I don't think Wellesley College had a "victory bell", unless maybe they rang a small bell when they beat Smith College in a Scrabble tournament.
Rumor has it Wellesley rings a victory bell every year on the anniversary of the takeover of Radcliffe by Harvard, which signified total and unconditional victory over its former rival
President Brodhead's first official day on campus at Duke was July 1, 2004, and Coach K reaffirmed that he'd stay at Duke on July 5. I will believe until the day that I die that K's very public mulling of the Lakers' offer (in pretty stark contrast to the close-to-the-vest way he handled most stuff like that) was in part a strategy meant to, erm, aid in the delivery of the above-quoted message.
Yes, I remember that quite well. If my memory is correct, when the news first broke the Coach K was in serious talks with the Lakers about becoming their coach (in late June 2004), a group of students, then on campus, gathered near CIS and had signs and were chanting to implore Coach K to remain at Duke and newly-installed President Brodhead joined in with the students and their chants. At the time, I thought to myself "Dick Brodhead is probably thinking 'Godda*m, I never had to do this sh*t at Yale'"
I hear that!! My sister, wife (extremely rare appearance by an Illini alumnus who could care less about football...coincidence?
), and assorted others will be at the game Oct 18th. Let's hope that the 23rd time playing the Noles will be the charm, although I sure hope the coaching staff and team are laser focused on the bunch down in Atlanta. 6-0 would sound awful nice to me.
You are close but off on several key facts. I was Class of 1997 so entered with Nan. Price's speech was in 1992 so it was before Nan (just googled to confirm) but agree that it did influence her. Most of us resented it and thought he was completely wrong and should let Duke be Duke. H Keith H teed things up for Nan. My memory is a bit hazy but I'm pretty sure that when I visited as a p-frosh in April, 1993, everyone knew that the Thursday night kegs I went to was the final one. Nan just executed it. She definitely did try to cut down on parties and make Duke more "intellectual" but the examples you cited are not the best.
Yes, you are right. I can't even find the copy of the speech. But here's the Google blurb:
Here is a link I found. As one who was brilliantly taught by Duke's incredible Public Policy faculty to be concise and better to use a shorter word than a longer one if you can achieve the same meaning, I found this speech to be incredibly verbose, obnoxious, and out of touch - I struggled to get through it not because I am not smart enough, but because it was miserable to read. The beauty of the Duke student of that era is that yes, they could drink with the best of them and perhaps spent a bit too much time doing so, but then they would rally and crank out a brilliant paper, lab report, or whatever else and also engage in meaningful conversations about literature, history, science, basketball, or beer.
I was told at a reunion luncheon with several senior faculty and department chairs that , as I said above, "The faculty was up in arms over the lack of intellectual life on campus." This was a couple of years before Reynolds' speech. And -jk, I haven't heard anyone else say that his talk was misguided.
Off topic for the sports thread, but the reality is that Price and Nan were just wrong on how the vast majority of average 18-22 year olds wants to experience college (both then and now). They were academics and administrators seeking an idealized quiet college bubble where they would simultaneously benefit from lower overall liability. They wanted a UChicago in Durham
Hopeful we'll be seeing you and your care less company before the game!I hear that!! My sister, wife (extremely rare appearance by an Illini alumnus who could care less about football...coincidence?
I first met Nan on the night Duke beat Ga Tech, on its way to seven straight wins. She was pretty excited. Reynolds played soccer at Duke. Price was fairly social during my time at Duke, coming to a number of small parties. Anyway, I've said my bit on Nan Keohane. I won't comment much on Doug Knight, whom I knew fairly well from my time at Duke, but he and the Trustees led a partial de-emphasis of football from which we have never truly recovered. Gee, to match the top Ivies you have to play bad football?
I do think that it is important to have a robust intellectual life on any college campus, including Duke. But IMO anyone who thinks that such an atmosphere is incompatible with fun probably thinks that the "upheaval" you reference is an example of intellectual life. I dissent.
If it makes you feel better, the benefit of alumni status on admissions is probably gone in the next decade. California just banned it and donor preference for all schools in the state (inclining private institutions) this week. So it will all be new Duke soon
I'm not a lawyer anymore and this was never my area of practice but does a state have the right to tell a private educational institution how they should run their admission process? I foresee a lawsuit over this new policy (if that is what it does?).
You don't seriously think NC will fall for that garbage, do you?
No idea how the state will enforce and punishments for lack of compliance, but the law passed was targeted at everyone, including Stanford and USC. Reportedly the second state to pass this law behind Maryland. Article below
