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“International Seal of Approval”?

DURHAM -- Does the United States need the legitimacy of the United Nations in democratizing Iraq? Does the United Nations have legitimacy to give to this process? Three distinguished panelists discussed, and disagreed, on the answers to these questions during the Confronting Iraq workshop sponsored by Duke University earlier this month.

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Prof Finds Grade Inflation at Duke, UNC

DURHAM — A Duke University professor has reinvigorated the national debate over grade inflation. Professor Stuart Rojstaczer announced a web site, GradeInflation.com, wherein he has compiled data on more than 50 colleges and universities nationwide showing how average grade-point-averages at them over time have risen. There are two NC schools on the site, Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Jon Sanders
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Call. 9: Hacker Hits Duke Computer System

A hacking incident at Duke University this week threatened the school's entire computer system and raised questions about Internet security. For several days, a computer hacker used a computer to exploit a temporary security hole in godzilla6, which is one of the six servers on the acpub system.

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