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Rather like the Duke of York in the old nursery rhyme, Syria and Jordan marched to the brink of war last week, then marched away. For a few tense days, however, the two Arab antagonists had provoked international jitters that another hot war was about to start in the Middle East. After nearly a week of intense shuttle diplomacy between Damascus and Amman to devise a face-saving formula, Saudi Arabia's Deputy Prime Minister, Prince Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz, proudly proclaimed that his peacemaking efforts had been "crowned with success." He announced that Syria had agreed...
DURHAM, N.C.--Two Duke University seniors last week filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Education charging that Duke discriminates against women in housing, athletics and recruitment of faculty...
...students, Mary Brew and Christy Kooyman, said Duke violated Title IX, a 1972 act forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program receiving federal funds...
...Duke's equal opportunity office immediately announced it would investigate the charges. "I want to make it clear that we are taking this very seriously," Dolores L. Burke. director of the office, said, adding that she hoped to report to the administration before Christmas...
...Duke University President Terry Sanford criticized the students for not first raising the matter with him or his staff. "I am appalled at the basic discourtesy and the totally inappropriate procedures followed by the two students," he said. "At no time did they see fit to bring the matters of which they complain to my attention or to the attention of the chancellor...