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More than 100 students laid down on the Chapel Quad Friday afternoon to protest the grand jury verdicts not to indict the police officers who killed Michel Brown in Ferguson, Mo. and Eric Garner in New York. Watch the video to see the march and demonstration, and what some students' motivations were for protesting the decisions.
A small group of Duke students enrolled in PhD programs are on a hunger strike, hoping to raise awareness about Kobani—an area at the border of Turkey and Syria—that is currently being targeted by ISIS rebels. The students deplore the lack of awareness about this issue in the U.S and wish to inform the student population about the matter. On a flyer they are handing to passers-by, the students declare that they “support Kobani’s spirit of self-defense and call on the international coalition forces and the broader international community to support Kobani immediately.” Watch the video to hear from PhD students Can Evren and David Naderi about their hunger strike and the motivation behind their call for action.
Linda Burton was announced Friday as the new dean of the Social Sciences Division for Trinity College.
Miller wrote that he learned about the game when he was nominated to participate in the game by one of his closest friends. He explained that neknomination has an appeal to students who consider it an honor to be picked.
Junior Rence Nemeh has withdrawn from the Duke Student Government race for presidency.
Sophomore Abhi Sanka is running uncontested for the position of executive vice president of Duke Student Government.
The Chronicle: How was the move from White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy to vice president of public policy at Facebook?
Mi Gente, Duke’s latino student association, is working to get its own office space.
Chris Brown, Trinity '13, was elected in February as undergraduate Young Trustee, a position that allows a student to sit on the Board of Trustees for three years. With this year's Young Trustee elections coming up, Brown spoke to The Chronicle’s Shanen Ganapathee about the highs and lows of being a Young Trustee, the campaigning process and the qualities required to be a good Young Trustee.
History repeated itself at an Academic Council meeting November 2013, when proposals for new master's degrees reignited a debate from 2010.
Outdated building methods used in constructing the Chapel have led administrators to hire a skilled team to restore the ceiling of the 82-year-old icon at the heart of campus.
A recent rift between the Food and Drug Administration and a private genomics company has sparked a debate about whether or not non-medical companies should offer customers a health analysis.
Construction near Kilgo Quadrangle has left some residents unsatisfied.
Seniors Cara Peterson and Brianna Welch created the Duke Culture Initiative, a campus organization intended to increase dialogue and advocacy at the end of last Spring and currently serve as its co-presidents. They sat down with The Chronicle’s Shanen Ganapathee to discuss the group’s origins, intentions and the deeper issues that exist within Duke’s social environment.
Costumes ranged from baby Batman to middle-aged Superman and the venue featured an abundance of wigs, covering all the colors of the rainbow.
Attention problems diagnosed in students in the first grade may be a sign of long-term difficulty in academic achievement, according to a recent Duke study.
An online music marketing company in Durham has grown to have more than 3 million users, but Duke’s music scene will not likely be employing it anytime soon.
Just as the human pattern of speech is dependent on geographic location, birds' songs evolve depending on the island they colonize.
Social media has changed the health industry landscape significantly, according to a new book written by a Duke professor.
The Duke University Libraries Annual Fund has raised an all-time high this year, tapping into a larger donor pool.
