The death of Danny Lee Winstead: A Duke public safety shooting and its aftermath

By Nadia Bey | Yesterday

Public safety officers Lt. Edward Godley and Sgt. Gary Mitchell shot and killed Danny Lee Winstead near Duke Hospital North on the morning of Oct. 21, 1982. The Chronicle covered Winstead’s death after it occurred, mostly relying on reports from the Durham Morning Herald, but some details and witness accounts were absent. This article pieces together family interviews, news reports, editorials and medical documents to create a narrative of what happened on the day of Winstead’s death and in the aftermath.

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Duke can deliver 25,000 vaccine doses a week, hopes for in-person commencement: Key points from admin talk

By Chris Kuo | 5 hours ago

At a Monday talk, administrators spoke to Duke’s vaccination efforts, hopes for an in-person communication and plans for summer 2021 programs.

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Simulating black holes, building better drugs: Expanded quantum computing project brings new research possibilities

By Rosa Golchin | 6 hours ago

Armed with shiny new technology and a major building expansion, Duke is betting big on quantum computing. 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Key three: Duke men's basketball needs to spread the wealth against Georgia Tech

By Jonathan Levitan | 9 hours ago

As Duke returns home from a trying road trip to host Georgia Tech, the Blue Zone brings you three keys to a Blue Devil victory.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Restructured graduate student government seeks to promote student representation, connect with DSG

By Sibani Ram | Yesterday

For nearly a year, Duke’s General Assembly of the Graduate and Professional Student Council has been restructuring into the Graduate and Professional Student Government.

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Forbidden love with a contact tracer

By Monday Monday | Yesterday

She smiles. I mean, she’s wearing a mask and also a face shield over the mask and also gloves, but I assume she smiles. 

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

How do we get it right?

By Tatayana Richardson | Yesterday

How did the so-called followers of Christ become the same people trying to uphold racism and topple the government? Well, friends, it all boils down to two words…Trash Theology. 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

One word for Duke men's basketball against Louisville: Energy

By Campbell Lawson | Yesterday

After falling to the Cardinals on Saturday, one can only hope that Duke brings the same amount of passion and energy to play Georgia Tech on Tuesday. 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

The conundrum of Duke men’s basketball’s Jalen Johnson and Matthew Hurt

By Jake C. Piazza | 2 days ago

The two are undoubtedly talented, and yet they’ve been unable to both produce signature performances during the same game. 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Duke men's basketball can't pull off comeback, falls at Louisville for 3rd straight loss

By Shane Smith | 2 days ago

With a sizable, roaring crowd, back-and-forth action and big time moments, ACC basketball in Louisville truly felt like something close to normal in the sport. Even if Duke fighting for its NCAA tournament life isn’t close to that.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Five observations from Duke men's basketball's first half against Louisville

By Jake C. Piazza | 2 days ago

We bring you five observations from the first 20 minutes of play in what is shaping up to be a close one.

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RECESS  |  CULTURE

Pixar’s ‘Soul’ is an imperfect movie for adults in search of a spark

By Stephen Atkinson | 2 days ago

“Soul” may be a Pixar film, but it deals with one of the most pressing anxieties for modern adults: What does it mean to follow your dream, to find your soul, your spark, in a world where dreams are, all too often, deferred? 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

X-Factor: Wendell Moore Jr. will have to shine in order for Duke to defeat Louisville

By Campbell Lawson | 2 days ago

The Blue Devils enter the contest looking to snap a two-game losing streak and pick up their best win of the season to date.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Athletics projects $36M in lost revenue due to COVID-19, details positive tests among students and staff

By Matthew Griffin | 3 days ago

Duke Athletics staff gave an overview of their operations and current projects at the Academic Council's Thursday meeting.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Duke men's basketball heads to Louisville looking to right the ship

By Micah Hurewitz | 3 days ago

“The more hungry team is going to win,” Steward said. “This game we gotta be serious. Strictly business, no goofing off, nothing.”

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SPORTS  |  WRESTLING

Duke wrestling preview

By Evan Kolin | 4 days ago

With multiple captains returning from redshirt seasons, the Blue Devils have the leadership necessary for a bounce-back campaign.

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FEATURE

Zoom and window visits: Service-learning courses adapt to the pandemic

By Katherine LoBue | 4 days ago

Service-learning classes in which students interact directly with community members have changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, even through a screen, the courses continue to connect Duke and Durham. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

As a strange new year begins, students make resolutions and find ways to celebrate responsibly

By Violet Wang | 4 days ago

By relying on family and Zoom, Duke students found ways to responsibly celebrate New Year’s Eve while making resolutions for the year ahead. 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Counterpoint: Duke men's basketball hasn't proven it can make NCAA tournament

By Alex Jackson | 4 days ago

A team that has amassed zero meaningful wins all year no longer deserves the benefit of the doubt to make it in.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Point: Duke men's basketball will still make NCAA tournament thanks to talent surplus, easy schedule

By Jake C. Piazza | 4 days ago

This isn’t going to be a season in which Duke makes a run at the Final Four, but questioning if this team even makes it to March Madness is a bit too far. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Interfaith Caucus, club updates, Among Us: DSG Senate holds a short first meeting of 2021

By Tri Truong | 5 days ago

The Duke Student Government Senate assembled for a short meeting Wednesday to discuss the new semester's logistics, hear about a new caucus for members of religious life groups and play the online game Among Us.

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FEATURE

From canvassing to farming, students reflect on fall gap semesters

By Carsten Pran | 5 days ago

Facing a radically different semester in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Duke students chose to take a gap semester last fall. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Majorly indecisive? Welcome to Program II

By Lucy Callard | 5 days ago

Some students come to Duke knowing their major from their first day of classes. Others take years to figure out their path.