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“Her kindness and deep intelligence were evident to all who were fortunate enough to work with her, faculty, staff, students and alums,” wrote Sarah Wilbur, director of graduate studies in dance, in an email to the Duke dance community.
The current fiscal year began July 1, but the new budget, which provides the primary source of funding for several of the state government’s chief functions, including education, healthcare and infrastructure, wasn’t passed until Sept. 22 — about three months later.
Durham's Oct. 10 primary will decide the candidates for mayor and City Council, and The Chronicle has you covered with a guide to where and how you can vote this year.
With the WNBA semifinals wrapped up and the championship round set to begin Sunday, the Blue Zone looks at the postseason performances of former Blue Devils now playing in the W.
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details — and numbers.
The 17th-ranked Blue Devils battled to a 1-1 tie Sunday against Virginia, furthering their struggles in ACC competition. The lone goal on the day for Duke was scored by junior Dieynaba Ndaw, her first career tally in her first career start.
The Blue Devils displayed a relentless offensive showing, playing with urgency from the whistle and beating the Demon Deacons 3-0. Sunday’s match against William and Mary did not replicate Friday’s offensive dominance, but Duke exited Williamsburg, Va., with a 1-0 victory and having augmented its win streak to eight games.
After losing in four sets to Miami Friday night, Duke came into Sunday afternoon’s game against Florida State hoping for a rebound win. However, the road trip to the Sunshine State proved not so sunny for the Blue Devils.
My measure of self-worth was always my talent; at that moment, I felt like summer had ripped it away from me.
For me, tech is the epitome of the contemporary American dream and while we love to pretend that it’s a perfect meritocracy, so much of achieving upward mobility is built on luck.
I’m graduating in less than a year, and I cannot stand the fact that I will likely be leaving having made no impact on Duke’s investment practices despite the years of hard work by Duke Climate Coalition’s (DCC) campaign.
A more overarching predicament that afflicts the academic milieu at Duke University is the tendency toward an excessive degree of coddling.
Peter Kahn, Trinity ‘76, introduced the panel and mentioned that Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag was invited to the talk but declined, “noting that it is premature for him to talk about these issues in a public setting.”
After returning to the FGLI alums who were interviewed in The Chronicle’s series published in 2020 about the wealth gap, there was a common consensus about the Times’ article — they were not surprised.
Some students look for roles that align with their academic interests, whereas others pursue work that they simply find enjoyable.
Over 50 years after the first house course was offered in the 1967-68 school year, 23 house courses are on offer for fall of 2023, ranging from “Mad Studies" to “Creative Care in Healthcare," “Understanding Satire” and “Intro to Drug Development.”
According to a Sunday report by ESPN's Pete Thamel on X, the "early read" on Leonard's injury — a presumed high-ankle sprain — is that it will not be season-ending and that "multiple weeks" is a probable timeline for his recovery.
Duke football lost 21-14 against No. 11 Notre Dame after a last-minute touchdown by the Fighting Irish.
In a primetime matchup against Notre Dame Saturday, Duke football fell short of victory in a thrilling heartbreaker. The Blue Zone is here with three key takeaways, stats and a look ahead following the Blue Devils’ loss.
Following a heartbreaking loss to Notre Dame, Duke football dropped to No. 19 in the AP poll. The Blue Zone breaks down the movement in the poll after a tumultuous weekend of football.
In Christian Petzold’s Silver Bear-winning film "Afire" (2023), love is all-consuming.
As the sea of Notre Dame fans in attendance erupted, Duke fans trudged toward the exits, and students resentfully backed away from the fences. In an instant, the happy ending to one of the most exciting days in program history had vanished into thin air.