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The unknown

(04/28/14 9:29am)

This column forces me to come to terms with the fact that I am graduating from college and one step closer to entering the real world and unequivocally being an adult. The fact that we are transitioning to this new phase in life is frightening for many. Perhaps it is because we dread the day when 10 am is no longer considered early and weekend socializing doesn’t start in a dingy saloon on Wednesday night. However, the g-word may scare us because we do not truly know what life has in store for us, yet we know that there is no turning back.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2014/04/unknown

Scholar says both NSA and Snowden in violation of Founding Fathers' ideas

(11/12/13 12:19pm)

George Washington would not have been an Edward Snowden fan, a legal historian speculated at the School of Law on Monday.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2013/11/scholar-says-both-nsa-and-snowden-violation-founding-fathers-ideas

Price transparency may raise health costs

(04/24/13 8:15am)

Health care pricing reform laws may pose risks for patients.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2013/04/price-transparency-may-raise-health-costs

Karamu premieres Jada's Journal tonight

(04/19/13 11:04pm)

In its second semester since its return to campus, Karamu Theater Company debuts its spring production tonight. “Jada’s Journal” is a show which is part-play, part-musical with sprinklings of spoken word, gospel, rhythm and blues, rap and hip-hop, said sophomore and show producer Lexia Chadwick.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2013/04/karamu-premieres-jadas-journal-tonight

Experts discourage ban on genetic engineering

(04/04/13 10:50am)

As genetic technology develops, the ability to change the genes of a fetus has moved from the realm of science fiction to a possible reality in the future.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2013/04/experts-discourage-ban-genetic-engineering

Former Young Trustee Fairfax runs for Va. attorney general

(03/26/13 10:29am)

A former Young Trustee is running for Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2013/03/former-young-trustee-fairfax-runs-va-attorney-general

Findings could help treat criminal psychopaths

(03/06/13 12:11pm)

Researchers may soon find a genetic reason for the existence of psychopaths.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2013/03/findings-could-help-treat-criminal-psychopaths

Leading the Way

(02/27/13 7:52am)

Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke’s primary pre-requisite for a college was that it was far away from South Carolina.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2013/02/leading-way

Hoi Polloi theater company to perform work-in-progress based on Plato's Republic

(02/21/13 10:30am)

What does the ancient Greece of Plato’s The Republic have in common with the world today? That’s what a group of actors will try to figure out in Sheafer Theater on Saturday night.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2013/02/hoi-polloi-theater-company-perform-work-progress-based-platos-republic

Duke student rear-ends C-1 on Campus Drive

(01/31/13 11:00am)

A car driven by a student collided with a C-1 bus on Campus Drive Wednesday morning.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2013/01/duke-student-rear-ends-c-1-campus-drive

Duke study finds job loss leads to heart attack risk

(12/06/12 2:01pm)

Unemployment may impact more than just the wallet or the pocketbook—it could actually kill you.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/12/duke-study-finds-job-loss-leads-heart-attack-risk

Film Review: The Collection

(12/06/12 10:30am)

Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Mellon have paired to create a sequel to their 2009 horror thriller The Collector with a film that equals, or possibly even surpasses, its predecessor in gratuitous gore and violence.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/12/film-review-collection

Film Review: The Sessions

(11/15/12 10:27am)

Do you believe in a God with a wicked sense of humor? If you are a 38-year-old virgin trapped in an iron lung, you may have to in order to maintain your sanity.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/11/film-review-sessions

Duke researchers link PTSD to smaller fear center in the brain

(11/14/12 12:04pm)

Scientists have determined that brain structure may play an important role in developing post-traumatic stress disorder.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/11/duke-researchers-link-ptsd-smaller-fear-center-brain

North Carolina governor's race favors two-time candidate Pat McCrory

(11/06/12 11:38am)

As North Carolina voters head to the polls to select the president, they will likely put a Republican in the Executive Mansion.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/11/north-carolina-governors-race-favors-two-time-candidate-pat-mccrory

Duke adds study abroad programs in Paris and Barcelona

(10/29/12 10:05am)

Administrators approved three new study abroad programs based in Europe, but eventually pulled the plug on one of them.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/10/duke-adds-study-abroad-programs-paris-and-barcelona

Pakistani filmmaker discusses award-winning work

(10/19/12 11:19am)

Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won Pakistan’s first Oscar for her 2012 documentary Saving Face, which received the honor for Best Documentary-Short Subject. The film chronicled acid attacks on women in Pakistan. Chinoy’s films, focus on issues affecting women and children. Chinoy spoke to The Chronicle’s Kelly Scurry prior to a viewing of her upcoming film “Ho Yaqeen” Thursday, which was sponsored by the Pakistani Student Association.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/10/pakistani-filmmaker-discusses-award-winning-work

Film Review: End of Watch

(09/27/12 8:18am)

David Ayer, the director of Training Day, returns to the police-drama genre with his newest film End of Watch. The film chronicles the patrols of two LAPD officers, Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Michael Peña), who become entangled in the workings of drug cartels.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/09/film-review-end-watch

People should analyze their dreams, expert says

(09/20/12 10:29am)

Students attended a lecture Wednesday, perchance to dream.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/09/people-should-analyze-their-dreams-expert-says

Pratt School expands faculty with new hires

(04/04/12 4:00am)

The Pratt School of Engineering is expanding its faculty in the hope of offering more to its students.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/04/pratt-school-expands-faculty-new-hires

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