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Houston Family's College Bill: $1.5M

Matt Cantor — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:41:13 CDT

Good thing he wrote a bestseller. Houston dad Marc Ostrofsky has tallied up his family's college costs, and "we’re looking at roughly $60,000 to $70,000 per child per year," he tells KHOU . "A total of about $1.5 million after tax dollars." Ostrofsky has five daughters and stepdaughters;...

Ex-Duke Basketballer Dies in Fall From NYC Building

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:45:45 CDT

Former star basketball player Thomas Emma plunged from the 12th floor of the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan to his death in an apparent suicide, says the NYPD. Emma's body was found at 11:30am yesterday on a second-floor landing of a building on Central Park South. Emma was...

Duke Frat Under Fire for 'Slut' Emails

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 02:23:00 CDT

Just weeks after a crude Yale frat chant landed the Ivy in hot water, a series of fraternity emails calling female students sluts is sparking a campus gender war at Duke University. The emails, sent by Sigma Nu, invited women to attend the frat's Halloween party dressed up as a...

Sex-Rating 'Thesis' Embarrasses Duke

Kate Schwartz — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:46:35 CDT

College kids, take note: In today's world, nothing is private. Especially not former Duke student Karen Owen's mock senior thesis about her sexual exploits while on campus. The 22-year-old, who graduated this year, prepared a 42-page PowerPoint presentation that analyzed and rated her sexual liaisons with 13 student-athletes to share...

Gates Challenges Elite Students to Join Military

Nick McMaster — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:30:11 CDT

Defense chief Robert Gates wants students from prestigious universities to join the military, arguing that more of the country's "best and brightest" need to step up. In a speech to Duke University students, Gates praised those who do choose to serve, reports Politico . “Instead of wearing J. Crew, they wear...

College Waiting Lists Bigger Than Ever

Jane Yager — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:56:38 CDT

The odds aren't looking good for the 3,382 high school seniors currently wait-listed by Duke—the college thinks it will probably end up taking only about 60 of them. Duke is far from the only college to dump record numbers of applicants into admissions purgatory this year, as economic...

Duke Returns to Title Game

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:34:16 CDT

Duke moved within 40 minutes of its first national title in 9 years tonight, getting 23 points from Jon Scheyer to pull away from West Virginia, 78-57. Kyle Singler had 21 and Nolan Smith 19 for the Blue Devils, who squashed West Virginia's feel-good story and will now try to...

No. 1 Seed Duke Advances

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:51:25 CDT

Nolan Smith scored a career-high 29 points and top-seeded Duke used a big run late in the game to beat Baylor, 78-71, today in Houston. Duke, the lone No. 1 seed remaining in the tournament, will play in the national semis for the first time since 2004, against East Regional...

Michigan State Returns to Final Four

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:50:00 CDT

Raymar Morgan made a free throw with 1.8 seconds left today in St. Louis, giving fifth-seeded Michigan State a 70-69 victory over sixth-seeded Tennessee and a spot in its second straight Final Four. The Vols' Scotty Hopson tied the game with a free throw with 11.2 seconds left,...