Duke Offers Admission to 3,105 High School Seniors

From Duke Today:

Durham, NC - Slightly more than 3,100 high school seniors from across the country and around the world can go online to learn that they have been accepted to Duke University.

A record 31,600 students applied for admission this year -- a 6 percent increase over last year and a 55 percent increase over just four years ago. Only 3,105 students -- 11 percent of the Regular Decision applicant pool -- will receive a notice of acceptance today, inviting them to become members of the Class of 2016.

These students have until May 1 to make their final decision.

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Daring Escape Leads Lemurs to School Library

An amusing article from Duke Today

DURHAM, N.C. - When the authorities arrived, the fugitives were lounging in the school library, stuffing themselves on a tropical fruit salad that the lunch lady had thoughtfully provided. A gaggle of admiring school girls stood around, snapping cell phone pictures from every angle and offering treats in their palms.

So ended the 36-hour adventure of Berisades and Ivy, a pair of 6-year-old ringtailed lemurs who daringly vaulted the electric fence of Natural Habitat Enclosure #4 at the Duke Lemur Center (DLC) late Saturday.

The first call came in to Duke Police from a neighbor of the Lemur Center who said she saw lemurs eating her neighbor's garden on Saturday night, but it was chalked up as a possible raccoon sighting. Then the two half-brothers failed to show up for brunch on Sunday morning, and the call went out to all Lemur Center staff to drop what they were doing and join the search.

This same pair had experienced a brief breakout the week before when a storm pushed over a tree, forming a bridge over the electric fence, said Greg Dye, Operations Manager of the Lemur Center. "We're still not sure how they did it this time, but let's just say that where there's a will, there must be a way."

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Duke Men's Lacrosse vs. Syracuse

Event Title:	Duke Men's Lacrosse vs. Syracuse Big City Classic at Metlife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Date:	Apr 1, 2012
Time:	1:00PM - 8:30PM ET
Location:	Met Life Stadium East Rutherford, NJ
Description:	Duke NY is unable to plan a group event for this Duke lacrosse game (4 pm). Game 1: Notre Dame vs. St. John’s 1pm Game 2: Duke vs. Syracuse 4pm Game 3: North Carolina vs. Johns Hopkins 6:30pm For additional information, or to purchase tickets to the game, visit http://www.bigcityclassic.com/.

Duke NY Book Club

Event Title:	Duke NY Book Club My Antonia by Willa Cather
Date:	Mar 28, 2012
Time:	7:00PM - 9:00PM ET
Location:	The Cornell Club - New York,
Description:	Join other Blue Devils every other month in discussing a new book, from the classics to the latest best sellers. Bring your thoughts, ideas and opinions on the latest selection. Duke NY Book Club meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. at The Cornell Club - New York. For additional information, click here.