Armchair philosophy August 5, 2008
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Language, Life's mysteries , 2commentswill you please explain to me what is “armchair philosophy”?
I’m sure that the designers for the La-Z-Boy company refer to their work using this term. It also refers to a sort of casual and untrained philosophy. You can look upon this in a positive populist manner, or as the work as an amateur (depending, I suppose, on how you view regular philosophers).
Winners & losers August 5, 2008
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Just silly , add a commenthow do you win games that are rigged and cheat and that are impossible to win? i just want to be a game star.
A real winner doens’t play in those sorts of games.
Trinity College August 5, 2008
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Duke , add a commentWas Duke at one time Holy Trinity college, and if so what year?
It was once “Trinity College,” affiliated with the Methodist Church (and originally also with the Quakers as “Union Institute”). The first two links here at the University Archives web site tell you a lot. It was Trinity college from 1859 until 1924. The Trinity College of Art & Sciences still exists as a unit of Duke University.
Big decision August 5, 2008
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Life's mysteries , add a commentWhat should I do with my life?
I often wonder about this myself. If you find out, please get back to me.
School of Nursing August 5, 2008
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Duke, Medicine , add a commentwhat are the Requirements for nursing school?
For the Duke University School of Nursing, you should visit their web site and contact them. They have an admissions FAQ or just their main page where they have several links to “prospective student resources” over on the right.
East to West Campus distance August 5, 2008
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Duke , add a commentHow far is it from East Campus to West?
Each covers a big patch of ground, so the distance can vary a lot depending on where you begin and end in each place. It’s 1.8 miles from the bus stop at the Washington Duke statue on East to the Chapel on West.
Requirements to enter Duke April 11, 2008
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Duke , 6commentsWhat are the SAT/ACT requirements in order to apply for Duke? Also What must your GPA be? Overall what are the requirements for Applying?
I am interested in applying for this school for college. I want to be a Psychiatrist and I am currently a freshman at Woodmont Highschool and I am considering your college as a choice of mine.
I think your questions can be answered from Duke’s Admissions & Aid web pages, the Admissions Office pages , the “Who We’re Looking For” page, and all the other pages linked to from these. Specifically, there are no minimum test scores or class ranks (but these may be factored in with other facets). You can read the standardized test policy. Please look over these pages and contact the admissions office for more information.
Undergraduate schools at Duke April 8, 2008
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Duke , add a commenthow many undergraduate schools are there at Duke? List Them
The Duke web page that links to academic programs lists merely (1) Trinity College and (2) the Pratt School of Engineering as undergraduate schools. They seem to be very fuzzy about the categorization of the Nicholas School. It’s not one of the two schools that is listed after the word “Undergraduate,” but is listed under “Schools and Departments” and certainly has a lot of UG courses and majors (as well as the Masters and Doctorate programs). If you go under Trinity College and go to the list of majors, they list some programs that are part of the Nicholas School, such as Earth & Ocean Sciences and Environmental Science and Policy. Trinity and Pratt, of course, also have graduate programs. You be the judge, but I’ll say there are 2.5 undergraduate schools.
Excel April 3, 2008
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Computers , 1 comment so farHOW TO USE EXCEL
I searched Google using the words “excel tutorial,” and you can, too. The top two results are at the University of South Dakota and at the University of Rhode Island. These may be based on earlier versions of the program, but should be good for starters.
NetID problem March 31, 2008
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Library resources, Technology , add a commentHi, I am a new employee of Duke University. I tried to login to my library account using my NetID (xxxx) but the system would not let me login. Could you check what is wrong? Thanks.
Your question has been forwarded to the Circulation Dept. They should get back to you.
