University. For the first time in more than a decade, only one ofDuke’s trio of prestigious professional schools ranked in the top 10—the School of Medicine. The Fuqua School of Business maintained its ranking of 11, tying with the University of California at Los Angeles. Duke’s School of Law also tied for 11th with Cornell University and the University of California at Berkeley after slipping one spot lower than last year’s ranlang. Provost Peter Lange expressed optimism despite the lack of improvement but also emphasized that rankings should be only one of the many factors taken into consideration by prospective graduate students. “Once again, we are gratified that the quality of our programs is reflected in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings,” Lange said in an April 1 statement. “We know that magazine ratings, particularly of graduate and professional programs, are limited by the methodology used, and students interested in pursuing graduate or professional education should consider a wide range of factors.” The Pratt School of Engineering lost some ground, sinking two places to its current location of 32nd. Among its specialized programs, however, the school’s vaunted biomedical engineering program rose to fourth, from sixth last year,
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Sarah Ball
THE CHRONICLE
It’s back to the voting booths. The Duke Student GovernmentElection Commission finalized plans for a runoff election between presidential candidates Emily Aviki and Jesse Longoria. The election will take place Tuesday. Russ Ferguson, the third presidential candidate, will not be on the runoffballot. He has filed an official appeal to the DSG ChiefJustice, senior Emilie Lemke, saying Aviki should be disqualified for repeated campaign violations. The DSG Judiciary Committee, which Lemke chairs, will review the appeal and decide its merit. If the appeal is validated, then the Judiciary Committee will revisit the Election Commission’s ruling. DSG Attorney General Elizabeth Lad-
ner said the decision to hold a runoff was related to Aviki’s actions. In the absence of a simple majority vote on election day, the winner must have a 10 percent lead over the runner-up, according to DSG bylaws. Longoria received 37 percent of the vote, Aviki won 33 percent and Ferguson garnered 29 percent. The Election Commission conducted a two-day investigation after receiving evidence that suggested Aviki had placed an illegal link to the DSG voting website in her AOL Instant Messenger profile on election day, March 31. After deliberating over alleged campaign violations for four hours Saturday, the Election Commission banned Aviki, a junior, from campaigning in the days preceding the not
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Duke survives late Virginia
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Mike Van Pelt
THE CHRONICLE
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. As threatening clouds rolled in and covered Klockner Stadium during the second half Saturday afternoon, rain was imminent. For a short time, it seemed that a Duke collapse was just as likely. The Blue Devils (9-2, 3-1 in the ACC) built an 11-3 halftime lead over Virginia, but after the break DUKE I” the Cavaliers (6-2, 12 2-1) stormed back VIRGINIA and were scoring goals quickly. Junior Katie Chrest would not let the nation’s No. 2 team get any closer than three goals, however, as No. 5 Duke held on for the 16-12 victory. Duke moves into a three-way tie with Virginia and North Carolina atop the nation’s best conference. With the three ACC teams ranked within the top five in the nation, the win was the biggest of the season to date for the Blue Devils. “It puts us in a better position for the conference tournament,” head coach Kerstin Kimel said. “For us though right now, we have to do a better job in the second half offensively than we did. “We had built ourselves a nice lead in the first half so we were able to play that way and get away with it.” The Cavaliers penetrated the Blue Devils’ defense and had several long uncontested runs at the cage as they sliced Duke’s lead in half in the first 12 minutes of the second period. Virginia’s leading scorer Tyler Leachman connected on two of her four goals during that stretch. >
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The Blue Devils scored 11 first-half goals as they distanced themselvesfrom No. 2 Virginia Saturday.
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