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No. 21 Duke women's tennis earns dominant win against Louisville, will face Wake Forest in ACC tournament

(04/15/24 4:21pm)

On Sunday afternoon, No. 21 Duke showed off why expectations were so high leading into the season. Head coach Jamie Ashworth’s squad won in dominant fashion on the road against Louisville, coming away with a 4-0 sweep against the Cardinals. 


‘Bravo!’: Duke alums rave after watching Duke students do Duke student things

(04/15/24 12:18pm)

Everything was in place. The lawn was perfectly manicured and colored a perfect verdant hue. Metal forks had temporarily been restored to WU. Students were strategically placed all over campus to ensure that everywhere a visitor looked, someone was sure to appear academically engaged. A white picket fence had been erected outside the reunion tent to subconsciously remind the reunion attendees of their suburban homes.






Future Duke men's and women's basketball stars impress at Nike Hoop Summit

(04/15/24 2:46am)

All-Star festivities march on in high school basketball, as the Nike Hoop Summit took place in Portland, Ore., this week. Six future Blue Devils participated in the event between the women’s and men’s games, so let’s take a look at how they performed: 



Student groups hold Alumni Weekend protest calling for divestment, sustainable campus infrastructure

(04/15/24 1:22am)

Student groups Duke Climate Coalition and Our Urban Future staged a protest Saturday to demand greater transparency from University administration on social and climate justice issues.



Duke professors discuss declining trust in higher education, institutional neutrality in FFD panel

(04/15/24 12:35am)

Duke professors discussed trust in higher education, free speech on campus and institutional neutrality at a Saturday panel hosted by Friends for Free Speech and Intellectual Diversity at Duke.



Duke track and field runs the table at Duke Invitational, shatters meet records in throws and sprints

(04/14/24 4:22pm)

Home-field advantage is commonly understood as one of the biggest multipliers in sports. Under pleasant weekend conditions at the Duke Invitational, the Blue Devils’ track and field team lived up to one of sports’ best-known adages.


Duke men's basketball 2023-24 player review: Jared McCain

(04/14/24 8:51pm)

As the Blue Devils’ season comes to an end, the Blue Zone is here to break down every player’s performance this year, and compare it to  our preseason predictions. We already looked at TJ Power, Sean Stewart, Jaylen Blakes, Ryan Young, Caleb Foster, Tyrese Proctor and Mark Mitchell. Next up is Jared McCain:



First Lady of Japan Yuko Kishida visits Duke Gardens, Japanese Prime Minister greets Duke students in Raleigh

(04/13/24 1:51am)

Yuko Kishida, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, visited the Sarah P. Duke Gardens Friday morning to meet with Japanese students and participate in a tea gathering. In the afternoon, both Kishidas met with six Japanese students, including some from Duke, in the offices of the Nagoya University Global Campus at North Carolina State University.


'Take a song with you on the journey'

(04/15/24 1:14pm)

In 2000, I received and accepted a job offer to become an associate pastor at the International Protestant Church of Zurich in Switzerland. However, due to delays in paperwork, it wasn’t until early 2001 that my wife and I could move overseas. At the airport, before we flew to a foreign land as newlyweds, my father — an ordained minister — wanted to pray with us. He prayed as we all held hands — my wife, me, my father and my mother. 23 years later, it wasn’t the prayer itself that stood out to me. It was what my father said to us after the prayer: “Take a song with you on the journey.”


Duke men's basketball 2023-24 player review: Mark Mitchell

(04/13/24 7:27pm)

 As the Blue Devils’ season comes to an end, the Blue Zone is here to break down every player’s performance this year, and compare it to our preseason predictions. We already looked at TJ Power, Sean Stewart, Jaylen Blakes, Ryan Young, Caleb Foster and Tyrese Proctor. Next up is Mark Mitchell: