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"try matching that record with the football or basketball teams"

Well actually the football team has a very high graduation rate as well. Not 100% but then you're dealing with a far greater number of players than lacrosse.

American Football Coaches Association Honors Duke For Graduation Rates

As for basketball, Duke was the last holdout for players leaving early. Up until the Elton Brand recruiting class, Duke had graduated every single one of the basketball players in its history except for that flake Kenny Denard who could have graduated but needed some small number of hours to finish but liked having it as his claim to fame. Then, finally, Duke succumbed and started routinely losing players early like everyone else.

This does not in any way invalidate your point but only goes to show that Duke is serious about graduating athletes across the board.

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OT: In other North Carolina News

Edwards, ahead in Iowa, tries to expand his base

Gag, gag, choke, choke, puke, puke, barf, barf. Who does he think he's kidding?

Unfortunately, I envision an NC Governor Edwards at some point in our future. If Nifong is not tossed out in the ABN election, I can Governor Edwards appointing Nifong as a judge and appointing Nifong's successor. Oh the humanity!!

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... but only goes to show that Duke is serious about graduating athletes across the board.

It is not up to Duke to graduate ANY of its students. It is up to its students TO DO WHAT IS REQUIRED to graduate IF THEY SO WISH.

If someone comes to a major university to play sports, to work on their creative writing, to work on their acting skills, to work with a particular artist ect, and does not chose to graduate that is their business. It is not Duke nor ANY college's job to graduate any particular student or class of students.

This do you graduate your "players" is leftist bilge. It runs against individual responsibility. Its most likely result will be to corrupt the academic side of universities as coaches, boosters or players pressure profs to give away graded or adminstrators to change recorded grades without the profs knowledge.