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From the Daily as emailed to the Duke Law Community

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008
TODAY'S EVENTS

Graduation Week: Bluegrass Barbeque
Friday, May 9, 2008
5 until 7 PM (Doris Duke Center, Sarah P. Duke Gardens) All graduating students invited to bring the family and dine to the tunes of live bluegrass.
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Graduation Week: Durham Bulls Game
Friday, May 9, 2008
7 until 9 PM (Durham Bulls Athletic Park) Following the Bluegrass Barbeque, watch the Durham Bulls take on the Syracuse Chiefs.
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Graduation Week: Candlelight Courtyard Dinner
Friday, May 9, 2008
7 until 9 PM (Law School Courtyard) This event proves to be one of the most special of the year, as international students' and LLM students' families and friends travel from around the world to share in graduation.
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Baseball Ticket Pick-up
Attention all 3Ls and LLMs who ordered tickets for Friday night's Bulls baseball game -- Please come and pick up your tickets at Genevra Alberti's desk in the Dean's Suite. With questions, please e-mail Stephanie De Falco at defalco@law.duke.edu. If you did not order tickets, but would like to attend the game, tickets will be for sale at the game. We are sitting in sections 211 and 213.

Duke Graduate and Professional Graduation Events
Saturday night Graduation Party. Saturday May 10 9 PM to 1 AM. One final party to celebrate graduation weekend. Beer, Wine, and snacks will be served at the beer tent located in the parking lot across from Blue Zone Parking. All students and families are welcome to attend.

Food and Household Item Donation Drive
Moving? Leaving for the summer? Doing some spring cleaning? Donate your extra canned items and household supplies! The Office of Student Affairs is sponsoring a donation drive of household items. Bring your boxed/canned foods, toiletries, infant products, paper products, household cleaners and detergents, batteries, light bulbs, etc. to the Blue Lounge and drop off in the donation bins. Please read the signs posted on each bin for which items should go in Bin 1 or 2. Items will be donated to the Food Bank and the Ronald McDonald House of Durham.

Graduation 2008
Graduating students: You may pick up your graduation regalia from the Duke University Store from Apr. 28-May 10. For more information on this and other graduation details, please visit:
http://www.law.duke.edu/students/alums

Hooding Ceremony Shuttle
Duke Law will provide a van shuttle for Hooding Ceremony guests with mobility issues. The shuttle will run continuously from the entrance to the Law Lot on Towerview to the Entrance of Cameron Indoor Stadium from 5-6 PM and from Cameron/Reception Tent to the Law Lot entrance from 8-10 PM.

Tours of New Wing
You've survived the drilling, the banging, and the dust of our construction project. Now is your chance to see what's been causing all the fuss. Professor Tom Metzloff is offering two tours of the new wing of the Law School -- beginning at 1:30 and again at 2 p.m. on Friday, May, 9. Each tour is limited to the first 30 people to sign up; family members are welcome. The deadline to RSVP is noon on Thursday, May 8. Please sign up at:
http://survey.oit.duke.edu/ViewsFlash/servlet/viewsflash?cmd=page&pollid=LAWRSVP!Tours

Please see the Bulletin Board for more announcements.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Graduation: Hooding Ceremony
Saturday, May 10, 2008
5 until 8 PM (Cameron Indoor Stadium) The graduation ceremony solely for the Law School. Graduating students will have their names individually read and be presented with their law hoods.
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Graduation Week: Champagne Toast
Saturday, May 10, 2008
8 PM (Tent outside Cameron) Following the Hooding Ceremony, a champagne toast will take place in a tent outside Cameron. Classmates will have the chance to take family photos and group shots with other classmates before heading out for dinner.
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Graduation Weekend: Bagel Breakfast/Student Line Up
Sunday, May 11, 2008
8 AM (3rd Floor Loggia) A light breakfast will be served prior to students lining up to proceed to Wallace Wade Stadium for the University Graduation Exercises.
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Graduation Weekend: Farewell Tea
Sunday, May 11, 2008
11:30 AM until 1 PM (3rd Floor Loggia) Stop by the Law School after the Graduation Exercises for refreshments, regalia return and diploma pick up.
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BULLETIN BOARD
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Beach House Rental Atlantic Beach (Morehead City)
New house on the Sound at Atlantic Beach, sleeps 10. 15% discount to Duke Law faculty and staff. Might also be able to rent for fewer than 7 days depending. House available after June 21 by which time wireless internet will be installed. Please go to the following link for specifics https://www.ncbeach-vacation.com/vrmgr/rental/PropertyDisplay.aspx?PropertyId=515&WebCode=new&ReturnPath=/vrmgr/search/WebGroupList.aspx If interested please contact Gray McCalley at gmccalley@printpack.com.
https://www.ncbeach-vacation.com/vrmgr/rental/PropertyDisplay.aspx?PropertyId=515&WebCode=new&ReturnPath=/vrmgr/search/WebGroupList.aspx