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‘There’s no way to win against parking’: Faculty, staff vent frustrations against Parking and Transportation

By Iris Liang | 19 hours ago

Students aren’t the only ones who have an axe to grind with parking—staff and faculty members from across Duke have expressed frustration with Parking and Transportation Services. The director of Duke’s Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory and several workers in the Duke University Health System voiced issues with parking, ranging from steep prices, availability on campus and potential safety concerns.

The Class of 2023 listened to President Vincent Price and others speak at their convocation ceremony earlier this semester.

The Chronicle to release Class of 2023 demographics and lifestyle survey data this week

By Bre Bradham | 20 hours ago

The results of this survey will be released throughout the coming week and will give a deeper look at Duke’s newest undergrads.

Duke Student Health: Gaslighting patients and exacerbating conditions

By Rose Wong | 21 hours ago

Student Health’s misdiagnosis delayed Matson from receiving necessary treatment and medication, negatively impacting her academic, social and emotional well-being.

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8 hidden gems of Durham’s food scene

By Jack Rubenstein | 11/18/2019

Duke's unyielding sugar rush

By Akshaj Turebylu | 11/18/2019

Good riddance, Boxed Water

By Sophie Laettner | 11/18/2019

'It hits you like a rock': Duke volleyball's seniors say goodbye to Cameron in loss to Pittsburgh

By Jake C. Piazza | 11/17/2019

Duke football hits new low in 'stunning' defeat to Syracuse

By Dilan Trivedi | 11/17/2019

Westboro Baptist Church to demonstrate today on corner of Towerview and Erwin

By Ben Leonard | 11/15/2019

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Joey Loperfido's versatility was on full display in the Blue Devils' Fall World Series.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Observations from Duke baseball’s intersquad Fall World Series

By Em Adler | 2 hours ago

All the talent that brought Duke baseball a single win away from the 2019 College World Series was on display last weekend.

Cassius Stanley and the Blue Devils will play their first games as the No. 1 team in the country this season in the Empire Classic this week.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Thoughts on the AP poll: Duke men's basketball back on top

By Shane Smith | 8 hours ago

This year's Champions Classic featured a No. 1 vs No. 2 bout with Michigan State and Kentucky, and that might not be the only one of the season.

NEWS | HEALTH SCIENCE

Duke physics professor wins prestigious award for dark energy research

By John Markis | 19 hours ago

When starting his career, Daniel Scolnic shot for the moon. Now he has the accolades to verify that he reached the stars.

NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Q&A: Duke student writes novel on implications of an AI-controlled world

By Charlie Zong | 19 hours ago

As a participant in the bSchool (Book School) program of the Creator Institute, Michael Tan wrote and will publish a novel, The Death of Uncertainty.

Fans of the seminal cult classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” in full costume, at a midnight screening of the film.

RECESS | CULTURE MOVIES

Has streaming brought an end to cult films?

By Amelia Wiercioch | 21 hours ago

Many have attempted to articulate the essence of what makes a cult film a cult film.

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

The case for good-willed women (and men)

By Lizzie Bond | 21 hours ago

We should lament that our rules are imperfect and unjust, and then seek to reform them in a spirit of good-will by speaking the Truth, by loving one another—even our enemy—as our neighbor equal in worth and dignity.

Jade Williams' team-high 11 points were not enough to push Duke past Northwestern.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Sloppy second half stops Duke women's basketball from competing with Wildcats

By Christian Olsen | 22 hours ago

Duke fell hard to the Wildcats due to a sloppy second half.

Haley Gorecki's 4-for-14 afternoon from the field contributed to an all-around poor shooting day for Duke.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Duke women's basketball falls to Northwestern due to debilitating Wildcat runs

By Spencer Levy | 23 hours ago

Although the Blue Devils held the Wildcats to just six points in the second quarter, Northwestern’s combined 48-15 advantage in the first and third quarters allowed the Wildcats to pull away in the second half.

Quentin Harris completed just 19-of-36 passes for 157 yards and two interceptions in the stunning defeat.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Extra point vs. Syracuse: Duke football hands the Orange their first conference win of the season

By Tevyn Fudge | Yesterday

In its fourth-ever meeting with Syracuse, Duke suffered an embarrassing 49-6 loss, snapping its undefeated streak against the Orange.

RECESS | CULTURE

5 film and TV franchises that, frankly, need to die

By Ellenor Brown | Yesterday

Some franchises are better, higher-quality and far more entertaining than others.

The Blue Devils' 2019 season reached a low point Saturday.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

INDEFENSIBLE: Duke football dismantled by lowly Syracuse team, bowl eligibility in doubt

By Evan Kolin | 2 days ago

The Blue Devils suffered their most embarrassing loss in an already disappointing 2019 season.

Deon Jackson and the Duke rushing attack could not get going against the Orange's typically porous rushing defense.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Five observations and more from Duke football's first half against Syracuse

By Dilan Trivedi | 2 days ago

Syracuse pulled out to an early 14-6 over the first 30 minutes of the contest.

Miela Goodchild and Duke's guards will be tested defensively.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Duke women's basketball to welcome mirror-image Northwestern to Durham

By Em Adler | 2 days ago

The mirror-image Duke and Northwestern programs will meet in Cameron Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m.

Cassius Stanley has cemented himself in Duke's starting lineup.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Cameron Chronicles Season 3, Episode 2: 'Views from the Top'

By Michael Model , Derek Saul and Shane Smith | 2 days ago

This week our hosts Derek Saul and Shane Smith are joined by Michael Model to discuss what’s going on in the world of Duke basketball.

Freshman Jalon Calhoun leads the Blue Devils with three receiving touchdowns this season.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Third and goal: Duke football looking to attack the perimeter against Syracuse

By Max Rego | 2 days ago

Check out the Blue Zone's three keys to Saturday's game.

Emmy Duerr scored twice against the Utes Friday night.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S SOCCER

Freshman Emmy Duerr breaks out in Duke women's soccer's NCAA tournament win against Utah

By Jonathan Browning | 2 days ago

Duke may have won the first-round NCAA tournament matchup 4-0 against Utah, but Emmy Duerr won the night at Koskinen Stadium, scoring the first two goals of her college career in spectacular fashion.

“Magdalene” is the second full-length LP from the British musician FKA twigs.

RECESS | CULTURE MUSIC

FKA twigs twists sound and story in ‘Magdalene’

By Stephen Atkinson | 2 days ago

Mary Magdalene is one of the first women history robbed.

Joey Baker had a career-high eight points, though his biggest moment came on his electrifying floor slap in the second half.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Joey Baker cooks up energy in Duke men's basketball's win against Georgia State

By Ramona Naseri | 2 days ago

Joey Baker contributed more to his team than he could have imagined with a simple slap of the Cameron Indoor Stadium hardwood on defense.

All three of Iowa's shots on goal got past Duke goalkeeper Sammi Steele.

SPORTS | FIELD HOCKEY

Duke field hockey's NCAA title hopes cut short once again with loss to Iowa

By Cam Polo | 2 days ago

For the fourth consecutive year, a once-promising Duke season will end in the first weekend of the NCAA tournament.

Tre Jones enjoyed a career night against Georgia State Friday.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

THIR-TRE FOR 30: Jones' career night leads Duke men's basketball past Georgia State

By Evan Kolin | 3 days ago

That image of a dominant Jones was a common theme throughout No. 2 Duke’s win against Georgia State Friday night, as Jones carried the Blue Devils to their 150th consecutive nonconference victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.