The Duke community suffered two devastating losses this weekend, as two students passed away. Kaila Brown—a fifth-year graduate student in English—and Alexander Rickabaugh—a sophomore in the Pratt School of Engineering—both passed away Sunday. The thoughts of The Chronicle staff are with the family and friends of these two students during this painful and difficult time. The Chronicle will be accepting letters to the editor remembering and honoring Alexander and Kaila. Submissions must be under 500 words and will be accepted until Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. Please submit letters to chronicleletters@duke.edu and include your name and affiliation with Duke. All selected letters remembering these students will appear in The Chronicle Thursday, Sept. 25. Additional pieces may be selected to appear in the digital tribute to the lives of these two students. This week, The Chronicle will run obituaries honoring the lives and accomplishments of Alexander and Kaila.
Carleigh Stiehm
Editor, The Chronicle
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