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When Jackson Prince toured Duke, selective living didn’t seem like a key part of how the University presented itself. Then he got to campus.
I fell in love with Duke’s architecture on my first visit to campus. It wasn’t the only reason I eventually applied Early Decision: I was drawn to the course offerings and a sense that Duke invested in its students. Still, almost six years after that first tour, the Gothic Wonderland hasn’t lost its wonder for me.
It’s the kind of day a college campus was made for. The sun shines from a blue sky patterned with clouds. New leaves and dogwood flowers splash green and white onto old gray stone. A tour group stands on Abele Quad while Keith and Nugget greet people outside the Brodhead Center. On the Duke Gardens lawn, a family eats lunch by the pond, and a pair of seniors work on their tans on a nearby bench.
Two outs, bases loaded, bottom of the 13th inning. Tie game. Freshman catcher Andrew Yu stepped up to the plate for Duke on an evening that had grown pleasantly cool, the afternoon heat having long since faded during this marathon of a game.
Braving the rain on a gloomy Thursday afternoon, a group of workers lifted a green campus bench onto a truck to be whisked away—part of Duke’s plan to prevent a repeat of February’s illicit bonfire.
As the first half drew to a close on Thursday, the court belonged to Michael Almonacy.
Duke hosted Appalachian State for its second contest in its five-game homestand, and this one started out close. Despite the Blue Devils entering this game as heavy favorites, the Mountaineers held their own thanks to an efficient mark from the field and competing on the boards to keep the score 50-37 in Duke’s favor. Here’s five of our takeaways from the first 20 minutes.
Joseph Fala leans into the music as he plays. He hits wooden batons with his hands, pushes pedals with his feet and reads the sheet music in front of him, all the while swaying slowly from side to side. Above him, the bells of the Duke Chapel ring with dignity and purpose, the music audible across West Campus.
This is the last episode of DukeWeek to feature Jake Sheridan and Matthew Griffin as co-hosts. Jake is graduating, so in this episode he reflects on this time at Duke and what he'd tell his first-year self. Also, staff reporter Audrey Wang discusses updates to tenting policies for the Carolina men's basketball game.
Drew Shindell, Nicholas distinguished professor of earth science, has been an author or reviewer on multiple United Nations reports on climate change. He was also at this month’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. On this episode of DukeWeek, he talks about his work and the agreements nations made at the summit to try to limit climate change.
Items worth more than $20,000 were stolen from students in a Duke Immerse program during a trip to Oakland, Calif. Duke has tried to help students recover from the loss and replace their belongings—but some aren't satisfied with the response.
October brings plenty of reasons to be scared. Midterm season seems endless. Temperatures change randomly, so you never know what to wear.
In 1966, billionaire tobacco heiress Doris Duke ran over and killed one of her employees. Now, a new book and a new eyewitness argue the death was no accident. Reporter Sana Pashankar discusses the story, which you can read at chron.it/dorisduke.
The Class of 2020 finally got an in-person commencement on Sunday, 16 months after they celebrated with a virtual ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Student speaker Sabrina Sabrina Maciariello talks about her experience at commencement, the themes of grief woven into her speech and her advice for current students.
What does Duke's new residential housing system, which will roll out next fall, mean for campus life? Why won't the University have selective housing sections after the 2022-23 academic year? Editor-in-Chief Leah Boyd breaks down the QuadEx system.
Enterprise Editor Chris Kuo discusses the "chaotic, bewildering journey" some students faced after testing positive for COVID-19.
Third in a series on use of force by Duke law enforcement officers. Read the first and second parts, which focus on the two times officers have used deadly force.
This story was updated on Oct. 12, 2021, with links to more articles, including additional information about mental health resources.
Soon Adar Schwarzbach’s college experience will begin. Right now, he’s waiting in a car.
If I ever finish writing this column, it will run on the last day of classes, at the end of a very strange year. A year ago I was talking to friends on Zoom while nervously getting ready to publish my first story as editor-in-chief. This year I’ll once again be on campus for LDOC, which brings to mind the half-joking phrase Duke students say as a reminder to pace oneself while celebrating the day: “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.”