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Welcome, Class of 2018

Need help getting to know Duke before orientation week? Take a look at a selection of articles to familiarize yourself and get excited about being a Blue Devil.

The finalized exoskeleton designed by Dr. Miguel Nicolelis and his Walk Again Project.

Among other issues, immigration reform, a pressing topic in Congress, could have direct implications in Durham,

No. 1 overall recruit Jahlil Okafor will look to lead the nation's top-ranked recruiting class at Duke next season.

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Lovette found not guilty in Mahato murder

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Duke receives $3 million for Islamic Studies directorship

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Duke professor to receive National Humanities Medal

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Exploring Durham

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Former lacrosse case detective commits suicide, reports say

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Duke Forward fundraising ahead of schedule

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Opinion

Find your place at Duke

Editorial Board

Be a part of our team

Carleigh Stiehm

A certain finesse

Darbi Griffith

The experience of a lifetime, never again

Elizabeth Djinis

News

Gender gap persists in alumni leadership, donations

Emma Baccellieri

The DukeForward capital campaign may be more than halfway to its goal, but recent research shows that women make up significantly less than half of of alumni leadership positions and high-level...

Final lacrosse case lawsuit reaches settlement

Staff Reports

The last lawsuit related to the 2006 lacrosse case has concluded—more than eight years after an exotic dancer first filed false claims of sexual assault by Duke lacrosse players.

Duke Kunshan officially set to open next month

Kali Shulklapper

Construction delays in China mean students and faculty will be housed in a conference center—the only standing building on campus.

Sports

Head coach John Danowski has led his team to back-to-back titles and three in the past five years.

Duke lacrosse back to work after second consecutive NCAA title

Nick Martin

Just weeks after winning their second consecutive national title and third in the past five years, the Blue Devils are trying to stay focused and disciplined in pursuit of the rare three-peat.

Krzyzewski to lead Team USA in FIBA World Cup

Nick Martin

Head coach Mike Krzyzewski has been watching the FIFA World Cup to capture the sense of national pride he will look to instill in Team USA this August.

Boutier relishes U.S. Women's Open experience

Amrith Ramkumar

Celine Boutier may have not won the tournament, but what she takes back to Duke will help her team attempt to a repeat at the national championship.

Recess

"Orphan Black" and "Orange is the New Black": 2 Bechdel overachievers

Annie Piotrowski

Walkmen Go On Hiatus, Release Solo Albums

Drew Haskins

Leithauser, Bauer, and Martin all release new work to mixed success.

New arts-based pre-orientation program to come to Duke

Stephanie Wu

Project Arts, the newest addition to Duke’s pre-orientation programs, is scheduled to be up and running by 2015.

Recess Interviews: Marissa Nadler

Lauren Feilich

I was in this world of being aesthetically turned on by the macabre.

Summer Concert Preview

Drew Haskins

Spending your summer in Durham? Check out these Triangle Area concerts!

Towerview

Exploring Durham

Eliza Strong and Elysia Su

Duke's six-year turnaround from 1-11 to 10-4 was about more than changing a team, it was about changing the University's football culture from top to bottom.

Extreme Makeover: Duke football edition

Daniel Carp

From "resuscitation project" to Cinderella story, a look at the investments on and off the field that brought the Blue Devils back from the dead

Durham, N.C., was once a tobacco boomtown. Revitalization efforts during the last 20 years have turned the Bull City into a Southern destination.

Building Bull City

Becky Richards

Duke's effort to support urban gentrification in downtown Durham has left the University in the shadow of one of America's fastest growing cities

The closure of the main entrance to Perkins Library is just part of a slew of projects sweeping across Duke's West Campus.

The Construction Obstruction

Danielle Muoio

Duke's Gothic wonderland is quickly becoming engulfed by yellow construction tape, but what about the students that endure the inconvenience?

When Duke Kunshan University opens in August 2014, just one of its six buildings will be accessible. Its main academic building (pictured) is slated to be completed in October.

My trip to Kunshan

Yiyun Zhu

With Duke Kunshan University set to open in less than two months, a visit to Duke's first foray into the Far East

Welcome, Class of 2018

Top Stories

Lovette found not guilty in Mahato murder

Duke professor to receive National Humanities Medal

Grant Hill gives $1.25 million to Duke

Duke receives $3 million for Islamic Studies directorship

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What's Hot

Lovette found not guilty in Mahato murder

Duke receives $3 million for Islamic Studies directorship

Duke professor to receive National Humanities Medal

Exploring Durham

Former lacrosse case detective commits suicide, reports say

Duke Forward fundraising ahead of schedule

Opinion

Find your place at Duke

Be a part of our team

A certain finesse

The experience of a lifetime, never again

News

Gender gap persists in alumni leadership, donations

Final lacrosse case lawsuit reaches settlement

Duke Kunshan officially set to open next month

Former lacrosse case detective commits suicide, reports say

All-Star Game to become part of Durham's baseball tradition

Construction projects' overlap not deliberate

Duke Forward fundraising ahead of schedule

At a glance: construction projects past, present and future

Ninth Street's changing face: new development mixing with old-school atmosphere

New dining options arrive on campus

Sports

Duke lacrosse back to work after second consecutive NCAA title

Krzyzewski to lead Team USA in FIBA World Cup

Boutier relishes U.S. Women's Open experience

Brooks leads Blue Devils to sixth championship

Duke football recent success paying off on recruiting trail

Pollard takes a page out of Cutcliffe's notebook

Victories and victory laps

Trimble, Bullard make first cut for Team USA

Duke track concludes season with four All-American performances at NCAAs

TWICE AS NICE: Duke lacrosse holds off Notre Dame to win second consecutive national championship

Recess

"Orphan Black" and "Orange is the New Black": 2 Bechdel overachievers

Walkmen Go On Hiatus, Release Solo Albums

New arts-based pre-orientation program to come to Duke

Recess Interviews: Marissa Nadler

Summer Concert Preview

Towerview

Exploring Durham

Extreme Makeover: Duke football edition

Building Bull City

The Construction Obstruction

My trip to Kunshan