OFF THE COURT
Written by Dave Bradley
DUKE ATHLETICS
DUKE NOTEBOOK
Nasher Recognized in Time Magazine
The El Greco exhibit featured this year at Duke’s Nasher Museum
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of Art claimed the No. 3 spot on Time Magazine’s 2008 Top 10 list of
museum exhibits. Nasher was the lone North Carolina museum
$2.7 Approximate net worth,
to crack the rankings.
in billions, of Duke’s graduation
“We’re thrilled,” Nasher
speaker this year, Oprah Winfrey
Director Kimerly Ror-
(Oprah is the world’s most power-
schach told The Herald-
Sun
ful woman according to CNN and
. “It’s a tremendous
Time)
recognition for the mu-
seum and the exhibition,
just a great way to be
130,128 Number of active
noticed in a wide circu-
Duke alumni
lation press, and we’re
very proud.” A number
55 Acres of landscaped and
of paintings rarely seen
woodland area at Duke Gardens
outside of Spain were
showcased as part of “El Greco to Velasquez: Art During the Reign
45 Percentage of Duke’s rev-
of Philip III.” The exhibit ended in early November after welcom-
enue generated by the University
ing over 73,000 visitors. Our team visited the impressive museum
Health System
when Grant Hill’s highly-regarded collection of African-American
art was featured, and the venue has been a terrific addition to the
6,340 Number of undergrad
Duke and Durham communities since it opened in 2005.
students enrolled at Duke
44
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K-Ville 2009 opened in late December with soggy conditions challenging the dedicated Crazies
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