Word: duking
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DURHAM, N.C.--At the urging of Duke University President Terry Sanford, a committee of students is preparing a draft of an honor code pledging each student to "truth, honesty, good will, fairness and a concern for others...
Because the number of colleges with honor codes has declined in recent years, Sanford said, "the achievement at Duke will furnish national leadership...
...fours. Though they were not very formidable-males weighed no more than 5½ kg (12 lbs.), females about 80% of that-they could take on a ferocious appearance. Whenever the males competed with one another for females or were threatened, they would bare their fanglike canines. Comments Duke University Paleontologist Elwyn Simons: "A nasty little thing...
...recently dug up by Simons' team. These fossils helped the scientists re-create not only the physical structure of the animal, its movements and diet but its social behavior as well. Of special importance were the primate's teeth. "The males had large, fanglike canine teeth," explains Duke Anatomist
Elinor Roy, a counselor for the university, said Duke does not keep records of suicide attempts but added, "The vast majority of Duke students do contemplate suicide...