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Reparations for Black American descendants of persons enslaved in the United States would have decreased COVID-19 transmission for Black Americans and the population as a whole, according to a new study conducted by a team of researchers, including William A. (“Sandy”) Darity Jr., Samuel DuBois Cook professor of public policy.
The Community Safety Department will “work to enhance public safety through community-centered approaches to prevention and intervention."
While a 32nd-place finish on the women’s side might not jump off the screen, Duke still made some history in Eugene, Ore., with All-American distinction in five events and a program-high five top-10 finishes.
With Duke baseball out of the NCAA tournament and the July draft looming, the Blue Zone takes a look at how some former Blue Devil stars are faring in the professional ranks.
“I didn’t really have another option,” first-year Liam Powell wrote.
Earlier this year, The Chronicle interviewed students about how they received their COVID-19 vaccines. Now, we are sharing the results of our recent survey about undergraduate students’ vaccination experiences.
Fear not Duke fans—you don’t have to say goodbye to all the Blue Devil seniors just yet.
This year’s Duke Common Experience summer reading pick is Kiley Reid’s debut novel “Such a Fun Age,” which explores everyday racism, implicit biases and privilege.
From the opening kickoff of the first game to the final penalty in the Blue Devils' NCAA tournament run, 242 days elapsed—a long time in itself. But their season truly began July 21, when the team arrived back on campus.
“I love my city. It’s an amazing city,” Schewel told The Chronicle. “As mayor, I have the opportunity to articulate a common vision that we hold for who we are and who we want to be, and try to encourage people to reach for that vision and make it real.”
In contrast, just 40% of North Carolina’s population and 41.9% of the United States population are fully vaccinated.
Welcome to plant-based cooking. Jill and Jeffrey Dalton of “The Whole Food Plant Based Cooking Show” are happy to be your guide.
Artists Ayden Love, Terin J.D. and J. Avery co-own and collectively operate Critter Swamp Tattoo, a Black, trans and queer owned studio with the intention of making the owners’ communities feel welcome and safe in an industry that is predominantly white male dominated
At one point in my childhood, my dad could play five seconds of any Beatles song on his guitar and I would proudly identify it with ease. While my abilities have since subsided in that department, my passion has remained.
As long as she isn’t parallel parking, there probably isn’t anything that Olivia Rodrigo could do wrong.
In the traditional sense, it is not a good movie, but its thrilling moments are well worth watching from the comfort of your home.
Whether you’re hard at work this summer and looking for ways to relax or have more down time since the semester ended, video games can bring fun and relaxation to your home.
Even if we can’t find a diagnosis for ourselves, we could always use a gentle reminder to support one another on all of our own adventures.
The dark clouds and ominous rain hinted at a tragic ending for the Blue Devils, but no one could have imagined the extent to which Duke would suffer.
Submitted by readers and divided among three categories—icons, leaders and pioneers—our selections are all individuals or groups defining what it means to be a member of the Duke community in 2020 and 2021.
The members of Chron15 are the stuff of Duke legend. But more importantly, they are people who teach our courses, stand behind us in line at the Brodhead Center and greet us on the quad. They are Dukies just like us, a reminder of the power of a passionate group or individual.
Duke’s icons are the people everyone knows—for their kindness, passion, talent or intellect. They’re the people who you’ll see surrounded by a crowd of adoring students on the quad or plastered across the television in your living room.
The leaders featured on this year’s Chron15 list are educators, administrators and coaches who used their power for good as they kept the community together during the pandemic, encouraged others to speak up and worked tirelessly to improve educational policies and outcomes.
