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(12/11/23 5:00am)
The Oct. 27 guest column “Time to Drop the Foreign Language Requirement” tenders five arguments against the foreign language requirement. I think the arguments are rather weak and, more importantly, shortchange the significance of the humanities and a liberal arts education more generally. Although many Duke students are already multilingual or have been placed into more advanced foreign language courses, the column’s arguments seem to presume a monolingual English-speaking student with no foreign language experience, so let’s review the arguments in that context.
(12/08/23 5:00am)
The COP28, the annual summit where nations gather to assess the world’s progress in fighting climate change, is currently undergoing its second week. This year’s summit is being held in the United Arab Emirates under the direction of Sultan Al Jaber, an Emirati politician and oil executive who, according to recently discovered documents, is using the event to promote fossil fuel production by lobbying other countries. Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is warning the world that “humanity has opened the gates to hell” by failing to take aggressive actions to mitigate climate change. Our politicians are gathering at a conference where key leaders plan to discuss the expansion of fossil fuels without seemingly any care for how that impacts our future.
(12/07/23 3:07pm)
Duke men's basketball looks to bounce back from its two-game losing streak as it returns home to face Charlotte. The Blue Zone identifies three keys to victory for the Blue Devils:
(12/07/23 4:31am)
DSG senators met Wednesday to hear a presentation given by Debbie Heida, interim associate vice president of student affairs and dean of students, and give committee updates.
(12/07/23 4:24am)
When students come to Duke, they are met with a new set of expectations — and a high-pressure environment along with it.
(12/08/23 12:31am)
It is time for a new era in Durham.
(12/07/23 6:25am)
It has been more than three months since the ACC announced its expansion with three new member schools — Stanford, California and SMU. However, conference realignment is still in its nascent phase and there are a lot of questions about the future.
(12/07/23 12:27pm)
No one could have imagined the horrors of the Hamas terrorist attack that began on Saturday, Oct. 7. Israelis near the Gaza border woke up to sirens at 6:30 a.m. — unfortunately an all too familiar sound. But the attack took an unprecedented turn in the horror and trauma that Hamas inflicted on Israelis — Jews, Muslims and Christians alike. Our hearts hurt for the thousands of Israelis and Palestinians whose lives have been taken in this war. After the barbaric murdering, beheading, raping and setting ablaze of innocent people in Israel, Jews could not fathom how life could become more terrifying.
(12/06/23 5:19am)
Duke received over $24 million in research funding from the fossil fuel industry and climate denial foundations between 2010 and 2021, alleged a Friday report by the Duke Climate Coalition.
(12/06/23 4:44am)
As Duke football prepares for its bowl game, several former Blue Devils are helping their teams vie for the playoffs. The Blue Zone breaks down some alumni making a difference with their performances:
(12/06/23 3:11am)
Rep. Valerie Foushee, who represents Duke and Durham in Congress, signed on to a letter Friday calling for President Joseph Biden to work towards a bilateral cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
(12/06/23 5:00am)
As Thanksgiving draws nearer, Americans across the nation will start to look at their lives in retrospect and reflect on the graces they have been blessed with so far.
(12/06/23 6:07am)
We probably should have seen that one coming.
(12/15/23 4:57pm)
Cities like Nashville, Charlotte and Atlanta are hotbeds of culture. Barbecue, biscuits and grits serve as iconic cuisine in South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Yet one fact unifies the whole of the Southern experience: The South is hot, and no one knows that better than the Duke cross country team.
(12/05/23 3:13pm)
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details – and the numbers:
(12/05/23 2:01am)
Welcome to the final stretch, where the light of winter break can be seen at the end of the stress-filled tunnel. Here are some ways you can take care of yourself and make your way through these last few weeks of exams and essays:
(12/01/23 3:13pm)
The Chronicle sat down with Isaac Henrion from Isaac’s Bagels, a bagel shop a five-minute walk from the Duke Arts Annex, to talk about his entrepreneurship journey. This interview has been lightly edited for grammar and clarity.
(12/03/23 2:18pm)
Whether it be “The Terminator," "I, Robot” or “Ex Machina,” cinema has often warned that we should fear or — at the very least — be wary of artificial intelligence. The message, though, has admittedly become overdone and honestly quite outdated. Someday, as AI grows to a level more intelligent than us, no longer will computers work for us but rather humans as slaves of the computer; in the end, we may look back and say that our very creation was the genesis of our own demise.
(12/04/23 11:08pm)
Students gathered on Abele Quad Nov. 11, to take part in Old Duke 2023, an annual concert run by Duke University Union (DUU), where Icona Pop made their long-awaited return to Duke after four years.
(12/04/23 10:08pm)
While Duke men’s basketball has had some recent struggles in its early-season slate, some former Blue Devils are finding success in the NBA. The Blue Zone takes a look at some Duke alum succeeding on the game’s biggest stage:
