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Video coverage: View analysis and clips from last night's DSG debate

(03/27/09 12:20am)

As promised, here is our unabridged video coverage of the DSG debate held yesterday night. Candidates first gave two-minute opening statements. Then, each candidate answered eight questions from John Harpham, moderator and chair of The Chronicle's independent Editorial Board. Harpham then asked each candidate a specific question, and to end the debate, each candidate presented a one-minute closing statement.



Editor's note: Many Chronicle staffers begin using Twitter

(02/20/09 5:45am)

Hello, News Blog readers! Alex Klein here. I'm The Chronicle's Editor for New Media and its chief proponent of Twitter. In the last few days, we've had nothing less than a Twitter explosion (twitsplosion?) at the office. Before this Monday, only a few of us were on Twitter. Now, only half a week later, most of the top editors and many other editors, writers and photographers have joined.






Duke early voting station processes record 1138 voters on a busy Halloween, stays open late today

(11/02/08 3:21am)

As reported earlier by The Chronicle's Zachary Tracer, this Thursday saw the largest single-day turnout of early voters at Duke's West Union voting location to date. But, yesterday--Halloween Friday--topped Thursday's 924 by over 200, when 1138 voters passed through the Old Trinity Room's doors. See Zachary Tracer's afternoon post for a spiffy graph of Duke and Durham's turnout.


Quarterback Shuffle

(11/28/12 7:18am)

In the summer of 2011, a few months after I graduated, I moved to Denver to teach language arts. Certified by an alternative licensure program for secondary education, I was hired to teach sixth-, 10th- and 12th-graders in varying capacities at Venture Prep Charter School. Since then, my position has changed, but it has been my job the whole time to figure out ways to improve students’ reading and writing skills. It has been the realization of a life goal—and a true honor—to have that responsibility.










Be patient in waiting for nutrition facts on campus

(02/26/08 5:00am)

I found Adam Zell's Feb. 20 column, "Nutrition facts," interesting and relevant. I am personally trying to eat much more healthily in 2008, and having nutrition facts at my fingertips would definitely help me. As a member of theDuke University Student Dining Advisory Committee, I really do care about creating a flawless dining experience at Duke. So, why isn't there a way to find all that information right now?